Lance Carson...Malibu

Lance Carson at Malibu...one of the most stylish noseriders on the planet! Lance is a true surfing hero...a real live character. Check out his style.

Castles in the Sky World Premier...Had a great time!

Last night, I went into New York City for the World Premier of Taylor Steele's new movie Castles in The Sky...at the Tribeca Cinema.  Local friend and sales rep, Chris Cooper (Skullcandy, Sanuk, Ando & Friends and plenty more) gave my buddy Bob Ellis and I the invite to come and join him for a great night!  After picking up some South Beach Mantoloking sand and a bunch of Coronitas, we jumped in the van and headed in. Bob's a master of NYC driving and got us to Saturdays Surf Shop in SOHO for a cool time sponsored by Cooper and Skullcandy.  An unreal guacamole bar, some great coffee, a few cold ones, a real cool shop with a great back courtyard and some serious surfing hipsters.  We got to hang with Taylor Steele, Dan Malloy and some of the film crew...the music guy and the cameramen.

Saturdays Surf Shop...Soho
inside the shop...

Hipsters in the courtyard

After some story, we headed over to the Tribeca Cinema to catch the premier.  The place was mobbed with all sorts...surfers, models, wannabees, film people and more hipsters...more Greek Fisherman hats and tight jeans than needs to be in one place.  The premier as well as the movie tour is being sponsored by Skullcandy (among others), so Cooper had his set up and was doing his thing...the man knows how it's done!  There was a real cool Art Exhibit/silent auction going on, with proceeds going to Wave of Health. 

Machado in Peru.
Iceland artwork...

scene from above...Bob down below- Tribeca Cinema

Cooper, making things work...

We got to sit in the VIP theater with the main guys and view the film in a small setting. The movie was set in some real cool, off the beaten track places...Iceland, India, Viet Nam, Peru and Africa. Some of the world's best surfers graced the screen...Dan Malloy, Jordy Smith, Rasta, Machado, Kalani Robb and Dane Reynolds to mention a few. I won't ruin it for you, but Taylor and crew did a great job of capturing the people, the culture, the surf and overall vibe of the countries they visited. They surfed in some unreal spots with beautiful scenery and awesome people. What sits highest in my memory is Dan Malloy in Iceland, Rasta in India and Rob Machado getting some crazy long barrell rides in Peru.

When all was done, grabbed a tasty NYC burger and headed back to the beach. Thanks to Cooper and Bob, a memorable night was had.

I've seen lots of surf movies and this one shouldn't be missed! Scheduled to come out in June...we'll be sure to run it at our backyard movie night this summer!

New Delivery from Lance Carson...tees & hats

Just got in some super smooth tees and hats from legendary Malibu noserider, Lance Carson...aka "no pants Lance"  Get em while they're here.

Rainbows are Nice...

Restocked the smooth leather sandals from Rainbow...really classic.

Jon Wegener's newest Project...the Bluegill model, alaia hybrid

I just got an update from Margaret at Bing & Jacobs Surfboards...check out Jon Wegener's newest project.  They're available for order from 5'8" to 8'0" and retail around $700.

DESCRIPTION: The Bluegill is Jon Wegener's response to the tentative alaia customer who may look at the alaia's lack of volume and shy away from trying one. While possessing the amazing speed and slidey turns of the alaia, the Bluegill also has the wave catching ability of its foam counterpart.

Applying wood on the rails to maintain an alaia's flex, a foam core for float, a flatter rocker line for speed, and a pair of miniature twin Pauwlonia wood fins for added stability, Jon has introduced a design that performs comparably to the alaia which everyone can enjoy. Not only are novice surfers now able to catch waves with the Bluegill and enjoy the speed of an alaia, but practiced alaia riders are also excited about the Bluegill because the ease of paddle gives them access to breaks with strong currents or that are far from shore, while still fulfilling the need for speed!

Newest sled in my quiver - Clean Ocean Surfboards...MAGIC Potato!

This winter I added my newest wave machine to my quiver...a 6'10", 23.5 wide thruster, known as the Magic Potato.  It's brought back some radness and manueverability to my surfing...catches waves like a big guy but turns like a little one