The 2008 Swaylock Awards

Once again, it’s that time of year again…!!!..

Time to look back on 2008 here at Swaylock’s…

Copy and paste and fill in your answers… Don’t hold back…!!!..


The categories are… (but not limited to)

The Laugh Out Loud Thread:

Most Informative Thread:

Best Photo Thread :

Worst Photo Thread:

Most Annoying Topic:

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By:

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From:

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award:

Most Creative Person:

Most Informative Person:

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award:

Mr. Know It All:

Most Poetic:

Most Eco-Friendly:

Most Wise:

Most Helpful With Website Issues:

Most Inspirational:

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian:

Most Humble:

Lest Humble:

Best Avatar:

Worst Avatar:

Best Quote:

Grom Most Likely To Succeed At Being A Professional Shaper:

“Call Me and Let’s Talk” Award:

Funniest Person:

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone:

Innovation In Fin Design:

Most Unusual Board:

Person Whose Video / Magazine Collection I’d Want To Copy:

“Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together” Award:

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid:

“I’ve got more posts than you !”:

“My stick is bigger than yours !”:

“I just spent the last 1/2 Hour digging agave splinters out from under my fingernails.”:

“I know I’m right, because the laws of physics are wrong.”:

“This board only took me about a year to finish.maybe longer but who’s counting”:

“Thanks for loaning me your tools, resin, glass, sand paper, templates, and shaping bay.”:

“Hey ________, maybe, for your next go you should try to use a template and come calipers.”:

Best Short Board:

Best Long Board:

Best HWS Board:

Best Compsand:

Biggest Hype:

Best website outside of Swaylock’s:

Most Improved:

Best Swaylock’s Event:

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! :

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: Anything that has to do with Alaias. Something about literally shaping a door that is funny.

Most Informative Thread: Where and how? The major Surfboard companies

Best Photo Thread : Show us your tints or some of the fin threads

Worst Photo Thread:

Most Annoying Topic: The thirteen footer in Hawaii

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Too many choices

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From: Rebel Surfboards

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award:

Most Creative Person: Ambrose

Most Informative Person: Larry Allison/Bill Barnfield tie

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award: Too many to list just one.

Mr. Know It All: Any Surfing Magazine

Most Poetic: Bernie

Most Eco-Friendly: ?

Most Wise: Can’t give it to one person. Bill Barnfield on various subjects would qualify.

Most Helpful With Website Issues: Swaylock

Most Inspirational: Barnfield after his illness.

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian: Haavard/couque tie

Most Humble: Haavard

Lest Humble: Can’t make up my mind

Best Avatar: The girls butt with the cat

Worst Avatar: Any of those used by Otay…ha ha.

Best Quote: who is eddie murphy and what is saturday night live? Otay. Still cracks me up.

Grom Most Likely To Succeed At Being A Professional Shaper: You mean there will still be some of those coming from the youth?

“Call Me and Let’s Talk” Award: Jimmy

Funniest Person: Ambrose

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone: Darth Vader

Innovation In Fin Design: Larry Allison

Most Unusual Board: The Thumb

Person Whose Video / Magazine Collection I’d Want To Copy: Oneuela

“Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together” Award: Lennox 76

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

“I’ve got more posts than you !”: solosurfer vs solosurfer2

“My stick is bigger than yours !”: Roy

“I just spent the last 1/2 Hour digging agave splinters out from under my fingernails.”:

“I know I’m right, because the laws of physics are wrong.”:

“This board only took me about a year to finish.maybe longer but who’s counting”:

“Thanks for loaning me your tools, resin, glass, sand paper, templates, and shaping bay.”:

“Hey ________, maybe, for your next go you should try to use a template and come calipers.”:

Best Short Board: Too many to count

Best Long Board: Too many to count

Best HWS Board: I don’t know

Best Compsand: I don’t know

Biggest Hype: Anything from any major surf company, surfboard company, surf Fashion company or magazine.

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: Youtube

Most Improved:

Best Swaylock’s Event: Anything but three

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! : Flipped a coin and came up with Lennox 76

Most Informative Thread: Greg Loehr for posting epoxy could be cleaned off your

hands with Plumber’s hand cleaner. To think I was using acetone! yikes!

