Showing posts with label svrf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label svrf. Show all posts
4.26.2009
2.11.2009
Julio
I'm bored and so are you. Here's a nice shot of our pal Julio hangin' some brain. I don't know where this is or who took it. Shaka.
11.18.2008
Longboarders Still Getting the Short End of the Stick
I post on Surfermag's message board as Shredthegnar.
This was an article posted the other day.
Longboarders Still Getting the Short End of the Stick
By Brad Melekian
SPECIAL TO THE UNION-TRIBUNE
November 17, 2008
A forgotten surfing title was handed out on San Onofre State Beach last weekend, as Bonga Perkins of Hawaii won the final Oxbow World Longboard Tour event of the season, in the process winning the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Championship.
But he did so to little fanfare. While the ASP's World Tour (for shortboard competition) retools itself, enjoys its richest paydays in history, and broadcasts each of its events live over the Internet, the World Longboard Tour only just returned to ASP-sanctioned status this year. And even as its World Championship was decided on U.S. soil, the world of competitive longboarding – long flailing, particularly on an international level – is struggling to maintain its relevance.
The event at San Onofre was the culmination of a three-stop season with a total prize purse of $135,000, wherein the accumulated points leader would be crowned world champion. It is essentially the same system under which the shortboard side of ASP competition works, except the shortboard tour has 11 events, each one carrying a prize purse of at least $320,000, for an annual prize purse just north of 3.5 million.
Still, regardless of the money or length of tour, to longboard competitors the title still matters, a fact that was reflected in the wealth of international surfers, each of whom paid their way to be present at San Onofre – 48 surfers from seven countries competed in the four-day event. And while the longboard tour may exist in the shadow of the shortboard tour, competitors didn't seem to mind much, as reflected in Perkins' thrill in victory.
After defeating the French surfer Antoine Delpero in the final, Perkins was overjoyed. “I've been bridesmaids and thirds and fourths so many times now and I was hoping that my second title would come soon before I bow out,” the 36-year-old said.
Still, Perkins, a well-respected and well-liked surfer who now has two world titles to his credit, is in many ways representative of the carelessness with which longboarding has been treated in the surfing world. Despite the fact that he is regarded by many to be one of the most complete and well-rounded surfers on the planet, he is relatively unknown on the international stage, particularly when compared to shortboarding's biggest stars.
For years, in a rift misrepresentative of surfing's current “ride anything” epoch, professional surfing's image makers have relegated longboard surfing to castoff status. Nowhere is this more evident than in its flailing world tour. This despite the fact that longboards share a prominent place in any lineup, and despite the fact that today's longboard surfers are undertaking some of the more artful, elegant wave-riding being done anywhere.
Not surprisingly, this is a fact driven by commerce. The World Tour, and shortboard surfing in general, not only have a much larger fan base, but their events are money-makers, as the surfers who compete on that tour are international stars in the world of surfing, paid handsomely by large conglomerates to endorse their products.
Longboard surfing, meanwhile, exists as a niche market.
Even its greatest proponents concede that the future of longboard competition is spotty at best, and that it will never be as popular or as much of a money-maker as shortboard surfing.
But for a few days last week, that didn't matter. Just listen to Perkins: “I can't even speak,” he said, after winning. “I'm blown away right now.”
This was my response.
I probably longboard more than anyone on this forum and I don't give a rat's ass about who won the championship. Yeah Bonga shreds, and he is one of a handful that can blend modern and traditional longboarding.
How can they reasonably expect more people to care about it when people who do ride longboards don't give a shiit?
9 out of 10 guys who are competing in longboard competitions are riding it like a shortboard with a nose job. It is absolutely hideous to watch Taylor Jenson boost 1 foot airs on a wrong board and think it's rad.
It looks like really shitty shortboarding...in slow motion...
Yeah, don't get me wrong. There are guys who do longboard well. But those who can shred with an ounce of style and finesse, are few and far between.
All the dudes competing never made it to the finals in an NSSA and figured that they could do things half as well on a longboard and win.
When it comes to longboards. Fvck leashes, fvck contests, and fvck anything other than a single fin.
I always end up entering myself in another contest or riding a tri-fin...and always return to the same conclusion. Save it for the sub 9' set.
