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
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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.
Monday, February 11, 2013
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
Sunday, February 10, 2013
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.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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
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
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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'
Monday, February 4, 2013
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.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Thomas Campbell's Aberrations of Summer
We asked legendary surf filmmaker and fine artist Thomas Campbell to translate our latest swim collection through his sunny, soft-camera lens. We got Aberrations of Summer, his dreamscape of a film, starring surfers Danica Elbertse, Shannon Lewis and Tanner Prairie and an undisturbed swath of beach in central California.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Surfing the changing world: appeal for funding
Surfing the changing world: appeal for funding from Leo McCrea on Vimeo.
FOR MY LATEST ENVIRO SURF FILM PROJECT - Donate at http://igg.me/p/317233/x/2168137
9'5 Magic Ham by Jim "The Genius" Phillips
Smukes is lettin'er go, $700 and she's yours. 9'5" Magic Ham.
contact mdismukes@gmail.com
contact mdismukes@gmail.com
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Almost Cut My Hair
Almost Cut My Hair from Ryan Lovelace on Vimeo.
You knew it would happen eventually.
Almost Cut My Hair is a zero budget surf film containing approximately 96% pure surfing coupled with a sound track worth listening to...the only catch being everyone involved is riding a surfboard that I built. If you can get past that last bit, I think you'll get a pretty killer show.
Over the past few years of meeting and working with countless creative individuals, I've made them boards and they've in turn shared their talents with me; I've piled it all together in what is my ultimate surf movie. ACMH is essentially the past few years of my work, set to some serious jams.
It makes me very happy and I hope it does you the same to you in the Spring of this year.
Containing the musical and/or surfical talents of:
Travers Adler, Trevor Gordon, Landon Smith, Will Adler, Morgan Maassen, Troy Mothershead, Ryan Lovelace, Johnny McCann, Michael Kew, Phil Browne, Joseph Horswell, Washmen and the Fisher, Simon Murdoch, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Connor Lyon and piles more...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Why Knot...
CUTS DOLORO | Dork Fin by Salty Merchants
CUTS DOLORO - dork fin by salty merchants from Salty merchant on Vimeo.
The Cuts Doloro - dork fin.
surf smooth, and effortless like cuts doloro!
who is cuts doloro?
THIS IS CUTS DOLORO!
and this is his fin - the ideal, all round skeg template that provides superb control while on the nose and in the curl.
The wide base will increases your boards drive and forward projectory!
Its upright rake allows on point, pivotal characteristics unseen to the modern logger.
Just enough flex allows you to gain instant speed yet remain calm, without interruption - while on the beak.
This is the cuts doloro dork fin.
By The SALTY MERCHANTS!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Joel Tudor | Unfiltered by Surfer Mag
Joel Tudor, longboard icon and surfing's favorite iconoclast. Photo: Glaser
Joel Tudor has always been a polarizing figure in the surf world. Idolized by traditionalists for his grace, style, and equally fierce convictions, the 35-year-old San Diegan has assumed the role of tribal elder while still remaining the yardstick by which all other longboarders of the modern age are measured. And in a time where his genre’s influence is felt everywhere—from foreign lineups to clips on Dane Reynolds’ website—Tudor is as relevant now as he’s ever been. Here he offers us his perspective.
Talk to me about the current state of longboarding.
It’s awesome. There’s been enough of a jump in the right direction and it’s made the side that we all hated [high-performance longboarding] irrelevant—that side’s finally disappearing. I was fighting a lonely battle for a long time. It’s pretty cool that there’s a whole group now, as opposed to one person. The weight is off my shoulders. The other day I had some kid that takes jiu-jitsu from me in the studio, and I put in Alex Knost’s new movie and the kid was like, “He’s the reason I started surfing.” And I thought to myself, “That’s pretty rad.” And it’s got to that point where there’s an entirely different group that’s capable of doing what needs to be done, which is just inspiring kids who want to ride logs to ride them correctly.
Do you think there’s a place for competitive longboarding?
