homesick yet again...

must be the grim, grey rainy weather, and the lack of waves,
but i am sure feeling homesick...





pictures pinched from quasi-secret spot in The Bahamas

6'8" for tom

sure was fun stretching out my 5'10" template....

5 fin dynamo

6'10" s t r e t c h e d out dynamo template.

Xperience08

made this for the local council - yeah my tax money back! - for a raffle prize/marketing tool at Xperience08 in October this year.
6'0" FCS quad with swirly bottom and wet sanded deck.

Now, let's see who wins...

Talvez algum dia vou voltar...

My friend Jeff sent me these pictures if a recent swell in Floripa, Brazil.
He seems to always know when its flat, freezing, and raining here...
Valeu, irmao....

Rainy day blues

Not the best picture of this spot on the best day, but right about now, it looks damn fun, considering its raining and 8C here today...

Secret-ish spot in the Bahamas

weapons of secret velocity

My new log is ready for the water....

my 1st tradtional long

While I've made 2 longboards earlier this year, and had my hands on/in loads at Channin,
this is the 1st designed and made by my own hand.
It is9'6"x ~23" with 60/40 rails, and a slight concave.
Opaque dull pink and green resin, with brown outline.

Cold water

My friend Chris sent me this picture of his local spot.
Looks like fun, and not many out.
Something to be said for cold water chargers...

fabric of love

My cat knows his style...

Eduardo(Jake) watching OCD and taking notes...

potential...pt2

Just got some more pictures from family. And they don't even surf...

The Dynamo...

Been tweaking templates again...Been moving away from Fish at the moment, and trying some new-ish

things. At least to me they're new.

Anyway, a blending of several of my favourite boards into the next project,

affectionately named the Dynamo!

Surfing's always better with friends

valeu, Jeff!

2 step process...

The lack of surf/shaping at the moment has me doing all sorts of weird things...

More Mungo...

http://www.myspace.com/mungoshifi

These guys are just too good...

http://www.spannered.org/radio/1224/

in a word

Simple Living

My friend Sann's picture of Exuma IT, 'the way we does do it.'

6-0 For Luke P

White semi-opaque tint, wet sanded gloss, with Smoked PT Quad fins.

Simpson's Hellfish logo for Luke...

Just Plain Crazy!!!!

Must be a Mohican resin job....

See more on the Surfer magazie design forum under the OZ fish fry...

dan's fish

6'0"x21"x2 3/4"
Handmade ply fins and leash loop.
Just in time for a new swell this weekend.

new kinna fleece

glossing is fun....

i love wood fins

pacific NW...and why i don't live there

Before I say anything, if this is your picture please take the credit, as I can't remember where I pulled this from.....sorry

But, the post was that this thing just washed up on the beach in Lincoln City, Oregon, USA...

Dude, scratch that from my surf trip list!

Hats, and pants off to those that surf up there. Must have something to do with better beer....

Mr Chris Ballantyne strikes again

Bus Stop by Chris Ballantyne

More of his cool stuff here
and here

here too!

Dan's Fish

Getting away from the big, round nosed fishes these days.

6'02x21"x 2 3/4"

More for in the pocket surfing at some heavy reefs that Danny surf alone in the mysto NE UK.

back to work...

Ah well, better clean up, hey?

Almost Famous...

From the Chronicle, Newcastle, UK

link