Jamie Mitchell

Florida QB Trip

2012-01-21T21:53:00.000-08:00

Had a crazy 2 week trip not long ago.. Part of it was a trip to the East Coast for a trade show and race..Here is a little movie i made with my new Go Pro..

Wipeout Pt 2

2011-12-06T14:31:00.001-08:00

Wipeout Pt 1..

2011-12-06T14:26:00.000-08:00

Just found this old sequence of me from a outer reef in Hawaii a few years back... Snapped my brand new 9'6 Dennis Pang Gun on this wave and had a long swim in... Oh well.. Was fun though.

Thanks Hank Foto for the shots..

Day 5 ( Sunset)

2011-11-27T23:00:00.001-08:00

Day 4 (Victory @ sea)

2011-11-27T17:56:00.000-08:00

Day 3 (Who's a dumbass?)

2011-11-26T12:06:00.000-08:00

Day 2

2011-11-25T11:34:00.000-08:00

Road to the Eddie Ceremony Part 1

2011-11-24T16:48:00.000-08:00

Hi guys.. Well i was lucky enough to get on the Alternate list this year for the In Memory of Eddie Aikau Event... Although i am too far down the list to get a chance to surf if it does run they do have a opening ceremony each year which is just so cool to be apart of.. So me and Joss have set off for about 10 days of Hawaii time to be there for the Ceremony.. This will be my 3rd time on the list and one day i hope to get on the main list and have the honor to surf in the event ... We will be trying to post a video blog daily to see whats happening out here on the Nth Shore leading up to the event. The Sunset event of the Triple Crown kicks off tomorrow and with a solid 10-12 ft swell forecast for Sunday hopefully we can entertain you while we are here.. Take care and see you soon... JM...

Here is PT 1....

The PELAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-04-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a while everyone ..Sorry it has been a busy few months with travelling and getting ready for a wedding. But i did just manage to sneak away for 2 weeks to the Mentawai's Island's in Indonesia for a SUP Surfing trip with a great crew.. Jason Kenworthy organised the trip and put together a epic bunch of people and on a world class boat the Pelagic. On the Boat we had Dave Kalama , Chuck Patterson, Slater Trout, Connor Baxter, Dave Boehne, and Talia Gangini plus Editor of SUP Magazine Joe Carberry and Videographers Brent Deal and Bryce Lowe-White and Jason was Shooting stills along with his assistant Kevin Voegtlin.. So we had all angles covered.

I'm not going to go into too much detail about the trip as it will be covered in SUP Magazine and also hopefully made into a cool litte doco. But we did get some fun waves and everyone was surfing great and going for it.. Was a great mix of Youth and Experience.

What i did want to touch on was the Boat and crew.. What a great way to see the Mentawai's and access all areas and waves. The Pelagic and its Captain Griff made us so welcome and the crew on the boat were Epic. There was enough food that u couldn't eat it all even if you tried.. And with a crew like ours that is hard. There were Bintang's a plenty and good times.. If you are thinking of a boat trip i highly recommend these guys. Especially if u are looking to take your SUP's Griff has it dialled with where to go and how to stay away from the crowds.. We didn't surf with another boat the whole trip which was so good.. There is also a Jet Ski and Smaller Skiff on the Boat to zip you in and out of the breaks and to go and check spots as well...

So if u get the urge go and check out http://www.pelagic-charters.com/... I guarantee you wont be disappointed. So it's now back to reality and time to get my ass into some heavy training. Molokai will be here before i know it.. Take care JM

Victorian SUP Weekend....

2011-02-16T20:49:00.000-08:00

Well i was Lucky enough to be invited to go to Victoria this past weekend for a few SUP events. Paul and Lynda Lim invited me down to take part in the Peninsula Paddle from Sorrento to Portsea which was in aid of raising money for a group called Rec Link(who help under privileged kids and kids who have social issues and get them back into activities in the outdoor world). That was on the Saturday then on Sunday i travelled to Sandringham to take part in SHQ Cerebus Paddle.. It was a fun 5 km out and back course along the coast . It was great to see a big turnout and see that SUP Racing in Victoria is well on its way with plenty of races and support down there.. The people were great and it was fun hanging out with everyone. Me and Jacko were travelling together and Woogie was also in town for a Demo Day so it was good to see QLD showing some support. I just want to say thankyou to everyone for making us feel so welcome and i had a great time Sunday arvo having a few beers with some of the crew and then me and Jacko finished off with a trip to the Casino... Unsuccessful trip haha... Keep paddling and look forward to my next venture down south.. Take care JM

Ive attached a little clip of our trip...

Vicco SUP Weekend from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Lets Unite and Make a Difference.

2011-01-29T19:04:00.000-08:00

Here is a Press Release about a Fundraising Event a few friends and i have come up with.. If you can please try and get a team together or come paddle by yourself for however long and take part. Only $25 per person to be involved in a great event that will help countless people.. Thanks JM

Media Release

24HR PADDLEBOARDING MARATHON EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR QUEENSLAND FLOOD VICTIMS

For Immediate Release

In response to the recent Queensland floods Gold Coast stand up paddleboarders will this weekend come together and paddle in teams for 24hrs in an effort to raise much needed funds for the victims of Queenslands largest natural disaster.

The paddle marathon which is being led by nine time world paddleboarding champion Jamie Mitchell, his brother Justin Mitchell who runs the Jamie Mitchell School of Paddle and Surf and Paul Jackson owner of Paddleboarding retailer ROAR Industries will be held on Currumbin Creek starting at midday on Saturday the 5^th of February and continue through until midday Sunday.