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: Resinheads blubber ass one.

Most Informative Thread: Greg Loehrs compsands.

Best Photo Thread : Chipfish61 camping trip.

Worst Photo Thread: NA

Most Annoying Topic: Spackle

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Malcolm Campbell

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From: Randy French

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: Me!

Most Creative Person: Not sure…

Most Informative Person: Larry.

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award: Bill Barnfield

Mr. Know It All: Otay?

Most Poetic: No idea.

Most Eco-Friendly: Same again.

Most Wise: Not me.

Most Helpful With Website Issues: No one.

Most Inspirational: Me (again).

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian: Me (again and again).

Most Humble: Me.

Lest Humble: Not me.

Best Avatar: Me.

Worst Avatar: No one springs to mind.

Best Quote: Me.

Grom Most Likely To Succeed At Being A Professional Shaper: Not me.

“Call Me and Let’s Talk” Award: No one springs to mind again.

Funniest Person: Me.

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone: This is Sways!

Innovation In Fin Design: Larry of course.

Best Short Board: Me.

Best Long Board: Me.

Best HWS Board: What’s a HWS?

Best Compsand: Can’t remember his name but you know who I mean.

Biggest Hype: What hype?

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: Mine.

Most Improved: Me.

Best Swaylock’s Event: New Years at my place.

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! : Me god damn you!

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: None (but the 13 ft’r come close)

Most Informative Thread: A lot (cant decide)

Best Photo Thread : Show us your resin tints and pattern’s

Worst Photo Thread: any thread without photo’s Duh!

Most Annoying Topic: any compsand thread (over rated, over done, over easy ???)

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Robin Mair, Bill Thrailkill, Bill Barnfield, Jim Phillips, Balsa Bill

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From: Dean Bonkovitch

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: I’ll take that (if you dont mind)

Most Creative Person: Paul Jenson, Oneula, Schwuz

Most Informative Person: Probox Larry

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award: I pick Darth Vader (thats the shoulder I want to be looking over) or Obiwan’s

Mr. Know It All: SynergyTodd (gotcha!!!)

Most Poetic: of course our very own Mr. Ambrose M. Curry the third

Most Eco-Friendly: not SynergyTodd’s boards (gotcha again!!!)

Most Wise: I will have to give this to Bill Thrailkill (age before beauty) snicker, snicker

Most Helpful With Website Issues: Management is rarely helpfull

Most Inspirational: Balsa

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian: ??? who’s the fattest?

Most Humble: ?

Lest Humble: ?

Best Avatar: I like Benny1’s Einstein

Worst Avatar: That ugly ass red fish that would be the Jeff from Florida

Best Quote: There you go man, keep as cool as you can. Face mile’s of file’s with smiles. It rile’s them to believe that you perceive the web they weave and keep on thinking free.

Grom Most Likely To Succeed At Being A Professional Shaper: some kid

“Call Me and Let’s Talk” Award: Todd (again)

Funniest Person: Deanbo

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone: the guys wearing panties up their ass

Innovation In Fin Design: PB Larry and chipfins

Most Unusual Board: that penguin looking thing awile back

Person Whose Video / Magazine Collection I’d Want To Copy: none

“Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together” Award: shit, I wish I could go

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Robin Mair’s And i wouldnt give em back

“I’ve got more posts than you !”: Who’s counting?

“My stick is bigger than yours !”: carvenalu

“I just spent the last 1/2 Hour digging agave splinters out from under my fingernails.”: Wood Ogre

“I know I’m right, because the laws of physics are wrong.”: Oh shit! their on to me

“This board only took me about a year to finish.maybe longer but who’s counting”: to Harsh

“Thanks for loaning me your tools, resin, glass, sand paper, templates, and shaping bay.”: to harsh

“Hey ________, maybe, for your next go you should try to use a template and come calipers.”: to harsh

Best Short Board: Greg Griffen

Best Long Board: Jim Phillip’s or Balsa Bill or Balsa’s

Best HWS Board: Hollow wood surfboard (duh deanbo!) Paul Jenson ???Hot Wire Special???