Nothing would piss me off more to go to a contest to see sh!t like spinners and hand stands scoring points. Fvck that. It's lame.
Excuse me while I go find another parade to rain on.
The tri-fin ruined longboarding...the leash too.
Congrats to Bonga. But please... enough of this. Ride a shortboard. Seriously.
Do you agree, disagree, agree to disagree? Don't give a rat's ass?
This was an article posted the other day.
Longboarders Still Getting the Short End of the Stick
By Brad Melekian
SPECIAL TO THE UNION-TRIBUNE
November 17, 2008
A forgotten surfing title was handed out on San Onofre State Beach last weekend, as Bonga Perkins of Hawaii won the final Oxbow World Longboard Tour event of the season, in the process winning the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Championship.
But he did so to little fanfare. While the ASP's World Tour (for shortboard competition) retools itself, enjoys its richest paydays in history, and broadcasts each of its events live over the Internet, the World Longboard Tour only just returned to ASP-sanctioned status this year. And even as its World Championship was decided on U.S. soil, the world of competitive longboarding – long flailing, particularly on an international level – is struggling to maintain its relevance.
The event at San Onofre was the culmination of a three-stop season with a total prize purse of $135,000, wherein the accumulated points leader would be crowned world champion. It is essentially the same system under which the shortboard side of ASP competition works, except the shortboard tour has 11 events, each one carrying a prize purse of at least $320,000, for an annual prize purse just north of 3.5 million.
Still, regardless of the money or length of tour, to longboard competitors the title still matters, a fact that was reflected in the wealth of international surfers, each of whom paid their way to be present at San Onofre – 48 surfers from seven countries competed in the four-day event. And while the longboard tour may exist in the shadow of the shortboard tour, competitors didn't seem to mind much, as reflected in Perkins' thrill in victory.
After defeating the French surfer Antoine Delpero in the final, Perkins was overjoyed. “I've been bridesmaids and thirds and fourths so many times now and I was hoping that my second title would come soon before I bow out,” the 36-year-old said.
Still, Perkins, a well-respected and well-liked surfer who now has two world titles to his credit, is in many ways representative of the carelessness with which longboarding has been treated in the surfing world. Despite the fact that he is regarded by many to be one of the most complete and well-rounded surfers on the planet, he is relatively unknown on the international stage, particularly when compared to shortboarding's biggest stars.
For years, in a rift misrepresentative of surfing's current “ride anything” epoch, professional surfing's image makers have relegated longboard surfing to castoff status. Nowhere is this more evident than in its flailing world tour. This despite the fact that longboards share a prominent place in any lineup, and despite the fact that today's longboard surfers are undertaking some of the more artful, elegant wave-riding being done anywhere.
Not surprisingly, this is a fact driven by commerce. The World Tour, and shortboard surfing in general, not only have a much larger fan base, but their events are money-makers, as the surfers who compete on that tour are international stars in the world of surfing, paid handsomely by large conglomerates to endorse their products.
Longboard surfing, meanwhile, exists as a niche market.
Even its greatest proponents concede that the future of longboard competition is spotty at best, and that it will never be as popular or as much of a money-maker as shortboard surfing.
But for a few days last week, that didn't matter. Just listen to Perkins: “I can't even speak,” he said, after winning. “I'm blown away right now.”
This was my response.
I probably longboard more than anyone on this forum and I don't give a rat's ass about who won the championship. Yeah Bonga shreds, and he is one of a handful that can blend modern and traditional longboarding.
How can they reasonably expect more people to care about it when people who do ride longboards don't give a shiit?
9 out of 10 guys who are competing in longboard competitions are riding it like a shortboard with a nose job. It is absolutely hideous to watch Taylor Jenson boost 1 foot airs on a wrong board and think it's rad.
It looks like really shitty shortboarding...in slow motion...
Yeah, don't get me wrong. There are guys who do longboard well. But those who can shred with an ounce of style and finesse, are few and far between.
All the dudes competing never made it to the finals in an NSSA and figured that they could do things half as well on a longboard and win.
When it comes to longboards. Fvck leashes, fvck contests, and fvck anything other than a single fin.
I always end up entering myself in another contest or riding a tri-fin...and always return to the same conclusion. Save it for the sub 9' set.