Jamie who will this year make his annual pilgrimage to Hawaii to take on the worlds best in an effort to secure an unprecedented 10^th straight World Championship said “When you see the devastation caused by events like these it’s easy to be left feeling powerless to help, the fact is that you can help and this is our way of doing our small part to help those that have lost so much of what we generally take for granted.”

Paul Jackson who recently returned from winning Australia’s premier SUP distance race in Western Australia is intending to undertake the marathon solo said “The lives of the people affected by these floods have been changed forever, for us to take 24hrs out of our lives to raise some money for our fellow Queenslanders feels like the least we can do.”

Justin Mitchell a former international paddleboarding champ who now runs the Jamie Mitchell School of Paddle and Surf says that the event has already had great support from local business through the donation floodlights and other equipment needed to safely stage a paddling event throughout the night.

The trio of paddleboarding champs are encouraging all members of the paddleboarding community to get involved with the event this weekend. All monies raised through the paddle marathon will be donated to flood victims through the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal.

Individuals and teams wishing to take place in this great community event should contact Justin Mitchell to register on 0416 075 994.

When – Saturday the 5^th of Feb Starting Midday-to-Midday Sunday the 6^th of Feb

Where – Currumbin Creek (Winders Park)

Contact – Justin Mitchell 0416 075 994

Kamp Kalama..........

2010-12-14T15:59:00.000-08:00

Well i just got back from a fun trip to the state's which saw me go to the Maverick's Opening Ceremony in Northern California which is now the Jay Moriarity Event and then straight to Hawaii for the Eddie Opening Ceremony. Both Ceremony's were awesome and a honor to be involved with. After the Eddie i had about 7 days to hang out and do whatever i please. The Triple Crown was on and the whole surf circus in on the Nth Shore so i called my mate Davo on Maui and said hey I'm on my way.

I love Maui and hanging with Dave and his Family.. They have a beautiful place up on one of the Mountain's there and its so refreshing to be able to go back after a day on the ocean and Unwind. Every time we get together we always find stuff to do whether its ocean based or land based. It's funny cause we have this relationship that's pretty cool that we can talk about anything to do with Paddling,SUP Surfing,Technique, how we are training and what we are doing to improve, nutrition and how we can help each other out to get better and saving the world etc haha.. But we want to kick each other's ass at everything as well.. We are how shall i say COMPETITIVE with each other. Its a good thing but. I think we thrive on it. Dave won Molokai this year on the SUP and after the previous year and his troubles in the race i think i was more stoked than him. I saw the effort he put in this year and the pain from the year before. But what i do know is that he wasn't completely satisfied! Why? Because he doesn't have the fastest time across the channel on a Paddleboard. Yes he does on the SUP but i have a faster time on the paddleboard.. He wants that record. And he told me so. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it is really special to have a bond like that which is open and honest and where we are willing to try to help each other to beat each other? Funny hey..

My time this trip on Maui was no different to most. I call it Kamp Kalama. From beach workouts to 1 man Maliko runs to my 1st Mountain Bike trail run we did alot. Then add our HORSE competitions on the Basketball Court(yes Dave is a Fanatic Lakers Fan) and our famous 7 hr Cornhole contest with about 25 Coors Light's to boot and u have a action filled week. Oh yeah i forgot to mention we taught 3 Tour de France riders from Team Garmin how to SUP and got them out on Dave's 4 man.

But i must say the most defining experience of my trip was a pretty funny moment i had while i was babysitting Dave's son Cash. He was asleep upstairs and i thought how easy is this till i hear Dadda Dadda.. So i raced upstairs to Cash saying Poop Poop and pointing to his Diaper. So hear i am trying to work out what to do next while the whole time Cash is telling me how to change his Diaper.It was too funny. I pulled it off but. I was pretty Proud. haha.

So in finishing if anyone is thinking of going to Maui and needs that extra help with there stroke or some coaching then Dave is your man. Check out his blog www.davidkalama.com and you will see what i mean. He has a wealth of Knowledge that goes far beyond Paddling. You will come out a better person as well... Or check out his Kamp Kalama Camps he does.

Thanks for another great trip mate and watch out I'm practising my Jump shot's haha.

Im going to attach a video of Dave predicting my next year of racing. Don't miss it it's quite funny.

Kalama Interview from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

1 Man Relay

2010-11-15T01:20:00.000-08:00

Hey guys i done a 1 man changes race on the weekend and took my HD Go Pro along and we got some footage.. It wasnt epic conditions by any means with super light winds but we still had fun.I cut together a little video and here it is... Thanks to Woogie for organizing the Hiko Canoe and everything and Billy for driving the ski and escorting us.. Cheers JM

1 Man Relay with Woogie(www.jamie-mitchell.com) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Water!!! And how important is it..

2010-11-09T16:11:00.000-08:00

Well its a funny question isn't it.Not one we probably ask ourselves everyday but something that keeps us alive and ticking each and single day.. I had a think about it and i asked myself what do i drink day in day out to keep myself hydrated and quench my thirst. And too be honest I'm quite boring. I really only drink water. And lots of it.. I LOVE IT.. I don't drink any sort of Sports Drinks and never ever any of those Energy Drinks.They just don't do it for me. But give me a 600ml water when I'm thirsty and boom its gone. It just feels like its meant to be in your body and system.

