tomo and his best in show ( 7 fin )
and a nice board by tim b
This years show was amazing !
started off at 15th street in del mar with a board demo . i got to surf 2 asym boards from Plusone , one board from Buffo / hydroflex , and one from Stretch called the Mr. Buzz . ( all boards stringerless )
the meadow both was first up http://themeadowinc.blogspot.com/2011/10/sacred-craft-del-mar-2011-photo-recap.html
next was …Lost, http://mayhembiolos.posterous.com/locked-n-loaded-sacred-craft
made my way down to hydroflex booth , nice stuff .
next up tomo , all around nice guy and great display of boards - i remember meeting him at the 2009 ventura sacred craft for the first time and now to see how his boards have progressed .
Javier ( xtr ) had some good looking boards and one very interesting asym finless
Chris Christenson had some mean looking guns , and a 16 foot loooooooooooooong board
got to meet Greg Trotter from SOAR fins and Power base , really enjoyed our talk . got to drool over Owen Wrights boards , haha .
Donald Brink had some interesting boards and i liked his direction and focus , fun fun fun
http://donaldbrink.blogspot.com/
many more are slipping my memory right now
…hello Ghettorat,
may you talk a bit more about the validity in this specifically case?
thanks
Knowaloha, I agree the XTR finless board caught my eye as well. It was very light weight. Here is a pic to the tail section of that board
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…hello Ghettorat,
may you talk a bit more about the validity in this specifically case?
thanks
Well I am not sure what you mean because you use an adverb when I think you shouldn’t have. Now if that’s the case, what I mean is the beauty of the shape and the skill of the shaper is centered upon symmetry; that’s what’s sexy, for any fool can take and make two sides look dissimilar. That xtr board posted as well as the Bessell out of the block are still sexy; while the ones in the shape off were all bells, and whistles, purely show and blow. That’s what I think, and I think I am right on this one, not taking anything away from the shapers or the winner of the shape off Wayne Rich. I would put money on that the other San Diego judges were biased against Tim Bessell because of their egos.
…alright, your point of view is about the “sex appeal” not the functionality of those designs…
Im interested in the functionality too.
That stringer not in the middle is somewhat sexy, among other things in those shapes… in my opinion
by the way, in this forum, few months ago, I watched couple of shaping clips from Bessell, and did not showed a nice protocol or superior skills
Hey Reverb, my whole approach to surfboard building starts with functionality, and still form (or shape) is important. My point is none of those boards built for the shape off are credible- except for a freak show. And to hear some of the guys try to influence the judges on why the boards were designed the way they were was way beyond absurd. Now I liked the wedge cut t-band on Wayne Rich’s blank the best, and that was the only thing that stood out from all the competitors. And I still think from a competitive side Rusty couldn’t let Bessell win, because he’s a La Jolla guy, and he wouldn’t let Biolos win because he’s more relevant, and they couldn’t let the kids win because they’re kids. They had only one choice Wayne Rich, and that was probably because of the stringer, for it wasn’t because of the bump in the outline.
All that said, there was some really top-shelf work that people displayed all over that place, and there were a whole lot of dogs as well. I got to stir it up a bit, even if its just to see if anyone is out there. Still, that’s my read, and interpretation on the thing. Lot’s of people trying way too hard to be the most flamboyant rooster.
Any more photos or info on this interesting looking piece?
So an over-sized wakeboard with eviscerator fins won best in show?
Now that is a bitchen photo, and with the carbon and the angles it certainly is stealthy, and I can see how it could be best in show, but that wasn’t what I thought. Bessell’s board out of the block of green foam was way more refined, and much more difficult to sculp, because he started out of a block, and the artsy presentation, framed suspended from within the block.
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Who out there is planning on going? This time La Jolla legend Carl Eckstrom will be honored. Perhaps those that go could post up some pics on what is new out there- if anything... Nonetheless, its great that Carl is going to be the man, as if he wasn't already.
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MANY thanks to Kirk Gee ['consafos' here ] for sending me these .
kirk is currenly having computer issues in getting on here so , on his behalf ,
here are a few shots he took ...enjoy !
ben
....and .... a michael mackie [nowhere near as 'outside the box' as his winterstick inspired and flextail ones in the Andrew Kidman movie 'into the ether' [or the richard palmer 'fins' in that movie !]....
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and a nice board by tim b
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Any more photos or info on this interesting looking piece?
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Lot's of people trying way too hard to be the most flamboyant rooster.
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Hah....Funny stuff
Thanks for that. I also found some others in the various links after I posted for more information. I’ve read a few articles on DT’s thought process for his designs and I like where he is pushing the traditional beliefs behind what is thought to make a good surfboard. Did anyone present talk to him about this one in particular? Seems to have some neat design elements that would merit an interesting discussion like the full length but seemingly straight channels, the front finlets which I presume to be for fakie moves, and the nose/tail profiles.
I enjoy the tradition and there is so much to be apprecoated about a classic shape, good design, and proper finishing, but I also think that it’s high time surfing technology starts embracing a scientific approach towards performance. There seems to be a lot of, well, it’s always been done this way and I find it interesting when someone breaks out of the mold.
Good stuff. Thanks for the additional photo.
Don’t think that anything I am writing here is meant to be taken too seriously. I like that board Tomo did, and someone had to get best in show, so its great for him; still lots of other stuff there that was really well crafted. Since I never post up pics, it would be nice if others chimed in.
Here’s Wayne's board that he built a month before the show, to surf and validate the theories involved. He made 4 unique yet separate fins for it and rode it on points north of here. If you had looked, it was there for all to see.
…Ghettorat, possibly you are reading the show in the correct way.
I wasn t there so I cannot say too much about aesthetics of the shapes, etc
you say that you saw a bump in the outline…and others say that the youngers have a bad shaping protocol and techniques…
What I can say is very similar to what posted in the industry talk thread BSF
wandered around and took some photos, mostly of people. Posted here: http://cooperfishcalendar.com/blog/?p=5238
And actually got some surfing time in on this trip.
That photo above tells more than you know. Above the US Blanks, made in the USA is Steve Brom innovator of the “Rocket Fish”, and great shaper, while below with the mad hair is Clyde Beatty, promoter and builder of most of the chinese surfboards awash in our shores. Steve shaped Clyde’s first boards, and Clyde gave up on American Production and took it all to China. I can only wonder what Steve is telling Clyde. Maybe, you guys could make up your own captions, and post them up.
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