2006 and beyond...

For untold centuries, wave sliding vehicles were organic, spiritually saturated, individually handcrafted objects of significant, long-term personal value.

In the present era, more and more surfcraft pass through this world as inorganic, secular, impersonal and disposable, mass-produced consumer items.

At the dawn of 2006… what wisdom might an ancient surfer share with us?

Photo credit - Davey, Bishop Museum

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t the dawn of 2006… what wisdom might an ancient surfer share with us?

The love of speedos :wink:

hey Dale, a Happy New Year to you… smooth slidings for 2006

I imagine they might say… “Cars? We don’t need no stinkin’ CARS!”

Happy 2006. This is the year it all happens. transfer back to coast by xmas. build house . shaping shed , school for the youngun’, It’s all happening.

" you tink you a rippah, brah? ride one da kine boards i got here.

Don’t forget why you started surfing in the first place…Stay close to your roots. Hope everyone has a great New Year’s. Peace…

FD

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At the dawn of 2006… what wisdom might an ancient surfer share with us?

it’s better without the crowds…

IF, it isn’t fun…maybe we shouldn’t be doing it?

enjoy LIFE---- try to ride all the waves and try to surf with anything at hand, cause they all work

“UA MAU I KA AINA I KA PONO”

…ambrose…

“The spirit of the land is preserved in rightousness.”

hawaii state motto

did I spell it right?

Um, brother 'Brose, it’s correctly thus:

Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono

what kine hawaiian you?

but you got the translation correct.

az why I gotta ask

my training neva pau yet.

…ambrose…

tanks eh?

ai ke ea