some content from down under!!!

david platt sent me the following via surfapig@live.com: " Hi Mike. I’ve had a couple of McDonagh pigs come in for some minor work over the last couple of weeks. Both of these boards are in great condition for their age. Greg McDonagh was one of the main players in Brookvale in the 60’s. He struck a deal with Joey Cabell while he was out here for the 64 world champs to add a Joey Cabell ‘Custom Special’ to the McDonagh range of models.

The Cabell measures in at 9'8 ¾” x 21 ½” x 3 ¼”. The wide point is 9 ½” behind centre. The nose is 15 ½”. The tail is 15 ½”. The pod is 5". The second board would have been built in 66/67. It measures in at 9'2 ½” x 22 ½” x 2 11/16”. The wide point is 14 ¾” behind centre, as is the thickness. The nose is 16 3/8”. The tail is 17 ¾”. The is pod 6". The rails are pinched. Enjoy. Regards, Platty."

nathan oldfield sent me the following via surfapig@live.com: "Hello mates. I just produced a new short for The Critical Slide Society:"

Hey Ho Let's Go Surfing from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.

big steve's kellogg sam!!!

steve brought this by today: "Arguably the closest livin relative to sam via paul gross and passed on to spencer kellogg. this IS the board that pigs went to after '66. 9'4" 22 1/2" 3 1/4" and very hull/ bladed! everybody needs one in their quiver and spence has the lineage. Super stoked on this design!!"

found this fucker chillen where he shouldn't be!
rainy day video.

gnar gnar's pignar.

traded an old board for this pignar today.

this board is SO WEIRD. look at this shot of the nose below. i don't even know what to say! its like there is a brick glued to the nose! it's this big square chunk of foam. the tail is similarly chunky. this board is unlike anything else i have in my quiver. i've been on the look out for one of these guys. stoked to finally have one...and to trade for it.

chris's olson!

thanks chris! it was great to see you today!

steve's fluid juice wave slider

steve sent this to me via surfapig@live.com: "Here you go Mike. Shaper: Adrian Phillips, Fluid Juice Surfboards. Board: Waveslider. 9ft 6 x 23.5 X 3 wide. 16.5 nose and 16 ¼ soft diamond tail.

Been surfing a ‘performance noserider’ for the last two/three years and found it a pretty good all round board design but started to hear quite a few good things about pig shapes. The design wasn’t on the top of my list to be honest as I was thinking more traditional noserider type log. They say you should listen to the advice of a good shaper so that I did and was recommended this design. I’m not a good surfer, far from it but took the board out today for the first time in waist to chest high peelers and had a ball! Gets into the waves early, turns great and moves around on the wave really well for the longest board I’ve got .... better than my other slightly smaller ‘modern’ longboard. It also glides like nothing else.....soooo smoothJ I often bog a rail on my other longboard – trying to turn the board too quick for my skill level I reckon – but the continuous pulling in to the smaller nose on this piggy shape seems to work well for me and lets me get away with my mistakes. The shaper says this is his ‘Waveslider’ model which has been continually updated and tweaked here and there as a result of surfing feedback from customers, test riders and of course himself. The pics don’t do the board justice....it looks fantastic and the finishing is immaculate. This one is a keeper for sure and will be enjoying the East coast of Scotland for many years. Steve"

wait....WHAT?!!!

tom mahady sent me this via surfapig@live.com: Here are some pics of my personal ride. Eps foam, epoxy lam, UV Clear gloss coat and a quad.

Tom Mahady

MahadySurfboards

i love getting submissions like this. i feel it represents what this site is all about. i'm stoked that people check this site out. I am stoked they are putting their own spin on things, or perhaps doing their own thing and taking the time to send it my way. I missed the quad part when I read Tom's email. I was looking at the template on the first photo, and was like "huh...clean. is it short? how wide is it?" then i was off to the second photo. "is that a down rail? ...wait...WHAT?!" there are many different ways to skin a pig i suppose. i have my 5 elements however, many people feel a single element (wide point aft) is THE defining characteristic of a pig. and there is where we find this board, and that board donnie had at sacred craft.

board for sale and ...the hawk's lair!

david town sent me this via surfapig@live.com: Howzit Mike! Hanging out here in Haleiwa just after surfing head high north shore. We sat at the peak just south of Velzyland and had one of the best surf sessions ever. Velzyland was going off, even a few outer reef waves came through. Anyways, the pic attached is me standing at the foot of Velzyland with my Surf-a-pig shirt. take care, David

tyler sent this to me via surfapig@live.com: hey surfapig! I'm a longtime blog-lover and Davenport Longboards rider and we're selling my Pig-Lite model and wanted to give you and your readers first dibs! She's in amazing shape with no dings, even that of the pressure kind. She keeps it classy and leash plug-less. tyler's email is: elesmusic@gmail.com $500