NEW WOOD FINS
10 3/4'' T.W. PIVOT OUT OF MARINE PLY FOR A CUSTOM "ONE FIN PIN"
1950'S SIMMONS TWIN FIN TEMPLATE 8O/20 FOIL FOR A BOARD I AM GOING TO SHAPE FOR A WAHINE
MODIFIED PONY FINS WITH 80/20 FOIL FOR THE ONE I SHAPED
10.5 T.W. D-FIN MADE OUT OF MAHOGANY FOR A CUSTOM "ONE FIN PIN"
ALL FINS HAND FOILD IN HAWAII BY DANIEL PARTCH
JUST DREAMING
ORIGINAL GERRY LOPEZ GUN IN THE 7'6'' RANGE. AMAZING HOW MUCH THICKNESS THIS THINGS GOT.. A SERIOUS DOWN RAILER PIN. CANT WAIT FOR THE DAY WHEN I WILL PULL INTO A TUBE AT BACK DOOR ON A BOARD LIKE THIS.
A SQUARE AND A PIN
TWO OF MY PERSONAL BOARDS THAT I DESIGNED. A 9'9'' SQUARE TAIL AND A 9'6'' ONE FIN PIN, BOTH SHAPED BY TERRY MARTIN. FINS MADE BY DANIEL PARTCH AND GLASSED AT THE MOON BASE.
SALT CREEK 1947
A little history lesson: pictured, left to right, are Joe O’Sullivan, Fran Delaney, David “Keyhole” Tompkins (standing), Don Briscoe, Bob Davis, unknown (standing), Parkin Cosby, Vernie Gregg, and Bob Kellog. These guys were, in the main, true watermen: divers, fishermen, lifeguards, sailors, merchant seamen, seafood restaurateurs, and surfers. They surfed Laguna Beach, Salt Creek and San Onofre in the 40s and 50s and pioneered Baja in the 50s and 60s. Keyhole’s son, David “Brother” Tomkins was the most beautiful surfer I ever saw, much in the Billy Hamilton mode that influenced the generation of Laguna surfers who, in turn, influenced me: Brother, Pat Tobin, Pierre Michel, and, to a lesser extent, Mike Armstrong. My dad and Keyhole kept fighting cocks by the old shack at the entrance of Salt Creek; all traces of its former wildness have been erased down to the mean high tide line. It’s hard to imagine dropping into a Gravels pit on that
thing but I can see riding it on a lined up day at the Point. All but a couple of the men pictured here have passed on, my father included, but it’s comforting to see some continuity in the lifestyle across a span of fifty-plus years.
Kevin O’Sullivan
MY N3W WH!T3 PONY
LENGTH 4'10.5''
THE TUDORS
SHOT THIS PHOTO AT THE U.S. OPEN AFTER THE NOSE RIDING INVITATIONAL EVENT THAT JOEL PUT TOGETHER WITH CORONA.
TODAY!
TODAY AT 3PM CHRIS CUTRI'S FILM "HANGING FIVE" WILL BE SHOWING AT THE SURFING HERITAGE MUSEUM. ART WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM ANDY DAVIS, JULIE GOLDSTIEN AND TYLER WARREN. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE MUSEUM YOU SHOULD IT IS A MIND BOGGLING, BREATHTAKING EXPERIENCE!
SURF CULTURE DAYS
THE EVENT TOOK PLACE AT SAN CLEMENTE'S CASA ROMANTICA (FAMOUS SPANISH ARCHITECT OLE HANSEN'S PERSONAL HOME BACK IN THE 1920'S). TERRY MARTIN AND I COLLABORATED ON THIS 9'6'' LEGACY PINTAIL. THE DONATED SURFBOARD WAS AUCTIONED OFF BY ROYCE FROM BILLABONG AND WINGNUT AND PURCHASED BY THE SENIOR ART DIRECTOR AT SURFING MAGAZINE FOR $1,200. ALL THE PROCEEDS WENT TO THE SURFING HERITAGE MUSEUM. SUPER STOKED, TYLER WARREN |
CALIFORNIA DREAMING ART OPENING AT THE SURFINDIAN GALLERY
THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE IT TO THE OPENING NIGHT! IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS AND EVERYONE HAD GREAT TIME. THANKS TO DJ GEOMETRIC AND THE GROWLERS FOR THE LIVE TUNES! BIG THANKS TO THE SURFINDIAN FOR SUPPLYING THE GREAT GALLERY SPACE! IF YOU DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE OPENING ITS OK... THE SHOW WILL BE UP TILL SEPTEMBER 12TH. SO GO CHECK IT OUT!
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