Ben Considine: Logger 'n' Blogger

6'1 SurfTech epoxy RatBoy model with board bag for sale, $375

2012-01-31T15:12:00.000+11:00

Let me know if you have any interest, Cheers.

Some HP at spot

2012-01-30T19:53:00.001+11:00

Also had a bit of a board swap with a mate of mine, riding one of his epoxy boards, goes really well.
Last shot is a screen clipping of a video from that session.
Photos beachcomber

Grove morning

2012-01-25T21:06:00.000+11:00

Summer

2012-01-15T16:35:00.000+11:00

Manly

2011-12-18T14:51:00.003+11:00

Last week I went on a family holiday to Manly which was a lot of fun. We went around Sydney for a few days which was good and I was lucky enough to fit a few surfs in as well. Here's a few pics my dad took of me one morning at Collaroy. The right wasn't breaking to well so I spent most of the session on a left on the beachy which was a lot of fun.

Photos beachcomber

Manly

2011-12-10T07:27:00.001+11:00

Heading up to Manly later tonight to stay up there for a week. Bit of a family holiday but I'm hoping to catch some waves while I'm up there. There's a few spots iv seen but never ridden so it will be good if I get to give them a go. Catch you all when I get back.

Morning Grove

2011-10-29T19:36:00.000+11:00

Here's a few photos from yesterday. It was a bit windy but heaps of fun.
Photos by Beachcomber

1970's Retro

2011-09-16T23:10:00.001+10:00

New Log

2011-07-13T22:39:00.000+10:00

Picked up this new log from Jordan. It's super different from my other log. The rails are thin and the nose is narrow. It trims so well and it picks up a heap of speed. I've had a few good surfs on it at Fishos the past few days which has been sick. Here's a few photos
Thanks heaps to Jordan.

New board from Jordan

2011-07-04T21:53:00.001+10:00

Picked up a sick little shortboard from Jordan today. The dimensions are 5'9, 19 1/2, 2 1/4 . I'm hangin out to give it a go.
Thanks heaps to Jordan for the board.

A session at Grove

2011-07-02T21:08:00.000+10:00

RAKE

2011-07-01T19:44:00.000+10:00

Rake have their new blog up and running, check it out at www.rakesurfboards.blogspot.com

They also have a website at www.rakefoamshapes.com

morning possos

2011-06-28T21:17:00.000+10:00

A session from a while back

2011-06-22T21:32:00.005+10:00

Crescent Head 2011

2011-05-30T21:08:00.000+10:00

I went up to Crescent for the comp last week. It was good fun catching up with people and surfing some great waves. The point was on with some fantastic waves to be surfed in the mornings and the afternoons when the comp wasn't on. I won my heat on the Friday and came 2nd in the final on the Saturday which I was really happy with.
Thanks heaps to Justin Bevan for taking this awesome photo, much appreciated.

2011-05-16T21:40:00.000+10:00

Here's a couple of photos i like, the first one is at Johnson's, Noosa Heads and the second is at Lorne Point.
Thanks to Scott Wintle for the bottom photo.

Surfing the Simmons, NOTE Surfboards

2011-04-14T15:27:00.000+10:00

It's very different from any other board I've ever ridden but it's so much fun. Getting in the critical part of the wave and just flying through a section is one of the best things to do on this board, it picks up an amazing amount of speed, the feeling is amazing.

The New Simmons, NOTE Surfboards

2011-04-13T14:24:00.004+10:00

Picked up a new Simmons from Jordan this morning. I haven't had a ride of it yet but I'm super pumped to give it a go. It's 4'6 and real wide and fat. Can't wait to get it out there. Big thanks to Jordan for coming up with this great board for me, I'm stoked!!!

Victorian Old Mal Titles Photo Scott Wintle

2011-03-06T19:06:00.001+11:00

My HP is in the Anglesea surf shop. it's selling for $650. Go in and have a look

2011-03-06T17:25:00.002+11:00

NOTE Surfboard for sale, spread the word!!!

