Category Archives: Surfboard Shapers

The most unpopular surfer in California – Suing Channal Islands Surfboards

This dude is a complete d-bag…I hope CI counter sues and takes every penny he has. VIA – THE INDEPENDENT The most unpopular surfer in California By Guy Adams The Foreign Desk Friday, 2 September 2011 at 7:22 pm It was “Big Thursday” in Southern California yesterday, as the tail end of a hurricane-season storm … Continue reading The most unpopular surfer in California – Suing Channal Islands Surfboards

Surfer files product liability lawsuit against Channel Islands – Los Angeles Times

This guy is everything I hate about humans, he’s the scum of the earth, scourge of humanity…he needs a serious beat down. VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Surfer files product liability lawsuit against Channel Islands August 26, 2011 | 3:44 am Surfboard manufacturers have a number of concerns — heavy competition, expensive shipping and employees … Continue reading Surfer files product liability lawsuit against Channel Islands – Los Angeles Times

Desired: Ride Hurricane Swell On This $US 500K Longboard

Desired? VIA – GIZMODO Desired: Ride Hurricane Swell On This $US500K Longboard By Mario Aguilar on August 25, 2011 at 7:23 am Roy Stuart builds longboards fit for — or at least expensive enough for kings. But what in holy heaven could make his Baron surfboard cost $US528,000? The 3.7m long, 20kg Baron is modelled … Continue reading Desired: Ride Hurricane Swell On This $US 500K Longboard

Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times

Sad… VIA – LA TIMES Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says August 23, 2011 | 4:18 pm Robert Russell Brown, who had been shaping custom surfboards in Newport Beach since the 1960s, has died. He was 63. Brown hanged himself, the Orange County coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times

Surfboard Maker Recovering After Encinitas Beating

WTF is wrong with people… VIA – ENCINITAS PATCH Surfboard Maker Recovering After Encinitas Beating Mark Wisdom Says He Suffered A Broken Jaw During Attack POSTED: 11:14 pm PDT August 22, 2011 UPDATED: 11:42 pm PDT August 22, 2011 ENCINITAS, Calif. — A well-known surfboard maker suffered a broken jaw after he was viciously attacked … Continue reading Surfboard Maker Recovering After Encinitas Beating

Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: Ventana Surfboard Co. a green splinter in Santa Cruz's chemical surfboard industry

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Ventana Surfboard Co. a green splinter in Santa Cruz’s chemical surfboard industry Gretchen Wegrich Posted: 08/17/2011 03:15:47 PM PDT For a tribe with the reputation of being at one with mother nature, when it comes to equipment, surfers’ environmental report card has several embarrassing flaws … Continue reading Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: Ventana Surfboard Co. a green splinter in Santa Cruz's chemical surfboard industry

Corpus Christi surfboard shaper crafts rides of a lifetime – Local art teacher masters his craft in custom surfboards

VIA – CALLER Corpus Christi surfboard shaper crafts rides of a lifetime Local art teacher masters his craft in custom surfboards By Clay Thorp Posted August 14, 2011 at 11:42 p.m. CORPUS CHRISTI — Jason Comstock is a sculptor, painter and craftsman, but you won’t find his artwork displayed in any gallery or exhibit. Instead, … Continue reading Corpus Christi surfboard shaper crafts rides of a lifetime – Local art teacher masters his craft in custom surfboards