Launch occurred for the little alaia on Saturday. My legs are buggered as the measly pins haven't been kicking anything more strenuous than kid's backsides for ages, though that particular workout I suspect needs arcing up at present. Richie and I...

A week down the track and the second alaia is underway while the first just needs a final coat of oil before launching. The big one, at around 6' 4" is proving challenging. A slight lack of aesthetic appeal saw me making an adjustment in the tail from...

You'd think after 40 years I'd have made a board for myself at least once, but alas. Noop. I've helped out on a couple, in a minor way, and in my grommity (both young and aged) hanging round the surfshop days I've certainly watched more than few take...

A couple of weeks back I had an out of the blue email from the Chairman of Stoke Appreciation Society, the wonderful Eef, of Monsterboards.org. Those of you who don't know Eef would do well to go to that gentle place, his blog full of the happiest...

In case no one has noticed, and I'm sure everybody has, there seems to be a trend/movement/explosion in creativity at a pavement level. I've just had an email exchange with Tom Wegener, with part of its thrust being the amount of work done for love...