What Makes Someone Build Something?

Whitby Cathedral built 14??

Of course its in ruins now, but to walk around it,

and see the scale - even of what's left is inspiring.

Doesn't hurt it overlooks a classic NE UK wave either..

*photo by slaterfan1*

My Old Rides

Found some pictures of my old car, and scooter from my days in OB, California.

Good days....ah, the memories...

'69 Squareback. The best year if you ask me for style.
Prior to that, while living in SF, my mode was another '69

Innocenti Lambretta SX200, with skimmedhead, and expansion chamber exhaust.

It would pull wheelies, and make all the bikers double take as I passed them

on the freeway at 70mph...

All the lights worked too. Look out ladies!

Rowan Byrne

For more excellent photos check out

Marinecreatures.com

What went wrong?

As always, Derek Hynd has a great comment in the Surfer's Path

about the state of current surfing:

"There's so much muck; Imean, surfers are just so stupid sometimes; they have to face up; the message is so distoreted. What's been done to the Fish for example is just a disgrace."

Photo by Al Mackinnon*

Anything but 3

Well, those guys out in California really know how tho have fun.

This guy came well prepared:

Pictures here on Surfer Mag

And at 70%

Wish I was there...

quit posing, and post!

Sorry the content is down, am a bit busy with

'real' work.....

the secret is out

Now I'm feeling homesick.

the locals can be kinda heavy though...

Brighton Pier

This is England

This is England

Those clever bastards

secret spot...

from my friend danny, who seems to be able to shirk work frequently,

lucking into good waves more often than not. why did we all

want to grow up again?

Whitby and Dracula

Apparently, Dracula couldn't pick a better place to make his appearance in England...

For the UK Fish Fry

5'6" of EPS/Epoxy fun...

Stoked

Logo Play

Royal

I'll know you love me if...

Nothing like glossing in your livinig room.

That's when you know you're:

a) Hardcore

b) dumb

c) have an understanding partner

and/or d) desperate because a new swell is coming

English Sunset...

Again from Magicseaweed.

Shot in Devon I beleive

freedom

Pulled this off magicseaweed.com

Bottom paint

Now, just need a space to gloss it...

Slowly but somewhat surely

Finned, sanded, just waiting for the paint and gloss...

Sunday Drive

Remember when?

http://www.stussy.com/25years.html

Stranger...

http://www.stranger-mag.com/

Almost...there....

She's getting there...

My new squeegees, for under a buck...

Logos hot off the press

Hotcoat, in a land thats not so hot...4C outside today

Blue Butt

after another day on the slaveship managed to get some more done...

Glassed in the buttcrack, and deck.

Just wish this epoxy would cure faster...

nature kick

www.marinecreatures.com

more daydreams of home - homesick

A normal day at home would consist of a afternoon walk.

Can you count the footprints?

Keep Your Shit Out The Sea

Photos by Rowan Byrne

www.marinecreatures.com

Leatherback turtle trapped in old fishing net. If they hadn't come across this giant, she would have drowned. A very undignified way for a magestic sea creature to die, don't you think?

daydreaming of home...

Another everyday sunset in Exuma

grill me

Are there still original ideas? - edited 22/02

I decided to edit this post, because it sounded a bit preachy, and after re-reading it just plain lame. I was super stoked to see other people making similar designs, without any apparent collaboration. I still am. Amazed in fact. And that all these things happened to come to my, albeit limited, attention around the same time intrigued me. Coincidence? Cosmic linkage? Don't know, but sure get's me all fired up to go shape something...

From Breaks Selection:

Wingstubquad

Ever notice that before you finish one project your mind is already on the next?
ADD or what? Anyway, been playing around with fish templates, got to love APS3000,
and think this is next. 5'8"x21x2 3/4.

why i love eps/epoxy

the best waves usually break in less than safe environments. like pointbreaks, reefs, slabs, rivermouths, etc. and, some of the best of these, have sketchy paddle out spots.

this past weekend, i went to eddies, in the foto below, and surfed the point. waves were about 3' on the sets, and tide was filling in. i could either paddle from the beach, or walk along the rocks, and jump off. well, you know that jumping in is easier right? so, here i go jumpong from barnacle encrusted lava looking rock to rock to rock as much as possible, wading when needed. right as i get to the edge, a set comes, and i jump over the white water.

well not quite. leash tangles on a rock, and here i go, all my weight on the board, pinballing over all the rocks i just carefully navigated. and another set comes before i find my feet.

F**K! not only do i look like a kook to the people on the cliff watching, but this is my favourite board...

to say i was stoked would be wrong, i mean who is stoked to smash up their favourite board?

but, with only a broken fin, a chipped edge, and some surface scratches, i paddled out smiling and surfed for the rest of the day. come on!

nothing fancy with this lam either. just 2#eps, and 2x4oz bottom, 6oz+2x4oz deck.

god i love this stuff.

fins