The 2004 Swaylock's Awards

[josh]

Most Informative Thread: Bert Burgers Vaccuum Forming Thread and also I vote for Berts making wooden fins thread…

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: . Bert Burger

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: Benny1 for showing us how to use the eps in his '$14 Blank thread

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Chipfish61

Most Informative Person: Chipfish (for dims on boards) Bert burger (for sharing technics) Hicksy (for the Glassing hollow wooden surfboard thread)

Best Board:ALEe

Most Unusual:Chipfish61 (teheehehe)

Epoxy Also Makes A Good Shampoo Award: Chipfish61? , eh well… OK I’ll take it, just dont add too much hardener…!

Person Who’s Video Collection I’d Want To Copy: Chipfish61 (yewwww!!)

Most Helpful With Website Issues: Swaylock, paul jenson and John Mellor

Most Inspirational: Chipfish, Bertburger, Hiksy.

Misc: Keith Melville, Why, Helped me out big when i just joined the forum and i was restalling a board…

Big effort award: Deathfrog… for his eps board.

Happy Surfing,

Josh.

[easternpacific]

Batman award to -

[chipfish61]

nice sprays award :

‘speedneedle’ [where are you buddy?]

enthusiasm award…

josh, and Hicksy’s gromlets

Quivers I’d like to raid…

R’olliges, Dale Salomonson, Oneula , Shwuz [probably Cheyne’s, too…sight unseen], Platty’s, Flowchild’s…heck, HEAPS of you guys here !

tints and other

Austin S , Plus one shaper , Shwuz

inspiration and thanks for the photos award…

Bert Berger

I wanna be worshipped award [and , ‘I should be wearing this on a golf course , I’m so green award’] …

Roy Stewart

‘Back in the daze’ [and still dazed now] award …

LeeDD [I made boards …once upon a time in never never land]

Patience with annoying people award…

Wildy, the moderators and administrator, and lots of you good people

I’m just a kkoookkk who spends way too much time on the computer when I should be doing… award

any OTHERS keen for this one ??

thankless job award / behind the scenes award…

you guessed it ! the mods and admin guys…thanks !

‘brown nose award’…

[dronai]

Haven’t been here that long, but heres my take.

Person who I’d like have shape my next board - Bert Burger

Technical guy- Bert

Photo Journalism award – Everyones pick guess Chipfish

Osha award when working with harmful chemicals - Greg L.

Pro surfer - always trying to push the limits with new designs and will recap his photos - Cheyne Horan

Best host - Had a good swaylocks get together with shaping and glassing tips (also beers) Keith Melville

First to respond to your post - Lee D never one to say check the archives

Best glasser tips and laminates - kokua

Good tips - Meecrafty, plus one shaper

Most enthusiastic gromet - Josh

All I can think of for now DR

[Bert_Burger]

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: ambose , chipfish…

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[ 3]Most Annoying Topic:[/] speed surfing challenge…

Most Informative Thread: to many to separate …[/]

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[ 3]Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: paul jensen and jim phillips [/][/]

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[ 3]Home Depot Gift Certificate Award:[/] benny1 14 dollar blank …[/]

Most Creative Person: sabs , second vac bagged board with adjustable fin system …very creative …

Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder Award: cheyne doing tow ins with a little spy cam mounted on his shoulder …

Most Ingenious: brennans home made vacumn pump with regulator and switch …

Know It All Award : hm a close one between leedd, roy or me …

[=1]Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: thraikill ,surely someone whos been in the industry that long has got some classics laying around …

[ 3]Most Informative Person: greg [/] [/]

Best Board: the one you made yourself …

The Call Me and Let’s Talk Award:holly…one day i will make the call…

Funniest Person: chip, ambrose…

Innovation In Fin Designs: halcyon, tom , lokbox and john mellor’s crazy looking carbon curved fins …any updates on those john??

The “I’m So Cool” Award: blindboy…

Most Unusual: cant remember who did it , the paipo with hydroplane foils attatched …

Epoxy Also Makes A Good Shampoo Award: josh seems to know??..

