Greetings, Shredderz! I don’t know if it’s a long weekend for you, but it is for me, and so we’re going to go ahead and publish this installment of the Weekend Grab Bag. There are some other rules that we don’t mess around with, though — namely, as of publishing time, all of…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest installment of the Weekend Grab Bag. All of the boards featured below are currently listed for sale as of publish time. We’ve got a few gems this weekend, including a cool 60s O’Neill longboard, a Windansea single fin and a Schroff twinnie. Keep scrolling for more. 9’10”…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Per the standard Weekend Grab Bag rules, here are a few sticks that are all listed for sale as of publishing time. We’ve got a few rad ones, including a gorgeous Marc Andreini longboard, a Seventies Herbie Fletcher single fin, and a couple of other odds and ends. Keep scrolling for…
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Greetings, Shredderz! We’ve featured Hawaiian surfer Reno Abellira a few times on this humble little blog. Today we’ve got more Reno for you, this time courtesy of a 1980 O’Neill wetsuits ad, as part of their “Adventures in the Skin Trade” series. (See here for another Skin Trade ad, featuring Shaun Tomson in…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a quick one for you. Longtime readers may already know this, but every Thursday evening I post a vintage surf ad scanned from my collection of back issues. Pictured above is an O’Neill ad that originally ran in Surfer Magazine sometime in 1980. The ad features Shaun Tomson…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a stunning Transition Era board for you. Pictured here is a Transition Era O’Neill Morning Star model that was recently listed for sale on eBay. You can find the original eBay listing here, which has more photos and a full description of the board. Sadly, the board is…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Some of you may recall Brad Gerlach and his incredible head of hair from a few earlier appearances here on the blog. (Not to bite the hand that feeds, but if you do actually remember these previous posts, I’m officially worried that you have too much time on your hands.) This…
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Greetings, Shredderz! I’m delighted to be back this evening with a fresh scan of an Eighties surf ad. This, of course, is the latest entry in the Sagas of Shred series. I don’t have a lot to say about this particular ad, other than my love for Eighties surf nostalgia is as strong…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Due to some unforeseen scheduling issues I was not able to provide a fresh scan of a vintage surf ad for this installment of Sagas of Shred. After spending some time in some strange Google rabbit holes — you haven’t hit rock bottom until you’ve scrolled through pages of results for…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Let’s cut the small talk and get to it, shall we? Keep reading for some surf vids I’ve recently discovered and/or enjoyed. Skip Frye Drone Footage This is a simple, modest little edit but I got such a huge thrill out of it. I think drone cinematography can get a little…
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