monthly archives: July 2008

UP, UP and AWAY
July 30, 2008

Tomorrow we leave for Ottawa!!
We will spend all day Friday and Saturday fine tuning our craft to get ready for the big flight!
For all our Ottawa fans out there…be sure to vote for us and cheer us on as we take flight on August 3rd! The event starts at 1pm so be sure to get [...]

Surf and the City - Packs Up for Ottawa
July 22, 2008

Today we packed up our flying taxi so it could start on its journey across the country. We have been asked a lot lately how this thing is actually going to fly, well hopefully the blood, sweat and tears we shed over the last couple of weeks has something to do with it. Above is [...]

Rolling on 12’s Surf and the City almost ready to soar
July 21, 2008

Two weeks and counting, the Surf and the City NYC taxi cab (aka wing launcher) is starting to come together. We worked around the clock this weekend to refine some of the features of the cab, most importantly getting it lifted on 12’s which will roll right into the Ottawa River.
Look up Ottawa, WAY UP, [...]

Staff Building Day - The frame gets a Taxi
July 17, 2008

Quiksilver Canada staffers spent the afternoon helping out the cast of Surf and the City, it’s amazing we have actually accomplished something. The famous NYC taxi will debut at Flugtag on August 3rd and launch Carrie into the Ottawa River. A huge thank you goes out to Quiksilver Canada for throwing down a solid afternoon [...]

Surf and the City Taxi Gets a Frame!
July 16, 2008

Our NYC taxi cab finally has a frame, check out all the photos now posted. Not much drama today, Charlotte is still afraid of jumping and Carrie broke a nail turning the pages of her magazine…the usual. Good thing we have some dedicated BABE fans who stepped in to swing a hammer.

Surf and the City Airtime Training Day
July 13, 2008

We finally got some time out of the workshop today and hit the official airtime training facility at the UBC pool. We were fortunate enough to meet a group of students on the swim team who showed us some moves. Luckily we made it out of there with our bathing suits, we can now assure [...]

back in the workshop
July 12, 2008

Nothing like a relaxing day with a hard cover copy of planes, trains and automobiles.

Surf’s Up Gala
July 11, 2008

Surf and the City invites you all to attend our ‘Surf’s Up Gala’ fundraiser! With your help, we can raise enough money to help build our craft and send it off to Ottawa where we will compete in the most extraordinary flying competition RED BULL FLUGTAG!!
The funds we raise will also go towards our Charity [...]

The Competition Heats up
July 10, 2008

Check out who Surf and the City is up against in Ottawa. All other teams drawings are now posted…we encourage razzing. Above is a little craft deamed Frisbee in the Sky with Diamonds, clever I know.