smooth glide

Apocalypse!

2011-06-05T13:07:00.000-07:00

It never came—or at least not yet—but Jeremy did surf this new amber egg for the first time on that not-so-fateful day in May.

This one is 6'6" x I can't remember x I still can't remember. Moonlight glass, tint, wetsanded gloss. Bamboo quad fins from Marlin.

Enjoy the pics.

Trucker

2010-11-19T21:47:00.000-08:00

The first of countless amazing memories.

Seafaring

2010-11-01T23:35:00.001-07:00

Interstellar Glide

2010-10-25T20:31:00.001-07:00

7'0" x 21.5" x 2.75" quad. Another personal board here. Moonlight glass with the 1970's yellow resin tint and cosmic swirl with interstellar airbrush done by Gary Stuber and Peter St. Pierre. Photos poached from Surfysurfy.

Learn From The Master

2010-08-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

Terry Martin was kind enough to show me some of the finer points of shaping a longboard this past weekend. He should know—he's been shaping for Hobie since 1963 and his boards are some of the smoothest gliding pieces of foam, wood & fiberglass to be found anywhere on Earth.

A!

2010-04-28T22:46:00.001-07:00

Night shots of the OB Pier

2010-04-07T22:17:00.000-07:00

small day at sandy's

2010-02-28T22:26:00.001-08:00

On my way out to go get barreled on a small but perfect day at Sandy's. This is an old pic from '06 just discovered as I went through some old folders.

Let's go outdoors~

2010-02-28T22:00:00.001-08:00

The Cliffs Special

2010-01-16T17:13:00.001-08:00

9'6" x 23" x 3.125" with a cedar/bass/cedar t-band, custom bamboo fin, 7.5 oz volan/6 oz s-glass/7.5 oz volan glass with a double pin line and resin stripes. No logo to keep it stealth.

6'6" Egg for Mike

2010-01-10T14:12:00.001-08:00

6'6" x 20" x 2.5" egg for Mike. I shape more quads or singlefins than these crazy retro tri-fins, but this one looks pretty fun. I guess it's called a "thruster"—we'll see if the whole three-fin idea works. The Moonlight Glass reverse tint is cool, too.

New Log for Miguel

2009-11-14T17:22:00.001-08:00

9'5" x 23.125" x 3.125" singlefin log for Miguel. Note: these photos were not taken in my yard.

New GH Bonzer

2009-10-03T11:44:00.000-07:00

For what seems like the first time ever, I planned ahead and ordered a board before winter actually starts—can you believe it? Gary Hanel shaped up a 6'6" x 20.5" x 2.75" bonzer egg. He pulled in the nose a bit and foiled out the rails & tail nicely. Moonlight did the glass including that cool resin loop for the leash. Marlin from 101 fins hand made this nice set of five glass-on fins. Looks pretty good, huh?

OB Sunset

2009-08-18T21:48:00.000-07:00

OB Pier just after sunset. 30 sec exposure, two unnamed (but easy to figure out) filters used.

Diamond Tail

2009-07-02T21:22:00.000-07:00

9'2" diamond tail for Joey. 60" long blended concave into rolled-V in the tail. Subtle brown striped resin tint by Jay in North County. Enjoy it, Joey!

Get Big

2008-12-07T22:57:00.000-08:00

'cause I got a new gun.
7'0" x 19.25" Allan Gibbons quad semi-gun. Glassed at Moonlight.
Here she is, relaxing in my living room.

The business end.
Here she is, laying out at Moonlight with her yellow 6'10" sister. Fin guru Marlin Bacon of 101 fins took the yellow one, I've got the red one.

Alaia

2008-10-14T22:43:00.000-07:00

I decided to give the old alaia a try recently. This alaia started as some laminated pine & wood sealer from Home Depot.
I broke out the old wood burner for this one:
I smeared some wax on it and caught a few little waves riding it prone. It is interesting to try for the drop on a stiff, somewhat heavy plank of wood. It's not so easy to ride it standing yet...

Paddle For Clean Water!

2008-09-09T22:19:00.001-07:00

Paddle the OB Pier on Sunday, Sept. 13 and support the ongoing efforts to keep our beaches clean & healthy!

Watch the video..recognize those guys at 4:26?

Hey, here's a nice new quad

2008-08-06T02:35:00.000-07:00

6'2" x 20" x 2.5". Biofoam. Opaque teal tint & fancy yellow resin work by the Breakroom in PB. Single concave running from under the front foot all the way out the back. Marlin from 101 Fins has a nice new quad template that he's working on that are almost ready.... just waiting for the call and this board will be ready to go. Oh, by the way, this one is for me.

Green Swirl

2008-07-18T23:51:00.000-07:00

6'6" x 21" x 2.625" double bump quad fish for Brian. I'm looking forward to seeing this one around North County. Glass done by the Break Room in PB—check out that clean swirl coming around the rails.

Jim the Genius

2008-07-13T22:41:00.001-07:00

9'8" x 19" x 23.25" x 16" x 3.125" Classic Longboard shaped by the Jim "the Genius" Phillips. Tinted volan glass, deck patch, resin pins. Cedar/bass/cedar t band. Redwood & Sugar Pine fin. The redwood was salvaged from wine casks over 100 years old. These pieces of wood are estimated at over approximately 2,000 years old!

I asked for a classic, custom shaped, and Jim delivered. He even had me come in to "assist" in the shaping process, making sure I was happy with everything as he looked through wood for the stringer, fin & tailblock and also when cut the outline—can you ask for any more? I explained the style of surfing, fin templates, colors & concepts that I like and... I definitely found out why they call him "Genius."

6'3" Bio Fish

2008-05-13T21:13:00.000-07:00

Just a simple fast fish for Tyler. 6'3" x 20.25" x 2.625" Biofoam LokBox quad. Enjoy!

