1974 US Surfing Championships - Cape Hatteras, NC - "It was Better Back then"

I had a really cool NYC surfer  come in to the shop yesterday...James Breslin, Son of  Pulitzer Prize winning writer Jimmy Breslin and a great writer in his own right.  This long time Long Island surfer was loaded with NY surf facts and stories and was a super nice guy...it was a very cool visit.  We got to talking about growing up surfing West Hampton and sharing lots of waves with the late NY surfing legend Ricky Rasmussen.  This led me to an article he participated in that was in New York Magazine 1982...a really sad story.

 

as well as this surfing footage from "It was better back then"...available at the Beach House.  It Was Better Back Then

This DVD includes the 1974 US Surfing Championships - Cape Hatteras NC - with Ricky Rasmussen, Tony Staples, Greg Loehr, Jim Cartland...really cool.  1974 US Surfing Championships

Our new, expanded wetsuit area upgraded to handle way more suits & New Patagonia suits hit the rack...

New Patagonia suits hit the rack & We've added 50% more space and 50% more wetsuit inventory!  We upgraded our wetsuit area & constructed a new rack to handle lots more wetsuits...thinking about our customers.

More suits are good...
 

We've got R1 suits in, fulls as well as long-sleeve shorties...R2s hit the rack as well as R3 hooded suits.  Patagonia's new boots & gloves are in as well...awesome warmth and flex!  Stop in the shop as the weather and water cools down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2012 Swap...awesome day!

Today was an awesome day...great weather, great people, awesome boards, great food and drink! Thanks to everyone that came out and had a great time.  All of my family and friends that helped out, the OLC guys, local chargers and collectors. Thanks to Tony from Clean Ocean Surfboards, Jimmy from Harpoon Willys and Harry for the unreal coffee! We even got to share Jamie's 30th Birthday with everyone!  Lots of Hobies, 2 Greg Noll Cats, plenty of Webers, Jacobs, Bings, Bonzers & more.