Finshack

Pic of the Day (encore) 30.1.12

2012-01-30T17:38:00.002Z

Ploop

Pic of the Day 30.1.12

2012-01-30T17:31:00.002Z

Some chunk in the wind today, quiet considering.

In other news there are some ace new Rainbow fins on the site, 'dipped' Pivots look impressive to me at least.

Pic of the Day 29.1.12

2012-01-30T08:04:00.001Z

Empty, small and cleanish at Watergate, getting bloody cold now… hood, boots but still no gloves just.

Coming week looking promising, hopefully, maybe, perhaps…

Pic of the Day 28.1.12

2012-01-30T08:02:00.003Z

Nice little wave at Polzeath today…

Spoilt by horrendous rip in the corner.

Shame.

Pic of the day 17.1.12

2012-01-17T10:46:00.001Z

Yesterday was pants surf, jumbled messy 3-4ft, this morning however was a glassy 2ft as the high tide banks started to work. Time for gloves and hood me thinks tho.

Pic of the Day 13.1.12

2012-01-14T11:56:00.001Z

Spring like day at PZ, 2ft and glassy in the morning…

Aldo on his new pintail…

Great fun with the PZ regulars.

Pic of the Day 10.1.12

2012-01-11T13:41:00.002Z

Headed down to Watergate to meet up with Mr Surfy but was decidedly pants, ended up going back to PZ for some jumbled 4ft ers… actually started to get quite good as the sun set and we had got out, seems par for the course for this Winter… at least that wind has blown itself out.

Amazing sunset as you can see…

Friday is looking okay…

Sale still on, 15% off every fin'

As an aside there were loads of seals at PZ and a headless one on the beach at Watergate, not sure what nibbled that off, maybe one of those Orca that was seen down this way…

Pic of the Day 7.1.12

2012-01-07T16:40:00.002Z

Finally a lull in the relentless wind fest.

Nice if a little slack slide on the South coast…

entire UK pro longboard tour was out in force.

Just about possible to get a wave ;)

Actually some of the most stoked and friendly folk in the Shire.

Sale now on

2012-01-05T09:34:00.002Z

Sale now on… 15% off everyfin'

Discount code ' WAVE ' don't forget to type it into the voucher box and press recalculate when you checkout. Special.

Surfless

2012-01-04T17:32:00.002Z

No surf for what seems an age… wind has been blowing relentlessly, window on Sunday let's hope.

So no pics… need some surf to cheer our post Christmas spirits.

Anyhoo…

Finshack sale starts tomorrow (Thursday 5th) 15% off everyfin'

Pic of the Day 29.12.11

2011-12-29T16:05:00.000Z

Skunked…

Perfect offshore barrelling wave, shame it's only 9'' on the sets…

Was sure I'd find some swell slipping into some secret cove or other, just wasn't happening.

C'est la vie!

Think we might have a Sale in a few days… watch this space.

Pic of the Day 27.12.11

2011-12-29T09:47:00.001Z

Sat around, walked the dog, watched a guy picking mussels, walked the dog, five hours later and finally it started working an hour before dark. Patience wins.

Team Fin: James Parry

2011-12-19T16:02:00.003Z

Great article in Wavelength this month about the most awesome James Parry, evangelist of all thing single finned, nice one James! Well worth a gander if you are in the vicinity of a newsagents whilst Christmas shopping, some sick shots in there.

Pic of the Day 16.12.11 (2)

2011-12-16T16:24:00.001Z

Pic of the Day 16.12.11

2011-12-16T16:01:00.001Z

Proof shelter can be found in that howling wind…

Ace rights, peeling perfection.

Just ordered my Birthday/Christmas present… little waterproof camera, so hope to get some shots from the water soon, prepare to be inundated ;)

Most of the pics of the day are taken with an iPhone 4 the rest with a DSLR.

