Bill again with Blue Baby Blue

Same place a few days later when the sun came out, but icy westerly winds.

The first Autumn swell and a cool change with it... THE HAVEN Terrigal .

Billy doin a Blacky green and white Duo, its on this kind of work that shows his impeccable eye for detail and mastery of glassing.....And a pic of Roys fin on my board.

More of Bills work.... Maroon tint bottom, Opaque off white pigment insert, I wont tell you the rest, but if you can get your cut lines and laminating this good, need I say more

Anyone who thinks they can do good glassing, stop and take a look at Bill Mclean at Mctavish's. Every year When I see Bill, I love to watch his work, and having a good yarn at the same time. His work is ultra neat ,strong and creative, Bill Mc. the ZEN of glassing

A third, of over 40 years of single fin templates... Paul Joske... and, he has wonderful stories for everyone of them

First you plant it, then you grow it ,then you harvest it, dry it, mill it and after many ,many hours of hard work and long ,hours of shaping ,Paul Joske of Valla surfboards...Ya gotta love what you do !

My old mate Roy Meisel of Bare Nature days, with his new board shaped by BUZZ at Town and Country Byron Bay ,his first in 12 years!! I made the fin in Byron and we called the colour of it Tequilla sunrise. The sticker on the bottom is an original Bare Nature 1972 of broken Head just like original ROY...unique!

Ol

More of the 9'6" GUN

If you get to this section you go back a gear and pump, no noseriding here kiddies.... Broken Head

There are many good reasons for an old surfer to go North this one makes me happy and think young !!!!! Hmmmm! Ah well , the mustard board was a nice shape too!

Paul Joske at Valla surfboards, nearing the finishing stages of his son, Heaths' 9'6" new Gun, for an outside reef in South Aussie. You don't see many of these here in OZ especially ones made here... Paul as usual taking his time and doing a wonderful job of it and, I was lucky enough to be going North at the right time

A beautiful hawaiian ukulele and a beautiful player Aldrine Guerro from Ukulele Underground, playing a beautiful tune....Europa - Carlos Santana (Ukulele Play-Along!)

Finally after 6 months of pressure bandaging to fix a Coral infection on my leg and not being allowed into the water, I'll be doin what I have been doin for 52 years.....SURFIN

Young Byron and his " longboard", Granpa Kerry Purden said he's rippin on it, ah! what else can a nine year old want to do eh!

My old 74 Toyota Crown me, and young son Alex , below,me in 1974.... Both shots at Byron Bay surf shot is at Broken.

I've now got three of these wonderful, fun, ukulele's, Most of the best come from Hawaii but there are a huge range that are made in Asia at a far cheaper price and generally with a high standard in finish and tone. I acquired this with a hard case included, and free shipping, from ..ukulelesales.com.au its a great site,and wonderful service. This is a concert uke , so if yer interested in pluckin one give Ukulelesales a look ,good prices good ukes. mahalo

Ronny Rudders' new single fin RUDDER and another lovely piece of equipment called a UKUlele

What and Where for single fin

There are now,many different fin planshapes on the market, the main differences are:..... area in the tip(no flex) ie, the Hatchet fin, or,:.... a Greenough style which usually has some flex if not alot. The greenough style can have a lot of variances in planshape , sweep or uprightness and, is the most versatile of all the fins as its placement on the board can be varied to suit the style and weight of the surfer , this fin is my personal favourite ,its the end result of much proven experimentation over many years of both long and short boards. The Hatchet style has been taken in by lovers of noseriding,small wave specialist boards, which are a throwback to a kind of early 60s board. I'd personally would like to see some flex in the hatchet fin and getting away from so much roll in the bottom of the boards, but everything has its place , its just that some work so much better than others. With placement, this is dictated by planshape of the board and the bottom curve and tailift, and its experience that comes in here big time especially with glass on fins, this is where you need fellas like me.... So choose wisely its the difference in fins and foils that really make a bad or good board