It’s hard for me to write it off because it gave me legitimacy and enabled me to make a living. I don’t agree with the ASP, but it is what it is. I mean, Al Knost or any one of these guys could enter and win if they wanted to. And it would probably legitimize them. They would only gain more credibility and be able to prolong the scam of making money for surfing your whole life. We’re all trying to follow in the Dora footsteps of scamming, scamming, scamming, because at the end of the day, we are scamming. If you just go surfing and you collect a check, you’re scamming society. It’s true. You do whatever it takes, and if that means winning an ASP world title, then win it, but it’s going to be a hard-fought battle. It took me seven years to convince them that I was good enough to win one. So a lot of people give up after a couple years. Do I think the way the ASP judges longboarding and the style of surfing they’re rewarding is cool? No, not really, but that’s another story. That’s a broken record, i’ve been complaining about that shit forever.
What should the criteria be? What is good longboarding?
Come to one of my contests [the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational series] and check it out. Basically I believe that longboarding should never be held in waves over head-high and if they are, certain specific requirements of equipment can be adapted. But as far as the real beauty of the art is concerned, it’s an under head-high thing. And in that, you basically want to combine the surfing of Nat Young and David Nuuhiwa and put them both together. Maybe throw me in the mix. And you’ve got a pretty good format. I’m not trying to be egotistical, but that’s just my opinion. That’s the direction that it’s going. When you go to my contests and sit back and watch them, it’s awesome—it’s hilarious, it’s funny, and it makes surfing look fun.
That type of surfing seems to be making its way into performance shortboarding too.
For sure, if you look at the amount that Dane Reynolds is influenced by guys like Al Knost and other people—I mean if Dane goes surfing with Al, the next month Dane will come out with a video clip and he’s surfing similar to Al. So it’s just the evolution of how things are going; it’s cool. And, why not? Dude, if Dane Reynolds is looking to longboarding for inspiration, that’s sick.
Talk to me about the current state of longboarding.
It’s awesome. There’s been enough of a jump in the right direction and it’s made the side that we all hated [high-performance longboarding] irrelevant—that side’s finally disappearing. I was fighting a lonely battle for a long time. It’s pretty cool that there’s a whole group now, as opposed to one person. The weight is off my shoulders. The other day I had some kid that takes jiu-jitsu from me in the studio, and I put in Alex Knost’s new movie and the kid was like, “He’s the reason I started surfing.” And I thought to myself, “That’s pretty rad.” And it’s got to that point where there’s an entirely different group that’s capable of doing what needs to be done, which is just inspiring kids who want to ride logs to ride them correctly.
Do you think there’s a place for competitive longboarding?
It’s hard for me to write it off because it gave me legitimacy and enabled me to make a living. I don’t agree with the ASP, but it is what it is. I mean, Al Knost or any one of these guys could enter and win if they wanted to. And it would probably legitimize them. They would only gain more credibility and be able to prolong the scam of making money for surfing your whole life. We’re all trying to follow in the Dora footsteps of scamming, scamming, scamming, because at the end of the day, we are scamming. If you just go surfing and you collect a check, you’re scamming society. It’s true. You do whatever it takes, and if that means winning an ASP world title, then win it, but it’s going to be a hard-fought battle. It took me seven years to convince them that I was good enough to win one. So a lot of people give up after a couple years. Do I think the way the ASP judges longboarding and the style of surfing they’re rewarding is cool? No, not really, but that’s another story. That’s a broken record, i’ve been complaining about that shit forever.
What should the criteria be? What is good longboarding?
Come to one of my contests [the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational series] and check it out. Basically I believe that longboarding should never be held in waves over head-high and if they are, certain specific requirements of equipment can be adapted. But as far as the real beauty of the art is concerned, it’s an under head-high thing. And in that, you basically want to combine the surfing of Nat Young and David Nuuhiwa and put them both together. Maybe throw me in the mix. And you’ve got a pretty good format. I’m not trying to be egotistical, but that’s just my opinion. That’s the direction that it’s going. When you go to my contests and sit back and watch them, it’s awesome—it’s hilarious, it’s funny, and it makes surfing look fun.
That type of surfing seems to be making its way into performance shortboarding too.
For sure, if you look at the amount that Dane Reynolds is influenced by guys like Al Knost and other people—I mean if Dane goes surfing with Al, the next month Dane will come out with a video clip and he’s surfing similar to Al. So it’s just the evolution of how things are going; it’s cool. And, why not? Dude, if Dane Reynolds is looking to longboarding for inspiration, that’s sick.