The new Lumix FT2 should fill a little hole with HD vid and waterproof'ness…

Merry Finmass

2011-12-15T16:40:00.003Z

Pic of the Day 14.12.11

2011-12-15T09:28:00.003Z

Gales, Sleet and freezing temperatures what more could you ask for… perfect small peelers at south coast spot today. Nice to bump into a couple of Polzeath crew too…

Last day for posting to UK addresses for Christmas is Monday and don't forget the 15% off code: BROKE

Pic of the Day 13.12.11

2011-12-13T16:51:00.002Z

Super super fickle south coast beachie lit up today, surfed it for the first time ever.

Sleet storm and gale force winds didn't exactly make it awesome but was off shore at least.

All good.

(except first day for Booties, ugg!)

Don't forget 15% off everything in December, type " BROKE " in the voucher box on Checkout.

Pic of the Day 10.12.11

2011-12-10T15:24:00.001Z

Small wave on the South Coast today, might be the last day bootless.

Super friendly crew down west, nice to see JP, Rob and the Slide65 gang on fire as usual and always lovely to see Rebecca and Chris.
Finally bumped into Dave Surfhog too, super stoked Gentleman fer sure.

Might be my new favourite fickle find… classic moment when the beach emergency phone rang…

Pic of the Day 8.12.11

2011-12-08T09:02:00.001Z

Not much to take a pic of round these parts, been windy to say the least, blown out junk. Needless to say this wasn't taken recently… sadly.

Anyway, 15% off all December for all your Bloggers and Tweeters, type " BROKE " into the voucher box when you checkout, or visit us in Branch.

Last bit was a joke obv… and I F'in hate that expression.

Merry Christmas!

Pic of the Day 1.12.11

2011-12-01T10:34:00.001Z

Back from the smoke and thought I might get a sneaky dawnie in on the first of the month.

Alas too windy and crumbly, starting to get cold now too, think we got used to that mild November too easily.

December Sale starts soon, only for people on the newsletter list though, secret squirrel.

Pic of the Day 23.11.11

2011-11-23T11:14:00.001Z

Posted this on Instagram… didn't mention when or where.

Was the Cribber a good few years ago, monster wave with no takers.

No surprise there then.

2011-11-21T14:13:00.001Z

Pic of the Day 21.11.11

Well a couple of shots, same place a day apart… crowds and bigger swell at the weekend, empty glass on Monday. Think I'll go Monday any day of the week.
First day of 5/4 wetsuit, bit of extra resistance training…

A lil Twitter Competition…

2011-11-18T14:56:00.001Z

Had some Friday fun on Twitter today, asked the great and good what book title best describded their surf experience. Had some great answers and the top three chosen by me will be sent a nice goodie bag in the post…

Here's a few of my favourites…

Shamus in the Green Room
Falling Down
Walking on Glass

The Old Man and the Sea
Sweet Addiction
The Microwave Cook Book
Stig of the Dump
Gone with the Wind
Great Expectations
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Agony and the Ecstasy
La Divinia Commedia

and not forgetting
Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Cold Water Immersion: Prediction Models for Prolonged Immersion

What a 'wordy' self deprecating lot you are! ;-)

Pic of the Day 8.11.2011

2011-11-08T15:34:00.001Z

Took this at 8am just before I got in.

Glassy, 3 ft and peeling low tide Polzeath

Nobody out except me

Awesome

For Sale

2011-11-07T14:23:00.001Z

Hydrodynamica Simster

Amazing board, as new…

£560

Dims:

Length: 6' 3''

Width: 21.5''

Thickness: 2.75''

Nose: 18.5''

Tail 17.75''

Located in Cornwall

November

2011-11-07T09:36:00.001Z

Still in a 3/2… just

5 days of point perfection

First frost this morning

5 months till it warms up again… hopefully

Finshack Sale? Probably :)

2011-10-10T12:14:00.000+01:00

This coming weekend…

Will have fins and things…

Come

Incredible…

2011-10-03T07:58:00.000+01:00

What a week, sun and surf, amazing weather… painful reminder in a way as to what we missed over the Summer. Didn't realise until later that the belly boarder in the picture is one of my daughters old teachers… small world.

