Vans Presents The Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational Noosa

Noosa session, with Joel Tudor, Leila Hurst, Alex Knost and Harrison Roach.
Photos by Nikki Brooks

in, Vans

Portrait of a surfer

Portrait of a surfer from Swami's on Vimeo.
Filmed on location in West Cornwall, Swami's short film profiles multiple British and European longboard champion Sam Bleakley: surfer, explorer and writer.
An insightful glimpse into a surfer's state of mind, travel wonder lust and the ultimate draw back home.
www.swamis.com

Black Garden | West Coast Dreaming with Mischa Davis

Black Garden - West Coast Dreaming with Mischa Davis
from Sitka on Vimeo. Sitka team rider and New Zealand surfing champion Mischa Davis slides through her beloved West Coast of New Zealand.

Camera | Edit - Joe Hammond
http://www.hammondimages.com

Soundtrack: Four Tet - You Could Ruin My Day

SBT: Real Shapers | Real Surfers | Real Boards

SBT: Real Shapers - Real Surfers - Real Boards from misfit pictures on Vimeo.

Noosa Heads | De'fer

Noosa Heads//De'fer from De'fer Media on Vimeo.
Morning session's with some of Noosa's most passionate people in the line-up. The Morning began with that taste of Take Away Java and freshly Made bakery food, Then as the day progressed the car parks Filled up like a state school Hat rack, Then we all headed off to our day jobs still smilling from the time in the ocean we just had.

enjoy!

www.defermedia.com

The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water from SURFER Magazine on Vimeo.
A film from Mikey DeTemple's winter trek in Maine.

BELLA VITA | Jason Baffa

BELLA VITA FILM from Bella Vita Film on Vimeo.

Remember a Day

Remember a Day from Taylor Bonin on Vimeo.
One session with Chris Del Morro in Central America.
Shot/edit- http://taylorbonin.com

Chad Marshal

Chad Marshal from Jack Belli on Vimeo.

Grain looking to get mobile with Kick Starter

"As you know, sharing the experience of building your own board with surfers is something that's really important to all of us here at Grain. We've taught our week-long surfboard building classes to hundreds of people from all over the world, and with our kits that people use to build their own boards at home, thousands have enjoyed the process.
Most of our classes are here in our shop in Maine, but we've been trying to get out on the road and share this with people that have trouble making it here. With our Kickstarter, we're hoping to raise enough funds to be able to buy and outfit a mobile classroom (truck and trailer), so we can travel anywhere and share this experience of building your own surfboard from local sustainable materials with everyone.

You can visit our Kickstarter project by following this link,www.grainsurfboards.com/kickstarter. There are some great videos on there that help explain what our goals are. We need to raise a total of $38,500 to make this project possible and we have a long way to go. "

" Our goal? To share what we do with more people. To make opportunities to reach out to youth and talk with them about sustainability, craftsmanship, and the tremendous rewards we’ve gained from pursuing the values Grain has been built on. We’ve got plans for the west…and we’re inviting you to be part of it. So if you like the idea, check out the project and all the cool rewards we set up for it. Or, just pass the word along on your Facebook or social-net of choice. If you just want to watch the progress of the project, that’s cool too – stay in touch by checking the periodic updates we’ll be posting on Kickstarter and in Facebook. And, to all of you: thanks for everything."

So guys if you help Mike and the Grain team get this off the ground it will enable them to get out there and bring wooden boards to the people on the road.I think it is a great idea and if you can help the boys will be mighty pleased.

in, Wooden Surfboards

Manly Beach | Perfect Summer

Manly Beach | Sprout Daily
Air temp was recored at 45 degrees celcius this day. Best place was in the water

in, The Waxhead Diaries

Batman Bob 1966 | McTavish Surfboards

Batman Bob 1966 || McTavish Surfboards

Matt - Replica of Bob's personal favourite from 66'. Complete with Batman on the bottom

in, The Waxhead Diaries

Tyler Surfboards: The Man Bear Pig

Tyler Surfboards: The Man Bear Pig
from Grayson Hild on Vimeo. Tyler Surfboards Test Pilot Mike Siordia on the new Man Bear Pig.

