Bomb Hills Not Countries

Bomb Hills Not Countries

Team Sporting Sails out on dawn patrol. Check out the Ventura Pier in the distance!

Mary Osborne GoPro

Mary Osborne GoPro

Mary Osborne sent us her first 'test' video that she made with a GoPro camera mounted on the nose of her long board. It is not possible to watch this video and not want to paddle out for a couple of waves. Be warned.

Music by Rey Fresco

Handmade by Good Friends and Good Surfers

Handmade by Good Friends and Good Surfers

The creative designers at Patagonia have come out with the Planer T-Shirt. If you've seen The Present, you may have caught a glimpse of Fletch wearing one of these in the bay while he's talking to Dan.

100% Organic Cotton. All day, every day.

Ventura Premiere of Dear & Yonder

Ventura Premiere of Dear & Yonder

Liz Clark came ashore for the Ventura premiere of Tiffany Campbell's new film, Dear & Yonder. Patagonia Ventura (GPIW) hosted the standing room only event, which featured a slide show by Liz followed by the film.

During Liz's slide show she was asked a question about what she eats aboard her boat, Swell. She replied that it varied from elaborate meals while in port to something as simple as eating beans, unheated, out of the can, during a crossing. After her answer, the guy behind me whispers to his friend - "dude, I do that at my house - the unheated beans out of the can thing".

Dan Malloy & Dane Reynolds Board Swap

Dan Malloy & Dane Reynolds Board Swap

The Surfer's Journal released a cool video of Dan Malloy and Dan Reynolds doing a little board swap. Each went through their quiver and pulled a few interesting ones out for the other guy to try. Watch Dane bust a little frontside air on an FCD Fish.

Sacred Craft - Ventura

Sacred Craft - Ventura

FCD set up shop at the Sacred Craft expo which was held in Ventura, in early May. Gerry showed up for a book signing and shaping demo, while the rest of the crew got to hang out and talk surfboards. The demo-day on Saturday morning wasn't too exciting due to the small surf but the event as a whole was great.

Did anybody else come to Ventura for the event? What did you think?

Jon and Gerry

Jon and Gerry

Jon Peck and Gerry Lopez catching up at Sacred Craft, Ventura CA, May 2009.

Dear & Yonder Film Dates

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.

Gerry @ Sacred Craft

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

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!