Category: Quivers of Distinction

Hawaiian Single Fins: Quivers of Distinction

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we have something short but very, very sweet. We have a new series here on the blog titled Quivers of Distinction. As the title suggests, this series will highlight notable quivers. (Friendly reminder to get in touch if you’ve got some boards you’d like to share!)

This lineup of Hawaiian single fins belongs to an anonymous collector in Southern California. As you can see in the photo above, he’s got impeccable taste in boards. From left to right (based on the top picture; order is reversed in the shot showing the bottom of boards)

  • 4’10” Hawaiian Island Creations channel bottom single fin, shaped by Cino Magallanes;
  • 5’9″ Lightning Bolt single fin shaped by Tom Eberly;
  • 6’4″ Local Motion swallow tail, Kailua laminate, shaper unknown (unclear if the Buttons logo sticker was added afterwards)
  • 5’9″ Local Motion (yellow board), Kaiula laminate, Dane Kealoha-inspired airbrush, shaper also unknown
  • 5’8″ T&C Surf single fin shaped by Glenn Minami

Needless to say, this is a really killer lineup of boards, brought to you by some of the finest Hawaiian craftsmen in recent history. I’m a little blown away by the 4’10” HIC / Cino single fin. Part of me wonders if this wasn’t originally created as a kneeboard. Either way I have never seen anything like it. The two Local Motion boards and the T&C / Minami single fin are incredible, too. I can’t decide between those three as my favorite. And of course, it goes without saying that any Tom Eberly Lightning Bolt board is worth any surfboard enthusiast’s time, too! Overall, this is an insanely deep lineup of vintage sticks. I love that the owner has taken the time to see that all of these single fins have been outfitted with era appropriate fins, too.

Mahalo to the owner for the rad pics! Hopefully we’ll have some more killer quiver shots in the near future as well.

Quivers of Distiction: An Awesome North Shore Owl Chapman Collection

If the surf industry were a high school cafeteria, then Saturdays NYC would definitely be sitting at the cool kids’ table. I imagine the Saturdays founders are hanging out with European models in SoHo right now while I sit here in my apartment, surrounded by empty Kind Bar wrappers and piles of unfolded laundry. But I digress. Saturdays used to publish a killer print magazine filled with beautiful photography and great features. I highly recommend picking up a back issue or two. Nowadays, Saturdays Magazine can be found online, where it continues to publish great content. The most recent blog post details the Owl Chapman quivers of two North Shore fixtures, Andy St. Onge and Rick Williams. Owl Chapman remains one of the pre-eminent builders of big wave boards, and the Saturdays Magazine post is a great opportunity to get a closer look at his shapes. Check out the blog post here, and if you know the Saturdays guys, put in a good word for me so I can come to one of their parties the next time I’m in New York.

Photo above via Saturdays Magazine. Photo taken by Joey Trisolini. jtrisolini on Instagram