See more at http://www.tylersurfboards.com/

Music: Imaginary Person - Ty Segall

Filmed and Edited by Grayson Hild
http://graysonhild.com/

Lucky Bastards glassing 2013 (music: Animal Style)

Lucky Bastards glassing 2013 (music: Animal Style) from No pain in Dream on Vimeo.
LUCKY BASTARDS is a little crew of surfboards glassing, created by two french glasser: Tristan Mausse and Paul Lefevre. After working for many different surfboards companies all around the world, The label called LUCKY BASTARDS began in 2006 with the aim to make the best quality, and to give a new image to the surfboards artwork, inspired by the punk-hardcore movement, the tattoo movement and of course the american car culture. The Lucky Bastards only work with tinted resin, and are specialised in the polish finish.

After have worked for many companies as: UWL WORKSHOP, RHINO LAMINATING, GLASS-IT, PANDA SURFBOARDS, WILDE/GNECH FACTORY, DMS SURFBOARDS, WEST COAST GLASSING, MICHAEL CUNDITH, CLASSIC MALIBU, BLEND GLASSING, PSM/LORENTZ FACTORY, GATO HEROI FACTORY, EUROGLASS, REVOLUCION SURFBOARDS, CATALYST, PUKAS... and many more in FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, CALIFORNIA, CANADA, SPAIN

we are now glassing every summer in spain at the Pukas factory, and moving every winter to australia or California specially for the "special series" as we developped with LOST SURFBOARDS.

Dodging Tourists

Dodging Tourists from Andy Staley on Vimeo.
Dane Peterson & Matt Cuddihy Get a couple of fun ones at Noosa First Point over Summer 2012/13.
Enjoy this black and white edit of these guys having fun and dodging through the crowds of tourists.

Please excuse the shakeyness of this clip, I am using some budget tripod at the moment and will be investing in something more suitable soon.

Enjoy and keep an eye out for my clips in near future.

www.andystaley.com

DEWEY WEBER

DEWEY WEBER from Capitan Surfocker on Vimeo.
DEWEY WEBER........ MASTER OF MASTERS!!!!

BOOTLEG by George Trimm

BOOTLEG- FULL LENGTH from George Trimm on Vimeo.
Bootleg premiered 9/13/2012 in Laguna Beach California.

Original Concept by Joel Tudor and George Trimm

Starring

Harrison Roach
Joel Tudor
Yuta Sezutsu
& John Haffy

With Cameos by:

Richard Kenvin
Joe Roper
Ryan Burch
Justin Quintal
Justin Adams
Brittany Leonard
Alex Knost
Jared Mell
Kameron Brown
Tommy Witt
Tyler Warren

Illustration by Danica Elbertse

Additional FIlming by:

Peter King
Chris Bystrom
Mike Adno
Jordan Blumetti
James Tolerico
Adelya Khurmatullina
Scott Gerrent
Reagan Ritche
Thomas Robinson

Post-Production Assistant
Jason Scallo

Special Thanks:
Sector 9
Vans
Matuse

Kookboxx.com
www.buzz-cut.com
www.facebook.com/buzzcutfilms

Testing1212 | Harrison Roach

Testing1212 from Deus ex Machina on Vimeo.
Harrison Roach riding his new Board shaped by Thomas Bexon at the Temple of Enthusiasm.

I like sharks...

I like sharks... from Matt King on Vimeo.
Australian surfboarder Andy Findlay does surfboarding on his Gato Heroi surfboard at Whangamata Beach. A beach which is sometimes, but not, alllll the time,,, good for surfboarding in New Zealand. New Zealand is cold and windy and sharky. Australia is warm and sunny and dolphinny. Easy Decision. Save your pennies.

Spring 2013 Lookbook | Almond Surfboards

Spring 2013 Lookbook from Almond Surfboards on Vimeo.
Coming March 2013

The new Almond menswear collection is made in California and draws inspiration from the surfing heritage that surrounds us. Our goal is to create timeless, quality pieces that reflect our commitment to being the premier lifestyle brand of the Surfer + Craftsman.

Ellis Ericson | Bali

Ellis Ericson | Bali from RVCA on Vimeo.

Ellis Ericson surfing in Bali. Filmed and Edited by Taylor Bonin. Music Tell Me (What's on your Mind) by Allah-Las

More Ellis Ericson here: http://www.rvca.com/c/advocates/ellis-ericson

Fire Wire Techno Grain boards

Wooden Surfboards Blog - Fire wire have picked up my Paulownia skin approach to building boards and blended it with their building method to come up with a range of boards they will market under the Techno Grain range. It gives them a far greener product to their range of high tech and high performance boards. It has been great to be a part of this step forward in their surfboards.

