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
Instagram: @dylan_schulze
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’11 Strapper Allrounder
Sponsors: Strapper, Dragon, Creatures of Leisure, Coastal Glam
Claim: Love surfing! 13 Otway boardriders Open Titles
Dylan Schulze
Staff & Team rider
Instagram: @bronteleee
Stance: Natural
Bronte Thornton
Staff
Instagram: trentpmyers
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 6’2 Monstabox Hyfi
Trent Myers
Team Rider
Instagram: @richbartle
Stance: Natural
Favourite ride: Deep Natural Custom SUP
Rich Bartle
Strapper Staff & team rider
Instagram: @jordyygibson
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 5’11’’ Strapper Allrounder
Sponsors: Rusty, Futures, Modom surf & Strapper Surfboards
Claim: World Juniors Competitor 2016
Jordy Gibson
Team Rider
Instagram: @COOPER.DOWNES
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 5’10 X 18 1/4 X 2 1/8 Strapper Allrounder
Claim: Body boarding in boardies during winter
Cooper Downes
Staff & Team rider
Instagram: @michael_di_sciascio
Stance: Knee boarder / Natural – Stand up
Favourite rides: 5’8” x 22 5/8 x 2 ¼ x 32.5LT KB – 5’ 11” x 19 1/4” x 2 1/2 x 30.5LT Surfboard
Claim: Strapper Boss! – 12 State kneeboard titles – shaped over 12,000 boards.
Mike Di Sciascio
Staff & Team Rider
Instagram: @cassievincent
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: JS Black Box
Cassie Vincent
Staff
Instagram: @lachyfletch
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: Dave Boyd – 7’0 Imperial Single Fin
Lachy Fletcher
Staff
Claim: I have been in and around the surf Industry all my life, I love it!
Sheree Johns
Instagram: @kilometers_fletcher
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 6’0 Strapper Allrounder
Claim: Can do a hell napoleon dynamite impersonation
Myles Fletcher
Team Rider
Instagram: @harb1993
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 5’11 Strapper Allrounder
Sponsors: Strapper Surf, Ocean + Earth, Location Co, Carve, ECO SOL.
Claim: Finished a monster kebab in under 5 minutes
Ethan Harbison
Staff & Team Rider
Instagram: @shannon_huggard75
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: 6’8 hell rider channel bottom
Shannon Huggard
Staff & Team Rider
Instagram: @luke_lalor
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: JS Monsta 8
Luke Lalor
Team Rider
Instagram: @tom_harrison
Stance: Goofy
Favourite ride: Pyzel Radius
Claim: Grade 6 Mathletics Champ
Tom Harrison
Staff
STRAPPER TEAM
Instagram: @angelaball
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: Strapper 5’5 Grom
Sponsors: Strapper and Roxy
Claim: Surfed 12ft Bells
Angela Ball
Team Rider
Instagram: @MODOMSURF
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 6’2 Strapper Allrounder with Future fins
Jack Perry
Team Rider
Instagram: @sinbadman21
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: ROOK 15 Channel Islands
Sponsors: Strapper Surf
James Sinclair
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
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 9’1 strapper performance mal
Sponsors: Strapper surf, Rip curl
Claim: 23 VIC titles and 2 Aussie titles and Strappers longest sponsored athlete
Bob Smith
Team Rider
Instagram: @BELLA_WILSON_02
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: Strapper Allrounder
Sponsors: Strapper Surf, Jaffa and Rip curl
Claim: 3 x Open State champ and Surfed 12ft Bells
Arabella Wilson
Team Rider
Instagram: @darrenwilcock
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: 6’0 Strapper Allrounder or 7’1 d’sas step up
Sponsors: Strapper surf
Claim: Feeling Forward
Darren Wilcock
Team Rider
Instagram: @INDIWHITE1
Stance: Goofy
Favourite Ride: Strapper Floater 2
Sponsors: Strapper Surf, Modom Surf & Futures
Claim: Big back hand snap into Full rotation
Indi White
Team Rider
Instagram: @lewyoates
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: Strapper Allrounder
Lewy Oates
Team Rider
Stance: Natural
Claim: Team rider since 1979
Clint Wall
Team Rider
Instagram: @sweeney_shapes
Stance: Natural
Claim: Continuing the family legacy of making the rip curl pro bells trophies
Jeff Sweeny
Team Rider
Instagram: @willo2002
Stance: Natural
Favourite Ride: Strapper Allrounder
Damian Wilson
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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