Photo: Cameron Oden
Showing posts with label Dave Allee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dave Allee. Show all posts
On The Board Japan
Griffin and I hanging out with the Tomitas, chatting for a recent article they wrote about Almond in On The Board.
Offshore Tuesdays // Paipo Preview
Some days when it's small and blowing super hard off-shore, it's nearly-impossible to get into waves on a surfboard. With the Santa Ana winds in mind, as well as the coming close-out South swells in the summertime, Cameron and I decided to make ourselves a pair of paipos.
I hadn't ridden a body board since elementary school, but it seemed like a reasonable enough experiment; and a perfect option for windy offshore days with nobody out. We've dubbed days like this Offshore Tuesdays, regardless of which day of the week it actually is. Tuesdays seemed to embody the most exciting day for the surf to be perfect, because people are at work, and there's still nearly a whole work week ahead to enjoy offshore conditions.
Oden put together a little clip of the paipo creating and riding we did this weekend.
Not ready to make a full-time switch from logging to paipo-ing, but definitely a good option to keep handy. I still need to try this matting thing I keep seeing and hearing about.
Look for the paipo video tomorrow morning...
I hadn't ridden a body board since elementary school, but it seemed like a reasonable enough experiment; and a perfect option for windy offshore days with nobody out. We've dubbed days like this Offshore Tuesdays, regardless of which day of the week it actually is. Tuesdays seemed to embody the most exciting day for the surf to be perfect, because people are at work, and there's still nearly a whole work week ahead to enjoy offshore conditions.
Oden put together a little clip of the paipo creating and riding we did this weekend.
Not ready to make a full-time switch from logging to paipo-ing, but definitely a good option to keep handy. I still need to try this matting thing I keep seeing and hearing about.
Look for the paipo video tomorrow morning...
Dave Allee by Simon Perini
This is a photo Simon took during our mini-mal reshaping project. We cut an 8'2 down to a 6'2 and bladed it out a bit. It was a fun project to work on together, one that I hope we can make into an annual tradition.
Thirroul Backyard Shaping Session #1
Photo: Simon Perini
Thirroul Backyard Shaping Session #1
Photo: Simon Perini
Panels of White | Skies of Blue
9'7 Surf Thump by Griff-Kyle, Diagonal Deck Patch, Mahogany D-fin by the Gull.
Summer surfboard riding.
photoden.
Summer surfboard riding.
photoden.
On The Board | Japanese Friends
Takashi Tomita, shooting for On The Board Magazine JP.
Praying for all our friends in Japan today.
Praying for all our friends in Japan today.
7'9 Stepdeck | Initial Thoughts
Took the stepdeck out for a maiden session today at 61st. Super fast and responsive, lots of potential and lots of learning to do. Really happy with how this thing planes through soft sections.
Cameron Oden Photographs
Cameron Oden Photographs
KL x BLUE
Kyle Lightner for Blue Magazine
Kassia Meador, Mitch Abshere, Dave Allee
Dave Allee, Tyler Warren, Kyle Lightner
Kassia Meador, Mitch Abshere, Dave Allee
Dave Allee, Tyler Warren, Kyle Lightner
New Keels
The D fin on my longboard is actually an Almond shape, tilted to what we decided was the appropriate looking angle, and then hacked off at the base.
The same concept is being applied to a new set of twin fin keels.
Here is evidence of the idea getting one step closer to reality.
Almond shaped keels unveiling very soon.
Photo: Camo Den
The same concept is being applied to a new set of twin fin keels.
Here is evidence of the idea getting one step closer to reality.
Almond shaped keels unveiling very soon.
Photo: Camo Den
7'9 Stepdeck
I've been inspired by some of the midlengths that I've seen in the water recently. Cyrus has been making himself some fun looking 2+1 boards. I traded boards in the water with Knost a few weeks ago, and really enjoyed the midlength he shaped for himself, and I haven't been able to shake these boards out of my head.
With that in mind, Griffin and I put our heads together the other day to come up with something new and interesting. We started with the original log rhythm template as our foundation (21 1/2" wide log) We narrowed it to 20 3/4"
I really wanted to keep plenty of volume and rail through the middle of the board (50/50), but then transition to a modern edge in the tail. I don't really like displacement hulls, personally, but I do like boards that glide and trim effortlessly, so the extra volume is intended to make this board glide like a log, but turn and respond like a midlength.
We ended up pulling in the nose, because we agreed we didn't need so much foam up there for what we wanted this board to do. So we actually used the tail template of the Pinwheel model (longboard we did for Japan) for the new nose. In order to further eliminate foam in the nose of the board, we gave it a step. A nice heart-shaped step.
With that in mind, Griffin and I put our heads together the other day to come up with something new and interesting. We started with the original log rhythm template as our foundation (21 1/2" wide log) We narrowed it to 20 3/4"
I really wanted to keep plenty of volume and rail through the middle of the board (50/50), but then transition to a modern edge in the tail. I don't really like displacement hulls, personally, but I do like boards that glide and trim effortlessly, so the extra volume is intended to make this board glide like a log, but turn and respond like a midlength.
We ended up pulling in the nose, because we agreed we didn't need so much foam up there for what we wanted this board to do. So we actually used the tail template of the Pinwheel model (longboard we did for Japan) for the new nose. In order to further eliminate foam in the nose of the board, we gave it a step. A nice heart-shaped step.
California Life is Good
New film by Itoi
If you're wondering, that is Dave in the sombrero.
SURFERS:
ALEX KNOST
BRIAN BENT
BUCKY BURRY
CHRIS CHRISTENSON
CHRIS DEL MORO
CHRISTIAN WACH
DAVE ALLEE
JEN SMITH
JJ WESSELS
NATALIE WESSELS
KAMERON BROWN
KASSIA MEADOR
MITCH ABSHERE
NATHAN ADAMS
NOAH SHIMABUKURO
SCOTTY STOPNIK
TURKEY STOPNIK
TANNER PRAIRIE
TOMMY WITT
TRACE MARSHALL
TYLER WARREN
If you're wondering, that is Dave in the sombrero.
SURFERS:
ALEX KNOST
BRIAN BENT
BUCKY BURRY
CHRIS CHRISTENSON
CHRIS DEL MORO
CHRISTIAN WACH
DAVE ALLEE
JEN SMITH
JJ WESSELS
NATALIE WESSELS
KAMERON BROWN
KASSIA MEADOR
MITCH ABSHERE
NATHAN ADAMS
NOAH SHIMABUKURO
SCOTTY STOPNIK
TURKEY STOPNIK
TANNER PRAIRIE
TOMMY WITT
TRACE MARSHALL
TYLER WARREN
Nose Patch
You have all seen deck patches and tail patches; introducing the all new Nose Patch from Almond. For all of your noseriding straight-onto-the-shore needs; and symmetrical visual pleasure.
Double Wedge Stringer 9'7 Surf Thump with Almond-shaped D-fin.
Photo: Oden
Double Wedge Stringer 9'7 Surf Thump with Almond-shaped D-fin.
Photo: Oden
Aloha Santa Cruz
KyleLightner.com and I are heading out pre-dawn tomorrow for Santa Cruz so we can watch Nathan and the rest of the crew participate in the Joel Tudor Invitational this weekend.
Kyle will probably take a few photos along the way.
I've never been to Santa Cruz, so I'm looking forward to it.
With all those talented loggers in one lineup, it's going to be one for the ages.
Kyle will probably take a few photos along the way.
I've never been to Santa Cruz, so I'm looking forward to it.
With all those talented loggers in one lineup, it's going to be one for the ages.
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