Nothing would piss me off more to go to a contest to see sh!t like spinners and hand stands scoring points. Fvck that. It's lame.
Excuse me while I go find another parade to rain on.
The tri-fin ruined longboarding...the leash too.
Congrats to Bonga. But please... enough of this. Ride a shortboard. Seriously.
Do you agree, disagree, agree to disagree? Don't give a rat's ass?
11.16.2008
Jalama high tide blues
seahorse, theo, and the walrus rolled up friday for an art show at esteem and a shred sesh saturday am. we over slept until 730 (naturally) and had to figure out where was holding the astronomical 6.98' high tide. we opted for jalama. stoked we did. here's seahorse, washing off all that ash that collected on his wetsuit the night before.
11.12.2008
E Sizzle
I went into Shelter the other day. Ran into Worm from Bang Bang Club.
We didn't get to talk for too long...my girlfriend (whom I love dearly) has about a 4 second attention fan when we go into surfshops, bookstores, Amoeba...stuff like that...she did get me a rad Pendleton afterwards though, so I'll call it even.
Anyways, the shop was lookin' pretty good.
They have some Eric Christenson's in. EC rules.
On a related EC note. DoucheMcgregor cut the pintail off his Daddy O and turned it into a square tail. It is now an 8'10" (photos soon)
Photos via Shelter via Shakas and Singlefins.
5'8" Yo Mobile
5'10" Phantom of the Agua
I will hopefully be ordering some new EC sleds soon. One problem. I gotta sell some to buy some. : (
We didn't get to talk for too long...my girlfriend (whom I love dearly) has about a 4 second attention fan when we go into surfshops, bookstores, Amoeba...stuff like that...she did get me a rad Pendleton afterwards though, so I'll call it even.
Anyways, the shop was lookin' pretty good.
They have some Eric Christenson's in. EC rules.
On a related EC note. DoucheMcgregor cut the pintail off his Daddy O and turned it into a square tail. It is now an 8'10" (photos soon)
Photos via Shelter via Shakas and Singlefins.
5'8" Yo Mobile
5'10" Phantom of the Agua
I will hopefully be ordering some new EC sleds soon. One problem. I gotta sell some to buy some. : (
11.08.2008
Lost and Found
I was checking Surfline this morning....look how stupid people are. Losing all sorts of shit at the beach: wetsuits, wedding rings, cameras, water housings...all sorts of shit at the beach. Damn. No wonder all those weird dudes are out there with metal detectors. We are surrounded by idiots. A backpack full of wetsuits?!? C'mon man! Watch your shit!
DoucheMcGregor and I got our backpacks stolen from Seal while we were bodysurfing once when we were like 12 years old and our mom's had to drop us off at the beach for the day. So we had no choice to take backpacks with us and leave them on the beach...but a wedding ring?!? It takes a grown ass man to lose a wedding ring. Homeboy's in serious some shit with the old lady.
Taken from Surfline:
LOST AND FOUND - Did you lose your board or gear? Submit date, time place and 5 word description and we'll post it in Local Knowledge.
Lost: Did you lose your wedding ring @ Doheny? Describe and it is yours again. Luckyyouitisme@Yahoo.com
Found: fullsuit + booties and one mystery item at Sano 8/28/08 hanging on palm tree by 4 doors. email with type of wetsuit + booties+ size and mystery item and will arrange pickup. srn2008srn@yahoo.com
Stolen: Dakine green/white plaid surf backback. Inside were my keys, 2 cell phones, 2 mil black Hurley top, turqouise/white rashguard , a few bikini tops, 2 pairs of board shorts, and other equipment. On Saturday 11/1, 11am, 40th lifeguard stand at Newport. Please email (mcdana22)@hotmail.com) or call (917.502.4234) Dana with any info. Restore your karma, and at least give me my bikini tops back. Thanks... (at least I was wearing my wetsuit, huh?)
Lost: hurley 2 mil top black, and my girlfriends oneil 2 mil spring suit. I don't care about my top but that suit was the last thing given to her by her dad before he passed away a couple of months ago. Major sentimental value. Her suit had long sleeves and short legs mainly black with white and light purple. Lost it leaving Old Man's then headed 5 N. Call 714-366-3648
Stolen: o’neill wetsuit 4/3 off balcony in dana point. return to same balcony to straighten out karma.
