The Archive

Herbie Fletcher, Christenson & More: Odds & Ends

Greetings, Shredderz! Here’s a random selection of cool and/or interesting boards from over the past few weeks. Pictured above is an 11’4″ Christenson Chris Craft glider. How rad is that tapered stringer?! I always dig seeing examples of Herbie Fletcher sticks. I wrote up one of his square nose longboards a while back;…

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Sagas of Shred

Pearson Arrow for Ocean Pacific

Greetings, Shredderz! As some of you may know, I am fascinated with Santa Cruz’s surf culture. Despite great waves year round and a dedicated crew of local rippers, Santa Cruz’s board builders don’t seem to attract the same attention as their Orange County counterparts. It’s a shame, because there are a number of…

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Sagas of Shred

Skindog for Pearson Arrow

Greetings, Shredderz! I remain fascinated with Santa Cruz and its surf scene, which has made its way to the blog many times. I recently featured a killer O’Neill Morning Star model, Mike Croteau remains a blog favorite, and I even picked up a killer Steve Coletta / Natural Curves board last year, just…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Weekend Grab Bag: January Jump Off

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we have the inaugural Weekend Grab Bag post for the decade. We’ve got some sweet boards for you today, including a clean Morey-Pope Sopwith Camel. Keep scrolling for a selection of sledz that are currently listed for sale online. Morey-Pope Sopwith Camel (Craigslist LA) I’ve covered the many iterations of…

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Shred Sledz Weekend Grab Bag

Weekend Grab Bag: Santa Cruz Edition

Greetings, Shredderz! Hope everyone here Stateside had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If, like me, you live in Northern California, you’re well aware of Santa Cruz’s status as ground zero for high performance surfing in the area. Santa Cruz has more than its fair share of talented surfers and great waves, but likely due to…

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