To see the full interview by Brendon Thomas of Surfer Magazine, please click HERE
Massive Swell | Nazaré, Portugal 2013
CoastlineTobi - Nazaré (Praia do Norte) was hit yesterday by a massive nord-west swell with a breeze of south-east wind!
Perfect conditions! McNamara was charging!
Photo by Tó Mané
The man who took the shot, Tó Mane showing the pic to G-Mac!
Photo by Tó Mané
The man who took the shot, Tó Mane showing the pic to G-Mac!
Special K & The Sea Badgers | Sea Movies by Korduroy TV
Special K & The Sea Badgers - Sea Movies from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.
An all-star cast of alternative surf craft riding sea badgers descends upon Keramas for a good ol' time of tube ridin' and lip slidin'. Shot all in one day.
Check out our new Sea Movies tumblr: http://seamovies.korduroy.tv
Surfers
Alex Knost
Harrison Roach
Ellis Ericson
Jared Mell
Matt Chojnacki
Thomas Bexon
Camera/Edit
Andrew Elliott
Pres Ban Productions
Music
'City Arcade'
The Mid City Arcade
http://themidcityarcade.bandcamp.com/
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Sunny Days by Bird Man Media
Sunny Days from Bird Man Media on Vimeo.
Birdman Media presents Sunny Days. Sunny Days is a short video shot entirely on beautiful sunny days this Winter. It's a shorty but a goody. Sunny Days features Tommy Witt, Noah Shimabukuro, Brendan White, Taylor Jensen and Bucky Barry.
for more longboard surf videos, check out
www.birdmanmedia.com
RITRATTI DI SURF | GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS | part1
From our friend Luca and The Onde Nostre Crew!
Thank you for sharing...
RITRATTI DI SURF | GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS | part1 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.
Here episode one.
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) :
Le Man Avec Les Lunettes '4 Notes'
Guts 'Mi Isla Tropical'
Karibean 'Rainbow Girl '
Garden of Alibi 'Herman'
Karibean 'God Bless The Summer'
Thank you for sharing...
RITRATTI DI SURF | GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS | part1 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.
Here episode one.
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) :
Le Man Avec Les Lunettes '4 Notes'
Guts 'Mi Isla Tropical'
Karibean 'Rainbow Girl '
Garden of Alibi 'Herman'
Karibean 'God Bless The Summer'
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Alex Knost | Bali x Costa Rica
Alex Knost | Bali x Costa Rica from RVCA on Vimeo.
In support of our new Spring 2013 Alex Knost Signature Collection, RVCA presents this footage of Alex surfing Bali and Costa Rica.
Filmed and Edited by Taylor Bonin
Special Thanks: Jimmy Kinnaird
Music: Time by Ty Segall & White Fence
More Alex: http://www.rvca.com/c/advocates/alex-knost
Shop the Alex Collection: http://us.shop.rvca.com/w/mens/collections/alex-knost
Friday, January 25, 2013
Lucky Fin's !!!!
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Wooden glass-on fin's are available now!!!
100% hand made in Europe, with tint or clear laminating.
G.U.R.U. | 2013
The G.U.R.U. is back!!!
Shaped by Gustavo S. Costa
A big thank you to Zé from NorthCoast Surfboards for opening his factory to us!
G.U.R.U. Surfboards
Shaped by Gustavo S. Costa
A big thank you to Zé from NorthCoast Surfboards for opening his factory to us!
G.U.R.U. Surfboards
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Iron & Resin | 2013
Iron & Resin Fall 2013 Lookbook Video from Scott Toepfer on Vimeo.
Couldn't have asked for a better trip with my friends at Iron & Resin. We cruised up the Central Coast in search of cold water and warm fires, and got more than we bargained for.
Director/Videographer : Scott Toepfer (sgtoepfer.com)
Additional Footage : Samson Hatae (samsonkhatae.com), Jackson Chandler (ironandresin.com)
Music : Ben Howard - "Old Pine"
www.ironandresin.com
Mundaka Slow Surfing
Mundaka Slow Surfing from jkvisual on Vimeo.