So when i was lucky enough to be able to have a meeting with a Company from Byron Bay who take there water Quality seriously and then take it to another level with Alkaline levels well i was very interested to see what was going on. I'm not going to go into details about how this does that and so on but what i did learn was enough for me to take a trial with the system and see how it make me feel.. As a athlete i can usually tell pretty well if something is helping me or not. I wont say yeah it works when it doesn't just to make a quick buck or endorse something i don't believe in but after a few weeks I'm let's say pleasantly surprised. And if u are spending money on all these fancy supplements well it may be just as easy as pure H20 to give you that extra edge. It makes me cringe when i see TV reports about whats in our water or how the so called Purified water we buy in the Bottles are just as bad as tap water in some places. The way i see it is when u add up all the money we spend on Bottled water (e.g say you buy one 1.5 litre bottle a day 5 days a week and each bottle costs u say $4.00(yes $4.00 in Australia) that's $20 a week and over a year well u do the maths its over $1000 a year. When you look at it that way it makes spending a little bit of money on something that's so good for your well being a no brainer. For me anyway! Well if you want to check out in more detail about Alkaline water and how it works check out there website www.alkaway.com.au Cheers JM

Some 1 man Fun!!!!!

2010-11-02T03:10:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago i had a call from a mate of mine Woogie who lives up in Noosa. He asked if i wanted to paddle in a team with him in a race that was going to happen in a few weeks time. To be honest I'm sort of over paddling right now and just want to surf so i had to think about it but because its on a 1 man Canoe and i don't really have much experience on them i thought why not.Should be fun(if there's wind). Like anything there are lots of little tricks and techniques with paddling a 1 man that i don't know about so i asked if he could get me a canoe to use for a few sessions before the race.. Lucky Woogie has hooked up with his good mate Maui Kjeldsen who has designed a new canoe called the WAINUI and is selling the canoe in Australia and was able to get one for me.. Thanks mate. So this arvo we had a little pulse in the swell here on the Gold Coast and the wind backed off and i thought there's no better time to go test it out so i called me mate Sean and we went out to Currumbin Alley and got some fun waves till dark. I took my Go Pro and tried to get some footage while we were mucking around and here is a little clip.. Its not much but we had fun... And don't worry Woogie its in 1 piece.HAHA

1 Man Alley (www.jamie-mitchell.com) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

MY TAKE ON THE 2010 BOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-10-15T16:42:00.000-07:00

Well what a way to finish off the end of the paddling season. Its definitely time to hang up my paddle and shoulders for some R&R. If you haven't been to a Battle of the Paddle yet do yourself a favor and make it to one.. What a EPIC event.. If your a paddler this really is a Paddlers weekend.. From Elite Race carnage to Team Relay Spirit and anything and everything u need to SUP is right there you just have to look. If your not careful you will find yourself getting lost and spending hrs just looking around at all the exhibitors tents in the whole scene that is going on.But what a great thing we have going on right?? What other sport can u think of where any Tom,Dick or Harry can just show up pay $200 and be on the start line next to a Danny Ching,Chuck Patterson,Gerry Lopez etc in what is one of our sports most important and elite race?? Sort of crazy hey. Its like jumping on the court with Kobe and shooting hoops in the Finals or walking around 18 holes with Tiger at Augusta? But u know that would never happen in a million years. So lets enjoy what we have going for the moment cause i can sense things will change in the Future. But its cool that you can be side by side with your Idols or heroes and they are most likely to say what's up and shake your hand.

As for the my weekend at the Battle i was very happy with how it went down. Of course i would have loved to defend my title at Doheny but it wasn't to be this year.. Danny was solid as usual and deserves everything he achieved this year.. Congrats mate . I made one crucial mistake which hurt me really bad in the race. Going out in the 2nd lap me and Danny were pretty neck and neck and i had the inside run to the turn buoy but i missed a stroke which put me a half a board length back and Danny took full advantage and i was blocked getting around the buoy and Danny got the wave i missed it and all of a sudden a gap of 200 yards was opened up. So when i look back that was what really hurt my chances of going toe to toe with Danny. I had to hammer to try and catch back up which i made some ground up coming into the changeover into the 3 rd lap and ran as fast as i could and got back onto Danny's tail but i had used everything i had and he realized and put the gas on and dropped me like a bad habit. Good racing by him. By that stage i was trying to recover and flush all the lactic acid out of my body the rest of the lap and that's where the final margin was made and stayed till the end of the race. Funny how when you break it down it came down to one lazy stroke that hurt me.. But as long as you can learn from your mistakes and take something away from it you are always evolving. So all in all it was another exciting year at Dana Pt. We had waves again great weather and exciting tight racing. 3rd, 4th and 5th was a sprint up the beach with Slater ,Travis and Andrew and that's exciting for the crowd(which i must say was awesome). Its nice to hear the cheers to keep u pumped while your racing.

Then you had the Age group race which was like looking out at 500 people walking on water. It was crazy. The Distance Race on Sunday morning which is a flat out slugfest in flat water and topping it off is the Relay Race which personally for me is the funnest race of the weekend. Everyone having a great time but also a little bit of Bragging rights to the team who comes away with the win.. This year was a epic Relay. I was lucky to be in Team SUP CO/LA HUI KAI with Brandi,Kelly and Slater and we were stoked to get the win. What a way to finish off a great weekend for everyone. I want to thank Sparky,Gerry, Barrett and all of the helpers and behind the scene volunteers that make this race happen. I'm stoked to be a part of it. This year it was also great to see so many Aussie's over here. Many who were from The Gold Coast where i live. Mick,Kelly,Travis,Jacko,Angie,Peasey to name a few.. Well done guys on some awesome results.The future looks bright for us Aussie's.. Also a HUGE thanks to my Sponsors for all the help and Support while we are in California. Quiksilver, Kaenon Polarized, SUP CO, Surftech, La Hui Kai, Futures Fins, Waterman's Applied Science,Quickblade. You guys are all legend's and im stoked to represent you guys.

Below is a video of this years race that Joss took and have a look and check it out... Take care everyone and make sure to get some rest and don't burn yourselves out..JM

BOP Dana Point 2010(www.jamie-mitchell.com) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Quiksilver Trip to the Caribbean!!

