Greetings, Shredderz! Today’s post is a Skip Frye themed edition of the Clipz series. After all, surfboards are meant to be surfed, and while I love documenting Skip’s boards, it’s awesome (and dare I say important) to see them being ridden, too. Keep scrolling for some more videos featuring Skip Frye surfing some…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today’s Sagas of Shred entry features an ad for Channin / Diffenderfer Surfboards. I originally saw this ad on a Mike Diffenderfer Facebook page. I have no idea how “official” the page is, but they do post some great content. Frankly, I have more questions than answers about this ad, so…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’re coming at you with a quick hit straight from my modest collection of sticks. Pictured here is a Shawn Stussy Russell Surfboards single fin I own that was likely shaped in the late Seventies. You can click the photos below for a close up. The Shawn Stussy Russell Surfboards…
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Greetings, Shredderz! So far 2020 hasn’t been anyone’s idea of a great time, but hopefully everyone has at least found some silver linings in what has been a pretty dark cloud. I hope you and yours are all safe, and that folks have been hitting up some uncrowded lineups to stay sane. Personally…
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Greetings, Shredderz! For those of you Stateside, I hope you’re all having a wonderful (and safe) Memorial Day. As always, the Weekend Grab Bag features surfboards that are all listed for sale as of the time of publishing. Without any further ado here’s a handful of sticks that are up for grabs, including…
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Greetings, Shredderz! I hope you’re all prepared for an absolute onslaught of incredible surfboard photos. The Quivers of Distinction series here on the blog features folks with noteworthy surfboard collections. Today we’ve got Ken Lewis, a San Diego local who owns a selection of Skip’s shapes. Ken, who is friends with Skip and…
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Greetings, Shredderz! I’ve written many — maybe too many — posts expressing my admiration for Gotcha’s boundary pushing ad campaigns during the Eighties and Nineties. The brand, led by the talented and troubled Michael Tomson, had an undeniable swagger and a distinct visual identity during its prime, not to mention a logo designed…
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Greetings, Shredderz! We are back with another Price Checks installment. This time around we’re taking another look at the market for vintage surfboard fins. I recently wrote up a selection of vintage fins that ended up fetching some pretty eye-popping prices on eBay. A few choice fins traded hands on eBay this past…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a real gem of a vintage surf ad for you. Previous Sagas of Shred posts have featured questionable art direction, pro surfers in embarrassing outfits, and incredible hairdos, but this time around we’ve got something for the purists. Featured here is an old W.A.V.E. Set fin ad featuring…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a short post about a short board, but hopefully you won’t hold that against either of us. There’s currently a very cool Gordon & Smith twin fin kneeboard that’s for sale on eBay. You can find a link to the eBay listing here. I usually make a point…
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