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Extraordinary Margies Moments is a web series filmed during the ASP World Championship Tour event in Margaret River. Filmed and edited daily, this series explores moments in time that have special significance to both past and present legends of the surfing world, inevitably tying them to the region.

CLIENT- Surfing Western Australia and Tourism Western Australia


2016- From Water To Wine

Mick Scott // Rosily Vineyard

Pro surfer CJ Hobgood catches up with Rosily winemaker Mick Scott, discovering how Mick's shared passions for wine and surfing make for a special and unique Margaret River Lifestyle.

Directors- Darren McCagh & Mark Boskell

Producer- Mark Boskell

DOP // Edit- Darren McCagh

Experiences- Rosily Vineyard

 


Damon Eastaugh // Flying Fish Cove Wines

CJ Hobgood goes fishing with winemaker and local big-wave legend Damon Eastaugh, experiencing how the Margaret River Region provides the perfect conditions for a coastal lifestyle.

Directors- Darren McCagh & Mark Boskell

Producer- Mark Boskell

DOP // Edit- Darren McCagh

Experiences- Flying Fish Cove, Food By The Chef, All Sea Charters
 


David Burch // Howard Park & Madfish Wines

CJ Hobgood goes surfing with David Burch and learns through the winemaking team how the Margaret River lifestyle provides the perfect environment for their shared passions of surfing and wine.

Directors- Darren McCagh & Mark Boskell

Producer- Mark Boskell

DOP // Edit- Darren McCagh

Experiences- Howard Park and Madfish Wines
 


Lara & Jamie McCall // Burnside Organic Farm

CJ Hobgood visits surfing winemakers Lara & Jamie McCall at Burnside Organic Farm and gets treated to a lunch time feast of food and wine, all from within this idyllic fully-sustainable Margaret River property.

Directors- Darren McCagh & Mark Boskell

Producer- Mark Boskell

DOP // Edit- Darren McCagh

Experiences- Burnside Organic Farm
 


CJ & Cortney Hobgood // Margaret River Experience

CJ Hobgood and his wife Cortney  explore Margaret River from the air and indulge in the region’s excellent food, wine & chocolate.

Directors- Darren McCagh & Mark Boskell

Producer- Mark Boskell

DOP // Edit- Darren McCagh

Thumbnail- Elements Margaret River

Experiences- Vasse Felix , Scenic Helicopters, Margaret River Chocolate Factory
 


2015

Barton Lynch, Tom Carroll, Stephanie Gilmore and Jake Paterson manage to escape on one of the few lay days on offer, during the Margaret River Pro

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh


After recently suffering from a heart attack, Barton Lynch takes some time out to enjoy the South West with his beautiful family.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh


Tom Carroll thrives on the energy within the South West as he takes to the air for a thrilling acrobatic flight over the coast.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh


Dave Macaulay and his wife Lorraine raised a family in Gracetown. Reaching a world ranking of equal 3rd in 1989, Dave earns his keep shaping surfboards.  2 of his 4 children, Laura and Bronte have followed in their father's footsteps touring with the WQS in hope of one day reaching the Championship Tour. When that tour does come to town, they love showing off their backyard to some of the girls who have stayed with them over the years, namely Bianca Buitendag.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh

Music- Tom West 'Easy,Love'


2014

Tom Carroll, Jake Paterson, and Mark Richards explore the region for waves and mountain bike trails with a little guidance from Bootleg Brewery's, Head Brewer, Michael Brooks.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh

Music- Flinter 'The Garden'


The Wardandi people of Australia's South West have walked this ancient land for almost 50,000 years. They were also amongst some of the first to surf it. Mark Richards and his wife Jen are introduced to a small piece of their culture and the cave and river systems of Margaret River.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh

Music- The Young Lions 'Hello, Goodbye'


Tom Carroll speaks candidly of his first experience of surfing at Margaret River's main break

"there's marked points in my life and that was one of them"

and the opportunity, through surfing, to give back to those less fortunate through organisations like Surfaid. It's an opportunity that he is truly grateful for.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh

Music- Little Dreamer 'The Dreamer'

 


Ian 'Kanga' Cairns the founder of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) takes us back to his child-hood days of growing up in the south-west.

DOP- Darren McCagh & Michael Fletcher

EDIT- Darren McCagh

Music- Thrupence 'Voyager'

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