Band Practice

It was Mark's bday so we had a little jam session at the warehouse/shop, the cake was friggin' amazing...happy birthday Mark!

Herbie Likes Handplanes

My buddy Scott French up in Santa Cruz has been churning out some unreal hand-planes for the purpose of bodysurfing; i've been using mine mainly for itty bitty hollow waves and the lift you get is pretty amazing considering their size...push it out in front and away you go, bring it in and hold it under you and wait for the barrel.

well worth adding to your quiver to spice up your surf-life...check it:

http://diatom-designs.com/

PELICAN INVASION!

Hot damn, today the Brown Pelican was taken off the Endangered Species list!  

Article Action.

There are now some 650,000 or so of these brilliant, big-beaked buggers, and I couldn't be happier about it...heres to hoping that our good friends keep poppin' out them babies, even if they aren't super cute...at least they're majestic...

...well....one day...

FUN FACT!

Did you know:  The Brown Pelican is actually higher on the food chain than the Brown Bear? 

This is what surfing looks lie to fishies?

photo: B.Dipierri

Website Update!

Okay, enough with the pretty pictures (i lie...there's more coming tonight...).

There are some updates on the PC website if you care to check it out, new models added in the Glider section (D.bowls and Miniglider) and a new Stub also (Pinky).  There is new info in the ordering section for you international guys, too!

I've hooked up with some wonderful people abroad who want to spread the PC seed, and now will be taking custom orders all over Europe.

Boards can be shaped by me and mailed over, or to save you guys some $, they can be shaped in the UK by new crew member Tim Mason, a well respected hull fanatic!  

I couldn't be happier with the new changes, but all in all, its more the same than ever :)

Whayves

Round and round we go

For my 450th post, I give you some shots of a very fine surfer on some very fine waves.

Mr.Steve Hadley, getting his green-room on with the Asymmetrichull:

This time w.out the Asym:

Fancy!

Brandon D. Enters the Blogosphere

photo: B.D.

Check out my friend Brand Dipierri's new photo/surf blog.  LOTS of gems in there that are kindof driving me nuts 'cause i missed those days...Brandon scores lots of solo sessions and goes well out of his way to find some really great waves.

He also is in charge of all of my screen printing, lams for boards, shirts, art projects, he' the man!  check it out!

http://bdipierri.blogspot.com/

Some Weekend 'Nugs

Me letting asymmetrichull take me where it may:

photos: Brandon Dipierri

Travers Adler aboard Pinky, gliding down the point a little bit:

Brandon Dipierri on a 6'3 hull/fish (never been able to come up with a good name for them!)...

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

there are no words for these framegrabs of Tyler Warren on my flex-spoon (some build pics here).  I'm greatful, antsy, hysterical and humbled:

Check the blog for more about the movie that I'm sh*tting myself to have a board (or two?!?!) in.

All images copyright J.Smart Films '09