2010-10-12T02:24:00.000-07:00

Well i just landed back in god's country today.. After about 40 hrs of travelling i am exhausted but excited to be back in Currumbin. Its been a busy last few weeks with the Hennessey's,Battle of Paddle and a trip with Quiksilver to Puerto Rico and The British Virgin Islands all in the last 3 weeks. Joss done some filming for the Battle of the Paddle that hasn't been edited yet but i did make a quick video of my time in the Caribbean. So check it out. There is a cool section of Mark Healey free diving down to a plane wreck..He has gills that man i swear..

Quiksilver Trip to Puerto Rico & British Virgin Islands from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Hennessey's International

2010-10-08T04:51:00.000-07:00

Hey guys here is a clip from the Hennessey's International Race which was held in San Diego a few weeks ago.. Lots has been happening the last few weeks so i need to get busy but i am in Puerto Rico at the moment and will get some more stuff up on the blog about this trip and also the Battle of the Paddle which was last weekend.. Hope all is good..Take care JM

Hennessey's International Paddleboard Race 2010 from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

A short Clip!!!!!!!!

2010-09-01T02:58:00.000-07:00

Here is a clip i just had sent to me from Quiksilver. Thought i would post it.. You can laugh at my wipeout.. Cheers ...

Jamie Mitchell Segment from the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2010 TV Show from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Busy Times!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-08-31T22:35:00.000-07:00

How has it been everyone?? Been a while since i have updated so sorry about that. It has been a crazy 2 months.. Where do i start. I was lucky enough to spend 3 weeks in Hawaii in July for a few paddleboard races culminating in the Molokai to Oahu Race. It's always a great time with my Fiance, Family, and friends hanging out and enjoying the warm weather. After the Molokai me and Joss spent a week in Waikiki cruising and doing nothing..It was great. Nice to have no plans for at least a week. haha.

Once our week was up she had to come back to Australia while i headed to California. I arrived and my great friend Giles picked me up and we headed straight to a really great function called Pipeline to a Cure which was a fundraiser for Kids with Cystic Fibrosis. It was a great night and they raised a ton of money. After a late night i had to be up and packed as i was on a flight to Utah for the Outdoor Retailer Show which i was meeting the Surtech crew to help promote Stand Up Paddling. Was crazy to see how many people are doing it and were stoked on it. The 1st day there was a on the water demo day and the next 2 days were indoors in a trade show.. It was the 1st time i had been to a trade show and it was huge.

Once Utah was done and dusted i was back in California for a few days then i was off to New York for the SEA Paddle. It was a 28 mile charity paddle around New York city for kids with Autism.. It was my 1st time in New York and a great way to see the City. After a few days in New York i was meant to head to Montauk and then to Santa Cruz and finally finish off the trip in Lake Tahoe. But something came up at home i had to get back for so i left New York 1st thing and made the 30 hr trip home to the Gold Coast.

So i have been home and its been really nice to relax and catch up with everyone and not have much to do. But i have just started to get back into a little training for the Upcoming Battle of the Paddle race in California so a few more weeks till we leave for that and then once the Battle is over it is SURF time. Hopefully time to find some waves and get plenty of water time. Well that's the scoop. Hope everyone is doing well and having fun wherever you are in the world. Here is a few photos of my travels...Take Care. JM

Full Version Molokai Video..

2010-08-09T09:32:00.000-07:00

Here it is guys and gals.. It's a pretty long Video but Joss tried to capture the whole process of leaving Oahu for Molokai and the stuff that goes on in between and of course the race.. Hope you enjoy it .... Cheers JM

Molokai 2010 (www.jamie-mitchell.com) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Molokai Teaser...

2010-08-07T09:18:00.000-07:00

Well the big one is done and dusted ..... What a great year. A huge amount of Aussie's invaded the Hawaiian Island Chain this year to take on the Channel. I think we were represented by Queensland , N.S.W and West OZ. Great job everyone.. As they all found out the Channel isn't a perfect downwind run.. It never has been and never will be. Thats why it is the challenge that it is and why you feel such satisfaction coming across that line.

I was lucky enough to have my Fiance Joss do some filming of the process of doing the channel. She has done a great job and here is a little teaser of what is to come. The full version will be available in the next week.. Well i hope everyone has had a little break and is recovered.. I am on the road at the moment and have just been to Utah and am on my way to New York in a few days then off to Lake Tahoe. A busy few weeks and i'm really looking forward to being back home on the Gold Coast. Thanks for all the support of my Fiance,Family and Friends. Couldnt do it without you guys. Take care JM

Molokai Teaser (www.jamie-mitchell.com) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Countdown Begins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-07-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

Well here we are again.. The week leading into the big one... Its all winding down now.. Less paddling more rest and trying to stay out of the sun. The Aussie contingent that are here were all on Maui last weekend for the Naish Paddleboard Race which is run on the famous Maliko course. We had pretty nice downwind conditions and everyone had a blast.. A great warmup for this weekends 32 Miles. Without putting the Jinx on this weekend the forecast looks quite good at the moment with steady trades right through the weekend and a rising tide. So hopefully it stay's true to the forecast and we can surf across the channel.

We had a little training run yesterday from Turtle Bay to Kei Iki where we are staying and the wind was blowing about 15 to 20 and had some fun bumps... We were lucky to have Steve and Reidy follow us on a Ski with Reidy filming and Steve the Captain. And Reidy has cut together this little clip for everyone... Enjoy and take care JM

Training Paddle Nth Shore(www.jamie-mitchell.com) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Cline Mann Paddleboard Race 2010

2010-07-11T21:37:00.001-07:00

Hey guys here is a little clip of the Paddleboard Race that was on the weekend in Hawaii. There was a Long Course 17 miles or a Short Course 9 miles. The 17 miler was a tough race with lots of action in the ocean. Enjoy.. Thanks Joss for filming. Take care JM

Cline Mann Paddleboard Race 2010-www.jamie-mitchell.com from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

G-LAND Preview.

