Greetings, Shredderz! For all the stuff I write about the 60s, 70s and 80s, the decades that resonate most with me are the late 90s and early 2000s. I don’t think it has been long enough for us to really put that era in proper perspective, but I’ll always have a soft spot…
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Season’s Greetings, Shredderz! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you. Mason Ho has blessed us with eight straight days of clips on his most excellent YouTube channel, created with Rory Pringle. See below for some selections, but really, you should go straight to his YouTube and watch all the clips. Matt…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest installment in the Clipz series. Here’s a rundown of some of my favorite surf edits from recent memory. Light it Up by Perry Gershkow / Mollusk I feel like I haven’t featured Mollusk’s edits enough on here. Definitely check out their YouTube channel for more. Mollusk also…
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Greetings, Shredderz! We’ve got another installment of our Clipz series, showcasing some favorite edits. Without any further ado, here are some videos for your viewing pleasure: Chris Ward from 5’5″ x 19 1/4″ Redux Here’s some insane mid-2000s footage of Chris Ward on a MR 1980 Retro Twin model. I don’t know shit…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here’s a rundown of some of my favorite surf and surfboard-related videos in recent memory. There’s a good chance that some of you will see a Firewire Surfboards video and want to throw up in your mouths a little bit. Sorry but I’m not sorry. It’s particularly hard to feel any…
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Greetings, Shredderz! It’s a rainy day here in Northern California, so I figured what better way to spend some time than with some quality surfboard related videos. See below for a selection. I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating: Bird’s Surf Shed is the Mecca! If you ever find yourself in San…
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Greetings, Shredderz! As a vintage surfboard blog, we tend not to focus too much on the modern high performance shortboard. This is not a criticism by any means. Truth be told, if I were a better surfer this blog might be more focused on the finely tuned Ferraris you see all the pros…
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Greetings, Shredderz! As always, here are some of my favorite social media posts I have seen over the past month. Keep scrolling for more. View this post on Instagram Shred Sledz actually has its origins on the East Coast: Long Island, New York to be exact. Perhaps the greatest shaper in New York…
Continue readingView this post on Instagram @koloheandino22 is giving away one free Surfboard to whoever can name all 11 iconic surfers that his 11 board #EuroQuiver represents. Kolohe painted each board himself, based off of video or photos featuring the 11 surfers on boards with this artwork. A couple are easy, and at least…
Continue readingHead on over to Pilgrim Surf + Supply for a look at their latest project, a collaboration with famed …Lost Surfboards founder and shaper, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos. It’s a great marriage between the gentler aesthetics of Brooklyn-based Pilgrim (I’m just trying to avoid using the word hipster, but alas, there’s no way around it) and…
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