First VEE BOTTOM

1967

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JohnMan Wesley

Mentored in the Fine arts of wave sliding and surfcraft design, JohnMan Wesley is a true Surf Gremlin. If Robin and Al had a love child it would be this guy. John Wesley is the most positive and most surf stoked person that you will ever meet. His shapes are amazing, and his kill in the water is mind blowing. Here at RWSS we are unorthodox to say the least. When JohnMan finished this last batch of boards instead of having them pack them and ship them, we had JohnMan hop on a plane and hand deliver them to us. In a world of mass production it is incredibly rare that the person who hand shaped your board would also hand deliver the board 2500 miles just so that he can surf with you! Now that is what we call customer service. It is also rare that the person making the board is an amazing surfer. It makes a huge difference in board design and overall function. When the shaper shreds, he knows how to make boards that work, even if they look a little different than you would imagine. We are currently working on a special collaboration with JohnMan and will keep you posted on what we are planning… Thanks for the stoke JohnMan, you are always welcome here in Charleston!!!

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Laminating setup

robin at his laminating setup while down in oz


robin filling custom orders while on the oz freak wave tour


lapping


monty's 10 foot smooth operator gets a top sheet


the chiz on the mix


this 8 footer robin shaped for himself while on tour, this may be up for sale...


robin mixing


chongy's 9 foot v gets a tint


chongy's 9 footer bottom coat


chemistry with the chiz


troy from mordys 10 foot daley driver gets its bottom coat

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Back on the ranch...

suckle's stick

bloody dagger

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Wood is Good (Pt. 4): Tom Wegener at Patagonia Surf Shop Car

Wood Longboard

here's the blank for a classic longboard, this one a noserider with classic square tail, concave nose and roll bottom, on top of that this longboard is made out of wood. What else can you ask for?????
this is the ultimate in classic longboards, a truly art peace done from scratch out of nature to ride the purest nature forms - ocean waves....

there a couple more blanks waiting their turn on the shaping bay.....

photos: Daniel Costa

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SURF THUMP - Almond Surfboards

Cam put together a little Surf Thump clip for your informational and viewing pleasure.

Speaking of Surf Thumps, we've got a used on in the shop at the moment. I swiped it off the racks while I was waiting for my new board, but now I'm flipping it. Perfect condition.

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9'8" Bing Elevator

"He hasn't called me once.... since he got his new Bing"

Classic ad... This Bill Robbins photo resonated with the audience in SURFER magazine July 1965. More than a few teenage boys dreamed of rescuing this surfer girl even as they also related to the allure of the waves.

"Gee, I wish I had a Bing board" Another smart ad in Surfer magazine of Spring 1962. More than a few young surfers probably had the thought. This was Charlie Quesnel's.

All their old ads are featured in the 'Bing Surfboards, 50 years of Craftsmanship and Innovations'

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New Site - www.tylersurfboards.com

The Riddler

The Riddler has a square nose 7 1/2″ flat. The tail is also square 6″ flat with a soft stinger wing, 6 foot bottom concave and 3 foot step tail. Question mark resin design standard. It blew minds at the Oceanside Noseriding Contest, with crazy looks and mind-bending nose rides. People rave about its turning ability. This is very time consuming to build.

9’2″ to 10’0″, Thickness 3 1/8″
Nose 18″, Tail 15 1/8″
Width 22 7/8″, triple stringer t band
6x10oz Volan Deck, 10oz Bottom

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Alive and busy

Hollow wood longboard

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9'6" NOSERIDER

Special Fin

9'6" Noserider: marquetry fin.

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GMac and Gregório tow chunky Nazaré

November 8th, 2010

On Wednesday last week, Nazare rumbled under perfect conditions, with waves at around six to seven meters(19 to 22 feet), light wind and sunshine.

“Heavy, very heavy! I’m deeply convinced that these were some of the heaviest waves that I ever had.”, said 43-year-old Garrett McNamara, who teamed up with 3 time Portuguese national champion Jose Gregorio to tackle the big swell at Nazare last week. “I thought they were big, powerful and dangerous. Now I understand what Kelly [Slater] meant when he said that one mistake here could be our last!… We surfed three different peaks and I liked them all. We have three more weeks here, so I want to continue exploring, but I’m certain now that this is the perfect place to do one “Extreme Waterman Challenge”, because these waves are serious”, he concluded.

“Inside they didn’t seem very large, because they were perfect, but after seeing the pictures I can say with no doubt that these were the biggest waves ever surfed at this beach”, said José Gregório.

“The swell wasn’t the biggest, but the day was perfect and, with the phenomenon of expansion that the Nazaré’s Canyon do to the waves, they double in size at the breaking time. It was one of the best sessions I’ve had there, but I was worried at the end, when a big foam make my jet ski turn over. I was very close to the sand but, suddenly, the sea caught me and in seconds took me out again, and then dragged me to the rocks. I tried to float as much as possible, since I had the life jacket, and suddenly again I came back to the sand. It was scary, but fortunately all ended well. The sea rules, there’s no doubt”, he concluded.

This project was organized by Câmara Municipal da Nazaré, Clube de Desportos Alternativos da Nazaré and Nazaré Qualifica E.E.M., with the support of Turismo do Oeste, QREN, +Centro, Turismo de Portugal, Liberty Seguros, Lightning Bolt, GoPro – D’Maker, Filipemotoshow, Isuzu, Lena Automóveis, Peter Grimm, Noll, Instituto Hidrográfico Português, Tonic Gym, Surftotal, Surf Portugal, Antena 3, Surfer Rule and Surfspots-gps.com.

To keep abreast to all developments concerning The North Canyon Show by Garrett McNamara, you can check the official event’s official blog at nazarenorthcanyon.blogspot.com.

Credits for all photos: Wilson Ribeiro.

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ALTERNATIVE BOARD - World Premiere - Trailer

JoelTudor