NUTZAH!

Posted on March 27, 2008 by rookie

First off Willie checked in from Central America a while back with the copied anecdote pasted below. Check the attached pics: 1 2 3 4

Hi Everyone!

Well Corin and I are having a great time, even though we are very sun burned today after too much time on the beach yesterday. I think it is the most either of us have ever been burned, although our faces are not, which is good. Here are some pictures of our walk across the border, the docks in Bocas, the view from our new home, and the beach we visited yesterday. The beach is only a fifteen minute walk from our place. The walk is through forested hills, we are really excited about the walk and the beautiful beach. The waves are fun, a punchy beach break.

No diarrhea yet! Thank goodness, and we went shopping and cooked our first meals together last night and this morning.

We will hopefully send you a new update and photos very soon.

Lots of love!

Corin and Willie

Secondly we have Chris Allen of allen-photos.com checking in with our newest etcetera feature. This one’s a keeper for sure. We’ve been linking this Camarillo native’s site periodically for some time so we were stoked when he agreed to share a few choice gems from his vault. At only 19 years of age, he’s got a bright future ahead of him.

Thirdly we’ve got our friend Stephanie of Butt to Butt fame churning out some pics from her recent North Shore excursion via New York. Her trip coincided with the Pipeline competition, particularly the aforementioned Pipeline Pro afterparty. Here’s a small taste of what she captured: Post-Contest Hubb Pound, Dancefloor Moribe, Koa Vase Face, Say Uncle, Bunting and Bitzer: literal B to B, Skipp and Nelz, Brazos, Ross/Nelz/JACKSON/JJ, Benco, BLOP BLOP, Still in Complete Shock about Hubb’s Pounding Skills, Dirty Dog Darren, Ladies, awwww.

And now on to our usual collection of somewhat bodyboarding-related links:

- Tragedy at Pipe
- Jacob Romero Pics 1 2
- Uri Valaladada takes IBA Tour Stop #2 in Brazil
- Ross McBride Interview Parts 1 2 3
- Roach in Tavarua
- Congrats Burkey
- Soooo Bang
- Wayne’s Addiction Teaser

Link of the Week: Hate it or love it, it’s free: Youriding 2.0

Guest: Allen

Posted on March 25, 2008 by rookie

Name: Chris Allen
Age: 19
Current Residence: Camarillo, CA
Years Shooting: 3
Equipment: Nikon D200, 10.5 Fisheye, SPL Waterhousing
Favorite Place to Shoot: Ventura, but I love to travel anywhere that has surf
Inspirations: I get my inspiration from seeing my friends stoked on my work. Capturing a moment that will never happen again and then sharing it with people, I think is what keeps me going. As far who I look up to, if I had to pick one, Tim Jones, his water shots always amaze me.
Website: Allen-Photos.com

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This happens about once every year when fires and hard offshores come together, really makes for quite a sight.

Christmas Day, I don’t think you can ask for anything better as a gift?

One of my last days on the North Shore, a late drop by Damien King on this nug.

I have a whole collection of sunsets that I see everyday during the summer at work. Here is one of the better ones.

This is Randy Phenning helping test my waterhousing on the 3rd day that I had it.

A rare sight at County Line, more of an illusion than anything.

The King at his home grounds.

View from below the water.

I don’t know why, but I really like this shot a lot. I mean can’t you just picture yourself in this?

My good surfing friend Cory Crocker doing his usual huge backside snaps. One of my favorite guys to shoot here in the 805.

March Madness

Posted on March 21, 2008 by rookie

I meeeeaaaaannn faaawwwwwkkkk it’s been like a month since your last post bro. When Jackson is calling you out you know it’s time to update. We’ve been busy upgrading our video department so keep tuning in for some future media with a Hawaii edit and Chris Allen etcetera feature simmering on the backburner. Speaking of media look for our latest ad and Ben Player edit in the new issue of A-Frame as well.

Last weekend Toobs’ 20th anniversary went down at their factory in Morro Bay. There were kegs, free food, a tribute movie, two live bands and a whole buncha creepy spongers on hand. Check our latest etcetera feature for pics of some of the shenanigans that took place. Congrats to Buzz and the rest of the Toobs crew. Can’t wait until the 30th party!

And now a spring cleaning of links:

- 5-South sent us some framegrabs from their new flick due out in May/June: Reuugh Grimace daBoss Hardballs McMullin the Badger Danek Hubb PLC Romero/Tamega

- Pez is at it again with a plethora of recent HI/CA eye candy

- Stallard posted some more vids from the Pipe comp: Day 1, Day 2 Mens, Day 2 Womens

- Some photos from the Zamora classic contest/fundrasier

- Movement 22 Trailor

- The Bodyboarding Expedition #2 (Ventura Spring Challenge) starts on March 27th

- Riptide peer poll results

Link of the Week: You knew it was coming: We’ve got interviews with world champ Ben Player, east coast schredder Chris Schlegel, underground Santa Cruz ripper Sammy Garcia, and a profile of the photographer formerly known as Lil’ Todd Glaser. Meanwhile on the travel side of things, we’ve got an epic trip to Central America, a big honkin’ Mexico fiesta, and a voyage to the bottom of the South Pacific. But once again, the main attraction are the 3 epic galleries filled with 200 pages of photographic love. Be there now.