Rat's Aquatic Almond

Rat picked up a new Cy's Aquatic Almond off the racks the other day; and didn't waste any time putting it through the paces.

Surfing Photo: Hunter Votolato

Chad Cress

We got the crew together down for a surf at Sano on Saturday morning.

Oden and Chad Cress shot some photos of the day.

Here's a sample of Chad's work.

Photos from Saturday are forthcoming.

Aaron Cervantes

Aaron Cervantes aka King Rat.

Photo: Cameron Oden

Keith Novosel | Liquid Salt

Check out the feature on our good friend, Keith Novosel on Liquid Salt.

(Keith riding his Almond at Malibu, photo Lightner)

Andy Nieblas | Salute

Andy, surveying the inside section...

Photo: Nick Marley

::FOUREYES::

Another gem by Simon.

Photos of Photographers, by photographers.

Kyle Lightner via Simon Perini

Deeply appreciative of both those dudes.

Cyrus Sutton by Nathan Oldfield

Shot of Cyrus, from his recent Oz trip, by the talented Nathan Oldfield.

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

Surf Thump for Simon Perini

Simon and Jazz Perini are amazing folks. Super talented, super sweet, and incredibly gracious hosts. I was so stoked to send another board to Simon right before my Australia trip.

Here are some snaps of the 9'2 Surf Thump we made for Simon.

If you haven't seen Simon's snaps before, proceed here immediately.

Nathan Adams by Nolan Hall

Nathan Adams, Steamer Lane, January 2011.

Photo: Nolan Hall

Discovered via Endless Wave

Almond Shop Upgrades

Re-doing the back wall of the shop this week.

4' of wood paneling and 8' of Malibu courtesy of Cam Oden.

Happy 27th to Kyle B. Lightner

Here's a shot of Lightner piecing together his collage for the shop.

Happy Birthday Amigo. Have a great rest of your trip in Oz.

Nathan Adams via Kyle Lightner

Nathan with his new super flat 10' at San Onofre.

Photo: Kyle Lightner Dot Com

Handplanes by Gully

Gully making a new batch of Almond handplanes.

Photos: CamOden

Magic Johnson's

Nathan Adams | Santa Cruz

Some photos of Nathan Adams from the Joel Tudor Santa Cruz Event, courtesy of Greg Benoit.

South Pacific

Our friend, Jimmy, is on a little excursion through the South Pacific right now.

Here's a photo he sent over. Anxious to see more from you adventure!

Andy Nieblas via Dane Peterson

Andy Nieblas, unconcerned about the score of the Super Bowl, enjoying empty San Onofre.

Photos: Dane Peterson

Thanks for passing them along, Dylan!

Cameron Oden | Liquid Salt

Cam Oden interview is now up on Liquid Salt!