Maggie Was Here!

Here’s a few shots from Last Saturday’s show which featured the surreal photographic works of our dear friend Maggie Marsek. Thanks a ton to Maggie and Rob for working so hard on this as well as Clancy, Neil and all the folks who came out to support Maggie and the shop. No photos for proof but the Godfather and Mrs godfather also drove up and made a rare appearance. We were super stoked on the turnout.

Maggie’s work will be on display and for sale at Shelter until June 27th. If you couldn’t make the party It’s definitely worth a gander!

Summer Sticks New and Used

After making the rounds last we managed to gather up these pretties!! Here are some great deals on Hand Shaped Custom Quality boards made by So Cal Shapers:

NEW 9′5 Fineline Avenger $850. Noserider with Hips, A Kicktail, Cedar Stringer Glue Lines, Full Green Tint and a Purple Greenough 4A. (SOLD)

NEW 7′4 Liddle Hull $750. Smoothie with a smooth outline. Comes with a 9″ L Flex

Usedies:

USED 6′4 McCallum Single Fin Pintail $375 In great shape.

USED 5′10 McCallum Single Fin Pintail $375. Mint Mocha Chip. This board is in primo condition

USED 5′9 Eric Christenson Free Ride Single Fin Egg $400 a piece of sunshine in excellent condition

Fins! Give your old board some new Life! Greenough, L Flex, GL Flex, Skip Frye and more!!

Come on in, give us a call at (562) 342-4401 or send us an email at rawpwer@yahoo.com if you are interested in any of these goodies!

Hand Made Board Bags for yer Fish, Egg, Casper or Stub!

Lookie Here! Our dear friend Mollie brought in these super cool surfboard bags hand made using materials destined for the scrapper. Old Blankets, Drapery, Canvas and Denim. Fits boards up to 6′6″. $65 ea. Each one unique. Perfect for those who find the standard fare way too standard!

Thanks Mol!!

Photo By Ryan Tatar

Mike Hynson Hand Shaped Surfboards at Shelter!

This post is going to be a long one but well worth the scan. Check out these beauties from the brotherhood of eternal radness… We couldn’t believe our ears when we got the call that these were coming.. and we couldn’t believe our eyes when they rolled through the door! Mike Hynson is a true surfing legend and we are thrilled to be able to work with him and his crew. The top four are HAND SHAPED BY THE MAN HIMSELF. The Bottom board is based off of a Steve Lis template which was slightly tweaked and updated by Hynson and Rich Pavel and still a worthy quiver candidate for anyone. I’d say get them while they’re hot but Mike’s work is always hot!!

Designed and Hand Crafted by Mike Hynson!

9′6 Hynson Redfin. A Rare classic! $1350

6′11 Hand Shaped Double Bump Pin Tail $875

Red Deck, Light Blue Rails and bottom with Black Pins

7′6 Single Fin Pin Tail Gun. This one is hand shaped as well and sports a red deck, white opaque rails and bottom and a single white pin. $875

The Hynson Stinger Quad fish. $700 Smaller Swallow tail, full light green tint with black pins and Lokbox fin system. This board was based off a Steve Lis Template and Modified/Updated by Mike Hynson and Rich Pavel. The influence of three greats behind one board. How could you go wrong?

And now for a rootsy montage C/O Sean Mattison. Thanks for hooking all this up Sean!

Then…

And Now…

Last photo is Sean Mattison test piloting the Black Knight Quad.

Come on in, give us a call at (562) 342-4401 or send us an email at rawpwer@yahoo.com if you are interested in owning a peice of history!!

Unique and Magnificent… Fineline Surfboards at Shelter!

We are super stoked to announce the arrival of Fineline Surfboards by our friend Brian Hilbers!

Der Uberflaven, the MP and the Akula!

Construction of the “Smiley” is complete. Very similar to Greg Liddle’s personal Boards, the Akula (shark in Russian) has a full hull outline with ample nose and tail rocker, bellied bottom and flex fin. $650

The Green Genie’s Brother Has arrived!! It’s the White Wizard! The Fineline MP is a functional hull shape with a workable tail. Two points to turn off of and small shark tooth side bites to help you at at the bottom of the wave SOLD!

The Fineline “Der Uberflaven” has double concave from nose to tail! A winged fish with shark tooth trailers behind the keels. The wings also channeled. This is Brian’s poor wave all star and a very unique approach to the fish. Keels are for reals. Pics and full review to come!

Super Mysto! Newly named, “The Phantom Limb” Is a prototype from the mind and hands of Mr. Hilbers. The concept is small hull with big flex. RT, Myself and a few others will be taking this one out over the next few weeks. Pics and full review to come!

Come on in, give us a call at (562) 342-4401 or send us an email at rawpwer@yahoo.com and become a rider of the wild sticks!

Just Like Greg’s

Fresh in thanks from Larry at Fiberglass Fin Co!!

Dead on with Greg’s originals and KP approved! The foil and flex on these has us pretty excited and we haven’t even put one in the water yet! Available in 8.5″, 9″ and 9.5″ narrow base with more styles to come.. $66 each. Dig it!

Maggie Marsek at Shelter Saturday May 31st!

Please Join us on May 31st at 7pm to admire and enjoy the work of our friend from the south, Maggie Marsek

Live musical entertainment provided by Clancy and the Makeshift Trio. Vinyl and Vibe by Neil Harrison.

Refreshments will be served!

New Boards By Gibbs. Homage and Vee

Aussie style transitional period Vee Bottoms By Randy Gibbs as well as a spot on Nuuhiwa style noserider. Randy Is obsessed with qualityand the concept of roads less traveled in the shaping world. He has immaculate attention to detail and an amazing eye for design.

Made for open minded folks with the desire to ride historical and unique glide machines.

Get your McTavish on!

More new than used 8′6 Gibbs Vee with dual cedar stringers and 10″ Velzy fin

$750

8′4 Vee Bottom w/ Tiger Tail Tint and 9.5″ Velzy fin

$1050

Or your Nuuhiwa! (airbrushed silk shirt and blade style sunglasses optional)

9′8 “Homage” Nuuhiwa-style noserider with glassed in fin, dual balsa/high density foam stringer and high density foam tail block.

$1150

Come on in, give us a call at (562) 342-4401 or send us an email at rawpwer@yahoo.com and become a rider of the wild sticks!

Recycled Sidewalk Surf Craft

Recycled skateboards or ridable art? We say art!!

Used skateboards re-shaped and re-equipped by our dear friend Neil Harrison under his own Stormy Monday brand. Each board is one of a kind, numbered, dated and branded with Niel’s own two hands. Surf the street or bust the bowl!

(Top Left: Neil, top right: “The Stingray”, bottom left: purple “Gravy Boat”, bottom right: “Gravy Boat” complete)

Fineline Update the “Akula”

Here are a few photos from Brian’s bay of the 6′10 Akula (Akula means “shark” In Russian). The Ukula is Fineline’s version of the displacement hull and is very similar in outline and rail to Liddle’s dirt models with slightly broader functionality as was designed in Liddle’s personal boards. Brian tells us that these come with a tad more nose rocker and a bit more wide space in the back half of the board. This board as well as a few other Finelines are due to arrive at Shelter in the coming weeks

Rails; Bladey and saucer-like

Face to face with the Shark

Slight Step with Rocker

We love the fact that Brian creates a variety of truly unique wave riding machines for those who are open to a truly unique wave riding experience.

More updates to come.