Slowmotion + tilt-shift de una sesión de surf del año pasado.
Espero que os guste
Musica: Lzn02 - Love is an Infection
Una producción de www.jkvisual.net
Patrocinadores:
www.surfmarket.org
www.surfingbizkaia.com
Experiment No. 3 | Scrap Surf
Experiment No. 3 - Scrap Surf from Shwood Eyewear on Vimeo.
Shwood founder Eric Singer teams up with friends to create a unique wooden surfboard. Watch how Singer and company process and shape this functional one-of-a-kind board using reclaimed wood found on the Oregon coast.
The construction process was guided by the expertise of Joe Blecha, a bona fide virtuoso of custom surf and snowboard construction. www.blechaboardshop.com
Kahana Kalama, professional surfer turned shop-owner (www.alohasunday.com), was there to test the limits of the handmade board upon its completion.
Based in Portland, Oregon, Shwood creates handcrafted wooden eyewear using fine exotic hardwoods. Shwood’s in-house manufacturing process merges precision technology with classic skilled craftsmanship to create a timeless art form. Every step from veneering and precision lens cutting, to shaping and finishing is conducted in our own Portland-based workshop to promise an entirely handcrafted eyewear piece. View the collection at www.shwoodshop.com
Video:
Joe Stevens
www.joestevensmedia.com
Additional filming:
Wes Scheler
Music:
Sonny & The Sunsets – “Too Young To Burn (Instrumental)”
www.sonnysmith.com
The Black Tambourines – “27-25 Blues”
www.theblacktambourines.bandcamp.com
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
OLDEST by Drew Miller
OLDEST from Drew Miller on Vimeo.
Dolphins jumped, seagulls cheered and the lighthouse led us home.
Justin Quintal, Nick Collins and Chris Tincher share some waves at a very fickle spot in the nations OLDEST.
# Vanlife | Nick Dirks’ Van
Ass, Gas or Grass, Nobody Rides for Free. For the record these empties were from parked activities, not mobile.
Shutting the door, I grabbed my board and headed towards the lift line. They’ll be up in an hour I thought to myself.
The inside of #vanlife.
The Vantasy’s custom board rack. Pure Cambvibes.
in, A Restless Transplant and Van Life
Moto Grigio | Deus Australia
Deus ex Machina - Hand built in Woolie’s Workshop at The Emporium of Postmodern Activities, the Kawasaki W650 engine was punched out to 800cc, features FCR flat slide carburetors and stainless steel headers that flow into a Supertrapp exhaust kitted out with hand made hangers. The custom-made tank and seat marry ideas of new and old. The tank shape is inspired by classic TT style road racers while the seat models itself after current Moto2 bikes. The competition-spec inspiration extends throughout the build with a laundry list of race-ready parts. The wheels sport Sun rims, Buchanan stainless steel spokes and nipples, and knock off hubs from Durelle Racing. The adjustable offset triple clamps are also from Durelle Racing and link up with black anodized Ohlins forks that have been re-valved, re-lengthened, and re-sprung. A Motion Pro Revolver throttle, Brembo brake and ASV clutch lever call the Woodcraft clip-on bars home. The enormous flat track rear brake set-up incorporates a Grimeca caliper and Brembo master cylinder, while up front the Beringer six piston brake meets a Brembo rotor and lever for huge stopping power. A custom chromoly swingarm links up to Works Performance shocks. Finishing touches include a digital dashboard from Motogadget and custom seating from C&C Motorcycle Seats.
in, Deus ex Machina
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Rob Machado and Joel Tudor surfing Costa Rica | Sprout
Rob Machado & Joel Tudor surfing beautiful waves in Costa Rica, from the movie Sprout!
Simon Patchett | 9'4 Patchified Surf Thump
Almond Surfboards - Patchy, riding his 9’4 Patchified Surf Thump on a small, warm day in Australia.
Would gladly sign up for a small, warm surf session today.
Photos: Neil Patchett.
in, Almond Surfboards
Monday, January 21, 2013
Wooden Spoon by Jon Wegener
Jon - 4'6''. This model is really fast and does great turns.
