New Skeg handplanes

Since I last posted I have made 3 new hand-planes for our company Skeg. We are still experimenting with new materials as well as shapes and concave. We are not going into full production mode yet but if you are interested in getting one then you can talk to us using the e-mail on our contact us page. Here is a look at two of our newest prototype creations. The one on the left is made of white birch with wings and a diamond tail. The dimensions are 10.75 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and .75 inches thick. The wood to the right is simply plywood and is a dished concave fish. The dimensions are 11 inches tall, 6 inches wide and .75 inches thick. Check em' out -lars

Hurricane Season

Well... the peak of the hurricane season is almost upon us, and honestly there hasn't been many hurricanes.  For the cable crew, this has always been the high point of the summer.  Mainly because this is the only chance to ride their step-ups.  We are crossing our fingers that this hurricane season will go out with a bang.  And while we wait, here are some photos of hurricane Irene last year that you can check out.

And if you want to compare these photos to the day after, visit our photo page.

Straw's Point

Normally, this spot never breaks, because the  water is in excess of 25 feet deep

Even on big swells, this spot is supposed to be flat.  Rarely does this happen.

Wood Working

Just recently I have started to experiment with building my own boards and now wooden fins and
hand-planes. I have now made 2 wooden hand-planes with more in the works along with 4 sets of fins made from white pine. I have really been working with foil and shape on the fins(we have longboard fins, keels, and standard thruster fins) as well as concave and channels on hand-planes. Everything is coming out really well and I am ready to work on new ideas and designs with our crafts and fins. Crowley, Carson and myself recently created a small company called Skeg. We will begin to sell our hand-planes soon and possibly fins when we figure out how to attach them to boards with glassing them on. If you are interested in getting a hand-plane then contact us using the e-mail from our contacts page. -Lars 

Sorry, this photo was shot with the i-pad and blurred up on the blog

Old Orchard

I went up to Maine a few weeks ago and surfed old orchard beach with some friends. It was small but punchy so I had a good time. Here are a few photos. I will have more updates soon from recent events!-lars

Crowley's Hit

A few days ago cable crew member Crowley scored some fun waves and pulled off this sick little hit on the end section check it out. -lars

Crowley, photo cred: dave

Another Shot

Here is another gopro shot of Lars from the other day at cable. photo cred Dave

When its small.....

In the many days of our summer the waves are flat we like to find other things to do outside the ocean, believe it or not. Skateboarding is a great way to improve our surfing whether it is cross stepping, carving, or getting shacked. Here is a look at some of the things we do when the waves are small. -lars

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Wave Check - Straws Point

Cable-crew member Carson nearing the end-section of a wave at straws during the Irene swell last year

On the north end of cable crew home spot Cable Rd., lies straws point.  It is a left, only breaking good in waist-high or bigger.  One of the main attracting factors of this spot is that it is a mellow point-break.  Watch for this spot to break good during hurricane swells.  You can get it good alone some times, but there will be a crowd of long-boarders there if the swell is good.

Experience needed: little (if small)

Wave: rocky point-break

Crowd factor: depends on the day and swell

Yesterdays Shred

Yesterday there were a few fun sets coming through despite the massive crowd we had some good ones. We were lucky enough to have Joel come out and shoot from the water. Here is what he came up with. -lars

In all these photos it looked like a burned Crowley but the truth is i snagged the waves way before him. 

Rip My Shredstick

Lots of the cable crew gathered at the wall on July sixth for the Hurley Rip My Shredstick event. The contest had a very laid back criteria so competitors were getting as creative as they could. Congrats to cable crew member Tristan for taking home the win. Other notable performances were Crowley, Carson, and Margaret. Here are a few pictures from the contest but we will have a bunch more soon. -lars

Crowley's headstand

Tristan and his new gopro!

Margaret with a few of her prizes for taking home second place.