Best Compsand: ho hummmmm

Biggest Hype: that darn 13 ft’r

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: YouPorn

Most Improved: unknown

Best Swaylock’s Event: everyone Ive missed

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! : SynergyTodd (gotcha three time’s in one thread, HA! ha!) I realy dont know who to pick.

Post:

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: None (but the 13 ft’r come close)

Most Informative Thread:

Best Photo Thread : Show us your resin tints and pattern’s

Worst Photo Thread:

Most Annoying Topic:

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: Synergy Todd

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From: That’s mean spirited!

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: Aloaf

Most Creative Person: Dead Shaper

Most Informative Person: Probox Larry

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award: I pick Darth Vader

Mr. Know It All: SynergyTodd

Most Poetic: Ambrose M. Curry the third

Most Eco-Friendly: SynergyTodd’s boards

Most Wise: Bill Thrailkill

Most Helpful With Website Issues: Management is rarely helpfull

Most Inspirational: Greg Loher

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian: Bill Barnfield

Most Humble: Jim Phillips

Lest Humble: Don’t want to start a war

Best Avatar: The guy skating on a surfboard

Worst Avatar:

Best Quote:

Grom Most Likely To Succeed At Being A Professional Shaper: AJ

“Call Me and Let’s Talk” Award: Todd (again)

Funniest Person: Deanbo

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone:

Innovation In Fin Design: PB Larry

Most Unusual Board:

Person Whose Video / Magazine Collection I’d Want To Copy:

“Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together” Award:

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

“I’ve got more posts than you !”: Synergy Todd

“My stick is bigger than yours !”: carvenalu

“I just spent the last 1/2 Hour digging agave splinters out from under my fingernails.”: Wood Ogre

“I know I’m right, because the laws of physics are wrong.”:

“This board only took me about a year to finish.maybe longer but who’s counting”:

“Thanks for loaning me your tools, resin, glass, sand paper, templates, and shaping bay.”:

“Hey ________, maybe, for your next go you should try to use a template and come calipers.”:

Best Short Board: REVERB

Best Long Board: Jim Phillip’s

Best HWS Board: Paul Jenson

Best Compsand: Bert Burger

Biggest Hype: that darn 13 ft’r

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: Surfline

Most Improved: Aloaf

Best Swaylock’s Event: Never Been

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! : SynergyTodd

The Laugh Out Loud Thread: any thread involving resinhead and seal bashing

Most Informative Thread: to hard to call

Best Photo Thread : Resin tints and patterns/what are you working on

Worst Photo Thread: Any one with my pics in it

Most Annoying Topic: That GD 13 FOOTER FRIGGIN THREAD

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: At this moment…AllanGibbons and one of his channel bottoms(or anyone but Ken…ouch!)

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From: Roy Stewart and Ken(YIKES!) I’m sorry…I take that back that’s just too hard on Roy…OH! UH! I mean Ken!

Home Depot Gift Certificate Award: surfdadcpa

Most Creative Person: toss up…shwuz/oneula

Most Informative Person: Either ProboxLarry or surfding

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award: If it’s who’s saying it…me. If it’s who I’d like to watch…Vader, obiwon, Balsa, or Allan

Mr. Know It All: I don’t know…at all

Most Poetic: oneula or ambrose

Most Eco-Friendly: Brian

Most Wise: tough call…Maybe Paul…or Keith

Most Helpful With Website Issues: i cccccccccccouldn*&%&%^#%t te)*%$$%^ll you.

Most Inspirational: shwuz or originalsin…actually, surfding has been a great source of inspiration for me as well

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian: I don’t know…Ken’s pretty round…OH! MAKE IT STOP!

Most Humble: I think I might pick Keith for that one

Lest Humble: edited to protect the guilty

Best Avatar: aquafiend65

Worst Avatar: What’s up with those fins? You know who you are (-;

Best Quote: shut up and surf

Grom Most Likely To Succeed At Being A Professional Shaper: dunno

“Call Me and Let’s Talk” Award: If it’s who says it…surfding got it right…Me.

Funniest Person: resinhead’s pretty funny…if not him then afoaf

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone: Vader…sorry bro…I still think you’re awesome though.