European Fish Fry 2011

2011-09-20T13:33:00.001+01:00

Lot's of pics on the Facebook page…
Great day meeting new friends and old.

Finshack Facebook pics

Fish Fry Facebook page

Another rumble in the Jumble…

2011-09-16T15:34:00.000+01:00

Will be there selling fins and tings… anything you want from our F'inventory let me know and I'll bring it along.

Price drop…

2011-09-13T17:57:00.002+01:00

Everything on the site is between 15 and 25% cheaper, no excuse not to get a new fin for those Autumn swells now. Get on…

Something fishy going on…

2011-09-10T11:06:00.000+01:00

Next weekend, see you there… Stringer Bessant and all kinds of Piscatorial craft.

Hip Wigglers

2011-09-06T13:10:00.002+01:00

Pics ere… Facebook Gallery

This weekend… (3rd 4th September)

2011-09-01T17:29:00.000+01:00

Hip Wigglers Invitational on Saturday - Gwithian

World Body Board Championships on Sunday - Chapel Porth

That's the weekend sorted then, anyone going and wants a cheap fin let me know!

August Bank Holiday Weekend…

2011-08-27T10:56:00.000+01:00

Cold √

Wet √

Windy √

Blown out junk √

Must be August Bank Holiday

Not long now… NEW DATE

2011-08-22T14:03:00.004+01:00

PZ High Tide

2011-08-22T14:02:00.000+01:00

Still holding it's shape at High, some nice banks this Summer. Had to get out work to do and arms a noodling…

Sunrise over Lundy

2011-08-22T13:59:00.000+01:00

Amazing sunrise this morning, fog on the roads but clear at the coast, perfect 6am surf on Fish Simmons, wish I wasn't so paranoid about smashing it up, amazing combination of speed and agility. Carving turns and easy paddling, doesn't get much better… would surf it every day if it wasn't for the crowds. Like getting out a bottle of vintage port once in a while, really makes you appreciate the finer things in life. Roll on Autumn swells…

James Parry

2011-08-01T09:13:00.000+01:00

Great to see James get an invite to the super exclusive Joel Tudor Duct Tape event in Spain, major kudos JP.

Summer peelers

2011-08-01T09:06:00.000+01:00

Great week of dawnies last week of July, August seems to have gone flat and wet so far… seems the usual monsoon season has started… fingers crossed for some Hurricane action soon.

European Fish Fry 2011

2011-07-22T13:43:00.000+01:00

Should be a good one…

Summer?

2011-07-22T09:14:00.001+01:00

Fed up with the lack of decent swell and poor weather, have 20% off your next order then…
Type ' BROKE ' in the voucher box and press 'recalculate' on checkout, get on.

Simmons

2011-07-18T08:38:00.002+01:00

Oi Squire!

2011-07-15T09:31:00.000+01:00

9' 9'' Squire Porcine Purple Pointer
Not the 'official' title but pretty descriptive, John has delivered a peach of a board to my salty hands. Full of subtle finishes that warrant close inspection, metal flake, delicate lace spray, gorgeous life of ply fin… the list is endless. Template rides 'insane' and flies down the line like a whaling banshee that fin holding fast.
Judging by the admiring glances in and out of the water J has produced another piece of surfing art.
Get on one soon…

Squire Surfboards

Corky at the Z…

2011-07-15T09:05:00.002+01:00

Seems I have neglected Blog duties, it has been noted. Well I'm back after a busy month or so re-designing the new site and photographing about a gazillion new fins. Nice to get wet yesterday and meet up with some good friends (Corky in photo) and shoot the breeze in Paradise.

Been riding my new porcine Squire board John made for me, been getting better every outing, well worth getting him to make you one of the finest sartorial water craft in the business. Must do a full and in-depth post about it soon.