2010-07-03T18:47:00.000-07:00

Some footage i took from the G-land trip i did a few weeks back.. Quiksilver booked out the whole camp and well it was awesome.. Cant show too much as ill leave that to the professionals.. JM

www.jamie-mitchell.com (G-LAND) from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!!!!!!

2010-07-03T17:04:00.000-07:00

A clip from the Saltwater Race a few months back.. This is why Paddling is SO FUN!!!!!!!

Thanks to Rambo for the Footage...

Jamie Mitchell Teaser from Ocean Sports Media on Vimeo.

G-Land Quik Trip

2010-07-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

Well where has the last few months gone hey?.. I'm not sure about you guys but this year has gone by way to fast for my liking. It may have to do with all the travelling i have been doing but gee it just seemed like Christmas was yesterday. So just to get back to what has been happening lately i was luck enough to do a trip to Indonesia a few weeks back. Quiksilver booked out the whole G-Land Camp for 10 days for a bunch of its team riders,staff, and photographers and videographers. It was awesome to be on the list and get to hang out and surf with all the guys and get some epic sessions in.. I surfed my SUP alot and got plenty of poundings. It is not a very forgiving wave on a SUP. The guys from Brain Farm who made Travis Rice's(Pro Snowboarder) new Movie were there filming and some other crazy film camera's and angles were shot so stay tuned for something special from Quiksilver and the whole trip..

I had to leave early from G-Land which sucked cause it was 6-8 ft and pumping and make my way to Hawaii for the Battle of the Paddle. I had a horrendous flight schedule there with a 12 hr stop over in South Korea before landing in Hawaii on the Friday. The Race itself on Saturday was brutal. It was a in and out course through the surf zone in Waikiki with minimal swell and strong offshore winds which made it a super tough race and with the strongest line up off competitors yet for a Battle race it was always going to be hard to back up my win from Dana Point last year.. I ended up finishing 4th which i was pretty stoked with considering i have been focusing on my preparations for the Molokai Paddleboard Race. I should say Congratulations to Danny Ching, Travis Grant, and Aaron Napolean for finishing in the Top 3 and for everyone else who competed and finished. Great effort.

I had to hang around for a few days after the event for some work with Quiksilver then i was on my way home which was awesome. So the last 2 weeks has been spent training and fine tuning before i leave for Hawaii again on the 8 th of July for a few warm up races before the big one on the 25 th July(MOLOKAI). It's exciting times for paddler's coming up with all the races over the next month and paddling being about as popular as it ever has been right now... I hope all of you have been training hard and having fun. I look forward to some warm weather and strong trade winds in Hawaii... Take care JM

JUST DO IT!!!!!

2010-05-26T03:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a clip of the trip i just made to Bali... I was working Water Safety for a Nike Commercial they were making with there surf team. Most of it was shot at night and it will look pretty epic once it comes out.. Cheers JM

Nike T.V Commercial from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Poked and Prodded!!!!!!

2010-05-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

Hey guys here is a video from a few weeks back when i was lucky enough to be invited to go to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital for some Physical testing. Thanks to Adam Scott and the Staff of the hospital for being so cool and helping me out. I enjoyed it. Also to Joss and Justin for the support and filming. Cheers JM.

Also if u are not into this type of thing i warn you it could be boring!!!!!

Untitled from Jamie Mitchell on Vimeo.

Bondi Boys

2010-05-10T02:20:00.000-07:00

Well just had a big weekend with a bunch of the Bondi Lifeguard boys.. Moondoggy,Reidy,Corey and Tom came down for the weekend and we had plenty of fun and good laughs. 1st off we had the 3o km Saltwater Festival Paddleboard Race on Saturday which went from Brunswick Heads and finished off at Salt. Conditions were perfect with a 3-4 ft e/se swell running and a good 15 to 20 knots of South wind blowing.Perfect for that stretch of Coastline. Things didn't all go to plan but.. Reidy and his partner Simon who were doing the teams race had there escort Jet Ski break down and nearly catch on fire before the race started .. So they decided to go 15 km in one hit then swap instead of being able to swap every 15 min or so. So just when u thought things were coming together Simon who was paddling 1st felt that his board was feeling sluggish and then realized his board was sinking! Yes you heard right. Sinking . So he had to swim with his board 2km to shore trying to salvage the board. Lucky Moondoggy who was driving a ski with my mate came to the rescue and picked Simon up from walking on the beach with his board.. So Reidy's day was over before it began. Sorry buddy.. But Tom and Corey finished the 30km and really done themselves proud. With not much training under the belt and paddling there boards for the 1st time it was a big effort boys. Well done.

Tom had to scoot straight to the airport to get back to Sydney but as you do we all had a few beers later that night and talked story. Sunday was mothers day and i decided to take the boys out on our 4 man surfing canoe. They were all pumped and it was a perfect day for it.. It was 2 ft and the Alley was perfect for the canoe. We caught some good waves and actually didn't flip once which is unusual for me when I'm steering haha. We finished off with a Barby on Sunday arvo and it was time for the boys to head home.. If you want to check the boys out more u can check there website out www.bondirescuelifeguards.com or watch them on Channel 10 in season. There a good bunch of blokes.. Take care JM

Molokai Diaries

2010-05-03T23:37:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Check out our first installment of the Molokai Diaries Video Blog.

Thanks to Joss for Filming and Shakira for editing. Check back in coming weeks for Episode 2.