Person [=1]Who’s Video Collection I’d Want To Copy: no patience to watch vids …

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Dressing With Style Award: jip … who else…[/]

Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together Award: whoever wants to enjoy some west oz juice and unique coastline and is interested in all the secret spots and pays for the petrol … all welcome …

Most Helpful With Website Issues: ? moderators maybe …

Biggest Surf Hype: booma (just for blindboy)

Most Inspirational: my mum and booma …

Most likely not to get a board from: surftech …

Best Icon: feral daves surfer riding door …

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: swaylocks , swaylocks , swaylocks …

Most Improved: roy stewart

Person With Whom You’d Liked To Share A Line-up With: greg , holly, tubedog,tom, meecrafty, dont ask me why , for me that would be an interesting line up based on previous conversations …

The best technical innovation : aps 3000 , miki , jimmy and ralph , and the un-named asociates …

the diving in at the deep end award : mr j for doing a vac bagg board

the list could go on, how many unique characters come here …

anyone who contributes to the swaylocks experience deserves an award …

mike paler first …

regards

BERT

[HerbB]

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: Responses to “how should I repair my surftech”. I especially liked Pyro’s and Doc’s responses in this one: Surf Tech Repair

Most Annoying Topic: Debates on Manufacturing Overseas. Yeah, I’ve gotten suckered into a couple too.

Most Informative Thread: Bert’s Vacuum forming & Sandwich construction, and Richard Mc’s Sharpening series

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Shipman / glassed by Jay

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: Doc – yeah, like he needs more tools.

Most Creative Person: Paul Jenson – Especially for ‘What the Hull’. I’d want to wear two life vests if he offered me a ride on it though

Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder Award: I imagine LeeDD would be pretty good candidate. Would be especially entertaining if he was in one of his grumpy moods

Most Ingenious: Mike Paler - for putting this all together.

Know It All Award:Mr. Stewart

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Mike Paler’s or Oneula’s

Most Informative Person: Jim Phillips

Best Board: Tasty Fish - Skavenger

Funniest Person: Keith M. - he made me laugh pretty hard when he gave someone advisement on removing a tailpad. His advise: “use a chainsaw. Cut vertically to remove”

Innovation In Fin Designs: Halycon

Most Unusual: Jim’s wife going back to sleep while their house was on fire.

Epoxy Also Makes A Good Shampoo Award: Greg L. – and mouthwash too?

Person Who’s Video Collection I’d Want To Copy: Foamdust’s – I think I remember him having a pretty good collection.

Dressing With Style Award: Ambrose

Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together Award: Fairmont

Most Inspirational: Keith Mellville and his generosity.

Most likely not to get a board from: Jim Phillips or Bert B. – I’d love one but either would want to kill me because I’d be annoying them so bad with “when will it done” questions.

Best Icon: John Mellor – Although it freaks me a little because it looks like he’s drowning.

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: Local surf cams

Most Improved: Tenover – His most recent LB looks really good.

Person With Whom You’d Liked To Share A Line-up With: Ambrose

Most upbeat/positive: Ocean23

Most helpful: Kokua </

[halcyon]

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: Ambrose, “Good bless you Master Stewart…”

Most Annoying Topic: Surf Speed Thread

Most Informative Thread: Bert had so many I can’t pin one down but the Fin Theory thread was great.

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Jim Phillips

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: For a one ton box of crackers. Use what ever you want for peanut butter.

Most Creative Person: Bert Berger

Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder Award: Jim the Genius and Bert Berger at their shops. Cheyne & Peter Mel when they’re riding monsters.

Most Ingenious: Mike Paler for inventing Swaylocks

Know It All Award : Cheyne, cause he’s really been there.

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Bert’s

Most Informative Person: Greg Loerh & Bert Berger

Best Board: Is there another one?

The Call Me and Let’s Talk Award: Red X Tom

Funniest Person: Ambrose

Innovation In Fin Designs: Lexcen/Horan & George Greenough – May never be surpassed.

