2009 NSSA Nationals - Open Women's Champ

From the FCD inbox - a Nationals report from Lakey Peterson:

Hey guys! I just finished NSSA Nationals at Salt Creek and Lower Trestles. The waves at Salt Creek for the first part of the contest were really bad but the thing that kept me going was that if I made it through a couple of rounds there I knew I could surf Lower Trestles with only four people out!

First Air in Women's Competition - 2009 NSSA Nationals

Towards the end of her first wave of the 2009 NSSA Final, Lakey Peterson launched (and landed!) this frontside air. Aside from helping her to earn a 9.0 on the wave, Lakey went down as the first girl to ever to pull an air in a Nationals competition.

Lakey took down defending girls champion Courtney Conlogue on her way to a first place finish.

Mercedes Maidana - El Buey, Chile

Here is some footage of Mercedes Mainana, the first woman to surf El Buey in Chile. It was also her first time towing into waves. A charger, for sure.

Dear & Yonder Premiere

Dear and Yonder, a surf film profiling a diverse cast of water-women, kicks off a series of west coast dates tonight in Encinitas at the La Paloma Theater. The tour swings through Ventura on July 18th where Captain Liz Clark will be on hand to give a slide show, prior to the start of the film.

Machining Cheat Sheet

High school would have been WAY easier if we could have done this there, too.

The Film Tour Finale of The Present

After showing his film at surf communities up and down the west and east coasts, Thomas Campbell brought things back to where they started with a final showing of The Present at the Patagonia Cardiff store.

This film is now available on DVD so if you haven't had the chance to see it yet, pick up a copy and enjoy.

Hows it Look?

Keith, Bindy, YC and Dan. Nothing like looking over groups of Kangaroos to check the surf. Australia is pretty cool.

Gerry @ Sacred Craft

Gerry at Sacred Craft, he gave a shaping demo in thr Primo Beer booth. When he was doing this the tradeshow seemed empty. I think it was because everyone was crowded around the glass box watching and listening!

Fletcher @ Sacred Craft

Fletcher @ Sacred Craft on day 1. These shows are great because you actually get to talk with people. It's not like the big industry trade shows at all!

Sammy's Kevlar Puerto Beast

Sammy made this board from scratch, using one of our raw blanks which is an undertaking in itself. The entire board is glassed with Kevlar using epoxy which means you can't hit it with the sander - if you do it's ruined. You pretty much only get one chance to nail it but luckily Sammy is a ninja. He made the fins himself, too. If you are in Puerto  and see this board this summer say hi to Sammy, he'll be stoked!