Free Speech

I don't detour from all things surfy on this blog very often but I want you to watch this video. The fight for Net Neutrality is the fight for Free Speech.

Save the Internet Dot Com

Reflecto

Cardiff Folk Art

Bamboo!

Soup up your surfing and ditch those gimpy plastic fins you bought at Costco. Bamboo fins by Marlin Bacon. 101 Fin Co.

Beware the Fertility Tiki!

I bought this tiki at a thrift store for 6 dollars.

Every girl who has touched it has ended up here,

This is my wife, Yvonne getting her belly fruit scanned,

We filled out an order card. Should be ready in September!

This Board is Red

This Board is Purple in Real Life

...but it came out blue in the photo. Isn't that weird?

Sherbert

Breaks Selection

Underground/backyard shaper Eric Olson has started a blog called Breaks Selection. Eric makes oddly compelling alternative boards for his band of peeps.

Oh My Yes, Wood Fins Float

Marlin Bacon upping the fin ante with his bamboo fins adapted to fit the Lokbox fin system.101 Fin Co

Bro Deal

Bob Tanner from Reef is selling this sweet GH 5 fin for under $300

6'6 x 19 1/4 x 2 5/8

Heel/pressure dents on the deck, but not one ding/crack.

Lokbox fin system with rare red side fins.

contact btanner16@cox.net

Art Fish

Ooh Ahh

Three Wise Men

Hobie Sr, Terry Martin and Greg Noll at the San Diego ASR shaping booth. Photos courtesy of Gary Larson.

A Checkered Future

Shield

The New Choice

Danny Hess and Rich Pavel combine talents for a new take on the Campbell Brother's Bonzer design. Glass-on fiberglass fins made by Jack Jensen. Glass work by Moonbase.

Discussion

Peace Man

January 1989, Mainland Mexico, a month before my 19th birthday. My good pal Jeff Nelson, swam out with one of those early waterproof yellow point and shoot Kodak cameras. When your bro is on the shoulder with a camera you are faced with two options: throw a shaka or flash a peace sign? I opted for the peace sign and I stand by my decision.

Peace bros!

Line Black

Shapes by Chris Christenson.

1980's+Mullets+Flouro Surf Trunks+Mainland Mexico Beachbreak=STOKE

Jon Pankopf rocking the pink trunks.

Me feeling cool in the day-glo green. God bless the 80's.

Pop Art

Support pop art, not pop outs. Shape by Mike Slingerland, resin work by Gary Stuber.

Save Me Some Trestles

Save Trestles Blog.

The Greatest Surf Photo Ever

Jimmy Jazz meets Stumpy Boy.

Going Left

Classic Craig Fineman photos poached from Bonzer World.