Team Jacob Surfs...

 

No pics this time sports fans, just words to float on your grey matter. Took a little trip to the Olympic peninsula and after crossing over the high divide trail at Mt. Bogachiel and dipping in Hoh lake up above 5k feet we made our way to the Hoh Rainforest Center.

Between us and the rainforest were the towns of Forks and La Push. On the road, boards on top of cars started passing by and I got all randy about it wondering where the hell they're going. Turns out in Jacob, Edward and Bella country there are waves, not good ones when I was there but good ones I've seen in the brochure. If you get skunked you'll still be in a coniferous gangster's paradise.

Tsukiji (築地市場, Tsukiji Shijō)

A series of images from photographer, Emily Kloppenburg, documenting the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market (東京都中央卸売市場 Tōkyō-to Chūō Oroshiuri Shijō), commonly known as the Tsukiji Market (築地市場 Tsukiji shijō), in June of this year. Located in Tokyo's central district, this wholesale fish market of nearly 1,000 licensed vendors handles close to 2,000 tons of the world's most exceptional seafood each day.

Emily Kloppenburg lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

www.emilykloppenburgphotography.com

Shaun Tomson comes to town for his new book "The Code".

WHAT: warm celebrates Shaun Tomson's new book, The Code

WHEN: Tuesday, August 13 6PM-8PM

WHERE: warm (181 Mott St btw Kenmare & Broome)

Additionally, 10% of the evening's proceeds will benefit Stoked, an organization dedicated to mentoring under-served youth through action sports culture. Shaun will be at the event signing copies!

CADmanship

 From the Peugeot Design Lab.

Craftsmanship

Shaper: Connor White.  6'2 x 19 x 2 3/8.

Sighted: Rockaway Beach, June 30, 2013.

"A Hundred Miles to the End" Premiere this weekend!

On Saturday, July 13th at 7:00 PM, in Long Beach: the World Premiere of John Beattie's "A Hundred Miles to the End." Been waiting a long time for this, and John's been working hard at it these past few years.  Very excited to see the result!

http://smashsurf.com/smashfest1/smash-fest-1-tickets/a-hundred-miles-to-the-end/

Pumping Keramas

People that know me know I used to be a bit down on surfing contests.  I mean come on, they're hyper commercialized, they push a notion that surfing itself is inherently a competitive "sport", and they perpetuate a misguided notion that what the judges happen to currently score is what surfing is all about.  The worst evidence of this for me came last year when a young surfer tried to paddle around me for a large set wave, causing me to try and outmaneuver him and us both to miss the wave.  He seemed delighted and boasted to me that he had "pushed me out of position."  Thanks, ASP, for leading the young to believe blowing waves is the height of surfing achievement.

HOWEVER, the waves, the surfing, the quadcopter filming, the editing, and the music in this clip got me so pumped last week I felt like grabbing a board at 11pm to run out into the night to charge something that wasn't there.  Whether you're conflicted or not, enjoy.