The “I’m So Cool” Award: Whoever holds their breath the longest.

Most Unusual: Paul Jensen., cause he’s such a free thinker, innovator, sterling craftsman and so willing to experiment.

Epoxy Also Makes A Good Shampoo Award: Greg Loehr

Person Who’s Video Collection I’d Want To Copy: Bruce Brown

Dressing With Style Award: Ambrose

Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together Award: I haven’t meet her yet. Or have I?

Most Helpful With Website Issues: The generous moderators here in this site

Biggest Surf Hype: “The Surf Contest.”

Most Inspirational: Herb Spitzer

Most likely not to get a board from: Board works

Best Icon: Easternpacific

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: Surfline

Most Improved: I’m working on it.

Person With Whom You’d Liked To Share A Line-up With: George Greenough

How Can Swaylocks be improved in 2005? With a banner that directs new arriving guests and members with questions into the archives and with people as unselfish as John Mellor.

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[meecrafty]

The Laugh Out Loud Thread:

EPAC’s “How many Swaylockians does it take to change a light bulb”

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=173849;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;

Most Informative Thread: Bert’s Vac Forming

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[ 3]Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: myself…never enough time and money to satisfy my addiction…[/][/]

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award:

Benny1…Im right behind you man

Most Creative Person:

Ambrose’s poetry…although its over my head most of the time…

Rolliges creative online research…keep diggin’

MrJ’s living room vac’n

Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder Award:

Mr.J’s vac’n in his living room with beer in hand…

Most Ingenious: WAY too tough…

Know It All Award: RS

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid:

Tom Curren’s…he’s gotta be watchin’…don’t you think?

Most Informative Person: Bert, Greg, Blakestah, MTB

The Call Me and Let’s Talk Award: Anyone who is willing to buy me an all-inclusive surf trip package to Tahiti

Funniest Person: Chip, Ambrose, Wells

Innovation In Fin Designs: Halcyon…love that artwork too. Blakstah.

Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together Award:

refer back to “The Call Me and Let’s Talk Award:”

Biggest Surf Hype: RS

Most Inspirational: Bert, MrJ

Most likely not to get a board from: RS

Best Icon: Shipman’s swanky nerd…whatever happened to that one???

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: there’s other web sites?

Google

Person With Whom You’d Liked To Share A Line-up With: stoked, easy going types…guys who I’ve learned so much from…Bert, Greg, Blakestah, Tom, Halcyon and other blazers

THANKS MIKE!!!

[Benny1]

In no particluar order…

Best thread & most informative was Bert’s vacuuming

Paul started something with hollow woods much more impressive than anyone working with beer cooler foam like I do - although I doubt he buys any supplies at Home Depot

I’d like a board from Bert, too.

I’d be stoked to share a lineup with Kokua, Ambrose, Resinhead…because it would mean I was in Hawaii.

The Speed Challenge was definitely the most annoying thing to see keep popping up at the top of the page

I love how dedicated to thinking outside the box Halcyon is

I never knew what Divinycell, Additive F, DHP, and Cobra were, despite surfing >20 years, until I started reading carefully here. Now I want to try all the first 3 and watch out suspiciously and attentively for the last.

Thanks Mike.

Happy new year to all…

Ben

[rooster]

Laugh out loud Roy’s speed thread. What a joke.

most annoying surftech,chineese boards and all that.

Most informative Berts fin construction.

Like a board shaped by?? Me, Skip/fish, Paul Jensen, Velzy Hot Curl, Phillips classic longboard-balsa, Herb Spitzer fish.

Home Depot Award- Any grom who needs some tools to get started.

Most creative-Paul Jensen followed by Bert.

Watch over the shoulder- Paul Jensen’s in his shop.Ambrose and kokua glassing.

Most ingenious- Paul, Bert, Herb Spitzer,Roy.

Know it all- LeeD, Bert, Kokua(with respect)Roy Stewert(without respect)

Quiver I’d like to raid- Herb Spitzer’s and his brother’s fishes.

Most informative- Cleanlines,Kokua,Herb Spitzer,Bert, Halcyon.