LA HUI KAI READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-22T02:15:00.000-07:00

Well the Team from La Hui Kai have been under the pump the last week trying to make a deadline that was moved forward to ship boards to Hawaii for the Battle of the Paddle in June.Adrian,Mick and Andrew(Moose) done a awesome job getting them finished and packed up for the 10 am pickup tomorrow morning. There is a total of 8 boards heading over. Six 12'6 BOP boards and one 14ft and a 17ft for Molokai. So there will be plenty of Boards to come check out..Make sure to drop by the La Hui Kai Tent to check out the custom boards and the Surftech Tent for the New 12'6 JM Model.. You wont be disappointed.. Take them for a test drive and see what the Buzz is all about... Here are a few photos of the finished products.. Cheers JM

Preview of Maldives Trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-21T14:36:00.000-07:00

Ok guys check out the clip Gav the Captain made of the Maldives trip..Especially the Para-sailing.

CAMP QUALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-17T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well today i was very lucky to be invited to a Fundraiser organised by S.A.N.D for the Camp Quality Foundation. S.A.N.D was the brainchild of the late Denis Callinan a great human being who did alot for charity on the Gold Coast and was taken from us too early a few years ago. And for those who don't know what Camp Quality is it's a great Organization which helps kids with Cancer get out and about and do fun things and raises money for kids. So our mission today was to take the kids surfing and stoke them out.

We had a really good turnout of Stars turn up to help with the kids. Kelly Slater, Steph Gilmore, Dave Rastovich,Luke Munro,Haley Bateup, Luke Egan, Wayne Dean, and Wayne(Rabbit) Bartholomew all turned up to help out which was awesome... We spent about 2 hrs in the water at Greenmount and it was perfect conditions for the kids. Water was warm and sun was out. For a little while anyway haha.. It really makes you think how lucky we all are that we have our health and are able to do what we do day in day out after spending some time with these kids. They are fighters and really inspired me today.Thank you to everyone who helped out it was so cool seeing the huge smiles on all there faces even though there were a few spills.. And to my mate Calumn. Sorry about the Double Up i pushed u into mate!! Were all sweet but hey! Take care JM

Also check this clip we made today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZL-CWogWGA

SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-16T01:44:00.000-07:00

Well sorry Ive been so slack/busy.. Have lots to talk about. I have just got back from a SUP trip to the Maldives and it was a epic trip.. Got some great waves.. I have also just got back into training for the upcoming paddle season which is shaping up to be a big season. I'm looking forward to getting my new 18ft Paddleboard from La Hui Kai which should be finished next week. I'm going to start a weekly video blog counting down the weeks to Molokai and show you some of the training our group gets up to.. So standby as i will update the Maldives trip very soon once i get some photos of the trip sent to me. Also i will post the 1st Video blog next week as well.. So stay tuned i will try and make up for being so quiet lately..Take care Jamie

Swell Incoming.....

2010-03-17T15:08:00.000-07:00

Well exciting times ahead for the East Coast if your a surfer... We have lots of storm activity up North with TC Ului spinning up in the Coral Sea and looking like sending us some decent size swell over the next few days and through the weekend. But what was looking like the perfect cyclone for us is unfortunately going to hit land somewhere in Central Queensland. Hopefully it is easy on the guys up there and doesn't cause to much damage. As for us that means the swell has downgraded and wont really get as big as expected.But there is a chance it could re-develop again and send us some more swell next week.. But there has been no shortage of waves this week either.. Burleigh was as good as it gets at 3ft on Monday.. 20 year Lifeguard veteran at Burleigh Mick Di Betta even commented that it was back looking like the glory days of the 80's. Lots of Burleigh Barrell's were had by all the boys. I missed Monday as i was flying back from Sydney. As for the next few days only time will tell .The forecast has been like a Yo Yo..Up and down and will be hard to really get a sense of where to go but there are a few knooks and cranny's that will be pumping if u know where to go.. Good luck to my mate Billy who is competing up at Noosa in pumping waves in a SUP contest and to all who are looking for waves over the next few days..Hope everyone gets there fix.. I'm sure there be some amazing footage turn up here and there after the weekends out. Be safe and take care.. JM

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Source BOM. TC Ului retains phenomenal intensity over the next few days as it feeds off high SST's over the Coral Sea. The system track south-westward over the next 24 hours before turning westsouthwest on Friday. A powerful round of E and NE groundswell follows across south-eastern Queensland this weekend.

Read more: http://www.coastalwatch.com/swell/forecastMain.aspx?page=sfforecasts&location=10#ixzz0iTY2c6SD

Acca Dacca

2010-03-10T22:59:00.000-08:00

Hey guys sorry it has been a while.. Been a bit going on..Went to a AC/DC concert a few weeks back with family and friends and it was epic..Those guys are still at the top of there game and they are charging in there 60's.. We hired A Maxi Van and me and Joss, her family Steve,Pen and Simon our mate Reidy from Bondi (of Bondi Rescue Fame) and my Brother Justin and his Fiance Rachel made the trek to Bris Vegas to check them out.. We had the Esky packed full of beverages and Steve was our Captain and driver and we made our way there.. Long story short it was such a fun night they rocked out and sounded as good as they did when i last saw them in 1998. The next morning i started working at the Quiksilver Pro .. Me and a bunch of mates work doing the water Patrol. May seem like a cushy job but its very demanding and draining.. Especially if the swell comes up like it did.. But all went pretty smooth and the event went off in pretty good conditions seeing the bank at Snapper was non- existent 4 weeks ago.. Congrats to Taj and Stephanie for taking out the 1st event. If u missed it try and check out Dane vs Parko heat in Rd 4. Epic.. Dane was out of control.