It is heavily infuenced by George Greenoughs Velo spoon.
What is traditional longboarding? by CP
CP - When i was asked to write a "What is traditional longboarding" piece. It sounded pretty simple, it's just noseriding, one fin and drop knee cutbacks isn't it? Yet the more i sat and thought about it, the more difficult to pin down it became.
In it's original sense it's a term that defined a part of longboarding for a few years in the mid nineties. Back in the first "age of the longboard" there was just surfing and everyone rode longboards until Nat Young and chums changed things in 1966. When longboards started to become popular again in the nineties, it was driven by shapers like Bill Stewart applying the lessons learnt with the evolution of the shortboard to longer equipment. The focus was very much on emulating the "radicalness" of cutting edge shortboard surfing with a handful of throwback manouvers thrown in. The boards were light, often narrow nosed with shortboard style concave bottoms and multiple fins.
It wasn't until Joel Tudor and his contemporaries like Wingnut, Jimmy Gamboa, Kevin Connelly and others started to look backwards, sometimes riding vintage thrift store finds that things began to change. Longboarding begin to develop along two fairly seperate paths. While the hawaiians and aussies continued to develop the high performance school, Tudor led the charge back to black wetsuits, single fins, Volan and a focus on a style with it's feet firmly in the body english of the early 60's. Looking in magazines of the time, "traditional longboarding" really means trying to emulate David Nuuhiwa at his 1966 noseriding prime, hanging ten was once again paramount along with smooth footwork and drop knee cutbacks.Board Templates closely followed those of period noseriders with wide noses and tails, flat rocker, concave nose and paralell soft rails. Once again, first point Malibu became the focus of world wide attention.
The years tick by, things change and evolve, "pro" longboarding faltered from lack of corporate support and to a large extent stayed as a fringe activity in the surf media despite the ever increasing numbers boards over nine feet leaving the racks of surf shops world wide. Tudor retreated from the limelight a little and turned his attention to shorter equipment. Thomas Campbell made a couple of very influential surf films and huge numbers of surfers rediscovered the joy in the glide of a heavy board in high line trim. From where we (i) sit today, traditional longboarding is much more than emulating '66 vintage Nuuhiwa.
Almost all of today's top "loggers" are incredibly well rounded surfers, riding heavy single fins in small waves but shorter equipment when the waves get bigger or hollower, be that fish, egg, hull, simmons, even thrusters. Shapers like Tyler Hatzikian and Robbie Kegel have started to take single fin longboard design into different territory. Both these shapers say they use the zenith of 60's design as a jumping off point but aim to design shapes that continue the evolution of the longboard as though the shortboard revolution never happened. They are not alone. The last few years have seen a subtle shift in "log" shapes away from parallel templates and wide noses to more pig influenced shapes with wide points pulled back narrower noses and more defined hips to the board. The lines these boards draw on the wave is subtly different and surfers like knost and kegel have started to turn harder as a result while still retaining the essence of a traditional style. Noserides have become much more focused on being in the pocket not out on the shoulder and the standard of noseriding and the technicalty of the poses struck with toes over has gone through the roof.
Far from being old and stale, a dry study of glories past, traditional longboarding is more varied and alive than ever and that's where the difficulty in pinning it down lies. In fact it's one of the most vibrant parts of the whole of surfing in current times, with an almost punk ethos of experimentation and expression fuelled by a worldwide internet savvy community and not bound by corporate ideas and marketing plans.
So if we must try to pin down a definition what can we say? What is "traditional" today?
I think it's best to think of it as an approach, a "state of mind" if you forgive the cheesiness of that assertion, defined by some basic tenets. Fundamentally Style is important, . Surfing with style is paramount whether it's the Steve Bigler-esque exaggerated body English of Alex Knost or the Phil Edwards style smoothness of Tyler Warren. It's an adherence to the principles of good trim, harnessing the waves energy with good positioning and without needless flapping. It's working with the wave, harmonizing with it's form in more lateral lines rather than attempting to bend it to your will or slice it to pieces. It's about using the extra three feet of your longboard for it's intended purpose and noseriding the hell out of any suitable section. It's about believing a good bottom turn is far more important than whatever maneuver you can do at the top of the wave. It's about weight, glide, momentum and grace under pressure.
