fish ~~ brotherhood

photos courtesy of Manuel Caro

photo Chris Cutris

photo Thomas Campbell

photo courtesy of Grant Newby

photo courtesy of Eli Mirandon

photo courtesy of shakas and single fins

related links:
http://www.thealleyfishfry.blogspot.com
http://shakasandsinglefins.blogspot.com
http://www.surfysurfy.net

From left to right: Nuno, DJ, Mick, Me, Paul, John, Phill, Nick, Tricia, Jimmy, on the night before de European Fish Fry in Portugal.
Looking forward to see you all this year in Ireland.

Ryouta proudly standing in front of his twin fin shaped by one of the legend shaper in san diego, Bill Caster in the 80's. He got this board for $50 in a flea market when he was in Hawaii.

Someone said that Caster always used red opaque tints on his own surfboards. Maybe, this red fish is one of Caster's personal boards.

Latitude: 52° 55' 14" N (52.921)
Longitude: 9° 25' 26" W (-9.424)

related links:

accommodations
beer guide

Taste is very subjective, and opinions differ about what "aesthetically pleasing" looks like. I take the risk to select a few surfboards web pages that are pleasing to our eyes.

As selection criteria we considered the aesthetic aspects as the graphic composition, photography quality, simplicity and philosophy.

By all above the Sea Surfboards is the first selection. It has a perfect blend off surf , shapping and art.

photos courtesy of sea surfboards

“I’m a great believer in do it yourself, which came out of the punk era. Have an art show in your bedroom if you want to, just draw some pictures and stick them up and invite some people; that’s an art show!..."

Dain Thomas in interview for New York Surf by Michael Machemer

related links:
http://www.seasurfboards.com/
http://www.newyorksurf.com/features/nysintv/dainthomas/main.html
http://www.empireave.com/?p=1803
http://www.fishbrotherhood.net/2008/08/all-round-ripper.html

We made this special edition t-shirt for Fish Brotherhood. It features a wave hand drawing screenprinted on 100% Fine Jersey cotton short sleeve t-shirt.

You can get one HERE, thanks!

Another marine non-motor vehicle from our rocket scientist friend . Same as the double-wing quad fish. Instead breaking the tail width with 2 pairs of wings. It has a cleaner continuous line.

photos courtesy of Manuel Caro

Last photo courtesy of Mike

http://www.anythingbut3.com/

Just kidding, Japanese fish fry info in English. It's gonna be a big event, and we hope you can make it!

This is Currumbin Alley looking north to Surfers Paradise with Burleigh Heads on the left.
The Alley Fish Fry is happening in two days... time goes fast... unfortunally the bros wont make it this year. If you're nearby, drop in, surely it's going to be a great day.
Photo by Grant Newby

Packing List:

- bars of wax
- couple leashes
- fins + spare fins + test fins + more fins
- DK SwordFish Quad 5'10"
- DK 5-Fin Bonzer 6'5"
- CC Twin Keel Fish 5'8"
- CC Slider 9'4"

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One Year has past, new year has come. This is the time for alternative surfboards lovers contribute to contradict world economics chaos and world de-globalization process.

Times tell us to get local, but as far as Fish are concern, we don't give a dam. It's time to get together to celebrate the fish design and review friends from our global village.

Southern Hemisphere, Oceania:
Meet at Alley, Gold Coast, Australia - Sunday 8 of March, 2009
Northern Hemisphere, America:
Meet at North Harbor, Oceanside-North, California - Sunday 29 of March, 2009
Northern Hemisphere Asia:
Meet at Shizunami Beach, Shizuoka, - Japan Saturday 6 of July 2009

Northern Hemisphere Europe:
Still cooking... stay tuned

Best Regards to all!

Mirandon Porpoise, design by Nick Mirandon and test riden by Eli Mirandon.
http://elisurfing.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to put your shoes under the christmas tree and have a A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The artsy xmas shoes belong to our buddy Marco

...you can score somewhere in Portugal.

Words from Erik aka EHO

"I hope all is well for you guys.

Things have been going good out here in San Diego. There's been a few good waves so far this Autumn and lots of nice weather. We're even soon to have a president we can be proud of!

Attached is a picture of my dog Lucy. I've always loved the incredible fish-like widow's peak she has on the back of her neck. It's amazing the proper curves you can find in nature. Hers is just like the crack on a fish. She was sniffing around one of my old fish boards a few days ago so I couldn't resist snapping a couple pictures. As the Fish Brotherhood, I thought you might get a kick out of this too.

All the best,"

Grant Newby fish bros friend since minute one sent us photos of his latest Big Fish. A Quadzilla 10ft x 24" x 3.25" with Dick Van Straalen Quad fins.

If this board goes good he will be making a hollow wooden version as his next project. Wooden frame skinned in Paulownia.

We're looking forward to post the result on our blog. He's also cooking up the next Alley Fish fry, stay tuned!! We might go down there to visit him...

Fish bros friend Rick sent us a few photos of Lulu and her brand new surfboard custom shaped by *Rich Pavel... oh yes!