At the moment i just arrived in Bondi with Joss and we are hanging out here for the weekend and catching up with some of my mates who are lifeguards check out www.bondirescuelifeguards.com and im going to try and show Joss around even though i will probably get us lost.. Well we are a few beers deep and on the way to dinner so i will post after the weekend in Sydney.. Take care JM

How things can change!!!!!!!

2010-02-13T21:08:00.001-08:00

Well its been a while since i sat down and let u guys know whats been going on.. And there has been a reason. Where do i start? It was last Wednesday and i was cruising here on the Nth Shore all stoked i had got a new 11'6 SUP Gun and me and Billy had just went out to Waimea to test it out and we were the only ones out and it was fun 10 to 12 feet but windy so no one was on it and we had heaps of fun. So i was eating dinner when i get a call from my Mum and she says mate i got something to tell you. Straight away I'm like shit what has happened? She says your Grandma has had a turn for the worst and we are heading to Coffs Harbour to see whats going on and it doesn't look good so u may want to look at flights and see whats available.. I am pretty quiet at this time and sort of loose my thought process and so i hang up and am about to jump on my computer when i get another call from my Mum and she says mate she hasn't made it.. Whoa I'm shell shocked. What happened i say? They cant tell me and say we are on our way back to pack and then we are going back down to Coffs.. Ok i said I'm on my way home.. So at this stage I'm scrambling to pack and I'm so scattered because I'm meant to be surfing in a Sup contest at Sunset another Sup comp at Makaha and so I'm thinking well I'm not gonna come back so i need to pack all my stuff which is alot and i have so many boards and stuff that im just going to have to leave and Billy will have to deal with it for me.. So i get a flight and 7am the next morning I'm on a flight back home to Australia. As u can imagine it wasn't the best flight home. Fast forward to Tue and i am driving to Coffs Harbour for the funeral with Joss and meet my Family and we talk story have a few beers and dinner and get to bed early for the service the next day.. The day of the Funeral was picture perfect.. It was a beautiful service and me and Justin got up and tried to say some words which was super hard but we got through it but it was hard... The hardest thing was having to leave after the Funeral to drive back to the Gold Coast to catch a flight back to Hawaii( my family insisted that i try and make it back to Hawaii for the Comps ! They said Grandma would of wanted that).. So we left Midday got back at 4pm i jumped on the plane at 5pm arrived in Sydney and jumped on a flight at 9pm and was back on the Plane to Hawaii... Long story short i made it back in time but a day before i had to surf i busted my left eardrum practising at Makaha on a 3 ft wave and was in some serious pain.. I saw a DR and he said there was blood in my ear canal which means you have Perforated your eardrum and it can take anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks to heal properly and the only thing u can do is to keep out of the water.. Great... So i pretty much resigned to the fact that i wasn't going to surf the next day as i didn't want to make it worse. I woke up the next day and couldn't make my mind up and last minute i decided to try and surf in memory of Grandma and i didn't care how i went i just wanted to honor her by trying.. So i blue tacked my ear then glad wrapped and tapped my head up then wore a hoodie to keep it dry.. I looked like a goose but it got me out there. And that's all u can do in life is give it 100% and try.. I didn't get through but i tried and that was for you Grandma..May u rest in Peace and hope u and Grandad are together once again.. Jamie

Down time (but we have been keeping busy)

2010-01-24T20:36:00.000-08:00

Yes well here we are and not much to report on the swell front from the past week.. There has been some funky winds and lumpy swell..Still waves around but definitely has slowed down from what seemed like swell after swell.. But we have been using the time wisely and have been fine tuning some of our equipment and also have made quite a purchase in the last few days which will see us not have to rely on friends anymore for skis.. Yes me and Billy found ourselves a great deal on a pair of 4 stroke skis on a double trailer and decided to take the plunge and we are now proud owners of them..So we celebrated the other night with a feed and a few beers at Haleiwa and also it was our mate Rob's last night in Hawaii so we hung with him and had a few laughs.. So between all that and a trip into Town to Surftech to grab some Stand Up Boards and Wetfeet Surf shop to grab some stand up paddles we have been on the move...Thanks Clark for helping us out with the Quickblades and cutting them down..Legend. Go check the Wetfeet store out if u are ever in Hawaii Kai.

Today we took our skis to Mike Slattery who owns and runs HSA.. He is the guy to go see about rescue sleds and all the equipment for the skis. He is going to pad and strap them all up for us and make sure they are good to go.. After that we went and grabbed Dennis Pang who is a legendary shaper and surfer here on the Nth Shore and his son Makana and we drove and had a surf at a spot called Silver Channels..A fun left which works on today's light and variable winds.. We had fun and called it a day after a few hrs and went and had some lunch. Then we went to our mate Terry's place and watched the final quarter of that American Football game haha. Playoffs are on and everyone is into it with the Superbowl coming up in 2 weeks time. So yeah as they say in Hawaii its been a Mixed Plate this week and looking forward to spending alot of time in the ocean this week... Ok got to go my beautiful girlfriend is on skype and is calling.. Till then..Cheers Jamie

Hawaii Time!!!!!!

2010-01-19T16:01:00.000-08:00

Gotta love Hawaii time.. Up when u want to and surf on tap.. We are back on the Nth Shore at the moment and have just been getting settled into our accommodation. We have finally rounded up all our boards that have been stashed away under houses and cleaned all the dust off them ready to go.. Yesterday was my Birthday and we had a nice surf at a outer reef . We actually hooked up with Trevor Hendy who was in town and we lent him a board and took him out to surf..He had a blast and we got some medium size waves out there but uncrowded which was nice.. Then me and Billy went and saw a few friends and cruised back home..

