US tripping
My wife ,Fiona, and I, flew the long way round to the States ie via Abu Dhabi with ETIHAD airways and after a stopover and 34 hrs of flying we hit New York( my 2nd time here) and after the longest custom check we've ever had of any country we have been to,we got to our loft apartment on the 10 th floor of an old Pasta factory in Brooklyn with one of the best views overlooking Manhattan, and just down the road was MOLLUSK surfshop. Its in the heart of a Jewish Hasidics ( the ones with the pig tails and the big black hats) community and one of the most coolest surf shops ever , graffiti and the usual shit you find around the streets surround it ,but its like a tropical island in the middle of chaos. I met Johnny the ass. manager( thats assistant ) and also Alberto from the San Francisco Mollusk. It was what I call a real surfshop a great array of boards and books etc. and a real hardcore surfer talking to you who runs the shop ,we chatted a lot about Australia and what I had done and am doing , generally surf talk, and it made my 2nd trip to the Big Apple a great one but hell a cold one....... After a week in N.Y. we flew to Chicago , I had never been here before and it was an eyeopener after N.Y. Its a clean city by American city standards no graffiti and the traffic in the city constantly ran smoothly. Full of beautifully built Art Deco 1920-1930s buildings and people we met were cool . we then went and stayed in a log cabin on a river in Michigan State for few days and I looked up THIRD COAST SURFSHOP in New Buffako on Lake Michigan.... now speaking of hard core this is it the water temp is at its highest of 15 c in summer and Fn freezing the rest, they do get some fair waves though at times a bit guttless . I met Ryan Gerard who owns the shop and, his assistant( whose name I've forgot) and again warm greetings and good surf talks, Ryan had been to the Noosa Festival of surfing this year so he had a hoot and is looking forward to the next time.......... The sum of it all for me was some wonderful longboards that Mollusk had that are made under the Kookbox label , these are Joel Tudors boards and they were beautifully done in shape and glass and also the wooden Danny Hess's, lovely ! so after the States we stopped over in Dubai, on the way home, and apparently, they do get some surf there ,but unless you have a lot of money to spend and love really dry hot and dusty weather leave it off your list of places to go. So if you ever get over there look both these shops up and tell em
TIKI sent ya
TIKI sent ya
last thursday
last thursday had a few onshore sliders, there is a heap of sand running through the inside of a local reef
which has turned the shorey into a quick fun bit of wall, which at low is holding up nice
started off on the 9'8 nose rider, i found there was enough punch for the 5ft bar of soap
(not that much is needed for this board)
heres a couple of pics from after
which has turned the shorey into a quick fun bit of wall, which at low is holding up nice
started off on the 9'8 nose rider, i found there was enough punch for the 5ft bar of soap
(not that much is needed for this board)
combo fin
This fin is the culmination of an idea from long ago, and the bamboo, has made it happen with its lightness and strength , combined with good flex qualities. Its a time consuming fin to make but the result speaks for itself, and as I said fins ain't just fins they are a very important part of your boards performance and glide.
for info or enquiries please email
adrift
Steve is re launching his surf shop,now will be known as adrift it has some much needed culture that has been missing on the central coast, the opening is on Friday night 7-9pm should be a blast,
it is about time that someone on the coast has the stones to not just stock the mass produced big brands, but sell some stuff with soul made by surfers
i have had a sneak peek, new boards, alternate attire, and some awesome photos from the classic days on the coast when paddle boards and tuflites did not exists and boards weren't mass produce and forced down the general public's throat
there are also a few classic sleds from olden times hanging around looking for a new home,
maybe even some seasnakes will make an appearance soon
so if your around on friday the 10th head down the the entrance and support a local family
making a change
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