PERCESSION 2012 painted by Drew Brophy, Uni Posca Paint Pens on 7’4″single fin retro 1970′s Surfboard shaped by Ron House. POST UPDATE: THIS BOARD HAS NOW BEEN SOLD! A portion of proceeds went to SurfAid’s Board Art Benefit. There are 3 things that make this surfboard painting special: 1 – I’ve painted thousands of surfboards. [...]
“Some people do not understand the allure of Stand up Paddling; it’s much harder than regular surfing, and at the Mexican Pipeline, it’s borderline insane….” I have been surfing in Puerto Escondido for over 20 years. I first made the journey from South Carolina so that I could learn to surf big waves at the [...]
“Surfboards just break here….” Today was the first day of the Central Surf Pro Stand Up Paddle Surf Contest in Puerto Escondido, Zicatela Beach. The contest is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to noon every day. The waves were about 6 feet and glassy – the swell is expected to pick up tomorrow and [...]
One of two things happen when you see monstrous, huge waves that you’re about to surf for the first time; you either look at it like “there’s no way in hell I’m going out there” or you look at it with joy, because you’ve been waiting for this moment all your life. The first time [...]
SUP allowed us to take off deeper and be at the bottom, waiting for the tube to throw over. From there, it’s just trying to stuff a 10’ surfboard inside a big tube and hold on! I’m really excited that I’m invited to compete in the Puerto Escondido Stand Up Paddle Surf contest in Puerto [...]
