Bring your Sardinhas - European Fish Fry
The European Fish Fry is near. It will take place on June 8th in Casa do Sol, Costa da Caparica, Portugal.
This happening opens a window to the underground surf culture. Allowing Portuguese “afiishionados” to spend some time together with other people, experiment and share the plethora of contemporaneous “fish” interpretations.
The Fish Fry started in California circa 2002/3. The idea was to spread the design and to avoid it getting lost in time. The results have been very positive, the growing interest in the fish design spread the event overseas to places like Australia, Japan and Europe.
For 30 years, the “Fish” design has fascinated many surfers and artisans because of its shape, performance and feeling transmitted to the surfer. Some considers it a mythic design of Surfing History for the cultural atmosphere around these boards transforming it in a cult object.
Who's coming, so far:
Abezat Surfboards - http://www.abezat.com/
Barrel Surfboards - http://www.barrelsurfboards.com/
Black&White Surfboards - http://www.blackandwhitesurfcoltd.co.uk/
BoardCulture Surfboards - http://boardculture.blogspot.com
Chris Christenson - http://www.christensonsurfboards.com/
DJ Kane - http://www.dksurfboards.com/
Essential Surfboards - http://retromovement.blogspot.com/
Fatum Surfboards - http://www.fatumsurfboards.com/
GlassWorks - http://glassworks-surf.blogspot.com/
Ian Zamora - http://zamorasurfboards.com/
Lufi - http://lufisurf.com/
Lokbox - http://www.lokboxfins.com/
Manila Surfboards - http://www.msdsurfboards.com/
Morph Surfboards - http://www.morphsurfboards.com
Mason Surfbords - http://masonsurfboards.co.uk/
NA Surfboards - http://www.nachoagote.es/blog/
Paulo Jacinto - http://www.paulojacintosurfboards.com/
Placton Surfboards - http://www.plancton-surf.com/
Royal Surfboards- http://royalsurfboards.com/
Spiral Surfboards - http://www.spiralsurfboards.blogspot.com/
Program:
Early morning: Learnig how to surf in stylaa
Morning: shape offa session
Noon: hanga outa with crafty people
Afternoon: Board porna lecture
Evening: BBQ Session in the evening... user supported BBQ Session in the evening (bring your own sardinhas)
In any case, Portugal is not sleeping. Fish fry is not the first happening celebrating surf culture and alternative designs, organized by true hardcore surferes.
I found in Ze Bird's surf blog photos off past festivals and underground events "in the usual place""come and shred", as they say in one flyer.
nice surfboard palette,
low miles per gallon diesel vans,
infant yard for new gen,
local attendants,
and deluxe base camp,
this guys are pros!
photos courtesy of www.tubus-eternus.blogspot.com
5 comments:
It will be the best event ever!
Mike Hynson won't be there, unfortunately, but his boards will!
Let's have fun at the beach!
the origional fish fry was in 2002 I think here is a link to the interview.
http://www.surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/fishfry_o6_intrvu/
NY fish fry is this weekend, I think were going to have waves!
Hope you all have fun.
Thanks for the correction. Actually i have seen some con tradition info in regard to the firts one.
In the NY Fish Fry blog R.Kevin tells to mike that it was in 2003.
"Bird had the idea for the first one in 2003, really low key, down at crystal pier in PB, in September. Everybody just brought boards down and rode 'em. surf was crap. I made the t-shirts... Joe Roper grilled fish tacos, epic. The Pendarvis's were there, reno, Skip Frye. probably about 30 people total. there were old Frye's, Lis's, a Bunker edge fish, bunch of vintage SD fish boards by more underground guys too." RK
in http://newyorkfishfry.blogspot.com/
Looking forward to it ... it'll be THE event of the year in Portugal (if not ever, like Rui said).
Stoked!!
wow you guys, i am getting more excited everyday...
maybe even emigrate, hahaha
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