Congratulations Lulu that's a very good looking board! I'll be waiting for some action photos.

Here is a vid of Lulu surfing Salt Creek with her dad. Hope you enjoy!

Our blog made it's 1st anniversary. Totally stoked on the 50.000 people from 90 different countries and from 3047 different cities that visited us.

Leave a comment and then go surf. Thanks for visiting !!

ps:.Big Mahalo for that surfer in Chile and Sweden that keep visiting our blog.

Jair Bortoleto sent us the press release for the art show in Santos, Brasil. Oh man! I which I could put something like this together in Portugal. Maybe one day... Congrats!

II Santos SurfArt as part of the V Santos Surf Festival.

20th to 26th January, 2009 on the Emissário Submarino in the city of Santos, São Paulo.

Santos have a special place in every surfers heart from Brasil.

In 1937, four pioneers started what became one of the biggest passions in Brasil. The Surf.

The Santos Surf Festival is a celebration about surf and all the culture that surrounds every surfers mind.

In this year we will have the second annual Santos SurfArt on the brand new and first public Surf Museum in Brasil, with the best of surf art from around the world. Also a special taste from skateboard art scene.

Surf Artists are Mark Sutherland (AUS), Nat Russell (USA), Albe Falzon (AUS), Ryan Tatar (USA), Yusuke Hanai (JAP), Nick Lavecchia (USA), Beto Paes Leme (BRA), Xanadu (BRA/USA), Steve Sherman (USA), Patrick Trefz (USA), Danielle Rubi (USA), Andrew Kidman (AUS), Theo Hetherington (USA), Jesse LeDouxville (USA), Jair Bortoleto (BRA), Mick Waters (AUS), Jamie Brisick (USA), Tyler Warren (USA), Marcelus Viana (BRA), Wyland (USA), Art Brewer (USA), Jamie Watson (USA), Edward Fladung (USA), Rick Albano (USA), Ciro Bicudo (BRA), Mai-Britt Wolthers (DEN/BRA) and more.

Skateboard Photographers Grant Brittain (USA) and Fabio Bitão (BRA).

Also we will have a Surf Film Festival with daily screenings of the best in surf and skate movies.

Surf Movies, Musica Surfica (AUS), One California Day (USA), Believe (AUS), Carving (USA),

Seaworthy (AUS), Glass Love (AUS), Litmus (AUS) and more

The whole idea of the Santos SurfArt is to show surf and skate art to all kinds of people.

It will be free admission and we will give away some goodies from The Skateboard Mag, Drift Magazine, Weird Clothing and more...

related links:
http://www.santossurfart.blogspot.com/
http://purenessintheimperfection.blogspot.com/

Ceramic fins made by a surfer ceramic artist located in San Diego area. Ted Gallup creates functional and non-functional ceramics primarily with hand building techniques.

He got inspired by the work of the fin makers Marlin Bacon and John Cherry and decided to give it a go in is own medium. I would like to get one to beautify my octogenarian walls.

#5, Stoneware clay with glaze and cobalt carbonate stencil, approximately four inches in height.

D Fin, stoneware clay with glaze and wax relief stencil, approximately six inches in height.

Thruster Fin, stoneware clay with colored slip and oxide stain, approximately seven inches in height.

HA Fin, Stoneware clay with glaze and cobalt carbonate stencil, approximately four inches in height.

Related links:
http://finshoot.blogspot.com
http://tedgallup.blogspot.com
http://6ftnperfect.blogspot.com

photo above by Tyler Warren

I've got stoked the first time I saw this fin template. They remind me of a whale's tail because it's organic lines . The fins were designed by Tyler and hand foiled by Daniel Partch.

I went across a this guy while cruising in the blogosphere, he surfs very well. As it says on Sea Surfboards web page Johnny Abegg is a Sea Surfer and all round ripper.

Sea surfboards it's a place where function and art are seamlessly combined in every sense and action... shapping, surfing, Photographies, art shows. Very interesting cultural atmosphere arround surf.

Sea excerpt from Little Black Wheels film...

All photos from Sea Surfboards, please visit their website http://www.seasurfboards.com

UPDATE: Dain Thomas interview by Michael Machemer at newyorksurf.com

photos by Erin Kunkel from danny's blog

Serious craftsmanship

Danny hand-constructs is surfboards from sustainably harvested poplar, cork, and amapola, with a durable+reciclable EPS foam core laminated with less toxic epoxy resin. This designs are a step toward a "green" more durable surfboard .

He starts building a perimeter frame made out of layered poplar and cork engineered to control the desired amount of flex. The frame will avoid twisting providing a good feeling when fully committing the rail into turns.

After the frame is constructed, rockered and foiled an EPS core is insert within the structure for bottom and deck contours. To finish it receives an outside wood skin finished with a single 4-ounce s-glass fiberglass.

This custom shape it's a Pacheco 5'-8'' x 20.325" x 2.25" shaped by Danny Hess, photos by Nuno

In the end every board is one of it's kind, do to the unique organic wood grain patterns. That is kinda cool!