The results and pictures are in from the 2008 Surf Expo in Orlando Fl. The show was a success and the good times flowed smoothly once again this year. We were happy to be one of the few surfboard companies who's product is 100% American Made and Handshaped. Our new organic cotton tee line got a good response this year as well as our new Chem Flex Foil Fin, and the Chemistry Collective boards were a hit as usual.  The crew got together for the 3rd year in a row at Hooters, and this year the day we chose fell on the Jacksonville Jaguars playoff game. So the place was at maximum capacity.We would like to thank all that helped make this show a memorable one and we look forward to next year.

Be sure to check out the Chem Crew in Orlando Jan 11th - 13th for the Surf Expo. The Surf Expo is the longest running Surf tradeshow in the world and this will be our 4th year attending. As always we will be showcasing all of our new products and our drinking skills at night. We have a lot to offer and look forward to another great year. Once again, if you cant make it in the show, you can catch us at Hooters any given night. Check back shortly after the show for the photos and the stories, they should be good. The tradition as well as the Chemistry Collective continues! BOOTH 1059

The holiday gift giving spirit was in full effect this year when employees of Active Ride Shop Temecula wanted to get their manager and our good friend, Will Barrazza a unique gift. Will is a loyal Chemistry rider and has a pretty nice quiver already, so making him something new and fresh presented a challenge. Jason Bennett finally came up with the idea of making Will an Alchemist Remix (available '08), hooking up the 5 fin setup, and designing a unique tail inspired by the Cadillac CTS. He ended up calling the design the Chem Caddy and Will was psyched! Check the pics below. 

After months of speculation and rumors, Mike Gleason has joined the small and exclusive team of Chemistry Surfboards. Hailing from Long Branch, New Jersey, Mike joins the team as the only pro rider from the east coast. Mike is a former Smith Optics Garden State Grudge Match champ and one of the featured riders on Volcom's surf team. "We decided Mike was a good fit for the program shortly after I spent time with him on a trip to France this past September with the Nixon team," says Jason Bennett. "He has a great attitude and is definitely one of the standouts in the water when the waves are good." Gleason joins Cheyne Magnusson, Thomas "T-Grom" Clarke, Chris Abad, and Jason Bennett on Chemistry's pro team. He will also have his own signature model board in the 2008 lineup. We look forward to keeping Mike on great handshaped surfboards throughout his promising professional career.

The 11th Annual Surf for the Sea surf contest was held at the Oceanside Pier on Saturday and Sunday, September 29 & 30, 2007.  This surfing event is in loving memory of the late Harry Bennett, Steve Leighton, Tore Bonura, Chuck"Clubber" Hundley, Banning Capps and John Craven.  They are all local surfers who have passed away.  This is a memorial benefit for the Environment with all proceeds going to the Surfrider Foundation-San Diego and other environmental organizations that help to raise awareness and help protect our ocean, waves and beaches.  Over 150 competitors were treated to awesome summer like conditions with 2 to 4 foot surf.  A fun time was had by all and competitors received an event T-shirt, lunch catered by Johnny Manana's Restaurant and a chance at raffle prices including 5 surfboards.



Local merchants and sponsors who help make this event a success year after year are: Johnny Manana's Restaurant, Asylum Surf Shop, Byrne Surfboards, CHEMISTRY SURFBOARDS, Custom-X Bodyboards, Dragon Optical, Electric Sunglasses, Fox Deluxe, Future Fins, GLS Surf and Rescue Boards, Headhunters, Jimmy Linville Bodyboard Designs, INT Soft Surfboards, K-5 Surfshop-Oceanside, Carolyn Krammer-Realtor, Leucadia Surf Shop, Nixon, North County Trophies, O'Fishl Fin Systems,

Point Conception, Potter Designs, Skate Designs, Stay Covered, Sticky Bumps Wax, Surf Zone Surf Shop, Transworld Magazines, U M Surfboards, Vitamin Water,  Vivid Graphx and the Western Surfing Association (WSA).

The raffle was made possible by all the generous donations of the surfing industry. 

Here are a few pictures Jason took from his most recent trip to France and Spain with Cheyne Magnusson and the Nixon crew. The trip was said to be a blast. From good waves to good times, it ended up being the short trip that leaves a lifetime of memories. Jason would like to thank his sponsors Planet Earth and Adio as well as all the Nixon crew.

Here are some of the pics from Cheyne Magnusson's trip to Japan. Cheyne was over there for the first part of August and lucked into the first typhoon swell of the season. The Japanese bros he was staying with said it was some of the best waves they have gotten in a while. Chemistry Japan's Keigo Sawai was on site to show Cheyne how the Japanese Drinking Team does it and had Cheyne feeling right at home.