Best Board- Paul Jensens wood fish.

funniest- Mr. Ambrose

Innovation in fins-Halcyon Anyone a close second?

Most unusual-Roy’s boards.

Epoxy makes good shampoo- Come on. Who else? Greg L.

Video collection to copy- Bruce Brown, Greg Noll

Dressing with Style- Steiny

Lets go on a surf trip- Chipfish

Biggest surf hype. Rusty, CI, Al Merrick, etc you choose the model.

Most inspirational-Every new guy who comes on here stoked on making his or her own board.

Most likely not to get a board from- Surftech and the others like them. Ugly.

Best icon- I liked the kid who had Bush beating the crap out of Hussein. Hilarious.

Best website outside Swaylocks- Huh?

Most improved- Shipman’s boards sure are pretty.

Person I’d like to share lineup with- Ambrose is fun to surf with. Shit, the whole SA crew again.

[easternpacific]

small world giant - http://plaza.ufl.edu/hipwors/swaylocks/berts-fins/

[HerbSpitzer]

Boy I could really f*#k w/ this thread…Roy Steward.

sleeping at the squeege…Resinhead

oops shaping…Fat Penguin

offshore smell…surftech

drunken surfing…BigSur locals

most expensive piece of surfboard…RonJon/Costco

Where’s my tool…Anbrose

I took ambrose’s tool…Paul Gross

Best rotten fish…my brother’s Dyno

best toy story…surftech thread

life sucks,but I’m still surfing…me?

BEST jump up and down screeming award…Blakestah

I ripped you design award…Mandala

catch me if you can…Miki Dora

james bond award…Paul Jensen

donald trump award…John Mellor

Superman award…Steve Brom

best grub…River’s End

Most likely to hang w/ the rappers and G boys in LBC/Compton…Me?

Moist annoying photog …serge or is that sarge?

who’s the shaper me or you? award…Rich Harbour

still shapes all his boards by hand…bj

best poser…surfer mag

best crap…surfing mag

best mud slinger…slingblade/transworld mag

best fins…Red-X/Halcyon

Most charitable…TOMATDAUM

Most Southern builder in the USA…Tom Sterns(any relations to Howard?)

Most drugged…my dog on newyears eve

Most likely to kill at the drop of a hat(in the line-up)Jeff Wells/Steve Sweet/Dave Hegstrom.

shineyest skateboards…skaterbuilked

life goes on…Jessie

best surf design website …Swaylock’s/Harbour

worst website…Surfline(that’s a joke Sean)

naggar award…crabbie

sleeping giant award…Mike Jones

dead beat award…ginger(bigSur local)

best paint…ROOSTER

BEST EPOXY…Greg L.

best vid/movie collection to raid…Greg Weaver/Spider Wills

Odd looking but rips…Cheyene and Creature(Mike s.)

When will this all stop,I’m getting sick…Mike Paler’s wife.

Best subsittute for Tea bag…Boogie board

full of air ,but rips…Bonita,fueled by Dale S

poster child for swaylocks…fishin’Chips 61

watch over shoulder…Gerry Lopez/Dick Brewer

who life you’d like to steal…Laird/Kelly

glad your not…used David

I like candy…don’t you agree?

homedepot…K.Mellville

know it all…well me of course!

quiver you want to raid…Steve Brom’s

beast board…Paul/John

call let’s talk…epac

im so kook oops kool…my daughters

best dressed…Kirk Putnam(my wife hits me if I don’t)(any relations to George?)

surftrip…indo…no,no the maldives…(in all seriousness send some help if you can)

Best chark story…point loma locals/LeeV

best party supplies…bashams

best place to meet people while you wait an hour to get a 10 cent piece of sand paper for a buck…foamez

Best businessman …B nydell

most likely to get a board from…surftech

most likely not to get a board from…surftech

most likely to share the line-up with…no one …I have no friends…I ride a shortboard.

…he hehehe…HOHOHO…Heerb

[johnmellor]

Herb - You’re hired!

