Greetings, Shredderz! As far as I recall, I’ve only written up one previous Rory Russell Twin Fin, which you can find here. Lightning Bolt needs no introduction, and while the label will be forever linked with the iconic Pipeliner, I always love going a little deeper and learning about models that aren’t necessarily…
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Greetings, Shredderz! You can’t go wrong by sticking to the classics, and if this doesn’t qualify as such, then I don’t know what does. Here’s a Lightning Bolt ad featuring Rory Russell and Gerry Lopez.
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Sadly, Art Brewer passed away earlier this month. He leaves behind a legacy as one of the greatest surf photographers ever. What I love about Brewer’s work is the way he complemented the action shots with incredible portraits. I’m also struck by the sheer length of Brewer’s career. He got his start in…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to yet another installment of Sagas of Shred, which features a new vintage surf ad every Thursday. We’ve got a classic for you tonight, courtesy of Lightning Bolt Surfboards, four time World Champion Mark Richards, and Rory “The Dog” Russell. MR and Russell are modeling some Hawaiian shirts for the…
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Greetings, Shredderz! It’s Thursday evening here in California, which means it’s time for more Sagas of Shred. If, like me, you’re looking for some kind of distraction from the apocalyptic scenes out there, may I suggest some hilarious vintage surf ads? Today we’ve got another Rory Russell Lightning Bolt ad for your enjoyment….
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Greetings, Shredderz! We’re here with another classic vintage surf ad as part of our weekly Sagas of Shred series. This week we’ve got another hilarious throwback featuring Rory Russell for Lightning Bolt Surfboards. It’s not exactly new territory — check out a very similar Bolt ad I wrote up about two years ago…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here in California winter is coming to a close. As always, here are some of my favorite social media posts from the past month or so. You want to talk about power surfing, how’s this combo: a sweet Ben Aipa twin fin shaped for none other than Aussie lead foot extraordinaire…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here on the blog I’ve been writing a lot about the storied Lightning Bolt brand quite a bit: here’s a cool Rory Russell Model twin fin, and then I also happened to feature not one but two Darrell Beckmeier single fins. So for today’s installment of Sagas of Shred I figured…
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Greetings, Shredderz! There’s been a lot of coverage lately on this humble little blog about Lightning Bolt Surfboards — and for good reason, considering Bolt is likely the most famous surfboard label of all time. Today we’re back with even more Bolt coverage, as there’s a sweet Lightning Bolt Rory Russell Model that’s…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a two-some from one of surfing’s most storied labels: the often imitated, never duplicated Lightning Bolt Surfboards. The histories of Lightning Bolt, Gerry Lopez, and Pipeline will forever be intertwined, and resumes don’t get any more sparkling than that. The Gerry Lopez-shaped Pipe gun — presumably surfed by…
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