Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Making of the Murphy Balsa Quad

         

I had a bunch of photos from the making of the Murphy Balsa Quad that won Best of Show. I threw them together and made a quickie slideshow. It gives you a good feel for how it was made. Enjoy.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

AB3 Fish Fry Was A Success!


Dennis Murphy was just stoked to be there.  He had no idea at this point he was the winner but was feeling the energy of it all.

Hans Enyedi really deserved the best home built. His boards were really amazing and were commented on all day.

Here is the crew. It was a who's who of new and old school.

Hummm. Fish.

More of the crew. Shout out to Kipp Denslow with the chocolate, white and lime green fish held up in the back.  We did a post on him a while back and the board he brought was really cool.

Cool fish board and fish painting. From what I understand a husband and wife team.

One of my favorite fish shapers and bloggers Manny Caro on the right with young gun on the left.

Today was a great day. The AB3 Fish Fry went off great and two of my friends won. Dennis Murphy won Best of Show for his Balsa and Reclaimed Redwood 5'10" Quad Fish and an automatic spot in the shape off event at the next Sacred Craft show. His Balsa fish is amazing and it won despite the fact that it wasn't even finished!  He hot coated it last night so he could show it today.  He and his right hand man Dan Lewis were super stoked on the win. Great job guys. See the post we did on it earlier.

My friend Hans Enyedi won Best Home Board for his 6'1" Casper.  See the post we did on it a few weeks ago. Beautiful board and some amazing work for being shaped and glassed in a shed in the back yard. Hans was definitely one of the most stoked guys there. He has been shaping his own boards for 30 years now and got the chance to talk shop today with legends. A day he certainly won't forget.

Thanks to all who put on the event and Ice9 for the foam! Keep an eye on Maggie's Sea Layer blog for photos, the AB3 site for official updates and the Surfy Surfy site for, well, entertainment and boards to drool over.  

Saturday, March 28, 2009

AB3 Fish Fry Sunday!





Alia and I have been getting ready for the 2009 AB3 Fish Fry at O'side Harbor.  She waxed my board and even made some new fin templates to show the guys at 101 fins. She has been working on a more efficient fin foil as well but that is something she will have to explain in person. The hydrodynamics are just to complicated to show on paper.

We hope to see everyone there. Look for the Grain board at the event with Murphy.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Ian Will Surf Again - Benefit - Sat March 28th



I got this flyer from Grandview local Shawn Horn. I was moved when I read the story. It is regarding a fundraiser for a young boy, 5 years old, who suffered a severe head injury in a car accident and lost both of his parents.  Ian is now 6 years old, and is at home with his 2 siblings Lauren and Luke who are now 2 and 3 years old.  Their Aunt Melissa is their legal guardian.  Ian has a 100% potential to walk again with intense therapy, but he needs our help.  Please read the attached flyer and anything to help would be appreciated!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Simple Things


Here is a shot that I took that I really like.  It represents the simple things that we as surfers do that make up the whole experience.  This shot was taken of Erik as he waxed up the retro single fin that he fixed up. He had no idea I was taking the shot and he just took his time waxing her up and getting her ready.  Earlier that day he road her for the first time in really clean conditions and killed it.  This was his second session of the day and this time around the surf was really bad.  He didn't care though and took the same time waxing away and got in the groove. It just shows the time we spend around surfing and the things that make up the entire experience, not just the act of riding waves. 

A Picture of a Picture

Erik gave me this photo on a drive of a bunch of images he had. It stood out and I thought it was cool.  This shot came from taking a picture of his computer screen with this image on it. The original image was taken by Erik's girlfriend and local artist Lauren. I had seen the original and had always liked it but this one came out extra cool. Enjoy.

The Bird

Here is a shot sent in by David. He actually sent it to me as a joke. But I liked it so much I had to post it. He was shooting one day at Cardiff and this bird came right at him. He swears he was looking to bomb him. He shot off a few and this is what he got.  It's really a cool picture. You can see Seaside in the background. If you click on it to enlarge it the detail is cool too. I've never seen a bird in flight shot like that. Look at the wings too, it's got that vee like a swallow tail.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

More Grain - The Rails Are Done







I got more pictures of the progress on the Grain today from Dennis.  This time they have finished the rails and have the planks glued up and ready for the deck to be glued on. Once that is complete the Grain blank can be shaped. 

Dennis was set to glue the deck this week but we agreed to leave it off so he can take it to the AB3 Fish Fry this weekend. It will be cool for people to see up close what the inside of these boards look like and how much goes into making them.  If you want to get a closer look at the innards of a Grain, stop by the event and look for Murphy.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Encinitas Surf Artist - Juan Flores


Beacons


Cardiff Night

Late Go Out (Swamis)

This is one of my favorite parts about this site. I got an email out of the blue from local artist and surfer Juan Flores. He stumbled onto the site and sent me these images of his work. I was really impressed.  They are fun and of course I always love art of Leucadia and Encinitas.  I really love the lineup point of view as well.  I think a lot about how beautiful our bluff line is as I wait for sets. I've always wanted to take a picture of the bluff on a good day but a) it's a good day and I'm surfing. b) You need a good long distance camera to get a good shot. These paintings are cool because it gives you that detail and color from a higher point of view which lets you see the surf and the bluff.  I dig it. Great work. You can check out more work of his at www.jfloresw.com.

Enjoy.

