{"id":3411,"date":"2009-02-19T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T20:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2009-02-19T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T20:24:54","slug":"raglan-surf-co-painting-demo-and-the-beauty-of-raglan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/raglan-surf-co-painting-demo-and-the-beauty-of-raglan\/","title":{"rendered":"Raglan Surf Co. Painting Demo and the Beauty of Raglan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3412\" title=\"raglan-surf-co\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co.jpg\" alt=\"raglan-surf-co\" width=\"307\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a>We had a busy afternoon at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raglansurf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raglan Surf Co<\/a>. &#8211; a great surf shop in the heart of town.\u00a0 When we set the date for this event, no-one was aware that it was the same day as a car show and festival in town!\u00a0 But, it all worked out.<\/p>\n<p>One thing we noticed in Raglan &#8211; the surfers who live here are PASSIONATELY devoted to their surf break.\u00a0 &#8220;You don&#8217;t need to go anywhere else, mate.\u00a0 The best waves in New Zealand are right here&#8221; we kept hearing again and again.<\/p>\n<p>You can see why &#8211; Raglan Point is <!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3417\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-point.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3417\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3417\" title=\"raglan-point\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-point-300x73.jpg\" alt=\"raglan-point\" width=\"300\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-point-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-point-768x188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-point-700x171.jpg 700w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-point.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lines forever!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>an amazing break, even on small days, it has endless\u00a0peeling lines and loooonnngg left hand rides.\u00a0 The paddle out is easy, and the view is breathtaking.\u00a0 If it was in California, about 500 people would be at the point.\u00a0 Here, only about 10-15 at any given time.<\/p>\n<p>Drew painted a board for\u00a0Raglan Surf\u00a0Co.\u00a0and enlisted the help of DeDe, an artist from France who is traveling and wants to paint surfboards in Australia.\u00a0 In usual fashion, Drew put others to work on the painting as well &#8211; Craig, the owner, and his kids Nat and Ariel.\u00a0 Craig and his kids are all artists themselves &#8211; a talented family!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3413\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3413\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3413\" title=\"raglan-surf-co-3\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"raglan-surf-co-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-3-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DeDe and his killer art books<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a hot day, and Craig brought some beers afterwards and all was well.\u00a0 Afer that, Drew and family headed for Waitomo, to do some splunking&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Check out the photos below from Raglan Surf.<\/p>\n<p>(As an aside, days after leaving Raglan, Drew was regretting leaving Raglan.\u00a0 It was the best surf we&#8217;ve seen so far&#8230;.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3414\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3414\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3414\" title=\"raglan-surf-co-4\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-4.jpg\" alt=\"raglan-surf-co-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-4-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drew getting everyone to paint for him!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3415\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3415\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3415\" title=\"raglan-surf-co-6\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-6.jpg\" alt=\"raglan-surf-co-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-6-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariel&#39;s not scared - she jumped right in!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3416\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3416\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3416\" title=\"raglan-surf-co-5\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-5.jpg\" alt=\"raglan-surf-co-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/raglan-surf-co-5-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raglan Groms......<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a busy afternoon at Raglan Surf Co. &#8211; 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