VIA – THE COAST NEWS By staff May 28, 2014 • 171 views • 0 comments DEL MAR — Longtime surfboard craftsman Roger Hinds won the Icons of Foam Tribute to the Masters shaping competition May 18, honoring Ben Aipa. Six shapers were tasked with replicating a classic Aipa Sting. The board was made … Continue reading Surfboard shape-off goes to Hind – #art #design #surf
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MYSTERY SOLVED! Satellite photo shows giant, monster-like biological shape at Loch Ness #nature #science #tech #fishing
VIA SPLOID Is that the Loch Ness monster in this satellite photo used by Apple Maps? Or at least something that looks like a giant biological form underwater? It’s similar to the shape spotted in Google’s satellite imagery. Could it really be an underwater creature, a long-forgotten aquatic dinosaur who can magically live for thousands … Continue reading MYSTERY SOLVED! Satellite photo shows giant, monster-like biological shape at Loch Ness #nature #science #tech #fishing
The Thruster: A Lesson in #Surf #Business and Copyrights
VIA – COLLABR8 3 fins – the story of a copyright wrong. In 1981 when surfer Simon Anderson turned up at Bells Beach to compete in the Bells Australian surfing classic on a new style of board he’d designed there were some who laughed at him. his original logo is frustratingly close to the … Continue reading The Thruster: A Lesson in #Surf #Business and Copyrights
Waterwolf electric #surfboard speeds over lakes and rivers – #Surf #video
VIA – GIZMAG By C.C. Weiss January 26, 2014 Not every surfer is lucky enough to live near a world-class break. In fact, many would-be surfers live hundreds of miles from the nearest piece of coast. For them, the new MXP-3 from Germany’s Waterwolf represents the chance to transform the local lazy lake or … Continue reading Waterwolf electric #surfboard speeds over lakes and rivers – #Surf #video
Keen surfer takes ferns on board #Surfboard #NZ
VIA – ODT By Sally Rae on Mon, 27 Jan 2014 When it comes to shaping surfboards, Jeremy Buis admits he likes doing some ”outside the square stuff”. A keen surfer, Mr Buis (36) has been shaping and fixing surfboards in Dunedin for the past 20 years. He made his first board when he was … Continue reading Keen surfer takes ferns on board #Surfboard #NZ
‘Craftsman’ book tips hat to SD surfboard maker
VIA – UT SD By John Wilkens5:30 p.m.Nov. 22, 2013 “Portraits of the American Craftsman,” a new coffee-table book about people who work with their hands, includes a profile of San Diego surfboard maker Tim Bessell. Texas photographer Tadd Myers spent five years traveling the country to take photographs for what he calls “a celebration … Continue reading ‘Craftsman’ book tips hat to SD surfboard maker
Amazing Technology Advances the Art of Surfboard Shaping #Hawaii
VIA – HUFF POST Posted: 10/09/2013 1:41 pm Surfing was enjoyed by the Polynesians well before Captain Cook landed in Hawaii in the late 1700s. At the time, he’e nalu, Hawaiian for “wave sliding,” was more than a sport. It was an integral component of Hawaiian culture and boards were made only from revered trees, … Continue reading Amazing Technology Advances the Art of Surfboard Shaping #Hawaii
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via -espn By Matt Wybenga Mar 09 06:01 Inside Jed Noll’s studio Like so many people are learning to do in this compromised economy, Jed Noll knows how to wear multiple hats all at once. It’s just that his extra hats just happen to be a lot cooler than everybody else’s. He hasn’t had to … Continue reading VIDEO: Inside Jed Noll's studio
MYSTERY SOLVED! Satellite photo shows giant, monster-like biological shape at Loch Ness #nature #science #tech #fishing
Surfboard shape-off goes to Hind – #art #design #surf
Vintage surfboard collection for sale in Carmel
Collection of rare wooden boards for sale By DENNIS TAYLOR Herald Staff Writermontereyherald.com Posted: 04/09/2013 06:56:49 PM PDT April 10, 2013 6:58 PM GMTUpdated: 04/10/2013 11:58:55 AM PDT Surfer and art dealer Chris Kneisley has been put in charge of selling… (VERN FISHER/The Herald) In the rafters of a Carmel office are six examples of … Continue reading Vintage surfboard collection for sale in Carmel