let it mellow

Wingless for Andrew

5'9" x 20.25" x 2-3/8"
khaki green opaque
wetsanded gloss
bamboo CQCs






Andrew bought one of my first boards back in 2003 and he was due for a new sled. I don't think he's stopped smiling since he got it.

Boneless Bamboo Quad

...for Ryan the RVCA rep. Hand-delivered through driving rain!

6'1" x 20.25" x 2.5" stringerless round pin quad
masking-tape opaque tint + polish
bamboo AK4 fins
6oz+6oz deck/6oz + 6oz bottom







p.s. the left at C-street was fun yesterday...

Mustardy Butterscotchyness

New sleds for the people!

Diamond Tail Quads

I've been getting a lot of requests for diamond tail quads from folks who really like my round pin quads but wanted a bit more edge through to the tail. The diamond tail template extends parallel effective edge much like the template of a fish but without the reduced tail surface area of a swallowtail. This results in a bit more speed as there's more tail surface area. I've pulled in the template a bit compared to the fish template to make up for the added surface area, which makes for a more performance-oriented template.

5'11" x 19.5" x 2-3/8"
coke-bottle blue resin tint + polish
tapered basswood stringer
bamboo AK4 fins






Check out this link for more info on the DIAMONDTAIL QUAD. Enjoy!

New Sleds

...for a guy in the city, and a fine lady in Hawaii...

5'9" double-wing quad fish
20.25" x 2-3/8"
marine-ply AK4

5'8" round pin quad
20" x 2-3/8"
bamboo AK4

Biofoam Quad Fish

I finally got to see my soybean shred sleds last weekend and they came out looking really good. Though plant-based surfboard blanks have a bit of catching up to do with conventional polyurethane blanks, I feel pretty good about supporting technology which uses domestically-grown organic soy. Oil resources are a finite commodity, and we're eventually going to have to look towards alternatives to oil in order to make surfboards. Imagine what will happen to price of oil and the price of polyurethane polymers when we begin to run out. The guys at Homeblown U.S. will have a pretty good head start on the competition...

5'9" x 20.25" x 2-3/8"
Clear sanded finish
Bamboo AK4 fins by 101 Fin Company







The new Wetsand Surf Shop opens on Monday, October 23rd, and they have four quad fish ranging from 5'7" to 6'1". They're located on 446 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001.

Check out more photos on the Mandala website.

Oh, and off-white is the new black~~~~~

Stubbie Wubbie

Everyone deserves to spray their friends in the face from long distances. Try a stubbie and test the bonds of friendship...

5'8" stubbie 2+1
20.25" x 2-3/8"
clear wet-sand gloss
Bamboo side-bites by 101 Fin Co.
True Ames volan L-flex
Moonlight Glassing

Mollusk in NYC has a few in stock, with more coming to the Venice store and SF >>>

Bamboo for You

Marlin Bacon of 101 Fin Company makes beautiful things from one of the fastest growing woody-stemmed grasses on Earth. Unlike timber harvesting, bamboo is a renewable resource and can be harvested without killing the plant itself. With bamboo, you can eat the shoots, build scaffolding a mile high, and hand-foil super strong fins with an insane flex characteristic.

Check out more of Marlin's fins at 101fins.com >>>







5'5" double-wing quad fish
20" x 2-3/8"
Spirulina Resin Tint + Polish
Bamboo Canard Quad Cutaways
For Kerry >>>