Then for my Bday we went to Laie a little town towards the east side from the Nth Shore and had a feed and a few beers for my B'day then we went to a little bar at Turtle Bay and played some pool till Midnight and we were home... We got up this morning to surf but there's a contest on at Sunset and Pipe and Backdoor looked like it had morning sickness so we have been cruising at the condo and will probably hit it for the arvo session.. Nothing HUGE is forecast in the next few days so will be nice to get on the shortboard again. Well I'm going to post a few Random photos and some surfing shots from Mavs session courtesy of Fred Pompermayer/TheShot.com.br

Waves, Wipeouts,Barrels and Good times..!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-14T22:47:00.000-08:00

Well guys sorry for the delay(Penny,Steve &Shaq) haha.. Things have been full bore... But to start things off we arrived on Oahu last Sunday and were contemplating what to do? Stay on the Nth Shore and paddle some big waves or try and go to Maui and surf Peahi..We got the go ahead late Sunday that we had a ski(thanks Dave and Laird) so we got a last minute flight to Maui with Tim Bonython who was going to shoot footage all day.. All the last minute preparation was done and we got to bed and ready for what was looking to be a swell close to the size of the Eddie swell that hi in early December.. But what we awoke to was something different.. We launched the ski's around 7am and started the 30 min ski ride and it looked pretty similar to the last swell i surfed but when we got there we saw a 3 wave set that must of been 25 ft Hawaiian plus and just thick and raw and mean.. It had a energy about it that was different.. As Laird said the Garbage compacter is going to be at work today and it was.. Me and Billy sat in the channel and ran safety for the boys for a few hrs and then got the go ahead to go get some.. So Billy was up.. I knew after watching it for a few hrs he needed to get on the horse and get some straight away.. This was his 1st time surfing Peahi.. He ended up getting about 12 waves.. Mainly rights but a few lefts and 1 big left that had his heart in his mouth.. He didn't make a mistake and made all his rides. Then it was my turn.. We had a rough time getting some waves..Crowd was crazy and out of control and i must of got burned about 8 times while Billy was trying to get me some waves..He did get me a good right the biggest one i have had so far and i took a pretty good wipeout as well.. One i will remember for a long time..

After Jaws we booked a flight and were off to Northern California to follow the swell.We left that night and took the red eye to San Jose which had a stop over in Salt Lake City ,Utah which when we got there was 0 degrees, snowing on the tarmac and freaking freezing.. Billy was wearing thongs and was losing it.. We arrived and had Rob from Surftech pick us up in the Van and dropped us off at Pete Mel's place where we were staying.. We went through the routine again got ready and were waiting for another big day at Mavericks.. We were up at 430am and the buoy readings were down a touch so that was a little bit of a worry for us.. We arrived and things didn't look to good.. High tide not much swell and morning sickness from the night before.. But we went out and waited for a few hrs and then it started to do its thing.. I whipped Pete in to a few for a hr then Billy jumped on the rope and on his second wave his got fully Barrelled at Maverick's.. Pete and the guys in the channel were going nuts saying it was one of the best they have seen in a long time..He got clipped at the end and actually took a good beating and was down for a while and then i had to go in and get him before the next one mowed him.. After that Pete's ski broke down so we towed him in and made our way back out and we towed till sunset and had a blast..It wasn't huge but we got plenty of waves and the crowd was super mellow and was really cool to be out there.. We had planned on getting up at 4am this morning and driving 4 hrs to a slab we know about but we slept in and missed it..So we cruised this morning and got some stuff done then we went and paddled Mavericks this afternoon for 2 hrs ..Was only 12 to 15 feet but was good to test a few new boards out and get in the cold , sharky waters again.. So we are now about to crash to sleep as we are flying back to Hawaii in the morning. Looks like another nice swell hitting the islands on Sunday... Ok till then take care and will try and update every few days.... Cheers Jamie

Thanks to Tracy Kraft for the great images...

Adventure Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-08T17:42:00.000-08:00

Hey guys hows it going..Been a while since my last blog and i hope everyone had a great Xmas and New Years.. It was a quiet one for me and my girlfriend..Just hung out with family and friends and had a mellow one..Anyway looks like things are heating up again in the North Pacific or should i say hasn't stop heating up..Its just been non stop swell after swell for for Hawaii and California. And another BIG one is on the way which will be hitting Hawaii on Monday morning and then Northern California on Wednesday.. Looks like same size as the Eddie swell and even bigger maybe??? Time will tell.. So I'm off tomorrow night with my buddy Billy and we will spending the best part of the next 4-6 weeks chasing whatever swells we can... I have a couple of Stand Up Contests on stand by plus the Maverick's Contest is on Stand By and very well could go on Wednesday if the winds get a little better for there..But one things for sure there will be plenty going on and i plan on trying to blog every few days and show some photos and footage of the trip..Quiksilver have been good enough to hook me up with a HD Handy cam that i will be taking with me so I'm sure we will have some stuff to show... Well I'm off to pack and will talk to u all in a few days..Take Care JM.. Take a look at the charts below for the incoming swell...

MONDAY'S FORECAST HAWAII

Sunday 1/10

Morning

Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell.
Winds: W 9 to 12 knots
Seas: NW 10 feet at 12 sec.

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Light winds with a slight chop. Large long period swell.
Winds: NNW 7 to 9 knots
Seas: NW 14 feet at 15 sec.

Monday 1/11

Morning

Light winds with a slight chop. Very large long period swell.
Winds: NE 8 to 10 knots
Seas: NW 20 feet at 19 sec.

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Light winds with a slight chop. Very large long period swell.
Winds: NNE 8 to 11 knots
Seas: NW 19 feet at 16 sec.