"As with any F-you, people either take offence or pay it respect” — Harrison Roach. WORDS BY JACOB BOYD-SKINNER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM HAWKINS Indonesian barrel videos don’t excite me anymore. The days of being thrilled watching figures tuck inside Indonesian tubes are over for me. It’s a desensitisation thing. The new norm is grabbing a flight over in the midst of a swell and dropping into flawless stand up barrels and our feeds are filled on a daily basis with the results. What does catch my attention is someone doing it differently. A post shared by Thomas Bexon (@thomassurfboards) on Jun 9, 2017 at 9:37pm PDT Australian shaper Thomas Bexon dropped the above video on his Instagram...
Join Skip James, Ryan Glover, Jack Mander and Captain Ben Millard on a sailing journey in search of waves and adventure off the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. CORONA JOURNEY NO.46 – WIND & SEA Words and photos: Skip James / @skipjames. Surfing and sailing seem like they should go hand in hand – they both harness the energy of the wind and ocean, a forward momentum without the aid of an engine or a playing field. A leisurely activity, a sport, art form, and for some simply a way of life; the latter being my preference. Surfing and sailing throughout the Pacific Islands has been a lifelong dream of mine, so what better place to do it...
Bob Davie was an Sydney surfer who came to New Zealand in 1963 on a working holiday but ended up staying. Over the years Bob had a number of factories in Gisborne, Mt Maunganui, Auckland and finally Whangamata, and trained many of New Zealand’s best known shapers. Bob’s designs were at the forefront of of the New Zealand surf scene and his boards gained a reputation for being current and experimental. Early adopters of Bob’s boards were top surfers of the time such as Allan Byrne. Here is a mid 60's traditional shape produced out of Mt Maunganui. It is heavily worn but beautifully restored to a gloss coat.
An awesome clip from Dog Town and the Z-Boys posted by Stacey Peraltra documenting the comparison between early skateboarding and the short board revolution. It reminds us of growing up in a swell starved Mount Maunganui and surfing the sidewalks out front our friends homes along Ranch Rd after school.
Title Photo: Hugh Holland.