Sale now on…

2011-07-05T08:09:00.000+01:00

20% off everything, new films in including Sight | Sound which is flying out, loads of new fins including a great new batch from Almond, the biggest selection of Greenough's you'll see this side of the pond and loads more. Only 6 more days to go, get those Christmas presents in now.

Starts Monday…

2011-06-30T07:45:00.000+01:00

Get your freak on…

2011-06-28T15:58:00.001+01:00

Vintage Surf thing…

2011-06-10T15:01:00.002+01:00

Website…

2011-06-06T15:58:00.000+01:00

For those non-believers it's coming, slightly long in gestation but nearly ready for the birthing pool, get the gas and air ready, big breaths…

PZ Sunshine

2011-06-05T08:49:00.001+01:00

May, what happened? Finally Summer is here and with it a few days of sorely missed swell, great to see and surf with some friends…

Just a quick 'get better soon' to John, missing you at the beach sir. As you can see it's been pants ;-)

Hydrodynamica

2011-06-05T08:31:00.000+01:00

Firstly, apologies if I've not updated this little corner of the internet for a while, been mad mad busy working and trying to get the new Finshack website up a running, happily it's nearing completion and heaps of new stock is waiting to get sold… sorry to keep some of you waiting.

Talking of waiting…

;)

No idea when it will be here, but will be worth the wait. Some people in North Cornwall are eager to watch an old man make a fool of himself on a 6' 2''… please hurry.

Wind…

2011-05-26T09:14:00.000+01:00

Had enough now thank you… that is all.

Back

2011-05-16T17:05:00.001+01:00

Back from a weeks fishing, all orders from last week now shipped. Thanks for the patience.
At least there were no waves to speak of…

New website coming, honest!

Shop Closure

2011-05-07T18:55:00.001+01:00

Will be shutting up for a week so all orders will now ship on the 16th May.
Laters…

Nuuhiwa

2011-04-11T17:48:00.000+01:00

Super Sunday session yesterday, late afternoon 2ft peelers. Great fun with friends not too busy, good times.

Website work going great guns so should be ready by the end of the month surf willing, lot's of new fins in the pipe too.

It's all good.

Freaky Friday

2011-04-01T12:41:00.000+01:00

Okay it's Freaky Finshack Friday… 20% off all orders today only (1st April, it ain't no joke), just type 'freakyfriday' in the voucher box on checkout… get freaky folks/

Surf comp…

2011-04-01T12:19:00.002+01:00

Go Groms…

European Fish Fry 2011

2011-03-31T09:40:00.000+01:00

Be there…

Sun

2011-03-31T08:35:00.000+01:00

Come on we are waiting… warm up now…

Photo JoJo

2011-03-28T16:18:00.002+01:00

Got myself a Telephoto lens for my iPhone, bit of fun but I'm sure will be the lofi choice of auteur photographers in about 20 years time… this was taken from the cliff at low tide.

You get a lens, tripod and iPhone cover all for $30'ish.

Photo JoJo.

We have had dense fog and bright sun this week, some stormy weather on the way. Tried my 3/2 over the last few days, still too bloody cold, dumped the hood and gloves though, won't be too long till it gets warmer, please?! Get some whilst you can…

Luxury Skip (not a Frye)…

2011-03-28T16:12:00.000+01:00

Luxury for sale at PZ… spotted by Mr Surfy. Don't forget to support your local surfer/pancake maker from next week far superior to any other vendors in the locale.

What happened to the fog horns?

2011-03-25T08:18:00.002Z

A week of fog and sea mist down here, spooky surf on Monday, 4-5ft glassy with 50yd visibility, not clever really and slightly disconcerting to say the least. Still fun though.

