Greetings, Shredderz! I suspect that many of you feel the same way I do about social media: it is an invaluable tool, a source of inspiration and at times even beauty…and it’s also the fastest way to kill brain cells that doesn’t involve huffing paint. Well, let’s focus on the good, I guess:…
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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! There’s currently a cool 70s Dick Brewer single fin listed for sale on Craigslist in San Diego, and I thought I’d feature the board here. This is a link to the original listing. Before his passing earlier this year, Brewer had cemented himself as one of the most influential shapers of…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Not that anyone has been wondering, but I’m still not quite sure what to say about Dick Brewer in the wake of his recent passing. There is no doubt that he will be remembered as one of the greatest and most influential shapers in the history of the sport. I cannot…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest edition of the Social Media Roundup. We’ve got some primo selections from a month’s worth of mindless Instagram scrolling. Keep reading for more. How insane is this selection of Fantastic Acid surfboards? As Matt Biolos of …Lost pointed out in the comments, it likely took hundreds of…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here are some recent surf videos I really liked. Keep reading for more. “Les Champs du Rivage” is directed by French photographer Thomas Lodin, whose work I have admired for a while. “Rivage” follows Mathieu Maréchal as he navigates his way through some empty waves in Central America and Northwest France….
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Greetings, Shredderz! Please join me in wishing all-time great Dick Brewer a happy 85th birthday. Brewer is one of the most influential surfboard shapers to ever hold a planer, and there is no doubt that the sport would not be the same without his contributions. He is someone whom I have covered more…
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It sounds strange, but this blog owes its existence to Craigslist. I started writing Shred Sledz because it was impossible to find information online about the shapers and surfboards I was interested in. I realized Craigslist consistently had great pictures of interesting surfboards, but what made it inconvenient was the fact photos disappeared…
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Does it get any more classic than this? Dick Brewer and Buzzy Trent, refining a surfboard made for waves guaranteed to terrify you, if not end your life outright. Brewer’s career is endlessly fascinating. His status as one of the greatest shapers ever is not for debate — and he still might be…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got an amazing Bing Surfboards ad all the way back from 1967. I found this ad on Pinterest. Link to the original image can be found here. First, I love the hand drawn artwork. I don’t know who the artist is but the result is an ad that grabs…
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