neo-post modern(?)

now, i've been a little forward with the whole twinzer thingy on fish, so to be fair to the other 'zers out there check this out:

http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=871806&an=0&page=0#Post871806

validating [my own personal favourite] the fish platform for even more possible evolution.

and who says fish are 'retro?'

Gente Boa

If you're ever in floripa, and need a new board, be sure to see this guy...

high performance, fish, bellyboards, what ever.

Shaping since 1982, and he still competes...

http://www.jeffersonlopes.cjb.net/

oh yeah, and be sure to ask to see his collection of vintage magazines and books.
(he's not as scary as he looks in the picture, i promise...)

happy ending?

on to the UK...

well, i try not to post anything too personal on here, but...

as the departure date for new ventures approaches, i want to thank everyone

here in brazil that taught me, lent a hand, or just went surfing(not to mention all the churrascos). You know who you are, and more importantly, so do I...

Muito Obrigado, e boas ondas pra voces,

Robert

mayo? not just for lunch...

http://www.mayoboardcompany.com/

http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB4&Number=993178

post modern links

Wil Jobson, the creator of the twinzer.










twinzer links, for those interested:

a few board examples:

http://www.mandalacustomshapes.com/stockboards.html
review here:
http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=997585

http://www.kanegarden.com/surfboards/fish_detail.php?model=lmtwinzer
http://www.kanegarden.com/surfboards/fish_detail.php?model=sk_twinzer

http://www.swaylocks.com/resources/detail_page.cgi?ID=1332
http://www.swaylocks.com/resources/detail_page.cgi?ID=1509

http://www.swaylocks.com/swaylopedia/index.cgi?Twinzer

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=210135;search_string=twinzer;guest=4926477#210135

more? just let me know...

take your medicine

"As you your eyes open, you'll see that your state of health, happiness, and every circumstance of your life had been, in a large part, arranged by you - consciously or unconsciously"

Dan Millman

for the post moderns

5'9" twinzer fish by:

www.shipmansurfboards.com

origins

The man to thank for your fish,
Steve Lis with an original. 1974?











In action, Steve Lis










Original Clyde Beatty Rocket Fish - late 1970s?

Looks pretty modern to me









Check out www.surfresearch.com.au for more history

Dubbing down Babylon

www.soundclash.org

check out the clash player for live radio, and archived dub mashups

Good reading

"For me, the modern approach[internet and phone reports] to getting waves hinders the ambition to make surfing a part of you, to completely immerse yourself in a unique, ever-changing world. With the growing effort to control surfing, package it, and make it more convenient for the masses, you'll find fewer Tom Blankes, George Greenoughs, fewer Bob Simmos, and fewer Jim Banksout there because surfing will no longer require a unique, creative lifestyle. Besides, from what I've seen, internet forecasting is often inflated. I'll be out on some crappy day and hear a guy whining, "But Collins said..." It's obvious why reperts tend to overhype swells: More hits on their website justify the selling of ad space. By logging on, you've become part of their picture instead of creating your own. You might as well buy your board from Costco too"
- Jeff Johnson, "Lost in the Fun Park," The Surfer's Journal Volume 14, number 2.

Don't let your surfing become mundane, homogeneous, and like so an'd so. Buy your boards locally, from someone who actually knows what the waves are like where you live, and in turn supports your community.

Part of surfing's rich heritage is the local shaper/surfer/builder. It would be a shame to see that disappear, and everyone riding the same white, 3 fin surfboard...

know your board

David N charging back in the dizay...

a brief critic of modern fish here:

Surfline

the five fin by greg griffin

i have to admit complete ignorance of this design...sadly.

for more info check out the surfer forum reviews:

surfermag griffin 5 fin

North East England, Who Knew?

www.wannasurf.com

fish make you smile

Mr. Wegner with fish in hand...and smile on face

http://www.tomwegenersurfboards.com/index.htm

one man's peril is another mans fortune

pointbreak

http://www.cheekeemonkeesurf.co.uk/CKM_content.html

oregon soul

two extremes...

check this out:

http://surfinoregon.blogspot.com/

more from england

tankers, sketchy entrance, cold, dirty water...venice gots nothing on this spot.

shall remain a secret, i promise...

when being a lemon is a good thing

Dhenry twin keel fish. yellow opaque.

just look at the gloss!

www.swaylocks.com

blank art

www.blanksurfshow.com

feral fish

http://www.diversesurf.com.au/Twinnie.php

love your neighbor as yourself

Chris Ballantyne - "neighbors"

david's bus

when hurricane david visited Dominica he had a few things to say about the gov't schools...

they never moved the bus, if they could that is.

the other side of beign 'green'

how environmentally friendly can your board really be? it's worth some thought, for sure.

"Take balsa: You have this great big tree growing in the Ecuadorian jungle. Somebody cut it down, hauled it out of the jungle, sawed it into chunks, hit it with a fungicide, kiln dried it to get out the tremendous amount of water in green balsawood, wrapped it, put it in a container, trucked it to a harbor, loaded it on a freighter, shipped it, unloaded it, trucked it someplace else, and then someplace else, then someplace else. Then sawed it up further, power tools and more power tools....... Now, none of these are exactly what I'd call environmentally positive. From the chainsaw gas and oil that was used to cut it down to the heavy fuel oil (or high sulfur coal, for instance) that ran the plant that generated the electricity to run the power tools that finally whittled that piece of balsa into shape, you got lots of fuels, emissions, byproducts, waste products, what have you. How the scraps and dust and shavings are dealt with: if there's balsa bits and such discarded in Ecuador it rots and returns to the soil, but sealed in a trash bag in a landfill in the US it's another story. So, how much petrochemicals and emissions went into the 'green' balsa board versus, say, a polyurethane or polystyrene foam board with fiberglass and resin of some sort on it? How much waste and how was it dealt with? And any other resources...... There are quite a few parts of the balsa story that I am sure I'm missing. It's a helluva complex set of steps. As are all ways of making a board. But the materials used themselves are just a small part. The whole thing needs to be considered before you can really call something 'green'. " - comment by doc, on swaylocks.

http://www.swaylocks.com

humble start(everything you want/nothing you don't)

the shack in exuma

board # 2 and #3 in the back

stinson graffiti

i own you

smoking crack

http://www.mandalacustomshapes.com/newphotos.html#

sure, we'll watch your car for you...

let your imagination run wild

ok forgive me, i think i picked this off 70%.org, but you should check them out anyway!

who made it? how fun would that be to glass!?

how fun would it be to ride it? boy, i gotta get me one of those!

sketchy

good bye green friend

buckled deck(oh so pretty green tint...)








former glory

somewhere in paradise

boat, balls, and bros required.
rips, sharp coral, and sharks to keep you company. Paradise!

you know you're a redneck when...

scooby who?

hop skip and puddle jump

shhh, its a secret...

bury me in paradise

williamstown, exuma

where you from?

The Bahamas. The Pirate's Paradise...