New website on track and should be launched in a few weeks, assuming my real day job doesn't get in the way, should be good, easier to use and bit more informative. That's the plan…

Should have mentioned this ages ago but we are happy, ney proud to help along a few great loggers down here with a few bits of finnage, big thanks to James, Matt and Josh, good luck this year with everything… you can follow their progress on their blogs, see the links bar >>

March

2011-03-15T13:11:00.000Z

Hope you have been getting some clean swell where you are… been okay'ish around these parts if you picked your moment carefully.

Soon be time for the 'Season' to start whatever that means, new website will be online by the end of the month, there I've said it so better pull the proverbial finger out, lots of new stock coming too.

Please find time to donate to our friends in Japan at this horrendous time… shelterbox.org/

Spring sprung?

2011-03-03T10:11:00.000Z

Finally starting to see some signs things are warming up around here, daffodils in the hedgerows maybe a hoodless surfer and a bit of sunshine. Seems to have been cold forever.

Had a perfect two days of surf, some overhead action on my fish simmons which was a revelation. Not been used to such speed having been on a log pretty much all Winter, wave faces were a blurrrrr.

New fins on the way from around the world and a new website design in the pipeline.

Photo: Dave's awesome aerial, PZ

February Weekend II

2011-02-14T15:51:00.000Z

The day before however was log heaven and the sun shone, shirt sleeves and smilie faces…

February weekend I

2011-02-14T15:49:00.000Z

Cold and lumpy South Coastie, short board heaven?

Remembering warmer days…

2011-02-04T11:22:00.000Z

Being as it's blowing a gale and the surf is pretty much ruined everywhere I thought a little reminder of warmer days might be in order, swimming under water even…

Last day of January… Hello February

2011-02-01T07:50:00.000Z

Some beauty for the last day of January, seems to have warmed up a bit this first day of February, doubtless due to the front coming this way, batten down the hatches for the weekend. Time to plan some mischief…

Icy beaches…

2011-01-30T16:05:00.000Z

Brrrr… thought we had had the last of the cold… apparently not, frigid!

Icy Lefts…

2011-01-30T16:03:00.000Z

Some icy lefts today, bitterly cold, -8 earlier but not much wind thankfully. Good to get in though, lots of Pilchards (Anchovies) running the coast still, keeping the Gulls and Gannets fed, good to see…

Oh Lordy

2011-01-24T16:45:00.000Z

Rod the Mod bringing some Simmons inspired goodness to these shores… speak to John at Revolver if you fancy one.

2011-01-24T16:35:00.000Z

Might have spoken too soon on the wave front, seems to have gone flat… pfft

Super low tide revealed all of the reefs at Seaton on Sunday and a few micro peelers looking lush for Action Man sized surfers. Time to plan for Spring!

And here's hoping for some more swell…

Week of the 17th Jan

2011-01-24T16:31:00.000Z

Well that was a week to remember, best one so far in 2011, mind you that is not saying too much now. After the big weekend things settled down with some clean conditions throughout the week. Managed to get in on all but two days.

Sale has now finished… seems money is a bit tight out there, Loose Fit seem to be scaling back their operations a sign of the times? Hope not…

Keep calm… Slide on!

Sale continues…

2011-01-13T16:08:00.000Z

Should be on for another week so get on it… sorry no pics for a while but weather has been so crappy not been out with a camera. Been thinking of boards and Summer waves… nice to dream, mind you it's going to get colder before it gets warmer I recon.

Off to the smoke next week to pick up my birthday present from last year, bit of a Pete Fowler artfest, can't wait! Pics to follow.

Keep calm, Slide on…

January Sale now on…

2011-01-04T11:10:00.000Z

Get yourself over to the shop, 20% off everything until further notice, it's all the usual stock, no bought in crapola, and NO VAT increase this year either. F'in madness…

Big thaw…

2010-12-29T18:00:00.000Z

Nice to get in so often over Christmas, hope you all managed to get some.

