Sacred Craft Highlights

The Cooperfish booth was amazing. I'm not sure how long that board is but it was a show stopper.

Simmon's Simmon's and more Simmon's. We are partnering up with the Surfing Heritage Foundation to help recycle broken boards and raise some money for the foundation by donating a board for auction so we got to set up our table smack dab in the middle of the Simmon's exhibit. Below was my view, I was in heaven.

Ryan Burch Foam Thingy

The handplanes were a hit. Kipp was holding court with the Groms explaining the glass jobs.

And the winner of the handplane is... Eric from Cardiff. He looks calm here but he just ran a few blocks and up the convention center stairs from hell to pick up his handplane. He was sweating like crazy. He was so stoked though. Could not have happened to a nicer and more deserving guy.  Erik, who has been eyeing the handplanes at Surfy Surfy got entered to win by signing up to be a member of the Surfing Heritage Foundation after hearing he could win an Enjoy handplane. He also turned to me and claimed the win right there at about 11 am. He said, I WILL WIN THIS THING. By 6 pm he was taking it home. We were all so stoked for him.

Ok, the guys from GoPro are amazing. I got to visit their booth downstairs at ASR. This handplane is going to travel with their booth and will also be used by the staff for "R&D" aka barrel time.  I have a lot of respect for these guys and the company itself, which has been grown from a garage operation by sweat and tears to the most wanted waterproof digital camera out there. This stemmed from the founder wanting to take better surf photos. How cool is that?

Here's our friend and Tahitian artist Philippe. He is making this for us and for our fin project. When it's complete we'll show it off.

Shawd at Rainbow Fins is amazing. Their booth is always a highlight. He has created over 1000 original art fins. Unbelievable. He is also one of the nicest guys you will meet. 

Korduroy.tv booth was, as always, amazing. Cyrus is seriously a genius. I'm forever inspired.

Blue Tarp Barrels. The original. You saw it on Korduroy.tv first!

Love it. Flops out of recycled tires.

Recycled resin art. So beautiful. 

My favorite tee from the show.

Love these two paintings by Pedersen

Amazing work by Spencer Reynolds.

Really liked this piece by Meegan Feori. 

Legends. Kevin Naughton (left) , Ira Opper (center) , Craig Peterson (Right). I was so stoked I got to hang out with these guys. I grew up watching Ira's films and Surfer Mag's TV show in the 80's. On the other end I grew up reading and drooling over the surf travel adventures of Craig and Kevin in Surfer Mag proper. Recognize that photo? If you were surfing in the 80's you do.

Craig took the time to go through his photos one at a time telling the back story of each.

Craig and Kevin's latest book. I want that!

Win an Enjoy Handplane or GoPro Camera at Sacred Craft This Weekend

We are teaming up with the Surfing Heritage Foundation and GoPro at Sacred Craft this weekend. Look for us at the Surfing Heritage Booth. 

On Saturday they will raffling off the Charcoal and Lime Green beauty above for becoming a member of Surfing Heritage that day. On Sunday they will be raffling off a GoPro Camera to people who join that day. We will be there both days. Stop by, say hi and check out some of the boards we will have on display.

Sacred Craft Show Aug 14th/15th San Diego Convention Center

www.surfboardshow.com

www.surfingheritage.org 

Punt

Photo David Gray

Ryan Burch

I'm a huge fan of Ryan's. The guy can ride anything. This is a while back when he wasn't surfing 4 foot finless foam thingies on double overhead days. 

photo David Gray

John Mann's Mexi Blanket

Our friend John Mann in Washington ordered this custom Mexi Blanket for his quiver. He sent us this photo of his Austin kneeboard to match the color work. It turned out so beautiful, I seriously didn't want to send it to him.

John has been bodysurfing with handplanes since the late 60's early seventies. He told us this story...

Read the rest of the story  over at the new Enjoy Handplanes blog.

Our New Site/Blog/Store - EnjoyHandplanes.com

People have been asking for more info on the handplanes so we built a brand new site to do just that at EnjoyHandplanes.com.  It will have photos, it's own blog and a shop to buy handplanes. All you resin tint love'n, bodysurfing crazies go check it out. You now have a place to go that understands you.