2011-01-02T21:55:00.000+11:00

Hey, I'm selling my board. It surfs really well. It's really maneuverable but it still noserides insane. Pretty much a 50/50 board. If anyone's interested email me on hang_ten@live.com.au or call me on 0437708829.
I'm selling it because i'm changing some boards over.

Photo

2010-12-28T20:03:00.001+11:00

Dad won a competition for best photo of the week. The photo's in the surfcoast and bellerine times.
Thanks Dad :)

Raafs

2010-12-14T13:36:00.001+11:00

Photos Beachcomber

Jordan and I switched boards for most of the sess. I loved this one, so nice for turning!!!

Small Grove

2010-12-11T18:11:00.000+11:00

Here's a few trophies I got from a few presos a couple of weeks ago.

2010-12-07T21:15:00.000+11:00

Some nice speed blurs in the streets of Barwon Heads

2010-11-13T18:07:00.001+11:00

HPC camp.

2010-10-30T23:09:00.000+11:00

Got back from the HPC camp in Casuarina, NSW last night. Had a great time. Learned lots. Nick Jones won the most promising. We had some pretty good waves especially on the Thursday when we had the beachy in front of the centre really good. Grant Thomas coached us. Turns out he's coming to Vic in a couple of weeks for a 2 day training camp thing. That should be good. Looking forward to it.

Late night possoes...

2010-10-08T21:52:00.000+11:00

Photos Beachcomber

Adding some effect...

2010-09-19T18:08:00.000+10:00

morning at possoes....

2010-09-13T21:04:00.002+10:00

Photos Beachcomber

And a few photos that I took.

Just playin around......

2010-08-15T18:38:00.000+10:00

Photos Beachcomber

Editing Ben Considine

Windy Boings

2010-08-15T18:26:00.000+10:00

Photos Beachcomber

Sloan Photos

2010-08-15T11:02:00.000+10:00

Here's a few photos that Ed Sloan took of Dad and I one morning at Possos.

NOTE... Photos Beachcomber

2010-08-13T23:40:00.004+10:00

Here's just a little thing that I played around with. It's Jordan, Sasha and I at the last Surfcoast comp.

kinda cool.

Morning at Poss...

2010-08-13T20:53:00.001+10:00

Here's a great little video that Yestin Griffiths made of me. The footage is from a nice foggy morning at Possos. Hope you like it.

Yestin made a few movies and sold them. He gave me the money that he made from the movies to pay for my interstate competitions. So a big thanks to Yestin, the money has been a great help. :)

Surfcoast

2010-08-07T20:20:00.001+10:00

Jordan

Phil

Sasha

Yestin

Winter Classic 2010....

2010-08-02T21:09:00.000+10:00

Adam Lalor

Jake BevanJake BevanOscar LalorMeMe

Ethan Gibson

Boings, small but fun.

2010-07-10T21:28:00.000+10:00

Dad playin around with shutter speed.

2010-07-10T21:15:00.001+10:00

OG

2010-07-08T23:46:00.002+10:00

Possos.

2010-07-08T23:38:00.000+10:00

Me on my new HP

2010-07-05T09:40:00.000+10:00

NOTE Surfboards.

2010-06-30T21:19:00.012+10:00

Got some boards from jordan at NOTE Surfboards the other day. I got a 9,1 performance longboard and a 5,4 quad fish. I surfed them both for the first time today at possos then at raffs. They both go awesome. The 9,1 is able to do great turns but still noserides really well. I'm stoked with them both. Thanks heaps to Jordan. :)

RAKE Clothing.

2010-06-30T21:02:00.007+10:00

Got some clothes from my new sponsor RAKE the other day. They are really comfortable and they've got some pretty rad designs. Thanks to Ado at RAKE.
Visit their website at http://www.rakeclothing.com/
Here's a couple of pics of the a few of the shirts and hats.

Here's a few photos before my HP snapped.

2010-06-21T18:40:00.009+10:00

My HP in 2.

2010-06-21T18:14:00.003+10:00

I snapped my Hp the other day at small inside possos. I went under a few sets and got a crease in it then it snapped a few waves later. I got another HP coming soon from Jordan Noble at NOTE Surfboards though. Not bad timing I guess.

ALB PHOTO.....