Sale starts on 4th January with 20% off everything, all the usual stock, no exceptions. Might even do free shipping if I can figure out how to apply that in the shopping cart, failing that a free bar of wax might be a better idea. Anyway bargains to be had and no vat increase at all in 2011. Got a feeling it going to be a tough old year so I think we all need a helping hand.

Keep calm and Slide on…

Have a White Good Christmas

2010-12-16T15:44:00.001Z

Not sure if I'll get to post a Blog before next week now, so whatever you are doing have a spiffy time and keep warm. Hope Santa brings you some nice stuff, if not there is always the sale next year.

Thanks for all the support this last year, amazing! You lot that is.
Had loads of amazing feedback and we have lots of exciting things in the pipe for next year so watch this space.

Here's to a Christmas Log… and…

2011!

Bude'iful Day

2010-12-12T13:47:00.004Z

Had another great day at the Jumble yesterday, always a hoot.

Great to see Chris Nelson with his new book (Cold Water Souls) and Martin Dorey with his book (Camper Van Cookbook) both perfect Christmas presents for a friend, check them out, both lovely fellers also!

Big shout out to Shane (Tea Appreciation Society), John from Revolver, Rob from Slide 65, Rob from Royal, James Parry top chap, finally met up with CP (Adventures in Trim) and Lee, big thanks to Cai (Gul Bude) for organising it all… oh and all the great customers who came along and made it a blast, oh and a little message to the tea leaves who made off with some wax buddies and wax, shame on you, and there were some £100 Skip Frye fins sat next to the wax, doh! another career choice maybe?

Great crack and here's to the next one!

Gul Surf Jumble…

2010-12-08T16:34:00.000Z

See you there…

Finally a few waves…

2010-12-08T16:31:00.000Z

Not a massive pulse of swell, only lasted a few days on the North coast but very very welcome indeed after a few weeks of drought. Can't begin to describe the fun I had on a new board, grinning from ear to ear after three hours of frosty fun. Can't wait to get some bigger waves on the speed machine!

Don't forget it's the Gul Bude Surf Jumble this Saturday, if you need any fins just give us a shout, cheap and no delivery, see you there!

Winter

2010-12-01T14:54:00.000Z

I'm sure you all know it's bloody cold, so I won't mention it…
But better mention Christmas now it's December, last posting dates for orders are below… that was painless.

A big thank you to everyone for your support this year, it's been amazing, hope everyone is enjoying their surfing and here's hoping 2011 is better still.

Lots of stock in for the Christmas rush so be sure to get your orders in by Monday 20th December for UK delivery and Monday 13th for Europe.

No more shop talk till 2011, here's hoping for some surf then!

Rainbow sanded landed…

2010-11-26T08:56:00.001Z

Box of sanded fine'ness arrived yesterday, Andreini A Flex and Cruisers from Rainbow, full of flex and ready to go. On the site Monday.

Floods in Cornwall

2010-11-18T12:32:00.000Z

We had some really bad flooding here yesterday, lots of people downriver had their houses flooded. Not good. I'm guessing a whole lot of crapola has been washed out to sea too, making surfing a bit perilous to your health. Fortunately there was no loss of life. All this was not helped by the de-forestation down the Glynn Valley, with little to soak up the deluge the new culvert on the A38 dumped 120 tonnes of slurry on the road closing it for the day. Trees, we should love 'em.

A Tuesday in November…

2010-11-11T14:55:00.000Z

The 9th to be precise, kind of looks surfable maybe? Must have been blowing 30 knots, hard even to stand and take a picture. Next day was nearly still and a good'ish day for a surf, well not been in for so long it was bloody brilliant, good craic too. Looks pretty poor for the week ahead, at least I'll be free for a bit of F1 finalé. Lewis Hamilton is 100-1 against at the minute, might be worth a punt…

A few new fins on the site this week, some Greenough's, including the Burl ones, a couple of Farberow and some new Norm's… and for those who are waiting the Nine Plus are on there way, promise.

