Archive for the ‘Wave Riding’ Category

Fishing at Malibu Part Deux

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 by MC

A Little corny. Great surfing on a modified fish at small crowded Malibu.

Wooden Surfboards

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 by MC

Welcome to the full circle.
Several videos featuring the newest fad in surfboard technology…the cutting edge material known as WOOD.
Parts one, two and three starring Tom Wegener and friends.
While you’re at it check out this blog I’ve been following. I hope to paddle a homemade wooden SUP around Manhattan this summer. Stay tuned.

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Trailer fresh

Friday, January 2nd, 2009 by MC

This is the trailer for a new movie about surfing in the fresh waters of the great lakes.
Maybe Chicago has more going for it than their highly overrated deep dish pizza.


New Rough Trailer from Ben Leitschuh on Vimeo.

There are waves in lake Michigan and all of the other great lakes but believe it or not, surfing is illegal in Chicago. The Surfrider Foundation has been working to change the black ball.

Follow the Light

Thursday, January 1st, 2009 by MC


FTLsurfonly from Matthew Clark on Vimeo.

A beautiful montage of images from the North East.

Rincon Ca.

Friday, December 26th, 2008 by MC

Huge Wedge April 11, 2007

Friday, December 26th, 2008 by MC

Happy Hollow Days

Monday, December 22nd, 2008 by MC

HAVE A VERY SQUIDLY CHRISTMAS!
I hope Santa fills your stockings with calamari, buck-tail jigs and surfwax.

Cyrus Sutton finless and fancy free

Sunday, December 21st, 2008 by MC

This finless sliding reminds me of Greg “Greegor” Stafford circa 1981 on a belly board at North End in Spring Lake. What a ripper.

outside pipe pits

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 by MC

Great old footage of outside Pipeline complete with corny commentary, well rehearsed dialog and hokey Hawiian references. The Bull and Mike Stang and Ricky Grigg charging outside Pipe for the first time ever.
From the movie “Blue Surf-Ari”.

And here’s some new footage of the very same spot 40 something years later…

Sleepy Steve SeeVold and his radical new fish

Monday, December 15th, 2008 by MC

A rare youtube sighting of my dear friend, shaper and conciliary Steve Seebold.

In this next video, I think he’s talking about the Gary Stivaly designed “Whale Tail” (Patent pending), but your guess is as good as mine! (more…)