Greetings, Shredderz! Here are some rad edits I’ve enjoyed lately: It’s only 1:19 long, but hey, it’s most likely the smoothest minute and change of your life this week. Bonus points for the Bill Withers soundtrack. You’d think there’d be more evidence of AI’s surfing on YouTube, but I personally haven’t found a…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Shred Sledz Book Club. With the ongoing shelter-in-place mandate in California, some of us have found ourselves with an unexpected amount of free time. To that end I’ve collected some of my favorite written pieces about surfing. Finally, in light of all the crazy…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today’s post might be pushing the envelope of just what is considered vintage. For those who argue that a board shaped in the 2000s does not qualify, I would like to invoke the special Legends Clause, which stipulates that anything related to the late, great Andy Axel Irons is automatically considered…
Continue readingGreetings, Shredderz! As always, here’s a sampling of some of the finest surfboard pictures recently found on the world wide web… As I’ve written before, Lightning Bolt’s notoriety in the 1970s was a double-edged sword. The label’s popularity meant the signature bolt design was slapped on boards that had nothing to do with…
Continue readingThis is it, folks…the big Kahuna. The 2017 California Gold Surf Auction is underway. Lots begin closing later this week, on May 7, and as the auction enters the home stretch, I figure now is a good time to take a closer look at some of the boards being offered. First, a little context:…
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