Friday, March 20, 2009

More Progress On The Grain and New Balsa Fish



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Photos by Dan Lewis and Dennis Murphy

Since the last time I was up at the Murphy Ranch and did a post on the Grain board the weather up there became too cold to work on the board. The next phase was to build the rails, which consists of a process of stacking 1/4 inch long strips of wood one on top of each other to make the curve of the rail.  The process is borrowed from wood boat building and is referred to as the bead and cove method. Meaning that each strip has a concave bottom and rounded top.  The bead fits in the cove and lets the wood lock into place with the help of the glue.

The barn it is being built in wasn't heated and the cold temperatures made the risk too high for cracking the bead and cove strips.  So it sat for a few weeks until recently when the weather warmed up and they could get going again.

I haven't seen the progress yet in person but was fortunate enough to hook up with Dennis and chat about its progress and get these photos.

While Dennis and Dan were waiting for the weather to warm up for the Grain, they started a little side project to keep themselves busy. To my shock they surprised me with some photos of their next project, a scrap Balsa and 100 year old reclaimed redwood 5'10" Quad Fish. The board is chambered out and is set to weigh in at 10 pounds glassed. That is most likely the weight of a glossed and polished 6' fish. The redwood used is from a recycled water tower on his property. The wood is surprisingly light on it's own because of the age but once chambered it is exceptionally light.

Here are a couple photos of the project. Keep an eye on the Murphy Blog for more details and it's progress.

Glued and rough shaped. The swallow has yet to be cut.

Murphy In the Ranch Shaping Room

Fresh Spring Grass, Redwood and Balsa

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Photos by Dan Lewis and Dennis Murphy

Some More Of The Last Swell

Cardiff Green Room

Style'n Floater

Classic Off The Top

David did his best to get around during this last swell and it paid off.  He got some amazing shots.  Here are a few that I liked.  You can see more at Surfline and Transworld Surf.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Erik Doing His Thing




I had these shots in my mail box for over a month now and forgot all about them. They are of Erik by his better half and local artist Lauren. When looking for things to post I was stoked to find them.  

Erik is an amazing surfer and continues to inspire all of us when we are out with him. He also acts as our surf coach and mentor and tells us that someday we too can punt huge airs and pull four 360's in one wave. We all want to believe him but he may up against the old dog theory. We take the advice though and it makes us feel good that he at least believes in us. 

On the other hand the groms flock to him in and out of the water as they intuitively know that they have a chance. I get a big kick out of seeing how he takes his time with random kids in the line up to teach them new things or give them pointers.  He is so stoked all the time that it is inspiring to see how he uses that to help others. 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Knox at North Leucadia



Here are a couple of shots by David of Knox at north Leucadia yesterday.  Apparently as usually he was killing it. These are the B shots. The A's went off to Surfline so keep an eye out for them.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Someday We Will Go


Does anyone know where this is? Even if you did I bet you wouldn't tell. This image came to me while I took a birthing class over 3 1/2 years ago. 

In the class they had us do an exercise to think of a safe place in our minds to relieve stress. I pictured this right point and I was surfing it with my grown daughter of the future. That exercise was powerful yet until recently I had forgotten about it.  

Now all this time later it came to me again while my daughter and I were drawing last weekend in the backyard. It was on a whim that I drew this and it triggered that memory. It now sits on my refrigerator as a post card of the future. Someday we will surf this place.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Cheryl Sorg Reception - Encinitas Library Sat. March 14th 1-3pm

Photo by Angela Carone

Just a reminder that the reception for Cheryl's show is this Saturday afternoon, March 14th, from 1:00-3:00 in the Community Room at the beautiful Encinitas Library, as well as out on the adjoining patio, with its gorgeous ocean view. Come join her for pastries, caffeine and mimosas! (and art of course....)

Also for you KPBS blog Culture Lust lovers you will find a post on her as well. You can check it out here.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Fatherhood Is Great





A couple of weeks ago I took Binki II in for some repairs to the Ding King. Binki II was a board made by John Turberville a few years back. John and I go way back and he used to live on Coop when I first lived on Jupiter. He had been shaping me boards since 97'. Now he is retired. I wanted him to make a dupe of Binki and he did but he made this board as well for himself. When I rode it I had to have it so he swapped this one for the one he made for me.  I have been trading off between Binki I and Binki II for a about 4 years now.  I love them both.

I haven't ridden her in months and was itching to get her fixed up so I could take her out. On the day I took it in my daughter and copilot came with and she got really excited about seeing the place.  She loves boards and likes to look around surf shops at them. She was very interested in what they were going to do to my board as she sees it in the garage and even asks to wax it with me. When we dropped off the board she made me promise that I take her with me to pick it up.  

A week passed and the board was ready. When I got the call I was really excited. Then I remembered my promise to wait for her to pick it up.  As a couple weeks went by our schedules never made it possible for us both to be together to get the board, until today. 

So, after I took her to dance class we had a date for Ding King and went over to pick up the board. She was just as excited as I was and my sister from Japan was even there to document it. Look at the first shot of us out front. She is holding the board with me.  A proud moment for her and for me. Fatherhood is great. 

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Beautiful Murphy 5'10" Quad Fish

I was down at the Sorrento Valley Murphy shaping room today with Chris and took a liking to this board. Couldn't help but take some shots.  Check out the Murphy blog for more photos.

6' 1" Casper - Flying Fish






My friend Hans Enyedi has been sending me photos of the progress of his Casper board. We did a post a while back on it when it was still being shaped. Now the board is ready to surf complete with resin tint and wood fins that he made as well. Personally I'm blown away at how nice the board turned out for shaping, glassing (resin tint no less) and making his own fins out of his shape shake in his back yard. Good work Hans! I can't wait to try this board out. Now that this one is done he has already started on another.

Photos by Hans
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