Classic Footage



You got to take a look at the past to see the future..

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Retro is cool



Go Retro... Be different... Retro is cool... I love it

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Buttons Kaluhiokalani

Boards were plenty small by the '70s, but surfers had yet to make sense of the new equipment. Ideas of what could be accomplished on a wave were changing with each passing swell. Staying ahead of this revolution meant paddling into every session with an open mind, an ability to erase all preconceived notions. The leading force of change was a pack of young Hawaiians, none more exuberant or spontaneous than the one they called Buttons.

On tiny, single-fin stingers from coach and shaper Ben Aipa, his unpredictable style gained the attention of the surfing world. At places like Velzyland and across Oahu's South Shore, Buttons and comrades Larry Bertlemann and Mark Liddel were turning the lineup into a liquid park and launching radical skateboard-inspired moves. Though commonplace today, tailslides and 360s (sometimes while riding within the barrel) were the inventions of these fun-loving innovators.




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Surfer´s Stoke




For all of you portuguese speaking humans...
The stoke of a surfer is really something that you cannot describe..

Keep the stoke brothers...

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Mother Earth




Do you feel it? :)

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Surfer Dude

Watched it yesterday and found it to be a real flop.
The only good thing was the music, specially Xavier Rudd.

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Bob Pike

Bob Pike was the first and greatest of Australia's big-wave surfers. In the early '60s, he traveled to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, and rode with the legends -- Hawaii's Jose Angel and Buzzy Trent, California's Pat Curren, Rick Grigg and Greg Noll. These surfers pioneered the monster waves and unknowingly helped create a millions-strong worldwide surfing boom.

Like many great surfers of his time, Pike became dislocated from the surfing community when professional competition arrived through the late '70s and '80s. Perhaps he never knew how venerated he was by the generations of Australian surfers who followed him into the big Hawaiian surf decades later.

Pike remained fit and strong well into his 50s, surfing a modern style of board at his beloved Narrabeen. But an accident in 1997 left him badly injured and unable to stand up on a board. A year later he moved from Sydney to the north NSW coast with his second wife, Phillipa.Bob Pike died by his own hand on May 20, 1999.

Long Live Watermen..

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Pipemaster

Kelly did it again..

For the sixth time Kelly is a Pipemaster.. Congratulations to the King of Surfing

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Mike Hynson - The Complete Surfer

If ever there was a complete surfer then Mike Hynson is it. His accomplishments are many, his controversies huge, his abilities in the water and behind a planer unquestionable. There are few eras in our sport that he hasn't touched in one-way or another and he stands in a queue' by himself.

Today Mike Hynson still shapes with enthusiasm and a masters touch. His progressive designs and his Fish and Twinzers are being touted as state of the art. His Balsa boards are in high demand. He still shapes daily and creates under the moniker of Hynson Surfboards.

Mike at work

My personal custom made Hynson

Mike is one of the Original Endless Summer surfers. For me a magical person/surfer/mastercraftsman etc. etc.... If you put your hands down the rail of a Hynson surfboard you will surely feel this magic..

Thanks Mike and also thanks to Sean Mattison for making it real..

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P.s. Thanks Rui for all your efforts to bring some Hynsons to Portugal

La Mar



Surfers rippin´ with "The Beautiful Girls" sound in the background..

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Endless Summer





The quest for every surfer.. To find the "wave"... And follow the endless Summer



And some Sandals to finish off today´s entry :D

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Fish Surfing


The line... The flow... Nothing beats old school improved shapes...

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Xavier Rudd



Great sound, great vibes.. Enjoy your day in Peace

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Meanwhile



Surfing is a source... Feel it´s energy, get in sync with it then charge with it...

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Better Days




Better days will come...

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Old School Quiver




I love old school surfboards.... Single fins Pintail ruleee....

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Siebert Surfboards

If you like wood surfboards you should check out Siebert´s blog and website.

For me he has an amazing talent as a craftsman. Hope to have one of his boards under my feet someday :D

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P.s. Siebert is the first follower of my blog.

Sharing

Sharing is the joint use of a resource or space.

Sharing waves with a friend is one of the things I like the most... It brings joy and happiness into friendship... Stop battling for waves and let it flow..

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Tyler Hatzikian

Tyler Hatzikian has been shaping and designing surfboards of all kinds since the age of twelve. A commitment to uncompromising craftsmanship and a dedication to advancing his designs are his trademarks. More than just a pretty glass job and never a reproduction, Tyler Surfboards represent a continuing evolution.





Tyler for me is one of the best craftsman in the surfing industry.. Thank you very much Tyler

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Enemy



Honor your enemy, he will be your greatest teacher.

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