Team Mocean365 in action in the snow

this is us the first day of winter 2008!




The last week has been sick with steady amounts of snowfall continuing to blanket us here in Northern Vermont. Vange and I are back from a riding adventure at J Peak where we got some face shots in the glades during the storm that dumped over 2 feet when it was said and done. Meg came up and we found some pow stashes in the woods at one of our favorite areas, so fun.

I got the bright idea of towing us into the pow at high speed was the only way to have some real fun. i drove first and told Chad B that he would be fine...heee heee. So towed the guinea pig in and sure as shit, it worked pretty sweet. We took turns towing in and got the right speed and where to hit and NOT to hit. Some pretty gnarly wipeouts took place with Chad getting cartwheeled through the field at one point at around 30 MPH. Vange took a couple pretty nasty crashes too including one that Chad thought for sure would take her down for the count but...SHE IS VANGE!
Got my share of whitewashes as well including a shot to the knee that felt like a hammer.
Overall it was sick and fun way to spend the day before the storm.

Also i started a back yard half pipe that should turn out pretty sweet and good way to learn how to ride one. Will be back out at it shaping and getting it ready to work. Never built one before so trial and error will be the way.
The next day Vange and I headed up to Jay and got some fresh tracks and fun lines. Slept in the parking lot at Jay that night and thought we were gonna get blown over in the HEAVY winds. Woke up in the morning to 14 plus and still dumping. The glades were full of snow and we got some of our first face shots of the winter that DIDN"T involve getting towed behind a moving vehicle at high speed.
Keep in mind this is the day before the REAL snow hit.
If your're real bored, check out all the shots at http://flickr.com/photos/perpetualmocean/

peace

skye and the crew

Mocean365 Team

knight and orion

chad left, knight right

Our team is more like a family and we couldn’t do our projects without them. We will be adding prospects in the future. We look for people who are examples in their community, intelligent, creative and well-spoken with great sense of humor who want to HAVE FUN!

They will be called upon not only for filming but for product testing for our partner companies, helping with various upcoming projects and spreading the good word of movement and action...365 days a year!

Here they are:

Pro

• Sasha Yakvoleff - Bike/ski, Alstead NH, Sinister Bikes factory rider
• Knight Ide - Bike/ski, Newark VT, Sinister Bikes factory rider
• Derek Stevens - Bike/snowboard, Southwick MA, Sinister Bikes factory rider
• Dane Berke - Bike, Milford MA, Sinister Bikes factory rider
• Orion Campbell - Wolk-Bike/Ski, East Burke VT

Am

• Evangeyln Morse - Snowboard, Danville VT
• Chad Beisswanger - Snowboard, Newmarket NH
• Megan Walsh - Snowboard, Newmarket NH
• Dave Clifford- Snowboard/Bike
• Jon Safford- Snowboard/Bike/Surf
  

We will be adding prospects in the future. We look for well-rounded individuals who ideally are proficient at more than one discipline while having a great attitude. It’s great you shred but if you’re a D^%k, then keep looking! send us a heads up if you want to be involved. Benefits include photo and video exposure, product discounts from our affiliates/partners, free sports and conditioning programs, chances to travel and more possible as time develops. Shoot us a line at
perpetualmocean@yahoo.com for more info

winter is here...

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winter is here...












































fall is over






time to get out there and charge the snow and winter surf for us here. we will keep you posted on new adventures and upload new content to keep the stoke high!

peace

skye

Jeremy Jones site

just checked out Jeremy Jones new site. He is arguably the best big mountain snowboarder in the world and was born on Cape Cod. His site is super inspiring and rad.
http://jeremyjones.net/

above are a couple shots from my surfing adventure saturday and a shot of Mocean365 am team member Chad B in the midst of his new training program!

more snow on the way...whose on it??

peace

skye

Sinister Bikes new Proto

Sinister Bikes has a new DH prototype out..check it out!
here's a link to a thread on sinister bikes website..

The Sinister F - Bomb Prototype

Keep checking back to see more images of the prototype design.

We will be updating the blog more frequently including more rider submitted builds and end of year race results...so keep them coming!!

Thanks for all the great emails we've been getting already on the new design!!

Come to the show this Friday Nov 14th 7pm

Come this Friday night to St Johnsbury for a sick show featuring Scottie Raymond aka "Eskaone" and his cool art installation and Skye(me) aka Mocean365 and my collection of photography. The Show will be at 7 pm onward and there will be music and food in addition to bad ass art. Check out www.indigenousvt.com for info on the venue.