2010-06-12T09:21:00.004+10:00

I got a photo in ALB this issue. The photo was taken by Ed Sloane. I'm pretty stoked. Sloane takes some amazing photos. Check out his blog at http://sloanephotos.blogspot.com/

His blog is also in the blog list.

So here's the photo.

Crescent

2010-06-02T18:37:00.011+10:00

Jack Lynch

Jake Bevon

Bevo

That thing called STYLE!!

2010-06-02T07:07:00.014+10:00

Here's a few guys who really know the meaning of STYLE
Christian Wach

CJ Nelson

Alex Knost

Joel Tudor

Harrison Roach

Success at Crescent!!

2010-05-31T18:12:00.003+10:00

So my dad and I are back from our great road trip up to Crescent Head. We arrived at Crescent on Tuesday night and were greeted with the point crowded but pumping the following morning. The comp started on the Thursday with average waves. Luckily Dad and I didn't start until the Friday so the waves had a bit of time to clean up. On the Friday I was first up. In my heat was Benji Fodor, Jake Bevan, Fraser Dovell (last years winner) and James Haggerty. Jake, Fraser and I got through. I came 2nd.
In the semi I had Fraser and a few other kids. Once again I came second to Fraser. In the final the waves cleaned up a fair bit so it was easier for noseriding. I caught my best wave first up which locked in a fairly solid score.
The presentation was held that evening. I ended up winning with Fraser 2nd, Hugh Daugard 3rd Jake Bevon 4th and Callum Grove 5th. To top off the great night I also won the Best Noseride award.
The following day there were great waves in the morning and again in the afternoon once the wind had dropped off. The crowd wasn't bad as everyone had gone home. Dad and I postponed leaving by three hours due to the great waves. But then it was time to leave Crescent for another year. Or at least until the National Old Mal Titles in September.
Some of the other results for Victoria were Lee Considine coming 4th in the Over 40's Old Mal, Bob Smith coming 4th in the Over 60's and Sam Suenderman coming 3rd in the Under 18 Girls.
Big thanks to Yestin Griffiths (Ankles Papps) for paying for some of my interstate comps through sales of the Blackgate DVD.
Also thanks to NOTE Surfboards for my log I rode up at Crescent.
Pictures of some of the great sessions we had to follow.

Crescent Head 2010.

2010-05-23T21:23:00.002+10:00

So I'm heading off to Crescent Head on Tuesday. It should be a good trip. I've entered the Cadets and I hope to do well. Went there a few years ago and my Dad competed. He came third. The waves that year weren't too great. Hope for some good waves this year. Cya all when my Dad and I get back.
:)

Here's a few photo's from the State Tiltles on Sunday.

2010-05-15T12:41:00.003+10:00

2010 Victorian Tiltles!!!

2010-05-14T20:52:00.003+10:00

So the Vic Titles were held on the weekend.It was held at Possoes which I was stoked with because I don't Juc much. There was a nice swell coming through all weekend with offshore NW winds. I entered the Cadets and the Juniors. On the Saturday I had the Junior semi. I came 2nd to Will Cousins.
On the Sunday I had the Junior and Cadet final. The swell had dropped a bit so there was some nice 3 ft sets coming through. It was also lining up a bit better than on the Saturday.First up I had the Cadet final. It was a 25 minute final with a 15 wave, wave limit.I had a real good final. Sooooo happy with it. I ended up winning the Cadet final.
Next was the Juniors. In this Final was Will Cousins, Oscar Lalor, Cole Rush and I. I still surfed well in this one but not as good. I came 3rd with Will coming in 2nd and Oscar 1st.
It was a good weekend. Hope it's at the Poss next year.

NOTE Surfboards.

2010-04-29T20:35:00.003+10:00

Be sure to check out NOTE Surfboards' new blog at .http://notesurfboards.blogspot.com/. Their website will be coming out soon too. I'll let you know when that's out.

Also Sasha has a blog The Tales of me. Check it out on http://sashaleitmanis.blogspot.com/

You can get to both of these blogs on the blog list.

Teenager.