November news…

2010-11-08T17:53:00.000Z

I'd like to say there is a lot to report surfwise but alas October was pretty poor and November hasn't shown much quality as yet. Had a look around the South Coast today as the supposed pulse of large swell was supposed to hit, hadn't really got into any spots near us. Here's hoping that a few secret'ish spots might light up tomorrow (9th Nov) going to take the cameras out so watch this space.

Got a few fins about to go up on the site this week, including the 'burl' wood Greenoughs we have been waiting for since ages man. They are pretty damn cool so worth waiting for I'm guessing.

Get on thine prayer mats and pray to the good God Neptune for some clean lines. Amen.

It's officially cold…

2010-11-01T13:13:00.000Z

Just for the record, boots were worn for the first time on 30th October, winter suit is out of mothballs and ready for action. For some reason I'm not looking forward to the cold even more this year, maybe it's the fourth terrible Summer in a row, anyway can't put off the inevitable, stiff upper lip and all that.

Pretty great waves for Halloween, but now looks pretty poor the the week or so ahead.

Last few days of sale…

2010-10-27T14:25:00.000+01:00

Last few days of the stealth sale, 15% off everything until the end of the month, no more reminders, just get on it! Type 'swell' into the voucher box at checkout. Next sale will be January… maybe… possibly… or February depends on how things go, you know if we have a major rush before Christmas, might be Feb, we'll let you know, over and out.

Lil' Piggy

2010-10-27T11:09:00.002+01:00

Have been super lucky to have the loan of a Michel Junod Pignar (much thanks Mr I). I was quietly sceptical when I pulled it out of the bag, although it is decorated with some awe inspiring art by T Moe, it seemed pretty old school in terms of it's shaping. Now I'm no brilliant snake hipped, surf stylist but I was pleasantly surprised how *user friendly it was, only tried it in knee high snappers so far but paddles really well, catches waves so easily and turns great, stable and holds with a big old D. All contrary to what I had expected on first impression, Michel knows his onions, no doubt about that.

Need a few more sessions to get a better idea in some bigger stuff, hell, who knows I might even get near the nose :)

I wish boards weren't so bloody tempting… get under your skin they do, might have to get myself one from Michel, better start saving.

http://www.surfboardsbymicheljunod.com/

*Sorry couldn't think of a more 'rad' expression, pitiful I know.

Half term hoardes

2010-10-27T10:47:00.000+01:00

Seems to get busier and busier during half term in October, nearly as crowded as August bank holiday, in the water at least. Great to see so many people having fun in the water, no really it is.

October wave count has been disappointing so far, makes September seem epic. Let's hope we have some more fun ones soon.

Gul Viper Boots…

2010-10-20T15:17:00.000+01:00

The main reason for a trip to Gul was to pick up some new booties, great looking product I have to say, let's see how they perform over the winter. Signs look good, I recon we should support our local business's in these tough times, not through charity but because they do produce some great gear. Their new suits look the business too.

Fluid Juice…

2010-10-20T15:12:00.001+01:00

Had a nosey around the Gul HQ foyer this morning, some real slices of UK surf history in there. Love this Fluid Juice board and particularly the graphics, remind me of the back of my maths book circa 1978.
Simpler times, and no worse for it. Pop in if you are in the Bodmin area, sure they won't mind.

Lost wave syndrome…

2010-10-19T09:08:00.000+01:00

Do you ever think about all those no so quite perfect waves you let roll past waiting for something with a better shape or breaking a particular way? Well I'm finding myself doing that a lot this past week, if only I could rewind and ride a few, I'd be happy to ride a few less than perfect ones right about now, seriously I would…

Come on, let's have some WAVES please. :)

Wasn't September great…

2010-10-13T13:44:00.000+01:00

This was the 3rd September at Polzeath, come on October more of the same please…

Glynn Valley

2010-10-13T12:15:00.000+01:00

Not sure how many of you guys travel the A38 to get to the breaks of Cornwall, but you might start to notice that the Glynn Valley (From Dobwalls to Bodmin) is changing. The sad fact is one of the prettiest Valleys in the South West is being devastated by a tree disease called Phytophthora Ramorum, the forestry plantations are all being felled as the disease spreads, and soon there will be very little wood left.