Innovation In Fin Design: DUH! Larry

Most Unusual Board: aquafiend65’s avatar board

Person Whose Video / Magazine Collection I’d Want To Copy: Anyone who has the “Masters Collection”

“Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together” Award: Shoot…right now I just wanna surf.

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Yikes…to hard to call

“I’ve got more posts than you !”: Ken

“My stick is bigger than yours !”: Roy(yeah I know he’s banned…but come on)

“I just spent the last 1/2 Hour digging agave splinters out from under my fingernails.”: oneula

“I know I’m right, because the laws of physics are wrong.”: Roy

“This board only took me about a year to finish.maybe longer but who’s counting”: me

“Thanks for loaning me your tools, resin, glass, sand paper, templates, and shaping bay.”: Still me

“Hey ________, maybe, for your next go you should try to use a template and come calipers.”: me again

Best Short Board: AllanGibbons channel bottom or shwuz 5 fin

Best Long Board: NOT THE 13 FOOTER …I liked the one balsa did with the jewels in the nose

Best HWS Board: I don’t know but I think Paul did it

Best Compsand: schwuz 5 fin

Biggest Hype: THE 13 FOOTER

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: MINE! hehehe

Most Improved: Unknown

Best Swaylock’s Event: Unknown

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! :surfdadcpa

"Mr. Know It All: SynergyTodd "

Ah…so true! But I learned it all from you! LOL!!!

Most Informative Thread: Barnfield on… so many things…

Best Photo Thread : Chipper!!

Worst Photo Thread: the ones where the pictures don’t show…

Most Annoying Topic: … need we mention??

Person Whom I’d Like A Board Shaped By: can’t choose… got one from Balsa this year though…

Most Likely Not To Get A Board From: Otay, he never shows us what he does…

Most Creative Person: Chipper!

Most Informative Person: Barnfield

“Can I Watch Over Your Shoulder” Award: Paul Cannon and Huie and the compsand collective…

Mr. Know It All: in a negative sense? hehe myself… I always have an opinion… In a positive sense, Barnfield, cuz I think he probably does… know it all!

Most Poetic: Ambrose but Oneula is gaining…

Most Eco-Friendly: dunno… those guys at Greenlight ?

Most Wise: starting to sound like a fanboy but… Barnfield…

Most Inspirational: too many to mention, you all know who you are…

Most Well Rounded Swaylockian: Barnfield

Most Humble: Many

Lest Humble: many… but less that most humble…

Best Avatar: Me? Heck I ain’t humble!!

Worst Avatar: Otay

Best Quote: Otay "who is eddie murphy and what is saturday night live? "

Funniest Person: Many…

Nededs To Get A Funny Bone: folks that get really would up over things…

Innovation In Fin Design: The bamboo crew and Chipper

Most Unusual Board: Roy’s Challenge board

Person Whose Video / Magazine Collection I’d Want To Copy: Ben Chipper

“Let’s Go On A Surf Trip Together” Award: Chipper!!

Who’s Quiver I’d Most Want To Raid: Balsa, he’s got a Maui model from the Greek…

“My stick is bigger than yours !”: Well it is bigger…Roy

“I know I’m right, because the laws of physics are wrong.”: ROFL!!! Vortex fins???

“This board only took me about a year to finish.maybe longer but who’s counting”: Mook!

“Thanks for loaning me your tools, resin, glass, sand paper, templates, and shaping bay.”: Mook!!

“Hey Surfer_dave, maybe, for your next go you should try to use a template and come calipers.”:

Best Short Board: There’s a picture of Barnfield 6’6" on the probox site…

Best Long Board: Balsa’s 9’8" t-banded triple classic… I know cuz it is right here staring me down waiting for me to get real cold in the freezing water…

Best Compsand: Mook’s 9 footer is darn sweet…

Biggest Hype: Credit Crunch, China, Surftech, Challenges…

Best website outside of Swaylock’s: You mean there are other websites???

Best Swaylock’s Event: Dutch Swayday '08!!!

SWAYLOCKIAN OF THE YEAR! : Ben Chipper, for keepin it real and showing a real sense of "Aloha"spirit even when things are less than optimal