6'2" Diamond Tail Quad

2008-05-11T11:03:00.000-07:00

6'2" x 13.5"N x 20"M x 15.125"T x 2.5"thick Diamond Tail Quad. Biofoam blank from Homeblown in Sorrento Valley. 50% of the core foam ingredients come from organically grown soy in CA.

Big Fish

2008-05-04T22:23:00.001-07:00

Seven foot double-bump fish for Joe. Biofoam, glassed at by the gentlemen at the Breakroom in PB.

Some Like it Wet

2008-04-15T19:27:00.000-07:00

I'm in the market for a classic noserider. You got one?

Coronados Dive

2007-12-16T15:14:00.001-08:00

Sea lions love scuba divers!

OB X-mas Parade!

2007-12-02T13:12:00.000-08:00

The OB Christmas Parade was last night and OB was out in all it's glory. We had a great spot across from Hodad's..... enjoy the pics.

The Dog Wash crew went for high production values with the new balloon....

While Surfrider opted for the personal touch as an army of volunteers passed out tide books to the crowd. Here's Belinda working the magic.

Hodad's lent their famous micro-bus to the San Diego Derby Dolls....

While one of the crowd favorites made their annual appearance--The Ocean Beach Ladies Lawn Chair Brigade who are "Folding for Freedom". Check out their moves and the patriotic lawn chairs.

I wish I had the camera out faster for this one... The enormous walking robot giraffe! Check out the guy in the drivers seat--this thing was huge! He had speakers built into the legs, lights flashing, and the crowd went wild as he "walked" it down Newport Ave. I'm watching for him next year....

Trucker chose to watch this year, instead of marching with the Dog Beach dogs. He liked the horses & motorcycles--aren't those are big, loud dogs, Truck?!

Some other highlights were the tiny hot rod kids with customized (and loud) hot rods, the guy who went the length of Newport balancing on a giant bouncy ball, the OB Off-Key Choir, Sunset Cliffs Surfing Association Band, playing Lowrider & Wipeout, the OB Geriatrics Surf Club, all the classic cars, hot rods & choppers, and everyone else who had gigawatts of lights and ear-splitting noise. Only in OB!

Bamboo Fins

2007-11-08T21:29:00.001-08:00

Marlin at 101 Fins sent over these beautiful handmade bamboo fins. These are his personal "K9" template designed to take advantage of bamboo's unique flex characteristics and years of San Diego quad research. Front fins are single foiled, rear fins are double foiled. They're going in the biofoam 5'9" for a visit to Blacks tomorrow.

EDIT: I've been riding these fins for the past few days at Blacks and the Cliffs and they are amazing! The board feels extremely fast with a new springy bounce off the bottom turn. The bamboo has a crisp flex that sends you flying out of turns with speed, speed and more speed. Thanks Marlin, these fins are fantastic.

I want one, too!

2007-11-04T21:20:00.001-08:00

As long as I was shaping a quad fish for Jared, I decided that I want one, too. This one is 5'9.5" x 20.5" with a pulled in tail, no bumps, and a deep double to single concave. I gave it some extra love with the wax--can you see the koi?

Tested at Black's...this one has the Smooth Glide.

Extra special thanks to Rich "Toby" Pavel for all of his help on these boards. If you don't know, Pavel is the inventor of the Speed Dialer, and has probably done more for quad fish (and quad fish shapers) than anyone in the world. Beyond that, he's cool. Thanks Professor Pavel, you are the man.

Jared Comes to Visit

2007-11-04T21:11:00.001-08:00

I met Jared on the boat to Witch's Rock in early July.... After he got back to Santa Barbara and I got back to OB, he called and said he wanted a quad fish. Here you go, Jared....Enjoy!

6'0.5" x 20.5" Biofoam quad double-bump. Deep double to single concave.

Quad for Jared

2007-10-23T15:08:00.000-07:00

Don't worry Jared, it'll be back from the glasser soon! Jimmy Jazz himself from LokBox dropped the fin boxes in today. In the meantime, enjoy these pics.

6'0.5" x 20.5" x 2.5" Biofoam Speeddialer-inspired quad fish.

salaam peace shalom

2007-09-11T21:11:00.000-07:00

enough said!

World Bodysurfing Championships

2007-08-23T22:20:00.000-07:00

I'll be bodysurfing in the World Bodysurfing Championships in Oceanside this weekend. No board necessary...and if it's two feet, it's still overhead.

One California Day

2007-08-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

We were at the premier for One California Day...and it is excellent! I definitely recommend this one. Check them out online at onecaliforniaday.com

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2007-08-04T08:08:00.001-07:00

How many people still ride the first board they shaped? I do--because it once was a longboard, until I stripped the glass and reshaped the remaining foam into this 5'10" fish. Upside down tint by Dewi at Tiger G glass and hand-foiled Gephart keels.

Costa Rica!

2007-07-13T00:56:00.000-07:00

I'll be here from July 13 to August 3.

Flower Power

2007-07-12T22:09:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when the surf is flat and PhotoShop starts calling my name....

Quad

2007-07-12T22:06:00.001-07:00

6'2" x 20" x 2.5" EPS/Epoxy round-pin quad. This board is on it's way to Costa Rica for testing!

BioFoam

2007-07-10T20:32:00.001-07:00

5'10" x 20.25" x 2.625" Singlefin, with beak nose, clear glass, gloss & polish, and a Skip Frye flex fin. This board was made with BioFoam by HomeBlown. BioFoam replaces 50% of the core foam ingredients with agricultural products. BioFoam shapes great and surfs even better--check them out.

Truck & Me @ Dogbeach

2007-07-10T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here we are at Dog Beach, waxing up my new 5'10" biofoam singlefin for it's first go out.