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Nathan Fletcher keeps going and going and...

Doesn’t look like the Nathan spotlight is going to fade any time soon. From international to national to local coverage, and even buzz around the water cooler, Nathan’s been the talk out of everyone’s mouth.

So why should Men’s Health be excluded?

The following is a link to a recent interview Nathan did with the mag. Read and enjoy.

http://news.menshealth.com/reach-new-heights/2012/01/04/?cm_mmc=Twitter-_-MensHealth-_-Content-MHNews-_-BiggestWaveEver

So if you haven’t heard about it by now, you will be soon enough. Yesterday Herbie gathered together some of surfing’s brightest surfers to start production on his new and upcoming Wave Warriors film that will be released in late 2012.

This happened once before with the original Wave Warriors photo shoot back in the mid-80s, but since then nowhere in the history of surfing will you ever see these cast of characters together for a group pic. Everyone from Rob Machado, Danny Fuller, John John Florence, Bruce Irons, Christian Fletcher, Nathan Fletcher, Julian Wilson, Kolohe Andino, Buttons, Rory Russell, Makua Rothman, Alex Knoxt, the Gudauskas Brothers, and a slew of others got in on the act. Oh, yeah, and some guy named Kelly Slater - whoever he is, he was there, too, as was reknowned artist Julian Schnabel.

If you couldn’t tell by the elite list, this was an invite-only shoot of the best surfers on the planet, with loving acknowledgement and memory going out to Marvin Foster, Andy Irons, and Sion Milosky as well.

Past, present, future… we are the Wave Warriors!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se-kjVywe4I

December 12, 2011: Off-The-Wall, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo by Jim Russi

Nathan will now be riding for Arnette Sunglasses. And, personally, we’d like to think, “Who WOULDN’T want Nathan riding for them?”

http://www.arnette.com/blog/Arnette-Welcomes-Nathan-Flether-To-The-Surf-Team/

Last night at the Surfer Poll Awards - among an elite list of nominees that included Bruce Irons, Mark Healey, Dean Morrison, and Laurie Towner - Nathan beat the competition to win the prestigious “Heavy Water” Award.

We are so proud of you, Nathan. And we love you, too.

View the link to watch the nominated clips and Nathan’s acceptance speech.

http://www.surfermag.com/2011surferpoll/heavywater-nathanfletcher

We’ve just received our fresh shipment of Astrodeck traction pads. And, damn, if you people don’t have a sixth sense! Up until now, we hadn’t even announced our new batch of arrivals, but individuals and shops everywhere have already started ordering like mad. How’d they know?

Here’s our latest hot topic, and one that we know will be another in-demand product: The New Nathan 123 in blue and yellow. Looks pretty sweet, doesn’t it? Yeah, I see you eyeballing those colors and ready to make a purchase.

Get in on the Holiday spirit and buy yourself (or your friends) some Astrodeck. After all, ’tis the season!

New Nathan 123 Multi-Grid Blue/Yellow Traction Pad

Surfline has a nice little “North Shore Quiver Check” featuring our very own team rider Reef Mcintosh.

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/north-shore-quiver-check-reef-mcintosh_63164/

Check out his boards. And how are all those Astrodeck traction pads on the tails? Looking pretty sick! But we’re not biased or anything.

Reef Mcintosh's North Shore lovers.

Yeaaaaah! Dane Gudauskas landed the cover of the newest Transworld Surf. Way to go!

And here’s a pic of Dane and brother Tanner when they stopped by Astrodeck to pick up some traction pads for their Winter stay on the North Shore. And from recent photographic proof all over the ‘net, looks like the boys are making a huge scene out there. Just like we knew they would.

Hello all you Happy People.

Check out this interview that Nathan recently did with “Men’s Journal”.

http://www.mensjournal.com/nathan-fletcher

You know, with all this recent coverage and adulation that Nathan’s been getting (and deservedly so), it’s just gonna be a matter of time when Nathan’s in the hot seat with Larry King.

We'll let you know when this happens!

Years in the making, the one and only surf series that mattered and that started the whole surf film craze. Herbie Fletcher is back with never-before-seen raw footage combined with an insane character-driven soundtrack and the best surfers on the planet that you all know as the WAVE WARRIORS! If you think you’ve seen it all, you’ve been sadly mistaken. This movie is gonna make grown men cry and punch themselves in the neck from sheer awe. Wave Warriors VI: Coming soon!

Check out the WWVI teaser piece on our video section here:

http://www.astrodeck.com/_vid/videos.php?id=176