About Us
ABOUT STRAPPER SURF
Strapper surfboards was founded in Torquay on the Surf Coast in Victoria, Australia with Bells Beach and Winkipop surf breaks just down the road in the heart of the indigenous Wathaurong country. Strapper Surf shops are in Torquay as well as the neighbouring towns of Ocean Grove, Geelong and Aireys Inlet just down the Great Ocean Road.
The traditional image of a surfboard shaper with his shop out the front selling surfboards and everything needed for surfers to go surfing is a well-worn story that in fact is very rare and unique today. Strapper started making surfboards in the 60’s and still today have a surfboard factory at the back of the original Strapper Surf store in Torquay. We are still stoked that “we make surfboards”. Other than making our own boards and gear, we sell all the major surf brands and surf products and showcase a curated multi brand offering of surfboards, wetsuits, surfwear, footwear, surf accessories and everything else that surfers need for the beach in our surf shops.
In Torquay along with Rip Curl, Quiksilver and Oakley South Pacific Strapper was born. Strapper continues to be “local owned and operated” by a surfboard shaper and proud to be “the surfers shop”.
STRAPPER STAFF & TEAM
Instagram: @dylan_schulze
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’10” Strapper Floater
Sponsors: Strapper, Dragon, Creatures of Leisure, Vissla
Claim: Love surfing! 13 Otway boardriders Open Titles
Dylan Schulze
Staff & Team rider
Instagram: @darrenwilcock
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 6’6″ or 7’0″ Strapper Longtwin
Sponsors: Strapper surf
Claim: Feeling Forward
Darren Wilcock
Team Rider
Instagram: @cooper.downes
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 5’9 1/2″ Strapper Everyday
Sponsors: Strapper Surf, O’Neill
Claim: Love Surfing! Finished 10 weetbix in 3 minutes!!
Cooper Downes
Staff & Team rider
Instagram: @michael_di_sciascio
Stance: Knee boarder / Natural – Stand up
Favourite rides: 5’8” Strapper Kneeboard – 5’ 10” Strapper Stepdown
Claim: Strapper Boss! – 12 State kneeboard titles – shaped over 12,000 boards.
Mike Di Sciascio
Staff & Team Rider
Instagram: @sinbadman21
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’6″ Strapper Twin
Sponsors: Strapper Surf
James Sinclair
Team Rider
Instagram: @ollielens_
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’5″ Strapper Grom
Sponsors: Strapper Surf, Balin Surf Hardware
Ollie Lens
Team Rider
Instagram: @angelaball
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: Strapper 5’6″ Allrounder
Sponsors: Strapper and Roxy
Claim: Surfed 12ft Bells
Angela Ball
Team Rider
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 9’1″ Strapper Performance Long Board
Sponsors: Strapper surf, Rip curl
Claim: 23 VIC titles and 2 Aussie titles and Strappers longest sponsored athlete
Bob Smith
Team Rider
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 6’6″ Strapper Longtwin
Claim: Team rider since 1979
Clint Wall
Team Rider
Instagram: @jessestan1
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’11” Strapper Twin
Claim: Loves going left!
Jesse Stanley
Staff
Instagram: @jaimi1990
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 9’0″ Log
Claim: Women’s Buyer!!
Jaimi Meyer
Staff
Instagram: @richbartle
Stance: Natural
Favourite ride: Deep Natural Custom SUP
Rich Bartle
Strapper Staff & team rider
Instagram: @shannon_huggard75
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 6’8 hell rider channel bottom
Shannon Huggard
Staff & Team Rider
Instagram: @harb1993
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’11 Lost Driver 2.0
Sponsors: Strapper Surf
Claim: Finished a monster kebab in under 5 minutes!
Ethan Harbison
Staff & Team Rider
Instagram: @matttakle
Stance: Goofy
Favourite ride: Strapper Modtwin + STARBOARD PRO 7’5 S.U.P.
Sponsors: Strapper surf & Starboard SUP
Claim: 5 victorian S.U.P titles
Matt Takle
Team Rider
Instagram: @noahsaffin
Stance: Natural
Favourite ride: 6’0″ Strapper Stepup
Noah Saffin
Staff
Instagram: @luke_lalor
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: JS Monsta 8
Luke Lalor
Team Rider
Instagram: @lachyfletch
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: Dave Boyd – 7’0 Imperial Single Fin
Lachy Fletcher
Staff
Instagram: @ed.waters_
Stance: Natural
Favourite ride: 6’1″ DHD DNA
Claim: Subway Toastie King
Ed Waters
Staff
Instagram: @lachiebrearley_
Stance: Natural
Favourite ride: 6’0″ Strapper Stepup
Lachie Brearley
Team Rider
COMMUNITIES WE SUPPORT
Strapper is passionate about being part of our local and surfing community’s.
We support many surfers, schools, groups and organisations within our region. We are super stoked and proud to have long term and ongoing relationships with these key “surfing” clubs and community’s.
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