This is a piece from the Surf Rider Foundation by Jim Moriarty

This is what innovation looks like.
"I wrote a blog post a few months back about glassing a surfboard in the middle of a party (to drive home a message of sustainability). What I didn't share in that post was far from the glassing process a board captured the attention of, literally, everyone who saw it. It was a Paulownia-encased Firewire.It looked like one of the boards to the left and I'm not exagerating to say that it stopped everyone in their tracks.
Let me set this up a bit... we've all seen our fair share of plastic and foam floating in the ocean. I've written a few blogs on the simple idea that EPS blanks can be made from recycled tv-packing trash and the fact that the use of non-toxic Super Sap resin for surfboard glassing is "ready for prime time."
Still, the Pawlonia-encased board I saw that evening seemed to nod to all of those concepts and take the dialog a few steps further. It seemed to be a logical extension of what my blogs have been saying... surfers should seek ways to minimize their impact on the environment that that includes the equipment under their feet.
It was heartening to see another entrant in this space, complementing Danny Hess's boards and the hands-on aesthetic connected to Grain surfboards.
Rather than try and encapsulate this innovation I thought I'd reach out to Firewire's CEO Mark Price and have him explain this innovation via a quick interview.

Jim: Your new boards look and feel radically different than pretty much anything I've seen. My experience is that literally every person that sees them stops and walks over to check them out. In a few words can you tell us about the construction?

Mark: Perhaps the biggest difference aside from the overall wood-look, is the fact that, except for very narrow strips of cloth to cover the seams on the rails, there is NO external lamination, just a hotcoat to seal the wood. In addition, by using Entropy Super Sap bio resin for the hot coats and in the sandwich, we've dramatically reduced the toxicity of the small amount of resin we actually use.

J: The second question I found myself asking (after being drawn in visually) is how do they ride? Firewire is known for being perhaps the first company with an alternative/modern construction board used by pros on Tour. Are these wood boards a niche Firewire product or will we see pros on these?

M: That is the best part. They still incorporate sandwich construction and parabolic rail technology so the flex is there, and by removing the external lamination cloth and resin, they are even lighter than our regular boards. Chuy Reyna believes Technograin performance is on par with any tech we offer, and Timmy Reyes just re-ordered his entire quiver in Technograin after riding one. We've also built Filipe Toledo and Michel Bourez boards as well which they'll receive shortly, so we'll see how they like them.

J: Nice. Tell us more about the construction, I found myself wondering how thick that wood is. Also, are these a part of the Sustainable Surf's Ecoboard Project?

M: Yes, they are and we're big fans of what Sustainable Surf is doing. The wood deck skin is actually 3mm thick, so it's is not a thin veneer. As a result it has tremendous structural integrity, and you also do away with all those minor dings and shatters because these is no cloth. Repairing them is a breeze as you can use any epoxy resin and cloth if needed, or even wood putty if its a small ding.

J: Ok, let me ask you a question about the eco-side of this equation. Everything I've heard is wild… from the foam to the paulownia wood deck to the distinctly different approach to glassing. Tell us how that all works together? Was it your goal to have such an emphasis on environmental footprint or did you arrive at that endpoint via another path?

M: We're always trying to make as green a surfboard as possible and still maintain a commercially viable product that also does not sacrifice performance, and costs the same at retail. We believe that for an Eco surfboard to succeeded beyond a cool niche, those parameters must to be met. We actually exceeded our expectations with Technograin and these are only the Version 1.0 recipes. The Paulownia wood is sustainably grown and we're reviewed the suppliers certificates to verify that. And by removing the exterior cloth and lamination resin while using bio resin hot coats, the toxicity is a fraction of a traditional surfboard. Version 2.0 will have recycled EPS cores, but we're not quite there yet.
J: Great, any last comments or thoughts?

M: I do want to mention Grant Newby, a talented Australian craftsman who first turned us on to the potential of this construction, and our internal R&D and production crew who worked tirelessly to make this tech possible in a production setting. Building one-offs or small quantities is one thing (and not to be discounted), but it also took a tremendous effort to overcome all the issues that arose as we tweaked the original recipe to increase performance and build reasonable quantities. Of course having our own vertical factory was a huge help."

J: Thanks Mark. For more info check out their site here.

in, Wooden Surfboards

Summer of the cat full movie

Sharing a post from the Mohawk East Coast Surf blog!!!


Summer of the cat full movie from gatoHeroi on Vimeo.
Now it's time for you to discover the Summer of the Cats !

