Watercolor

Think Different

Lee sent this postcard thanking the crew for these boards I did. They were a gift from Apple for being such a cool guy and for showing us all how to "think different."

For more insight on Lee and what his gig is all about, check out the current issue of The Surfer's Journal.

New Old Logo

I recently took one of my logos from the mid 90's and moved it away from it's original, centered placement on the nose.

Off set and a third of the way down the board looked about right. It seems to fit the racy, shortboards the best, and that's fine.

Royce's Ride

Royce is digging this summertime twinzer fish with lots of curve and volume.

The glass on 101 bamboo fins make for a solid yet light feel. The glassers hate it but I keep telling them, "the more you do, the easier it is to do a good job."

Baguette to Go

Kelly's Bakery celebrated their 30th anniversary by putting on a big party for the neighborhood and asked me to do a surfboard with their logo for a raffle prize.

I couldn't resist sliding it into Mark's car, parked next to the delivery trucks. "Now that's a big baguette," I heard someone say.

A Day on the Bay

We scored a perfect day for the Santa Cruz to Monterey paddle race. Ben was paddling as part of Team Grom and I got to tag along as pit crew.

Thanks to Joe for putting it all together: kids, boat, and plenty of stoke!

And thanks to Paul for being an honorary grom (with lots of pulling power!) and for documenting the day:

Bay Crossing 2011 from Paul Steinberg on Vimeo.

Pointing in the Right Direction (back in the saddle again)

Suffering from a case of blogger blues and computer snafus, I'm a little bummed that there has been such an extended break in the blogging action. There's never a shortage of interesting things happening in the daily life at WCS. It's just a matter of finding the balance of living the dream and taking time to document and share the aloha.

So I've recharged and rebooted the stoke and plan to bring you all up to speed with some of the cool events and happenings in the whirlwind of the past few months. And I'm not complaining, nor should anyone who gets to go surfing with friends and family.

A Little Color

This is a Sacred Craft

Wow! What a weekend. What a final day. The shape off was crazy, intense and a whole lot of fun. I felt like Man on Wire most of the time in that shaping room.

And I was really happy with the finished shape.

I want to thank all of you - my friends, customers and fellow surf riders - for your support and your ongoing desire to ride a custom surfboard. Without your feedback, input and individual tastes I would still be trying to rub two sticks together.

Needless to say I'm a bit over the moon with the outcome. To be able to thank and rub elbows with the masters whose dusty footsteps I've been following all these years is an honor indeed.

Sacred Craft Sneak Peek

It's been a log jam at Handcrafted for the last couple of weeks. The boys have been working overtime to get everyone's boards done for the Sacred Craft show this weekend. Here Fletch tries to figure out where to put my 10'6" Streamline, while a classic noserider of mine waits it's turn.

A freshly trimmed volan glass job, with matching tail block, are what make the classics, well, classic.

All dressed out and ready to glass, this is one of my Freeride models in a thruster fin setup.

The yellow Streamline is a board I'm really excited about. The lines and contours on the board are stunning and thought provoking; it has been very enlightening building this board. I can't wait to see how it turns out.