Last week Trevone said good bye to its post office - a sad day. Many residents turned out to say their farewells to something that was an important part of the fabric of the village community. Thanks to all those who turned up, thanks to TaWRA for organising the get together, and finally the biggest thanks to Julie and Ian who kept the Post Office going for so long.
Well my Sammy took the plunge and graduated from one of the flock to the Shepherd... he ordered his 6'4" high performance Bonzer from Nigel Semmens Custom Surfboards - Ocean Magic Surfboard Factory, Newquay Cornwall this week... just in time for 7 months in Indonesia!
It looks like its a beauty... he's going for egg yolk yellow tint with black pin-lines (now where have I seen that before, LOL), a double 4oz deck, 4oz bottom. Bonzer will be written onto the nose - the tribute to Malcolm Campbell. Its going to have a narrow fishy swallow tail and a lot of high performance modern stuff - rails, rocker, foil etc.
Its nice to know that all those wet summer days on Red Flag at Booby's Bay talking about boards weren't wasted :)
Have a great trip Sammy - may your stalls set you deep, and your roundhouses
rebound...
Bon voyage mon ami.
Shame on you Sammy boy - looks like you are following the flock again.
Here's a pic of another pro, Brad Gerlach, getting some air on his Bonzer 3 in 1991.
It's OK - stay with your thrusters and you can be sure no one will laugh at you...
May your stalls be ineffective and your roundhouses sticky! ABonzer.
Well having sold 4 boards this summer I've gone and undone all that good work by ordering a Mandala Blueberry Fish for collection on the way to Mexico for waves and cervezas in January with Vicky and our good friends Steve and Kate from LA. been thinking about fish for a while and the quad combo from Mandala seemed like an interesting one to try... and of course the added bonus that I get a Moonlight Glassing tint-job :) In the words of Sam Jones - "Happy Days"
I know I'm a surfer and I'm meant to like it wet but this is ridiculous. We have had some epic surf in between all the mizzle and north westerly wind swell and I have to say the Bumble Bee has been flying... so much so I have ordered another Bonzer to join the quiver.
Silly season has been pretty par for the course with the usual emit behaviour provoking the odd outburst but it been very quiet overall.
We have been busy at the office too with several new clients coming on stream for new sites by the end of the year or in the new Year. One client is taking me back to my roots, www.nsboards.co.uk Nigel Semmens Surfboards... the man at the machine is none other than my personal mentor and surf guru Phil Clifford who taught me how to tape a rail, scrape a pinline, mix resin, lay up a fin, do a solid bottom turn, and not be scared to be different - thanks Phil.
Anyways, more another time...
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