Hansens Blog

For the last week and a half, I’ve been in Western Australia, visiting my friend Shendell, who I actually met in Sri Lanka over a...

Bethany Hamilton will be signing her two new books; "Unstoppable" & "Unstoppable Me" at the shop on Sunday October 14th 1-2pm        These books...

In the 1980s, an already large and growing outdoors brand by the name of Patagonia invented Synchilla, a synthetic fleece fabric meant to imitate the...

Oh Cape Byron, I will miss you and your iconic lighthouse. Photo: ​Ben Bugden​ / http://benbugden.com/ The time has come to pack my bags and...

One of Canada's top heliskiing operations is coming to Hansen's!Join Stellar Heliskiing  to celebrate the start of the Fall season and share the stoke with...

Maybe you’ll get lucky and score a two for one deal. For those just getting into surfing, buying a new surfboard can be a very...

Photo: WSL / Kelly Cestari There was no waiting period, no warm up surfs down the beach, and the girls didn’t have to surf in...

Way back in 2015, at the WSL North American Longboarding Championships. As the surfing world geared up to witness the first ever World Contest Tour...

  In the final installment of this mini-series, I wanted to address one of the most important aspects of traveling: safety. This excuse is definitely...

Come join us Friday September 7th from 5-7pm for some great food and a chance to get a personally signed copy of former Surfer magazine...

Myself, Emily Krak, Morgan Bloom, and Mali Suzuki. Photo by Chris Grant, Jetty Girl Magazine. Last week, we covered some tips and tricks to taking...

This could be you: sitting on a Balinese beach at sunset, enjoying a $5 seafood feast with your best friend, after a long day of...

Much like the surfboard, the humble wetsuit has had many major evolutions throughout the course of its existence. Thankfully, they’ve gotten a whole lot comfier...

Hansen’s Annual Back to School SALE Saturday, August 18th - Sunday, August 26th Get up to 50% OFF Selected Men’s, Women’s and Kid’s Swimwear, Sportswear,...

Young Hawaiian longboard stars Honolua Blomfield and Kelis Kaleopaa took ‘Best Shared Wave’ to a new level with this epic tandem ride. Photo: Jimmy Wilson...

 Image: WSL/Scholtz  Event #7 on the World Tour is right around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited! Teahupoo is without a doubt one...

**IN STORE ONLY** GIVEAWAY 🚨 YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT! Katin is giving away a DeadKooks surfboard >> August 1st  through August 25th << HOW TO ENTER:...

An Instagram poll I created before checking in to my flight to New Zealand this past April. Spoiler alert: they let it on, but just...

Come down to Hansen Surfboards this Friday Aug 3rd from 1-3 pm & cool off with some tasty fro yo from our friends at Superbrand...

The view from the hill leading to the Amphitheater got a glimpse of nearly the entire festival, surrounded by the lush green rainforest. Last weekend...

Photo: Checkwood What a year it’s been so far on tour. Now that we are more than half way through the season, it’s safe to...

The OG melons, which are both currently resting at home while I am away. They always say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but...

The Babe Rainbow, jamming out after performing Stefan Hunt’s book, ​We’re All Going to Die. Now, before you exit your browsers, this isn’t your everyday...

Come join Dragon Alliance Sunglasses & 91X - San Diego at Hansen Surfboards this Friday the 13th from 1pm-3pm for an Del Mar Summer Concert ticket give away & BBQ. You...

There’s something about the blue-ness of the sky that only can be captured on film Before leaving California, I ordered an old Minolta AF camera...

While this location is commonly associated with fast tubing waves and recognized as stop number one on the WCT, it also happens to be a...

I had an incredible opportunity to attend KSWC’s Surf Ranch this past December. Our Point Loma Nazarene University surf team got invited to give feedback...

Hansen’s Annual 4th of July SALE Saturday, June 30th - Sunday, July 8th Save up to 50% OFF Swimwear, Sportswear, Selected Surfboards & Wetsuits, Backpacks, Shoes,...

In today’s world of alcohol and drug addiction, mental health disorders are more prevalent than what is publicly let on. It is taboo and often...

This was my first week in Australia, at Bondi Beach’s Sculpture by the Sea. Somehow, this is my 52nd weekly post for the Hansen’s blog!...

One of many friendly Buddhas that can be spotted at Crystal Castle. After almost seven months of living in Byron Bay, I finally made it...

Join us this Friday June 15th from 6pm-9pm for a special film feature; Salty Crew presents "Find Refuge In The Sea". Salty Crew will be...

Dirty beaches. It's not ok. Join the Outerknown, Hansen Surfboards & Surfline family for an #ItsNotOk beach clean up Saturday, June 16th from 9am - 11am. Hansen Surfboards is offering a 20%...

PHOTO: WSL / Sloane Is it just us, or does it seem like every event on tour this year has raised the bar in surfing?...

I believe this is what the youths these days call, “van life.” The first time I drove from Crescent Head to Byron Bay was in...

Sorry for the inconvenience everyone! We're currently dealing with quite a bit of construction around the shop. New sidewalks and parking spaces are going in all...

With water in the mid-70s and plenty of waves like this, the weekend was one for the books. Photo by talented young Sydney-sider Spencer Edwards....

Image: WSL As a young grommet, I always dreamed of surfing perfect waves. For most of my friends and I, perfect waves meant forking over...

The first time I saw a properly surfable wave pool was 2011, on the great world wide web. Viral videos had already become a staple...

Hansen’s Annual Memorial Day SALE Friday, May 25th - Monday, May 28th   Save up to 50% OFF Swimwear, Sportswear, Wetsuits, Shoes, Sandals & more. Get...

It has been so fun to have my mom here in Australia, especially for Mother’s Day! Over the past seven months, I’ve had a handful...

When your meal is this pretty, you’re allowed to take a picture. This week, my post is dedicated to one of the establishments where I...

Far too often, we go check our local surf spot and the waves are, for lack of a better word, haggard. Whether it’s a marginal...

All-girls party waves are even more fun when there’s more than one girl in the water! Photo by Alex Roberts , shooting for Solsoya ....

Liv’s trusty steed - a 1993 Toyota Townace named Greg. This past weekend, I ran into my friend Olivia Donnelly, who is originally from Santa...

The artwork for the Single Fin Mingle, all created by the talented Bradley King, is hands down some of the coolest art I have ever...

Just me in the big blue sea, in a Sol Soya swimsuit made of recycled materials. Photo by Remi Bedora. Although an annual Earth Day...

As all surfers know, when we step off the continent and paddle out, there is an inherent risk associated with this decision. To put it...

As the tour makes its way to West Oz for the third and final stop of the Australian leg, it’s with mixed emotions as a...

Long pants and boots? I don’t even know who I am anymore! After almost an entire year of avoiding truly chilly weather, I am taking...