An 8mm collage capturing the summer feeling at gato heroi surfboards,
small wave surf by:
Robin Kegel, Cody Simpkins, Tyler Warren, Alex Knost and others.

Watch all the bonus short clips at:
http://retromodernelove.com/summer-of-the-cat-series/

Bonsoir

Bonsoir from decoster pandora on Vimeo.
Man goes man goes
Trompette blows
Birds on the boughs
Eureka!
Dough on the road
Sleeping bread
Pana dodo
One for me
One for you
Goat cheese
The niece of which
Brebis
Feta feast
Like in Greece,
You can not remove your shoes on the train
In France you can not put your shoes on in the rain
Cold feast
North East
No West
South West
Frozen cheeks
So wet
Trompette flows
For me you are the chief
Formidable.

THE HARRISON ROACH CHRONICLES: Indonesia, Part 4.

Deus ex Machina - The Temple of Enthusiasm

From Foam to Fibreglass – A Harrison Roach Concept.

Thomas Bexon cross-steps when he mows foam. He walks up and down the surfboard blank as though he’s riding his 10’0 on a perfect, never-ending peeler. He keeps a rhythm and pace that I find physically hard to match. Just standing around watching tires me out. Thomas can draw an outline and turn a 10’ / 25” / 4.5’’ blank into a 9’6 / 23” / 3’’ in no time.

Dust and sweat clung to his beard as I watched his steps in the shaping bay at the Temple of Enthusiasm. Thomas had strode straight off the plane and picked up a planer. We’d just gotten back from our travels in Java and were both eager to get to work on the first ‘Deus – Harrison Roach Concept’ surfboard. After agreeing on an outline he took to cutting out the rails. Next he lay hard on the planer and cut down the thickness to 3 inches. As the dust became heavy, I wished I had a mask. Foam went everywhere. The all important rocker line was set and I began to imagine how it would help to hold the board high and tight in the pocket. Thomas began his painstaking work on the rails and bottom-shape and the extent of his skill became obvious. This is where the surfer/shaper’s understanding proves superior. Anyone can shape a surfboard. I’ve tried, but turning-up and pinching a rail like Thomas takes years of practice. I was happy watching from the sidelines.

With Thomas’s job taken care of and my board shaped, it was time to move it along to the glassing room. When Deus first began the surfboard factory one of their main goals was to create a world-class glasser. While they’d be the first to admit they have not quite achieved that vision, they have come a long way from using resin on foam like paint on canvas. Over the last three years Dues resident, Victor Hadiyadi, has arguably become the best laminator in all of Indonesia. Renowned glassers Alex Villalobos, Jake Bowery and all-rounder Rich Pavel have all passed through the temple and guided him on his way. Joel Tudor rates Villalobos as the best glasser in the world. Victor has certainly had some amazing mentors, and it shows. I didn’t give him an easy job. I told him I’d like an opaque bottom, tinted deck inlay, deck patch and no pin-lines. He took on the challenge and blew me away. Victor was all class, and for those in the know… his lap lines were perfect.

All that was left to do was design a suitable fin. Joel Tudor once showed me how to blend the curves of two different fins to make a new template. I put his theory to use and ended up with a custom fin drawn onto a piece of cardboard. With the help of the Deus crew we used the template to cut out and sand the new fin. In the same afternoon we glassed it on the tail end of the board and voilà! The first ‘Deus – Harrison Roach Concept’ surfboard was created.

A lot has changed since Nat Young’s board ‘Sam’ was shaped in 1966. Surfboard design has come as far from bellied bottoms as Jon Jon’s mid-air pirouettes have come from Occy’s under-the-lip carves. Our team is influenced by every era of surfing, yet we don’t endeavor to copy or recreate old designs. We strive to take the best of what has already been achieved and mesh the old with the new. Our purpose is clear: to create modern longboards. Thanks to the efforts of Thomas Bexon and the whole Deus team, my new 9’6 is the best longboard I’ve ever had.

- Harrison Roach

in, Deus Bali - The Temple of Enthusiasm

QUADRATIC SOAPAGE by Tyler Warren

Shaped by Tyler Warren

in, Surf-Knot

Excuse the Roach

Excuse the Roach from Andrew Gough on Vimeo.
http://www.excusetheroach.tumblr.com/


film and edit - www.andrewgough.blogspot.com


Song - Home by LCD Soundsystem

WAITING OUT WINTER

WAITING OUT WINTER
from Andrew David Watson on Vimeo. A homage to all craftspeople who spend their winters tucked inside their workshops waiting for better weather.

