Learn From The Master

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.

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Night shots of the OB Pier

small day at sandy's

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~

The Cliffs Special

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

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

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

New GH Bonzer

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

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