Obviously the main softwood plantations are a crop and would be felled sooner or later, but that usually happens slowly with a programme of re-planting. Now everything has to go and nothing will be replanted anytime soon. The disease is also spreading into the native species and killing them.

The effect on the valley is horrendous, both aesthetically and environmentally, hard to tell as yet how it will affect the Fowey and all the wildlife. Sad times.

The even more worrying thing is that this disease is spreading up country through Devon and into Somerset, could be worse than Dutch Elm in many ways.

So say a prayer when you are driving up the Valley.

More info on the Disease

Autumn

2010-10-13T08:18:00.001+01:00

We have been having some amazing weather this week, almost better than the so called Summer, mind you that wouldn't be that difficult would it. A great weekend of surf was had and looks like a pulse of swell Thursday followed by a big nothing… oh well.

Don't forget 15% off everything this month, just type 'swell' into the coupon box at checkout, and yes I am seeing the irony of choosing that code.

Still amazed at the quality of the iPhone images having looked back at the Satio ones, who needs a P&S?, okay so not much cop when you use the zoom but as a walk around it's pretty perfect, just wish old Jobs'worth would unlock the ability to send files via Bluetooth.

Kassia Hearts…

2010-10-07T10:11:00.000+01:00

Kassia Meador's new fin from Captain Fin Co. super talented lady…

15 big % offage in October…

2010-10-06T09:21:00.000+01:00

Yes that is right, must be mad, 15% whole percent off everything including the sale stuff, time to get some early Christmas prezzies. Everything back to full price end of the month. Get on it…

ETL, ELT? Whatever it's called…

2010-10-03T12:19:00.000+01:00

Went down to Watergate yesterday to watch the European Longboard Tour, some great skills on show for sure (if you could see that is). I always wonder however who these events are for, there never seem to be that many spectators, people on the beach or in the sea are often oblivious, I guess it's all about the sponsors getting their guys in the mags.

Good fun though and nice to bump into a few old friends.

Sorry didn't look at the results… ;)

Finshack

Pic of the Day (encore) 30.1.12

Pic of the Day 30.1.12

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Pic of the Day 7.1.12

Sale now on

Surfless

Pic of the Day 29.12.11

Pic of the Day 27.12.11

Team Fin: James Parry

Pic of the Day 16.12.11 (2)

Pic of the Day 16.12.11

Merry Finmass

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A lil Twitter Competition…

Pic of the Day 8.11.2011

For Sale

November

Incredible…

European Fish Fry 2011

Another rumble in the Jumble…

Price drop…

Something fishy going on…

Hip Wigglers

This weekend… (3rd 4th September)

August Bank Holiday Weekend…

Not long now… **NEW DATE**

PZ High Tide

Sunrise over Lundy

James Parry

Summer peelers

European Fish Fry 2011

Summer?

Simmons

Oi Squire!

Corky at the Z…

Sale now on…

Starts Monday…

Get your freak on…

Vintage Surf thing…

Website…

PZ Sunshine

Hydrodynamica

Wind…

Back

Shop Closure

Nuuhiwa

Freaky Friday

Surf comp…

European Fish Fry 2011

Sun

Photo JoJo

Luxury Skip (not a Frye)…

What happened to the fog horns?

March

Spring sprung?

February Weekend II

February weekend I

Remembering warmer days…

Last day of January… Hello February

Icy beaches…

Icy Lefts…

Oh Lordy

Week of the 17th Jan

Sale continues…

January Sale now on…

Big thaw…

Have a White Good Christmas

Bude'iful Day

Gul Surf Jumble…

Finally a few waves…

Not long now… NEW DATE