Brought to you by: Cast & Salvage /// www.castandsalvage.com
Directed by: Andrew David Watson /// www.andrewdavidwatson.com
Music by: Huma-Huma /// www.huma-huma.com
Radio Voice Over by: Blake Delong

Flex Spoon by Wavegliders

Nico shaper of Wavegliders  - From an idea, soon transformed into a project that finally saw the light.
Its a lot of work, and also a lot of fun to build a board like this.

in, Wavegliders

A few from Indo by Thomas Bexon

Thomas Bexon - had a really rad trip to bali and java in jan, got the chance to shape a few boards for one my most favourite surfers and all round legend mr harry roach. thanks to anthony dodds for the pics and deus temple for the trip and the shaping gig.

in, Surfers Garden

Cool Hunting Video Rough Cut: HHI V7 Wayward

Cool Hunting Video Rough Cut: HHI V7 Wayward from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.
Built to accomodate the daily commute or a bare bones cross country ride, the V7 Wayward from Hammarhead Industries is your minimalist's dream motorcycle. Unveiled in late January of this year and based on the Moto Guzzi V7 Classic, the V7 Wayward is a loud, powerful mid-sized bike designed to take shit from no one—like everything HHI makes. So, when owner, designer and builder James Hammarhead asked if we'd like to be the first to take it for a spin, of course the answer was yes.

Inspiration L.A.

From the blog of my northern friend Ignacio Solis, here's a post about the California way.

Um abraço "Chuk"!

Diario de un Churfer - This weekend will be held in Los Angeles the Inspiration 2013. This is a vintage clothing fair, biker culture, surfing, antiques and "American" in general. Going for the fourth year, so I think that things are not going badly. I leave you with some pictures of previous editions ...

Inspiration -VISIT CALIFORNIA- from BEAMSBROADCAST on Vimeo.


To see more pics about the event click HERE

Dora live! King of Malibu!

Dora live! King of Malibu! x264 from Capitan Surfocker on Vimeo.

Control vs Speed by Ryan Burch

Control vs. Speed by Ryan Burch from Cyrus Sutton on Vimeo.
I just got back from a trip with Ryan Burch to Spain. He blew my mind. There's some mental footage coming soon. In the meantime here are some of his thoughts on control vs. speed in surfboard design.

RITRATTI DI SURF | GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS | part2

RITRATTI DI SURF | GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS | part2 from BLOCK10 on Vimeo.
The Onde Nostre Crew opens the new year with two episodes dedicated to women!
Luca Merli, Gio Barberis and Matteo Ferrari film an on the road documentary in the female universe, together with Amanda Chinchelli, Betta Dal Bello, and Natalia Resmini - Three friends with creative careers and a passion for surfing.
The episodes tell the story of a fashion designer, a stylist, and an illustrator, each bound by the surfing sisterhood and a deep friendship. They show us the many faceted ways that women confront the sea, and the energy with which they live.
If there's anyone out there who still thinks surfing is just for guys, here's proof that will make you think twice!
Onde Nostre's girls shine under an Italian September sun: Three different styles, perfectly blended, traveling between waves with thoughts on friendship, freedom, and future.
Enjoy Episode two.

RITRATTI DI SURF is a series of short videos about surfers, shapers, artists and other characters somehow connected to Onde Nostre and the italian surf culture.

Directed by Luca Merli

Edited by Giovanni "Sbrokked" Barberis and Luca Merli

Photography by Luca Merli, Giovanni "Sbrokked" Barberis, Matteo Ferrari.

Lettering by Luca Barcellona

Music Consultant & Marketing: Gabriele "Gabro" Minelli

Music (In order of appearaces) :
Garden of Alibi 'Herman'
Karibean 'God Bless The Summer'

Duct Tape Biarritz

Duct Tape Biarritz from Oficina de hechos on Vimeo.
Los monstruos del tablón sembrando el pánico en Biarritz. Su terrorífica y recalcitrante forma de vampirizar las olas pone los pelos de punta. Las escalofriantes imágenes de Pablo del Caño, descuartizadas en pedacitos por Nacho Susaeta, dan forma a esta horripilante ejecución de la Oficina de Hechos. Música: CAPSULE - Le salon & JACK MARSHALL- The Munsters theme.