2010-04-29T19:46:00.002+10:00

It's my Birthday tomorrow. I'm going to be turning 13. I keep saying I don't want to get older but i guess i have to. :(

Reverse Kick.

2010-04-09T09:08:00.003+10:00

Here's a photo that was taken by Andrew Brown at this years Victorian Old Mal Titles.

Waves, finally.

2010-04-07T21:53:00.006+10:00

This morning my Dad and I got up early and hit the Grove. We found some pretty fun waves for the first time in what seems like ages. There were some nice rights peeling off to the right of the stairs. I saw Dad get one smoker of a nose ride that went from out the back all the way into the shore. I hope the good waves keep coming now that we are getting closer to Winter.
Photos Phill Page.

Comp on Saturday.

2010-04-07T21:46:00.002+10:00

There should be good conditions for the Surfcoast Longboarders comp on Saturday. The forecast is 2 to 3 ft waves with a bit of a wait between sets. There will be Northerly winds going NW then WNW late arvo. It should be a fun day.

Noosa 2010

2010-03-24T16:45:00.002+11:00

Dad and I arrived to some sweet waves at Noosa on the Saturday afternoon. It was around 4 ft and barreling. Certainly different from 2009 as it was breaking a lot faster. Dad and I stayed at the Backpackers for the first night which was pretty good. The next morning Dad and I had The Journal Family Challenge. We were against the Cunningham's and the Skips in the first heat. We came second and progressed. In the quarters we were against the Wilson's and the Bullpit's. We came third and didn't progress we still had a lot of fun though. On the Wednesday my Dad competed in the over 40's. He won his heat. In the quarters he got knocked out though. The conditions weren't too good for the quarters. I competed on the Friday. My heat was early in the morning. There were some nice waves coming through. I ended up winning my heat. My Semi was in the aftrernoon. The surf was a bit better with the higher tide. I won my semi too and I was very happy. Last year I came 2nd last in my heat.
Saturday was a good day watching the comp as the noserider and Old mal was on.
My final was on the Sunday. I was really nervouse before the final but I was good once I got under way. My second wave was a 6.75 and I was pretty happy with that. Unfortunatly I couldnt find a second wave and I finished up 2nd. Still stoked with the result though.
So Noosa has come and gone for another year. Can't wait till 2011.

NOOSA 2010.

2010-03-12T19:39:00.002+11:00

So the time has now come and I'm heading off to Noosa Heads. I'm going for 8 days and ill be stoked to get into some warm water. I'm going in the Family Challenge and Under 16's. I hope the waves will be good. I hear Tudor and Knost will be down. Anyway i wont be posting 4 a while so cya.

2010-03-08T08:37:00.003+11:00

So the Surfcoast comp was called off on Saturday due to lack of swell. But Dad and I thought we would go out at possos anyway to see what we could get. There were actually a few nice sets coming through and with few out we were catching plenty of waves. It was a good way to kick off the long weekend. But on Sunday I was really sick and didn't get a surf. Here's some photos that my dad took that day.

For more photos check out my dads new blog Beachcomber at www.beachcomber3.blogspot.com

2010-02-14T09:00:00.002+11:00

Went to the Old Mals preso last night. Dad and I both came 2nd. It was a good night. There were a few DVD's being played on the TV and the band came out and played a few songs.

Old Mals.

2010-02-13T15:51:00.003+11:00

So the Victorian Old Mal Titles were today. The Over 40's division was filled and the Under's had a few in it too. Dad and I both made it to the final. The other finalists were, in the unders Jordan Noble, Jordie Brown, Tim Edwards and I. And in the Overs it was Scott Wintle,John Storm, Brian Thompson and Dad. Going to the preso tonight, we'll see the the results then. Might see you there.

Noosa 2010.

2010-02-07T14:06:00.004+11:00

I'm going up to Noosa for the comp in a few weeks. Hope the waves are as good as last year. I'm really looking forward to getting my NOTE board onto the points. I'm going in the cadets, Dad's going in the 40's and we're both entering the family challenge. Might see you up there.

Watch this, soooo funny!!

2010-01-20T15:28:00.002+11:00

Victorian Old Mal Titles 2010!