Lost: wedding ring at Salt Creek. Call (949)636-7652. Please contact me and I will identify. Thanks.
LOST: 6'0 Fury Surf Surfboard and Board Bag off Niguel Road near Salt Creek on Thursday afternoon 10/23/08.
Lost: wetsuit at san onofre state beach oct. 20 5pm. black/green o'neil ?epic. please email to: g.aichinger@gmail.com or call 619-888-0193. ?thanks!?left it on top of car, might have dropped down at the parking lot or ?on the way to freeway.
Lost: Cannon Digital Camera w hard water housing. between dogpatch and old mans 562.233.7450 REWARD
Lost: Canon Digital camera at Salt Creek parking lot on Friday 10/17/2008, please call 512-762-4332
Lost: Nikon point-n-shoot Camera in Waterproof bag?at San Onofre Surf Beach, near showers?on 10/16/08, noon. Please Call 406.671.2177 - Reward
Left: 1 child's O'Neill bootie at surf rack past 4 doors at San O on Monday, 10/6. If found, please call 951-533-4413. Thanks!
Lost: my keys at Trestles on the street in front of the parking lot. If found, please call (714) 404-1740.
Lost: a backpack full of wetsuits (3) [front zip rip curl (L), Back zip rip curl (m), Back zip Oneill (L) on 10/11/2008. It was left outside the Trestles parking lot. Call 714/394/9984 or email danielrmayers@gmail.com.
Stolen: in Anaheim, Calif. , surfboard, “Players/Puerto Rico" logo. "green/yellow" color," reward", call 714-262-3979
Stolen: Mon Sept 22, San Onofre. Brown mens' Oakley sunglasses. Taken
early morn by two guys, from the top of white Toyota truck. email: akire64@yahoo.com if you want straighten out your karma.
Found: a boogie board at 17th and PCH. Call Jim at 714-803-8073 and give ] color. It just seems like a kid¹s and he/she might need it.
FOUND: Wetsuit, Saturday 9-27-08 Sunset Beach. Want to find owner. Call with Description 562-716-3570
Stolen: standup board from San Clemente the week of September 8th. It is an Infinity 10'6" SUP board. The bottom is green camo and it has a green camo deck pad. It has a repaired ding in the nose. Contact # is 949-370-9907
Lost: Very Sentimental jewlery (bracelet/necklace/ring) at uppers trestles 8/26. please contact iwanttosurf@cox.net. Thank You!
DoucheMcGregor and I got our backpacks stolen from Seal while we were bodysurfing once when we were like 12 years old and our mom's had to drop us off at the beach for the day. So we had no choice to take backpacks with us and leave them on the beach...but a wedding ring?!? It takes a grown ass man to lose a wedding ring. Homeboy's in serious some shit with the old lady.
Taken from Surfline:
LOST AND FOUND - Did you lose your board or gear? Submit date, time place and 5 word description and we'll post it in Local Knowledge.
Lost: Did you lose your wedding ring @ Doheny? Describe and it is yours again. Luckyyouitisme@Yahoo.com
Found: fullsuit + booties and one mystery item at Sano 8/28/08 hanging on palm tree by 4 doors. email with type of wetsuit + booties+ size and mystery item and will arrange pickup. srn2008srn@yahoo.com
Stolen: Dakine green/white plaid surf backback. Inside were my keys, 2 cell phones, 2 mil black Hurley top, turqouise/white rashguard , a few bikini tops, 2 pairs of board shorts, and other equipment. On Saturday 11/1, 11am, 40th lifeguard stand at Newport. Please email (mcdana22)@hotmail.com) or call (917.502.4234) Dana with any info. Restore your karma, and at least give me my bikini tops back. Thanks... (at least I was wearing my wetsuit, huh?)
Lost: hurley 2 mil top black, and my girlfriends oneil 2 mil spring suit. I don't care about my top but that suit was the last thing given to her by her dad before he passed away a couple of months ago. Major sentimental value. Her suit had long sleeves and short legs mainly black with white and light purple. Lost it leaving Old Man's then headed 5 N. Call 714-366-3648
Stolen: o’neill wetsuit 4/3 off balcony in dana point. return to same balcony to straighten out karma.
