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this pic was posted on bing's facebook page. mr. copeland had this to say about it: "This is what happens when you don't put your boards in their bags at night..."

and so was this... you see , this isn't the type of aesthetic i would think of for a pig...however, after spending days drooling over it...the conclusion is drawn. perfection.

al norte!

my esteemed colleague in the stoke mining department sent me this via surfapig@live.com: Hey Gnar, me and the special lady friend have been surfing a lot and just got back from a three day backpack surf trip to Catalina. had you in mind when i took some of these photos, or rather when Naomi took them. I may or may not have been channeling a little Gnar Gnar. found this garden pig and trail 70 on the same block......... found the tube and a broken foot on the same wave. Blast it! Johnny

BUH-LAS-SIT!!!!!!!!!

fun.

i came across this picture in the LIFE archives. this picture grabbed my attention. it reminds me of a little wave i surfed a tremendous amount in Nosara. nothing particularly special about the wave, but a fun little wave popping off a rock (somewhat reminiscent of our beloved north l.a. county spot "sequit") . crowded. the wave in Nosara was surfed by twice this many short boarders all hoping to be kelly one day. i think i'd prefer to share this wave with these dudes, and the dory!

1/8/11

i poached sliders today with a buddy and his brother (who now i would consider a buddy too!). my buddy Eric rode my feral pig, while i rode another board of mine. the board i was riding felt like it had and anchor attached to its skeg. where as Eric with his D fin was projecting out of bottom tuns, getting some nice curl shoots, and getting some cut backs all the way to the beach!!! i have no pics of the session. as if some nuance of sliders point came into my "smart phone" and said "ye shall NOT record!!!!". in other words, my camera would not activate. i mean , my phone , while at sliders would not take photos today . as soon as i left sliders it was good to go. CLASSIC. either way, i was stoked to get some salt water in me blood. stoked to share some sliders with a buddy.

the photo above was poached from Eric's blog.

hodgepodge!!

turns out there has been some swell in the water.

Gregory Pearson sent me his latest creation. A tweak of a "dora" template I am told. looking BEAUTIFUL.


nicked the top photo from the late sc's site.

Greek pig!!!!

Othon (otto) Mentis and I exchanged a few emails via surfapig@live.com:

hey mike it's otto the guy from greece who's making the pig!! hope everything is going fine! finally yesterday we finished shaping the board and it's a beauty!!! there's one more question i want to ask you.. you think is better to put a glass on fin or a finbox? my problem is that the tail is almost excactly the same thickness as the fin box and i m gonna get an extra inch from the glassing... so maybe me and my friend think it might be better to put a glass on fin ( i dont remember the dimension of the tail it's 7 o'clock in the morning and i 've been drinking ) you think that the extra one inch could brake the whole tail if i crash anything with the fin??? the truth is i prefer the fin box in case of travelling
anyway i hope i made any sence!

thanx
otto

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I understand how nice a box is for traveling, but ask yourself how much you travel. If you aren't traveling that much I'd go with the glass on. Glass on is strong and classic.

Cheers!

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Hey mike! We finally made it! HA! And it's super fun i love it! It turns good and it noserides. Man thanx a lot you 've been very helpfull we wouldn't be able to do it right if it wasn't you!
So here are some pictures of the pig in and out of the water!!

FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

post like this humble me.

surfapig this new year!!