2010-01-14T09:59:00.006+11:00

LEE SAYS- Come on loggers, get your entries in for the Victorian Old Mal Titles. Hardly any entries at his stage, get behind it so we've got a comp to compete in and can have fun on our Old Mals for the day. Dust off the old girls and get into it! Contact myself (Lee)0417334096 or Brian Tucker 0412118662 or check out the SOUL website.

Here's a few vintage pics of Midget and Dora.

2010-01-13T22:13:00.008+11:00

Crescent Head

2010-01-13T20:33:00.003+11:00

My family and I went to Crescent Head for 8 days. It was a long drive. The waves weren't big but there were still some really fun little peelers coming through. Here's some photos that Dad took of me.

2010-01-13T10:45:00.011+11:00

Here's a few photos I took of Dad one afternoon.

Crescent Head.

2009-12-30T17:16:00.002+11:00

So the family's going up to Crescent Head on Friday to hopefully catch some good waves and relax. It will be good practise for March when the Crescent nationals will be held. We're staying there for eight days or so. Should be good.

HOLIDAYS!!!

2009-12-24T16:55:00.002+11:00

Just got on holidays and it's great. I've been surfing every day on my new log. I reckon I've got the hang of it now. Hopefully there will be some alright waves over the next week. My board has had some okay waves but nothing brilliant.

Merry Christmas everybody

NOTE

2009-12-16T11:42:00.004+11:00

Surfed my new board at Boings this morning, and I absolutely loved it. It pivots off the tail really well, it's an unbelievable nose rider and the board rides so smooth. It also looks sick on the wave.

NOTE Surfboards!

2009-12-15T19:27:00.003+11:00

I just picked up my new log from NOTE Surfboards. It looks sick, the colours are brilliant. Can't wait to give it a run. NW but small in the morning, I'll be on it. Big thanks to Jordan and Sean at NOTE.

Pictures of the board to follow.

Possos.

2009-12-07T19:27:00.011+11:00

I've been surfing Possos a lot this week. It's been pretty good too. The usual crew have been out and sharing the waves. A guy from a new mag called Foam Magazine was out taking some photos of Sasha, there going to be doing an article of her in the magazine. Here's a few photos he took of me and dad.

The SOUL presentation.

2009-12-06T20:20:00.003+11:00

I had a couple of wins in the Trad and the Juniors at the SOUL presentation on Saturday. I'm pretty stoked, I hope I can keep it up for next year.

The new format

2009-12-04T21:12:00.002+11:00

They're trying that new format at SOUL tomorrow. I don't know if I'll compete or not. It's supposed to be going SW around noon tomorrow also. Dad and I are going for a surf in the morning then we'll see what happens.

2009-11-28T18:08:00.002+11:00

I went to see the board that Jordan and Sean are making for me at NOTE Surfboards today. It looks sweet. Can't wait until it's ready. Nice guys, stoked to be riding their boards.

Perfect possos

2009-11-27T20:43:00.009+11:00

Possos has been smokin this week. Dad and I have been down there every day except for Thursday. Dad's been taking a few photos this week and he's got a few good ones too. Dad says sorry for the blurry ones.
How good a wave is Possos!

Posca markers.

2009-11-22T19:18:00.002+11:00

Today i picked a couple of Posca markers to do some cool art on my surfboards. I'm starting off by practising on my old and broken boards. They're really thick and are water resistant. The only down side to them is the are quite pricey. There are 3 sizes. The small ones are $4.80, the medium ones are $5.60 and the big ones are $7.20. I got the medium ones, blue and red. When i get better at my art I'll do it on my boards i actually ride.

2009-11-22T07:26:00.003+11:00

Possos is looking the goods from Monday to Thursday. NW winds and ranging from 2 to 4 foot. might see you there. in the mornings only though as i have school.

Here's a couple photos Dad took of me at the Grove the other day

2009-11-21T21:07:00.005+11:00

The Wahu shortboard comp.

2009-11-21T20:45:00.002+11:00

I competed in the Wahu short board comp today. I had to surf a heat, a semi then a final. I came 2ND in my heat, 2ND in my semi then i finished off with a 4Th out of 5 in my final. The surf was clean but unbelievably small. I rode my Dad's thick 6,1 mod squad. It helped me a bit in the small conditions. It was a really fun day.

