The guys I went to see, Grain crew Mike, Brad and Allen, were there to answer questions and share the stoke of wood board building. Here's a shot of forever stoked Kevin, a two time kit builder from LA with a third in his sights.
The booth was busy all day as people came in to see first hand what these boards are all about. I have to admit I was a booth rat. They couldn't get ride of me as I kept asking questions and looking over their boards.
This is the board that I think is going to be amazing. It's copy of a 60's relic that somehow made it to their shop. It's called the Leaf. It's 4.6 and guys have been surfing these things. They hinted that I might get to demo one! Erik, you down to try her out?
Man of the weekend, Dick Brewer, was on hand to judge the shape off and take part in the festivities. I got a chance to say a few words to him and he was a really cool humble guy.
Dennis Murphy was up first in the shape off. He did really good. It was so much fun to watch.
Brewer came in and complemented Dennis on his shape. Dennis was blown away to meet him. He said later "That was soo cool. As a kid everyone wanted to be Dick Brewer. "
Erik was there to represent Sticky Bumps. He has a cool wax art project at the booth for kids.
Moonlight and Surfy Surfy were there. Good news for us Leucadians. We will soon have a new place to hang out. The old Longboard Grotto space will be the new site of the Surfy Surfy board shop!
Surf Heritage museum was there was some amazing boards.
Lots of great craftsmanship. This was a cool hand burned sign.
Lot's and lots of Brewer boards, old and new.
The old ads were posted up and were really cool. My favorite was John Peck.
Karl Eckstrom was there with his amazing asymmetrical boards. I really wanted to ride this fish.
Eli Marandon was on hand to show off his work. He is one of David's favorite guys to shoot at Blacks. He is a well rounded guy, with skills in the shaping bay and in the water.
Eli has a new set of fins out based on his unique tall twin fins. These are shorter and wider with the same hatchet style template. I am hoping to demo a pair. They look like they will work good.
Murphy Brewer shaped and ready for judging.
This is what I like to see. I love how it looks like a guy in the '50s bought it for a $100 and was his daily ride to the beach.
MR was there. What can I say. I grew up with him as a hero.
Back today. Hope to see you there.