Be there and be scared!

Season Ending Party at Highland..BE THERE!

New Bike Video is up

Mark V just put the final touches on a new mountain bike video on how to properly execute a drop featuring Dane Berke, Knight Ide(sinister bikes factory shredders) and with riding by Clint Mcmahon, Moto mike etc. Let us know what you think!

Shred Tip #1 Mountain bike Drops. from Mocean365 Media Production on Vimeo.

Mocean365 a sponsor of upcoming Video Contest Party at Highland Mountain Bike Park

come to HMBP and ride the park for the final day of the season and stay for the video contest party after. mark won last year and i was an organizer but this year we will be sponsors of the rad party...come ride and party with us and support local film making talent.
check it out here....http://www.highlandmountain.com/visiting_highland/video2008.php
peace

the crew

New Stickers on the way

yeah, we got em coming, fresh batches of new stickers that look good! the logo was done by Jim Badershall over at www.heavypants.com.
come up and grab some small ones and maybe pitch in a buck or two for the bigger ones.....the vinyl stickers were done by Ryan over at RufusDesign, great work and he is a rider too of course(snow and bike).
they are quite as sexy as the new Burton graphics though......anyone else see the transparency in their little PR move?? brilliant but i digress...
oh yeah, its been snowing up here for the last couple days and i can't even wait to freakin ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyone else stoked to ride/ski or what??

peace

skye

New stuff

Today, after cutting a bunch of wood for the morning workout(and neccessity with winter coming) am off to work on a project for Old World Masonry, a company i do part time work for as a mason tender. They are run by two awesome dudes, Knight Ide from the Sinister Bikes Factory team and his partner in crime, vintage motorcyle racer extraordinaire, Dylan Eustis.
Gonna get some shots for their website and for promotional ads to show potential customers. These guys work on amazing projects so stand by to see some shots.

Tonite off to see Jedi Mind Tricks, one of my favorite hip hop acts led by "Vinnie Paz" at the the Middle East In Boston. Wake up in the am and get a surf in before heading back up here to the artic tundra...snow has been here and it won't be long before we're shredding!

Be in touch soon and don't forget to give a shout out if you like(or don't) the shit we're doing. You know, we're just two guys chasing our dreams, we work other jobs to make this work. Mark installs security alarms and as of late, i'm his laborer. Before this i was doing stone masonry tending, deliveries, and whatever else i can to make ends meet. But we want to produce inspiring quality pieces of work whether its film or photos and regardless of the medium or genre. And mainly we NEED to be out there doing what we love...surfing, kiteboarding, snowboarding and biking, being with good friends in good places working our asses off and chasing the dream...our dream. Whats your dream? Whatever it is, don't lose sight of it and don't ever give up. Fall down 7 times and get up 8 kind of shit you know??!! GO GET IT!

i leave you today with some words from Paulo Coelho's classic, "The Alchemist".

"Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend"

peace

skye

New shoot with Jen for Jumeau Bags

Just finished shoot #3 with the amazing Jen Watkins for Jumeau Bags. Check out her page on jumeaubags.com and see some of them!

Jumeau Bags Fashion Shoot project

In the process of a photo and video project for Jumeau Bags. Shooting with models i've selected in and around the Northeast to highlight their line of fashion bags.

Shoot one was with the lovely Megan Walsh. She is an amazing herbalist and nurse practitioner.
We shot in Durham and Newmarket NH.
Here's her page
http://jumeaubags.com/megan
click on "outdoors" and "around town"


Shoot two was with massage master, Margarett Rounsevall. If you are in the Portland Maine area..schedule a massage!
here's her page...click on the bottom where it says "Tank top and "rainy day"
http://jumeaubags.com/margarett


gotta shoot #3....today in beautiful Northeast Kingdom of VT!

F-stop bags gear reviews

Here's some new reviews that Mark and I put together for F_stop gear. If you haven't checked out their stuff yet, do it now! here's the "Bard" bag..



and the "Maverick"....


and the "Satori"

jumptoberfest at highland mountain bike park

Today Mark and I headed over to our home mountain to shoot the "Jumptoberest" at Highland Mountain Bike Park. The boys did a good job getting everything ready despite a week of rain leading up to the event.
Lots of bands, BMX'ers and mountain bikers riding together, and fans watching the action. Here's a few shots from the day..