Paipos

3'6'' to 4'6.'' I class these as paipo boards. To kids, the larger two are stand up boards. At a demo day last weekend the kids were shredding on them.

The LALA Heard Around the World

Not far away from the site of the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's famous ride, Andrew Fish cuts a new line his first day riding an alaia. This is the alaia I brought to Maine and surfed during the Re-evolution event with Grain Surfboards. Andrew was there and took the board home.

New 7'6''

The starting of a new 7'6''. I left the first one in Maine with a good surfer "who had to have it." I put the rails on the other night and I shaped it. Next, the veneer top and bottom will be put on.

Makaha 2009

Russ K. holding and riding a board that has been around since the 30's. He switched foot a well overhead set wave and came out of a tube going full throttle. It was hanging above the entrance to a old shower, bathroom at Makaha for decades.

Makaha 2009

Buffalo Big Board Classic. This was the first year this contest had a alaia riding division. We sent some finished boards and some alaia blanks one month before the contest. By the time we got there the local kids were surfing like they had been riding alaias their whole lives.
They even let me get a few. Being there, showing what we knew about the alaia, and the reception the Hawaiians had for the boards was a great experience.

Summer Session comming to a close?

Hopefully summer is not totally over. Winter seemed to last from 2009 until July 2011. I will miss the mild summer weather we had the last 2 months.

Behind the scenes

We would grab a surf before and after class. I do not think I went to sleep before 1:00 pm the whole time. We were working on boards and getting the Grain factory ready for the event. Joe Hodnicki, left, had work in the art show. John and Mike organized glued and polished boards.

Thoreau moment. I slept here, but not much time to think.



The finale was a huge bonfire.