
Team Rider: Shawn Collier
Hi everybody, I'm Shawn Collier. I live in Gisborne city, New Zealand. It's pretty much a surf town with a lot of other things to do like fishing...
Read moreWhether it’s surfing, diving, or sailing, Lucy Te Moananui enjoys being in the sea. That being surfing at her local in Kaikoura, sailing her belov...
Read moreBelow are some simple tips for looking after your suit and giving it a longer life-span. Wetsuit care should be carried out after each use to ensur...
Read moreTHINNEST // Japanese Yamamoto neoprene: our 3mm is as warm as other 4mm WARMEST // Filled with Nitrogen closed cells: over 30% warmer than Chines...
Read moreStage 1: Polychloroprene ChipsThe first stage in the production of Yamamoto limestone neoprene is to make the polychloroprene rubber chips. As des...
Read moreNeoprene was first invented in the 1930s by Dupont Chemicals, USA, as a synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of chloroprene. The original p...
Read moreNeoprene has been around since 1930, but it wasn't until the 1950s that it was used to make wetsuits. Developments in how neoprene is made, and wha...
Read moreBack Zip Wetsuits Putting on or taking off your wetsuit is the most likely time to unintentionally stretch and stress the seams — especially if yo...
Read moreIn 2009, Seventhwave was contacted by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Another wetsuit manufacturer in Auckland had complained that o...
Read moreWelcome to the Seventhwave Wetsuit Dictionary. The place to turn when we use a technical term and you have no idea what it means. We'll be adding ...
Read moreIt's a big question and before we try to answer it, we need to know exactly what we're talking about. So here's a few definitions to start us off...
Read moreWhat is smoothie? 'Smoothie' has become a common way to describe single-sided nylon neoprene. This is neoprene with a nylon (fabric) finish on ...
Read moreRocketing back to earth at 30,000 km/h, the Discovery Space Shuttle is blasted by G-Forces and temperatures of up to 1500ºC—its walls glowing red. ...
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