Greetings, Shredderz! It’s another installment of the Weekend Grab Bag. There are some rad boards currently listed for sale online this holiday weekend. Keep reading for the full rundown. Ben Aipa Sting for Surf Line Hawaii (eBay) I always dig seeing examples of Aipa’s forays into experimental surf design, whether it’s the exaggerated…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here’s a rad 70s Body Glove ad featuring Randy Laine and a Canyon Surfboards stick, likely shaped by Rusty Preisendorfer. I won’t be leading the charge, but I’d love to see someone else start a wetsuit revolution — there’s just way too much homogeneity.
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Greetings, Shredderz! It might be too late to convince many of you that Shred Sledz is not a John John Florence fan blog. In my defense, Florence’s films are consistently better than just about anything else in the world of surf media. With “RED 10 YEARS PROJECT”, we finally have some insight as…
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Greetings, Shredderz! It’s time for more boards sent my way by wonderful folks like you. Shout out to anyone and everyone who takes the time to send along photos — it is always appreciated, even if I rarely respond promptly. We’ve got some killer boards for your browsing pleasure, all found below in…
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Greetings, Shredderz! There’s been a lot of energy in the ocean lately, and luckily for all of us, the highlights are available for all to see. Keep scrolling for a selection of recent flicks. It seems like every surfer with a GoPro hit up Skeleton Bay during this most recent run of swell,…
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Greetings, Shredderz! As far as I recall, I’ve only written up one previous Rory Russell Twin Fin, which you can find here. Lightning Bolt needs no introduction, and while the label will be forever linked with the iconic Pipeliner, I always love going a little deeper and learning about models that aren’t necessarily…
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Greetings, Shredderz! See below for a selection of some Instagram highlights from the past month. Someone once suggested that Shaun and Michael Tomson’s rise in the 70s would make for a spectacular movie. Yes, there’s Bustin’ Down the Door, but I mean a big screen dramatization focusing strictly on the two South African…
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Greetings, Shredderz! I recently stumbled across this old Bing Surfboards ad, which has some fantastic design and copy. And if you read closely, you’ll see that it’s longtime San Diego shaper Bill Shrosbree second from right, credited as a sander.
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Greetings, Shredderz! Earlier this month someone listed a lovely Greg Noll longboard for sale. See below for some photos from the original listing. For better or for worse, most Greg Noll surfboards nowadays are presented as collector’s items, a depiction that has more in common with cars and watches than other wave riding…
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“J BAY”, the latest in a long line of excellent edits from John John Florence, brings to mind Claude Debussy’s quote “music is the space between the notes.” When it’s John John at one of the world’s greatest right hand points, you know there’s no shortage of searing frontside carves. That said, I…
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