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Archive for February, 2007

N’East Magazine

I got an email from D. Lawless the other day after he received a copy of Maine based N’East mag. He was stoked. “Hey, I just got a copy of N’East mag in the mail yesterday. That mag is REALLY tight. Not your typical surf porn and the overall quality is up there with Surfer’s […]

By • Feb 25th, 2007 • Category: art, environment, news & media, phoresia.org, skateboarding


Taking Stock

In April of 2006 D. Lawless and I came up with a concept to promote our ideas about sustainability and social responsibility within surfing. For years we’ve talked about consumerism and how it affects each one of us. Lawless, a consummate minimalist taught me the value of taking good care of my things. Together we […]

By • Feb 18th, 2007 • Category: environment, phoresia.org, skateboarding


Rocketfish evolution: Durability vs. Performance

There is a continuous debate between the supporters of epoxy versus traditional poly fans; one of the leading arguments being a claim that epoxy boards do not have the feel of poly boards. Another issue is durability. While I don’t wish to say that one should stay and the other should go, I do have […]

By • Feb 11th, 2007 • Category: board construction, environment


Wegener Update

Most of us probably have some sort of connection with surfing that is not easy to explain to our non-surfing friends. I like to think of this unspeakable connection as the essence of surfing, the pure and exhilarating feeling that you get when you turn, paddle, pop-up to your feet and ready for the first […]

By • Feb 4th, 2007 • Category: phoresia.org