It's not about being retro or being overly consumed with looking backwards, it's about taking the essence of Surfing's history and treating those reference points with due reverence but taking them somewhere new.
Unsurprisingly perhaps, people are beginning to take notice and the big surf Companies are perhaps beginning to sniff opportunity. Vans have poured a fair amount of money into Joel Tudors unashamedly traditional duct tape contests and Billabong, one of the "big 3", just sponsored Tyler Warren one of the best "all boards" surfers in the world and something that would have been unthinkable even 5 years ago. Whether this is ultimately a good thing remains to be seen but one thing is for sure. Style is alive and kicking.
(Rejects) by Avthentic Films
(Rejects) from Avthentic Films on Vimeo.
B-side images from The Avthentic Story.
More infos: http://www.avthentic.com/
Surfers:
Clovis Donizetti (fiasco-kid.blogspot.com)
Steven Dunn Videau (spanner-mc.blogspot.com)
The Polite Pandora (thepolitepandora.blogspot.com)
Cyril Arnaud
Music:
Sonic Youth "Au café" - Simon Werner a disparu
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Dick Van Straalen | InnerViews
Dick Van Straalen - InnerViews from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.
Dick Van is a classic shaper and surfer from Australia's Gold Coast. He's been hunting dredging sand bottom tubes since the good old days and has never stop experimenting with surfboard shapes and designs. He's been working refining hollow carbon fiber boards and fin configurations with test pilot Dave Rastovich for the past few years and together they've been making some cool shapes which push the definition of a modern surfboard.
Surf Footage from the forthcoming film "Under the Sun"
www.dickvanstraalen.com
Friday, January 18, 2013
Mexico Logging in December | Regressing Forward
Mexico Logging in December- Regressing Forward from Cyrus Sutton on Vimeo.
After miles of suspension wreaking roads I pulled up to this secluded bay with 66 degree water and only a couple girls out.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Agave Surfboards
Agave Surfboards | English subtitles from Capim Filmes on Vimeo.
Tom Scott busca a fórmula perfeita entre o surf e a natureza.
A Capim Filmes teve um grande prazer de produzir esse curta documentário.
Thomas Scott é um grande personagem. Sua paixão pelo surf e a natureza, sem hipocrisia, levou o designer a buscar uma melhor relação entre o surf e o meio ambiente com suas pranchas de agave e outros materiais.
Além de serem pranchas funcionais e quase tão leves quanto uma de poliuretano (só 30% mais pesada), as pranchas de Agave são verdadeiras obras de arte.
ENGLISH
Tom Scott Looks for the perfect relationship between surf and the nature.
Capim Filmes had a great pleasure to produce this short documentary. Thomas Scott is a great character. His passion for surfing and nature, without hypocrisy, led the designer to seek a better relationship between the environment and the surf with their boards of agave and other materials. Besides being functional boards and almost as light as a polyurethane (only 30% heavier), the Agave surfboards are true works of art.
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Thomas Scott:
http://studiocaturama.blogspot.com.br/
tscottsurfboards@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Sean Tully + 9'10 Zamora PMP
Sean Tully + 9'10 Zamora PMP from Zamora Surf on Vimeo.
Sean Tully gives the 9'10 Zamora PMP a spin at the bu.
The Zamora PMP model is a pig inspired log with a a twist of the modern noseriders. Wide point back, fuller deck , deep blended nose concave, flatter rocker with just enough tail kick for your perching needs...
Zamorasurf.com
Ryan Lovelace | Surfcraft
Ryan Lovelace | Surfcraft from Tom Contarino on Vimeo.
Ryan Lovelace is a freelance surf craft builder from Santa Barbara California who I was fortunate enough to meet and shoot while he was here in New Jersey shaping surfboards for Glide Surf Co. over at Charles Mencel's surfboard factory. Ryan is an all around great guy who takes his craft seriously, but can still joke with the best of em. His creativity and innovation in modern surf craft is surely something to be admired and this short gives some insight to his life, opinions and craft.
http://rlovelace.com/
http://www.glidesurfco.com/
http://tomcontarino.tumblr.com/
http://coveredclosely.wordpress.com/
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