Candy

Kipp made this one as an experiment in color and texture. It looks like a piece of candy. There is a lot going on but I have to admit it turned out really cool.

The process of making these handplanes takes awhile and is a labor of love. Each board we make is like a little friend to us. The process is interesting. You start off with a little white ghost and then when you add color it becomes alive, it takes on a personality of it's own that makes you want to see it take life into it's final form.

This little guy grew on us, as it had such a unique personality. I certainly didn't want to see it go, but it didn't stick around long. It was for sale for a day and it got snatched up by my friends and local water couple Rich and Allie. It made me feel better though that it was still in the neighborhood. Go have fun little candy board. You have good owners now and will spend many days slotted in barrels.

Tad

Photo by David Gray

Mick Waters

Here's a shot of our good friend and Aussie filmmaker Mick Waters having some fun on the other end of the lens. Enjoy.

Glasser Needed

Paul Belitz needs help glassing his wood fish. He built this one himself and wants to glass it himself. Anyone who has some glassing skills with wood boards and would like to get paid to walk him through the process please contact Paul .

Vote Korduroy TV

If you love homemade, homegrown, surf stoke then show your love for Cyrus' contribution to the blog world and vote Korduroy TV in the finials going on right now on Surfer.com.  

Vote for Korduroy TV in the Finals of Surfer Mag's Battle of the Blogs.

Oh Snap

Photo by David Gray

Brian Lam's New GoPro Handplane

Our friend Brian Lam over at TheScuttlefish.com ordered up a red orca for his quiver. Brian is a NorCal Ocean Beach local and plans to get some barrel pics with this bad boy and his GoPro HD.

If you've never seen  TheScuttlefish.com site check it out. Brian is a lover of the sea and is gearing up to inspire ocean lovers all over the world. He has the background to do it, being one the authors of Gizmodo.com. 

While you are on the site look at the video of a rover saving a sword fish stuck in a deep water oil rig. Unbelievable! http://thescuttlefish.com/2010/06/29/robot-saving-a-swordfish/

Global Basecamps

EcoCamp Suite Domes, Torres del Paine, ChileEcoCamp is a lodge consisting of large dome shaped tents which designed to maintain the nomadic spirit of the ancient inhabitants

Greystoke Mahale, Lake Tanganyika, TanzaniaGreystoke Mahale is wilderness lodge on a beach along the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika that also sits next to a national forest.

Mekhala Curuise ThailandMekhala is a collection of three restored rice barges that provide the setting for overnight journeys between Bangkok and Ayuthaya

Chumbe Island, Zanzibar, TanzaniaChumbe Island is a coastal retreat consisting of bungalows and is located in a nature reserve.

It’s amazing who you meet in your own neighborhood. My neighbor Sebastian Riedel is a founder of a really cool sustainable travel company called Global Basecamps. It’s a Leucadia company that  specializes in locally owned boutique hotels and off-the-beaten path lodges all over the world.  They are eco-minded and all their properties and private tours are totally sustainable.

These guys are cool because they are all travelers themselves and know the inside scoop on where to go and what to do.  Check them out. Give a Leucaida company some love.

http://www.globalbasecamps.com

Staycation: The Channel Islands

Mysto right hander that breaks into a death slab.

 

Devon making in look easy.

Jason left, Scott right and Dad doing the driving.

Devon stoked as usual.

Caves galore

Devon's Dad going for a cruise.

Night at sea.

My friend Devon Holloway, her fiancé Scott, Devon’s Dad and their friend Jason all set out for a boat trip last week. Not to a far off sea but to our own proverbial backyard, the Channel Islands. Personally I have never been and really had no clue what they were like. But after seeing the photos she sent me I was amazed by the adventure they had in a not so far off place.

Check out her blog for more info on the trip. Enjoy.

http://web.me.com/devonholloway/The_Mermaid_Chronicle/Chronicle/Entries/2010/7/2_Straycation.html