Dean Morrison - Spy's Coolangatta Kid

One of the original Coolangatta Kids – along with Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning – Dean Morrison is a natural talent who has tried not to let contest surfing get in the way of all his surf trips, and an almost supernatural accumulation of Time Spent in the Barrel.

Nick name: Dingo

Birth Place: Tweed Heads, Queensland, Australia

Current Living: Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia

Years Riding: 21, since I was 4 yrs old

Sponsors: Volcom, SPY, DVS, Prolite

Stance: Regular

Why Spy: They make the best sunnies

Team member since: 2005

After a big fall or injury: What motivates you to get up and do it again: I just love surfing

Favorite Trick: Tube riding

Describe how you feel when you can't ride due to and injury or travel, etc: Miserable

Favorite country, spot, hill, park, etc: Home, Coolangatta, Australia

Describe your perfect day: In the morning: good waves with my mates, then come home and eat, sleep and do an evening surf. Early eve play a game of touch footie. Eat a good meal then sleep and do it again.

Favorite Spy sunglass and/or Goggle and why: Spy Cooper Polarized Optics

Contests or Freeride? Describe likes and dislikes: Contest. I love to compete against my mates. Winning is such a great feeling. Free surfing is also really enjoyable. Getting good waves with your mates is all time.

Most inspired by: Rabbit Bartholomew, my friends

Favorite Tunes: White Buffalo and rock

Where you coming from and what's next: Home getting ready for the WCT

What Videos will you featured in 2007: Volcom Dawn of the Stone Age

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X GAMES 13 WRAP-UP! 2007



Another X Games has come and gone and without a doubt, it was one of the event’s all-time best! In the most-viewed X Games ever, Spy athletes not only brought home the medals, but were all over the television broadcasts and on EXPN.com.

The big winners were Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg in Freestyle Moto, and Kevin Windham in the first-ever Moto X Racing event. Both Twitch and K-Dub pulled out their respective tricks to bring home the bronze— Twitch had a great run, but in a call that left many in disagreement with the judges, he was upset in the semi-finals by Nate Adams. In a nail-biting race for silver and bronze in Moto X Racing, Kevin bode his time until a well-timed pass of Chad Reed brought him home in third. Also in the Freestyle Moto semi-finals, Jeremy Lusk went for broke, attempting a Back Flip-Heart Attack-Indian Air, but under-rotated and exploded on the landing. He walked away, but was pushed just shy of a medal.

Danny Way, though sidelined by his fourth knee surgery, was the go-to commentator for all things Mega Ramp, and he had his own featured blog on EXPN called fittingly D's Nötz.

Not to be out-done, Jeremy McGrath broke it down in his own “Nackity Nac” blog, also on EXPN. McGrath had a busy X Games, competing in both the Moto X Step Up and in SuperMoto. MC finished out of the medals, but was seen everywhere appeasing audiences both at the signing table and in various on-camera appearances.

The dust has settled from X Games 13, but if you missed any of it or just are needing a fix, head on over to EXPN.com to re-live the madness!!!

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SPY BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!! - AUGUST 2007

SURF BUZZ... The October issue of Surfer Mag is a big one for Spy—not only did Dean Morrison get the cover, but Spy’s East Coast Surf Marketing Maven Zander Morton wrote a feature story on his trip to Guatemala and even scored a few nice action shots to boot... Young Guns 3 premiered at the US Open of Surfing back in July, and once again Clay Marzo is a heavy hitter in the film. Clay scored the opening part, setting not only the pace for the entire movie, but new boundaries for modern-day surfing. His arial tactics and freak show maneuvers are mind-boggling. Click here to learn more about Young Guns 3...

MOTO BUZZ... Andrew Short is tied for first in the AMA/Toyota Motocross Championship going into the last 3 rounds... Spy MX’s youngest phenom, ten-year old Adam Cianciarulo dominated at Loretta’s, winning every moto and walking away with two more championships in the 85cc 7-11 stock and mod classes... Also at Loretta’s, Trey Canard took 1st in the MX Lites A and MX Lites A Pro Sport, and Brandon Mays rounded out third in both 85cc 12-13 stock and mod... Up in Canada, Paul Carpenter claimed a CMRC Championship in the MX1 Class. His teammate Jeff Gibson is in a close points battle for 2nd place with one round left...

WAKE BUZZ... The 2007 Pro Tour wrapped up on July 22nd in Portland, Oregon. When all was said and done, Jimmy La Riche ended up in 2nd place overall for the Junior Men’s division. In the pro division, Chad Sharpe ended up 3rd overall and Danny Harf finished in 4th place... Next up is Worlds, which will be held August 23rd – 26th in Reno, Nevada. Stay tuned—Danny, Chad, Jimmy, Shane Bonifay, Tino Santori and Melissa Marquardt will all be vying for Worlds titles.

SNOW BUZZ...The ’07-08 snowboard films are ready to kick off shortly, and Spy team riders will be showcasing their talents in a slew of flicks... Erik Christensen, Justin Bennee, and MFM appear in the new Absinthe release 'Optimistic'... DCP reportedly has a standout part in Mack Dawg's 'Picture This.' Also keep an eye out for Darrell Mathes who has moved into the “A” ranks, scoring his first full-fledged Dawgger part... Louie Vito has been chasing the endless winter in the South Pacific, competing at the New Zealand Open last week... Deciding to keep it real staying state-side, Stevie Bell was seen 'hang drying' all his clothes behind his Sandy, Utah home in fear that the dryer would shrink them to a mere XXXL size... until next time... out!


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BEN BOURGEOIS WINS RIP CURL BOARDMASTERS, LANDS ON WCT!


With a win in early August at the Rip Curl Boardmasters in England, Spy Optic's Ben Bourgeois from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina has secured his spot on the World Championship Tour.

For Bourgeois, the win launched him to second place on the WQS Ratings, just 24 points behind WQS Tour leader Tiago Pires (PRT). There are eight remaining WQS contests, but at 11,688 points Ben is guaranteed to qualify for the World Championship Tour.
Ben Bourgeois isnt a first-time WCT surfer. Back in 2005, after qualifying for the tour, he acquired an injury and failed to re-qualify. Since then Ben has been pursuing his previous position by surfing the World Qualifying Series (WQS). Ben has had some close years, narrowly missing WCT qualification by only one or two spots, but patience and perseverance have paid off. With half the year done and gone on the WQS, Ben has already qualified back onto the WCT.

Ben was elated when he found out of the news about qualifying "I wasn't really sure where the cut off would be, but I knew I was getting close. It's been a long road to get back on the WCT. I enjoyed the challenge, and have had many good times during this process. I am very excited and am looking forward to the new challenges ahead."

Congratulations Ben!

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