Passing on the stoke
The Fish bros friend Josh Hall sent us a few photos of Skip Frye sharing his stoke with him. Josh belongs to the new generation of skilled surfboards builders. Receiving the knowledge from the masters craftsmen, one day it will be him passing it to the younger generations.
Some more photos of Josh finishing a 12 footer pescado
Big fish full body photo and Josh with Peter St Pierre at Moonlight base for a high standard clothing.
Related Links:
http://www.myspace.com/joshhallsurfboards
http://www.wavesforever.com/joshhallsurfboards_about.jh.htm
18 comments:
Skip frye is one of my favorit shapers. He is a great board builder isn´t it? I wanna be like him one day!!!
Ola' Paulo, I'll reply in English so that everybody can understand... :D
Experience is everything! I saw you guiding the hands of a "certain" guy and sharing some knowledge acquired with experience when we was attempting to shape his #1 and it turned out really good.
I believe that this is the true esprit, fools are the one that don't listen who knows. Like the other guy says "There is only to ways to learn, from your mistakes or from other people."
Fica bem
I remember Josh showing me his first three boards that he shaped. He was going away on a long trip, then to Spain for a semester abroad. He had his 3 boards and was so stoked on em. He's a good guy and a good businessman. That should take him pretty far in the surf world.
Anyone know about what looks like wings coming of the rails on the 2 boards on the left and the one skip is holding?
Trimmin is Livin!
There's an article regarding fins on TSJ volume 15, number,"Soundings IV".
Skip explains them as wings fins, the idea is to reduce the turning radius, caring the fish into thither turns.
Any more detailed input would be very appreciated :)
Thanks
Hey guys,
First of I would like to thank Nuno, for the stoke on the fotos and helping me share a little of what i get to experience in my lucky life.
About the wings, I actually got a chance to ride the one in the foto that Skip is holding. Rainbow fish, it actually had a wing, with an L wing coming down off of it. And it did exactly that, it shortened the turning radius of the board.
One of the issues I had experienced with my skippy long fish keel is that in some turns, if you were not right over the fins, which can be hard with such length at 6'9, the board would want to start to slide.
With the wings, you were able to still get a turn in even if you weren't right over the fins. And if you were, whoa, look out! all the speed you could handle. It was a positive experience all the way. Even more so because it was head high Swamis and back side.
So hope that helps
Thanks Josh!
I'm stoked on this community, the information and knowledge sharing it's just amazing.
Keep up the good work
Great looking boards ...
The wings detail sounds like the same principle that exists in F1 cars. The wings are there to give more traction and to "stick" the board to the water (of in F1s, the car to the track).
And I will take on what Alexandro said, It's amazing the knowledge that's shared. It's really an uncommon thing.
Best regards to you all. Be stoked!
Oh ... I forgot to thank Josh for the feedback and for the info, but I can't let that pass.
Thanks Josh ;)
man, what i'd give to work with them for even a week....
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I'll take the little rainbow airbrushed one. Does it have an old G&S lam?
Josh- I still can't wait to see that 12' slidyglider after it's gotten the moonlight treatment!
Thanks for the photos!
I'm wondering about the fin setup and glassing schedule on that thing...
Great to see the generational exchange in train. You are never too old to learn and never too young to start. Josh I look forward to meeting you.
hey everyone...wow, i love to see so many positive and stoked people out there. i wish we could all just have a huge gathering some day. i've been extremely lucky to have so much shared with me from skip that it wouldn't make any sense to not do the same. i think a blog would be a really cool thing to do this year.hmm....
yes the big orange pintail will be picked up this week and slid through a beach near you soon. number 3 was shaped last week, the second 12 foot fish simmons. this one is staying local though in sb. Should be able to ride this one.
speaking a little bit more about sharing. there is a new little project being put together about two 5'11 keel fins built by skip and i with art by ando, fins by daniel partch and glassing by moonlight, the whole idea about the project is to show people that sharing is just a part of our culture that can get lost to easily in todays competitive i/me/mine world so will keep you posted....
myabe by summer?
Thanks Josh,
Our wishes that this blog works as a media for this gathering via Internet and one day via a physical space to receive friends and people and share some stoke and open a window do the art, design and surf culture.
Keep us posted!
Well, saw once in a movie (don't know if there is an author rather than the screenplay writer) that "human knowledge belongs to the world", so ...
Trying to share all this information and stoke is just a way to give back what we get from all the experience of surfing. Not only through actual surfing, but through photos, words, songs and, what we usually talk about, surfboards.
And that's what makes all of this a much more intense experience.
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