Soul comp

2009-11-15T18:27:00.005+11:00

The comp was held at Boings this week. It was small which is ideal for me. There was some nice clean waves coming through early in the morning but then the wind started to chop it up,the low tide wasn't helping either. Once again i had a pretty full day entering the trad, juniors and open A.I bombed out in my open heat and the others were both straight finals. I won the trad and juniors which i was pretty stoked about. We then finished the day with a nice presentation with a silent auction. Myles and i were battling for the same tee shirt and i won at $40.10 as he went home. This was the last comp of the year, although we are having a comp to try out something new. The points will not go towards the end of year score though.

Will the comp be on????

2009-11-11T21:22:00.003+11:00

Doesn't look like there is going to be a comp on the weekend.The swell is extremely small. I don't know if that's good for me or not. I guess we will see at the end of year presentation.

Ben's movie no. 1

2009-11-07T18:14:00.003+11:00

Ben's waves from ben considine on Vimeo.

Yestin Griffiths 'Ankles Papps' has made a couple of movies for me, thanks heaps Yestin. Thanks also to Scott Wintle and Andrew Brown for still photos. There's a cool backing soundtrack on them but we cant seem to get it to work when we put it on my blog. If anyone knows how,maybe let me know.

2009-11-07T11:52:00.006+11:00

Here's a picture of me at the HPC camp.

Happy Birthday to my dad, Lee Considine

2009-11-03T21:28:00.002+11:00

My dad turned 48 today. He got the day off work too because of Melbourne Cup. We had a surf at possoes this morning too. It was Really fun. Only 2 and a half foot but had a nice shape on them. Us loggers don't need big waves anyway.

2009-11-03T17:23:00.001+11:00

I'm gonna be gettin on Jordan Noble's boards soon. Thanks jordan, i'm STOKED......

2009-11-03T17:12:00.005+11:00

I just spent a week in NSW at the HPC camp. Really great experience. There were some great Juniors up there. They taught me how to do HP stuff, I'm still working it out but it's still all about loggin for me.
Pictures to follow.

2009-10-19T20:03:00.002+11:00

Went in a short board comp on the weekend. First time I've been on a short board for about 3 weeks. Came 2nd in my heat and 3rd in my final. YEAH

2009-10-17T06:16:00.001+11:00

2009-10-16T19:49:00.002+11:00

Doesn't look like there is going to be a comp 2morrow. If not, dad and i are going on a trip to Lorne. Should be the cleanest wave around. might cya there.

2009-10-14T19:49:00.006+11:00

This morning Dad and i went down to Raafs. There was some clean lefts and rights to be ridden. The sun was out and it was a great morning. Dad took a few pics. Tim came out for a few, trying his fin first take offs

The weekend

2009-10-11T09:50:00.006+11:00

Drove up to Lorne Saturday morning, it was terrible. Dad and i ended up having a lousy surf at the grove. we were desperate, we hadn't surfed for a week. We had a fun surf at Boings that afternoon. There's a nice left there at the moment.
Sunday morning had a okay surf at the grove. Dad and i are going to Boings later this arvo.

Also happy birthday to Chaddy Mac who's turned 27 today. I can't wait till i'm 13!!!!!

No surf!!!!

2009-10-07T06:50:00.004+11:00

It's a bad week for the surf, there is going to be southerly winds everyday up until Saturday. Lorne won't be clean because of the south east. But i guess this is what happens at this time of the year.

Lorne fun.

2009-10-03T15:39:00.005+10:00

Saturday morning, Lorne was around 2 ft and some fun.The east wind was getting to it a but the wave faces kept clean. There were about 50 paddle boarders out,boards were flying everywhere. i was having some fun on a little left to the left of the club. The point wasn't working because of the high tide, I don't know if it worked later on. Hopefully the surf will turn on tomorrow,it's the last day of school holidays.They go too quickly.

2009-10-03T07:53:00.000+10:00

Saturday morning, windy, Lorne looking kinda clean, road trip!