big in japan

Griffin Stepanek is a wee grom shaper out of La Jolla and was recently featured in BLUE MAGAZINE, a Japanese surf rag which closely follows the strange phenomenon of the Californian surfer dude lifestyle.



If you see Griffin out in the water, make fun of him for wearing booties.

dear and yonder trailer

Here's a trailer for the highly anticipated surf film, "Dear and Yonder." It should come out some time this summer...



There's another version on their website cut to Vetiver: TRAILER

robots are the best

I couldn't embed the official trailer for WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, but here's a little unofficial clip:



This is gonna be awesome.

mirandon twin pins

Eli Mirandon has been up to no good at his top-secret hideout, making some pretty sweet boards in the family tradition...





Check out more pics at ELI SURFING.

oh look, another hull

7'0" tri-plane hull - pintail
21" x 3"
rusty red resin tint
polished gloss
9" Volan L-flex by True Ames






These 7'-plus tri-plane hulls are a pretty good choice if you're looking for something in the "mid-length" zone. I like to surf them when the waves are small but I don't feel like surfing a longboard. Available from 7'0" to 8'6".

I'll have a demo at the ANYTHING BUT THREE event this weekend in Oceanside.

hunting/seeking

This particular board is more Hunter than Seeker, with a pulled-in nose and narrower tail. This board was shaped for a nice guy who owns a bakery in San Francisco and who isn't afraid of looking for some of the bigger sets on the outer bar at Ocean Beach.

and this one goes to ireland

I don't usually do acid splashes and abstracts, but the black and red looks kind of rad.

Resin trippiness by Gary Stuber.

~ for Conor ~

agave kneelo

Eli Mirandon asked me to shape a blank that he glued up with some nice agave he's been collecting. I made a 5'5" kneeboard based off of George Greenough's Velo, which has been more than just an inspiration for me.





This board will be available through WAVES FOREVER. You can contact them by email at: yuichi@wavesforever.com.

more birds ready to fly

If you haven't checked out the TWO BIRDS FLY website yet, you should use your computer time more wisely.



There's still a few boards in stock that are really really sweet and collectable...