Greetings, Shredderz! As we wrap up the year, it’s time to look back on my favorite posts from 2022. First and foremost, I am still so proud of the first ever Shred Sledz original film, “Here Now: Past & Present”. I get it, I’m biased, but I can’t tell you how stoked I…
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Greetings, Shredderz! We’ve got one last installment of Shredder Submissions for your perusing pleasure. Keep scrolling for some rad boards that folks have been kind enough to send my way. Dane Gudauskas’ 70s Dick Brewer Single Fin I recently wrote up a sick 7’1″ Dick Brewer 70s single fin that I spotted on…
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Greetings, Shredderz! If you haven’t had the chance yet to check out William Aliotti’s latest flick, “Just Like Heaven”, you can watch it in its entirety below. Aliotti rides some alternative craft — mostly shaped by Ryan Lovelace, I believe — in some insane conditions, whether it’s huge tropical barrels or showing off…
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Greetings, Shredderz! For the final Sagas of Shred for 2022 we’ve got another Chart House ad with artwork by Ken Auster. Check out this earlier Chart House / Ken Auster ad I featured, starring Tom Curren. This time around we have surfer and shaper Cordell Miller. You can follow Cordell on Instagram here….
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Greetings, Shredderz! See below for I don’t know a ton about Japanese photographer Hideaki Sato, but I do have a copy of “North Shore 1970-1980”, which is a dope pocket sized book documenting everyone’s favorite Hawaiian proving grounds. Love the photo featured above: it’s so simple and wonderful. One of the things I…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Kobe Hughes has launched his own YouTube channel, which is great news for those of use who love to watch beautiful surfing on alternative shapes. Check out two of the edits below, and for more, you can follow Kobe on Instagram.
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Greetings, Shredderz! One of the recent bright spots from the surf industry (whatever that even refers to these days) is Vissla’s Add Color contest. Add Color is a surfboard art contest where people submit their creations via the #VisslaAddColor hashtag on Instagram. Vissla has lined up all star cast of judges, headlined by…
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Artist Bill Ogden recently passed away. Even if you don’t recognize the name, Ogden’s artwork almost certainly looks familiar to anyone who’s picked up a surf magazine in the past couple of decades. Ogden’s background is every bit as colorful as his artwork. Ogden was involved with Laguna Beach’s notorious Brotherhood of Eternal…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Do you like to surf big ass waves, and do you have an appreciation for equipment made by highly regarded California shapers? If you check both of those boxes, go no further, as there are two cool boards for sale that you might want to check out. It appears as though…
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Greetings, Shredderz! This blog is about vintage surfboards, shapers and John John Florence’s video edits, apparently. But can you blame me? With winter in full swing on the North Shore, Florence’s YouTube activity picks up, and the content is beyond reproach. Check out two recent shorts below:
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