Lost: wedding ring at Salt Creek. Call (949)636-7652. Please contact me and I will identify. Thanks.
LOST: 6'0 Fury Surf Surfboard and Board Bag off Niguel Road near Salt Creek on Thursday afternoon 10/23/08.
Lost: wetsuit at san onofre state beach oct. 20 5pm. black/green o'neil ?epic. please email to: g.aichinger@gmail.com or call 619-888-0193. ?thanks!?left it on top of car, might have dropped down at the parking lot or ?on the way to freeway.
Lost: Cannon Digital Camera w hard water housing. between dogpatch and old mans 562.233.7450 REWARD
Lost: Canon Digital camera at Salt Creek parking lot on Friday 10/17/2008, please call 512-762-4332
Lost: Nikon point-n-shoot Camera in Waterproof bag?at San Onofre Surf Beach, near showers?on 10/16/08, noon. Please Call 406.671.2177 - Reward
Left: 1 child's O'Neill bootie at surf rack past 4 doors at San O on Monday, 10/6. If found, please call 951-533-4413. Thanks!
Lost: my keys at Trestles on the street in front of the parking lot. If found, please call (714) 404-1740.
Lost: a backpack full of wetsuits (3) [front zip rip curl (L), Back zip rip curl (m), Back zip Oneill (L) on 10/11/2008. It was left outside the Trestles parking lot. Call 714/394/9984 or email danielrmayers@gmail.com.
Stolen: in Anaheim, Calif. , surfboard, “Players/Puerto Rico" logo. "green/yellow" color," reward", call 714-262-3979
Stolen: Mon Sept 22, San Onofre. Brown mens' Oakley sunglasses. Taken
early morn by two guys, from the top of white Toyota truck. email: akire64@yahoo.com if you want straighten out your karma.
Found: a boogie board at 17th and PCH. Call Jim at 714-803-8073 and give ] color. It just seems like a kid¹s and he/she might need it.
FOUND: Wetsuit, Saturday 9-27-08 Sunset Beach. Want to find owner. Call with Description 562-716-3570
Stolen: standup board from San Clemente the week of September 8th. It is an Infinity 10'6" SUP board. The bottom is green camo and it has a green camo deck pad. It has a repaired ding in the nose. Contact # is 949-370-9907
Lost: Very Sentimental jewlery (bracelet/necklace/ring) at uppers trestles 8/26. please contact iwanttosurf@cox.net. Thank You!
11.07.2008
Sunrise
Cup of mud, sunrise, Slayer evilly simmering on my iPod, wrongboard in the back, waves to be slayed.
I love driving to the beach in the early am.
I love driving to the beach in the early am.
10.31.2008
Diabolical Low-Tide Mysticism
Happy Hell-oween. Where Eagles Dare assuming full corpse paint. There are a ton more that will be posted over time, but until next time...keep destroying.
10.27.2008
10.26.2008
Shame
This has been a pretty good svrfing weekend.
I have been putting this 7' Gato Heroi Hull I borrowed through the paces. I don't see what all the hype is about, I have had a few good ones on it, but...I'll save this for another post...
Anyways, aside from the 30mph side currents, boatloads of donkeys, and shame things have been great.
Today, I svrfed, where I always surf, not just when the place a mile south is walled. I rode my 9'0" pintail single fin wrongboard because it was chest high and mushy. I caught a bunch of waves, mainly because I'm not a dork and I wasn't riding my favorite 6'0" thruster.
Okay, cue all the butt hurt and sour looks in the lineup. "Who is this guy on the dongboard catching all the waves?!?"
People look pissed, start to make remarks...whatever, your fault for choosing the wrong equipment. I've never seen you guys svrf here before, eat shit and die.
Bear with me, this is where it starts to get good.
Fast forward to me in the parking lot with my brother. 2' of my 9' board are hanging into the parking spot next to me. Sitting in the bed of my truck putting my shoes on. Huge fat guy (You know the guy, there is one at every beach in Southern California. So fat he trunks it year round, prolly got picked on a lot in middle school for having bitch tits. Angry because his 6'6" thruster just doesn't float him like it used to. Is buff and he knows it...Yeah. That guy.) cruises up to his truck next to me and says:
"Hey! Now that you can fucking see that I'm here how about moving your fucking surfboard outta the way?!?!"
