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Jack Medland Moonshine Surfboards Yallingup Region WA

“Moonshine Surfboards is a Yallingup-based surfboard company by Jack Medland. With nothing but hand tools and the finest materials in the wild west, we design and make traditional crafts re-imagined for the modern rider.”

Champion longboarder Jack Medland started making surfboards with Peter Dwyer (Dwyer Surfboards) in a workshop in Osborne Park and a shed at Injidup. Jack laminated, Peter shaped shortboards and Ross Rutherford shaped longboards. Around the same time Jack and Matt Wynn also made approx. twenty boards under the side label Eternal Telephone Surfboards at an Osborne Park workshop.

Then in 2019 Jack and Peter Dwyer founded Moonshine Surfboards and the business moved into a studio with Von Surfboards in Vasse Business Park. Peter has since phased out of the surf business to concentrate on the Landscape/Agriculture market.

Jack has predominately handmade surfboards start to finish until recently when Evan Ledger has helped with the sanding.

Photo Gallery

2019 Moonshine Surfboards founders Peter Dwyer & Jack with first four surfboards outside the studio in Vasse. Lachie Micale pic.

2020 Outback Jack horse riding Jindong (Busselton). Lachie Micale pic.
2020 Jack nose riding Parrys Beach. Lachie Micale pic.

2021 Jack with his Toyota Crown station wagon stacked with surfboard blanks outside Moonshine studio at Vasse. Lachie Micale pic.
2020 Peter Bothwell with his new Moonshine longboard and shaper Jack at Yallingup. Loz Smith pic.

2021 Jack nose riding Yallingup. Bruce King pic.

2021 Moonshine rider Emily Gibbs (2021 Women’s Longboard Champion) surfing Yallingup. Mick Marlin pic.

2021 Peter Bothwell with Jack’s 1966 Len Dibben and Moonshine surfboards at Dunsborough. Jim King pic.

Video

On 23 November 2021 Peter Bothwell (WA Open Mens Champ 1968 & 1969) chatted with Jack about his surfing and surf designs in Dunsborough.

Video filmed & edited by Lachlan Micale. Run time 18:44 min.

Contests

Jack’s State Title Results (List excludes Whalebone Surfboard Classic and other longboard events)

2014 – U18 Junior Boys Longboard State Champion

2014 – U21 Pro Jnr Longboard State Champion

2015 – U18 Junior Boys Longboard State Champion

2015 – U21 Pro Jnr Longboard State Champion

2017 – Open Men Logger State Champion

2018 – Open Men Logger State Champion

2018 – Open Men Longboard State Champion

2019 – Open Men Logger State Champion

2019 – Open Men Longboard State Champion

2020 – Open Men Logger State Champion

2020 – Open Men Longboard State Champion

2020 Jack Men’s Logger State Champion. Justin Majeks pic.
2020 Jack Open Men’s State Champion. Justin Majeks pic.

Whalebone Surfboard Classic images

2017 Jack winner Old Mal Whalebone Classic. Justin Majeks pic.
2019 Jack winner Whale Bone Longboard Classic. Justin Majeks pic.
2019 Jack competing in Whalebone Surfboard Classic. Surfing WA pic.
2019 Jack congratulated by his mum after winning Whalebone Surfboard Classic against international surfers. Peter Dunn pic.

Football

Jack was a talented Aussie Rules junior footballer and runner-up Fairest & Best in the Subiaco Football District.

Moonshine Surfboard logo

Click on Moonshine Surfboards to view base models and contact details.

Thanks Jack & Peter for the interview and Lachie for the videos & pics.

Jack is featured with Mark Matisons & Evan Ledger in THE HIGHWAYMEN – Moonshine Movie Premiere this Saturday 4 December at Caves House Hotel Yallingup.

Related content.

DUST IN THE WIND 12:42 min surf video by Lachlan Micale.

Jack Medland & Pete Dwyer surf Gracetown 1 min surf video by Lachlan Micale.

Jack Medland at secret South West bay 1 min surf video by Lachlan Micale.

The Beginnings of Moonshine Surfboards 5:14min surf video by Lachlan Micale.

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