California Spud

This board I shaped a while ago for our friend, Matt Coleman who we met through church and Santa Barbara Christian Surfers, which he leads.

Matt's a good surfer and wanted a small wave mush-buster.

So....California Spud -  modified.

Check out this Swallow Tail or Sqa-llow Tail. Actually, the name I initially came up with was Slingshot Tail because it looks like my son's wrist-rocket.

I've also seen it called the Jet Tail.

At 5'10  x  20  3/4  this outline has LOTS of curve!

This really gives the board the ability to skate and to utilize a smaller portion of the rail during turns.

The cool thing about this board is that Matt is just over 6 foot tall, about 180 lbs and a really good surfer.

He rode this in a lot of good surf at Rincon and Jalama and has since ordered more.

( Fin system: Lokbox. Fins: Bamboo 101)

Fundraiser with a view!

On Sunday afternoon, Russ and I got to attend a Western-themed fundraiser that we had donated a board towards.

But the best part.....it was on the hills above Rincon - Queen of the Coast.

We got to watch the surf while watching the live auction.

(Please note all photos taken with IPhone....therefore what ya see is what ya get. No telephoto lens:)

Hello? Gorgeous!

A 5'10 High Performance Thruster.

Some lucky kid's parents scored it for him. He was stoked!