I calmy respond with a little attitude of my own.
"Yeah...I'll get to it...when I'm ready..."
He stares me in the eyes, and spits on the bottom of my surfboard.
I laugh and mutter, "Nice..." Thoughts racing in my head. Spit on his truck? No, guaranteed black eye. Call him a faggot? No, prolly gonna get curbed. Get in his face? Nah, who am I kidding, all 5'9" 150lbs of me would be stuffed into the nearest trashcan...stuff like that.
I decide against any sort of reaction. Remain calm.
He walks away. I leave the board there, put my shoes on, pack my shit, and put the wrongboard in my truck and say.
"Have a nice day Broseph." and drive away.
In retrospect, I could have said a lot of things, douchemcgregor sure as fuck would have. But I wasn't in the mood for getting my ass kicked in the parking lot by some huge moke.
I have never gotten my ass kicked, and I plan to keep it that way.
I prefer to remain calm, cool, and collected and silently hope that karma finds this particular gentlemen in the form of a sexually transmitted disease...preferably one that doesn't clear up with a simple antibiotic.
Surfing is starting to piss me off more than I enjoy it. I think I am gonna quit and move to Norway so I can listen to some solid black metal while ice fishing.
I'm just sayin'
(Sorry there's no pictures.)
I have been putting this 7' Gato Heroi Hull I borrowed through the paces. I don't see what all the hype is about, I have had a few good ones on it, but...I'll save this for another post...
Anyways, aside from the 30mph side currents, boatloads of donkeys, and shame things have been great.
Today, I svrfed, where I always surf, not just when the place a mile south is walled. I rode my 9'0" pintail single fin wrongboard because it was chest high and mushy. I caught a bunch of waves, mainly because I'm not a dork and I wasn't riding my favorite 6'0" thruster.
Okay, cue all the butt hurt and sour looks in the lineup. "Who is this guy on the dongboard catching all the waves?!?"
People look pissed, start to make remarks...whatever, your fault for choosing the wrong equipment. I've never seen you guys svrf here before, eat shit and die.
Bear with me, this is where it starts to get good.
Fast forward to me in the parking lot with my brother. 2' of my 9' board are hanging into the parking spot next to me. Sitting in the bed of my truck putting my shoes on. Huge fat guy (You know the guy, there is one at every beach in Southern California. So fat he trunks it year round, prolly got picked on a lot in middle school for having bitch tits. Angry because his 6'6" thruster just doesn't float him like it used to. Is buff and he knows it...Yeah. That guy.) cruises up to his truck next to me and says:
"Hey! Now that you can fucking see that I'm here how about moving your fucking surfboard outta the way?!?!"
I calmy respond with a little attitude of my own.
"Yeah...I'll get to it...when I'm ready..."
He stares me in the eyes, and spits on the bottom of my surfboard.
I laugh and mutter, "Nice..." Thoughts racing in my head. Spit on his truck? No, guaranteed black eye. Call him a faggot? No, prolly gonna get curbed. Get in his face? Nah, who am I kidding, all 5'9" 150lbs of me would be stuffed into the nearest trashcan...stuff like that.
I decide against any sort of reaction. Remain calm.
He walks away. I leave the board there, put my shoes on, pack my shit, and put the wrongboard in my truck and say.
"Have a nice day Broseph." and drive away.
In retrospect, I could have said a lot of things, douchemcgregor sure as fuck would have. But I wasn't in the mood for getting my ass kicked in the parking lot by some huge moke.
I have never gotten my ass kicked, and I plan to keep it that way.
I prefer to remain calm, cool, and collected and silently hope that karma finds this particular gentlemen in the form of a sexually transmitted disease...preferably one that doesn't clear up with a simple antibiotic.
Surfing is starting to piss me off more than I enjoy it. I think I am gonna quit and move to Norway so I can listen to some solid black metal while ice fishing.
I'm just sayin'
(Sorry there's no pictures.)
10.23.2008
10.21.2008
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