[LeeV]

Burning-Up-The-Telephone-Line Award…Dale Solomonson (no better way to while away a few rainy-day hours).

Best Quiver Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam

Best Video Quiver Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam

Best Magazine Quiver Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam

Two Peas in a Pod Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam (Don’t you guys throw away ANYTHING?)

Aloha Award…Keith and Judy Melville

Shrinkage Award…Paul Jensen

SoCal Surf/Skate Oral History Award…Herb/Kirk

Best Camper Award…John Mellor/Paul Jensen

Buck Rogers Award…Mr. J

Artistic Competence Award…Easternpacific (I wish I could enlarge those icons!)

Spiritial Guide Award…Ambrose

Most Valuable Player Award…Mike Paler

Best Crew to Surf With Award…anyone that makes their own sticks

[chipfish61]

Quote:

Best Quiver Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam

Best Video Quiver Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam

Best Magazine Quiver Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam

Two Peas in a Pod Award…Chipfish/Kirk Putnam (Don’t you guys throw away ANYTHING?)

...well, I can't speak for the cap'nn, but I'VE thrown away : -   lots of thrusters ....   and my 1980s mags,    a couple of video cameras   and given away still ones.    ....but , yes, I have accumulated WWWAAAAYYY too much stuff in the 14 years I've stayed in this place I'm living . It's a pity everyone is so far away...it WOULD be nice to find good homes for some of this 'stuff'... [you can't take it with you, you know]...              ben

[KirkPutnam]

One mans trash is another mans treasure.

[PaulJensen]

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: “How Many Sway’s To Change A Lightbulb”

Most Annoying Topic: “Speed Surfing Challenge”

Most Informative Thread: Bert’s “How To Make Wood Fins”

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Paul Gross

New Ironing Board Cover Gift Certificate: Mr J

Most Creative Person: Holly (If you only knew…)

Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder Award: Jim Phillips

Most Ingenious: Mr. J

Know It All Award : Lee DD

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Kirk Putnam’s

Most Informative Person: Bert , John Mellor, Herb Spitzer

Best Board: Mark Cunningham

The Call Me and Let’s Talk Award: Holly or Dale

Funniest Person: Sir Ambrose

Innovation In Fin Designs: The runaway winner- Halcyon

The “I’m So Cool” Award: East Bay Al

Most Unusual: Hoopa Doopa

Person Who’s Video Collection I’d Want To Copy: Greenough

Dressing With Style Award: Red wetsuit + White helmet…need I say more…???

Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together Award: Canyon Jak – Vaquero KP – Julie’s husband

Biggest Hat: John Mellor

Most Helpful With Website Issues: Tom Sterne

Biggest Surf Hype: The Swell of the Year

Most Inspirational: Bethany Hamilton

Most likely not to get a board from: A surf shop

Big Shot: Herb Spitzer

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: HSB

Happy Camper: Julie Paler

Person With Whom You’d Liked To Share A Line-up With: Holly (So funny)

I’m Not a Sherpa, So Don’t Ask Me To Carry Your Board Award: KP

[keithmelville]

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: the light bulb thread

Most Annoying Topic: I won’t go there

Most Informative Thread: Bert’s wood fin construction

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Patrick Shannon

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: Benny1

Most Creative Person: Ambrose

Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder Award: Bert bagging…(PS geez I wish you used capital letters when you typed Bert!)

Most Ingenious: Paul Jensen

Know It All Award : You know who you are (unnamed)

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Laird

Most Informative Person: Tomatdaum

Best Board: impossible…

Innovation In Fin Designs: the beluga whale

The “I’m So Cool” Award: no you aren’t

Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together Award: Doc/Ambrose/Mike P/KP/any of ya’ll

Most Helpful With Website (AND Best Diagrams): Doc

Most Inspirational: not a Swaylocker but still gotta go with Dick Brewer

Most likely not to get a board from: I think you know.

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: CDIP http://facs.scripps.edu/surf/weather.shtml

Person With Whom You’d Liked To Share A Line-up With: Swedish Bikini team