this surfing is too hipster

while this editing is far too hip for me, it does have a lot of crappy surfing from my friends and i over the past few months so thats pretty cool

j7 surfboards...

jason feist, who is an incredibly nice and talented guy from CAPE COD, makes some really good surfboards. he is now shaping out of santa barbara and has a big following because his shapes rip the perfect walls of rincon and the dredging barrels of the strand, as well as the small stuff back home. jason was kind enough to offer me a spot on the j7 team and he made me two iiiincredinble boards...i ride a 5'5" ugly stick and a 5'11" situation and they both SHRED with 100% perfect success.

everyone should look at his website j7surfdesigns.com and see how cool his company is, and he makes great boards in the u.s.a. for good prices, which is rare these days...if you're on the lookout for a new board give him a call. he just moved into a newer, bigger shop and is looking to expand his brand and I'm excited to see where he can go

welcome to wilmington

thanks to jake zlotnick for a good pic from a good swell in wilmington

two months...

this is what i've done the past two months because it has been very busy... (every single picture shot by james mcgraghan)

i surfed at home.

i got artsy.

and i graduated.(that's my cap)

it was fun...

speeed blurs

went to a new spot on a really small day, dodged some rocks, and shot some long exposures with with james mcgraghan

sinister hercules shakes?

completely forgot about these clips from hercules until i got bored and found them on my computer. it was really really really cold

mellow/parte dos

from a relaxing morning session in rincon

hipster haven

brought a throwaway film camera to pr and got a little carried away

domas

parking loots/antonioos

domes is dreamy

shane's grimace

marias party

driving to sssan juan

kookies tire repair

james can't take hipster pictures like i can

last view of pr

PUERTO PART 2

we went back to rincon and had some fun. this is part 1

i'm not dead

no, i'm not dead and neither is this blog especially since there has been a lot of surf recently and it has been really good. this was from hercules at home and it was really cold and everything was icy and the water was close to 32 degrees. there will be a video soon

levitate newer

NEW LEVITATE SITE: http://www.levitatesurf.com/

chlorine is cool

chlorine is the new salt. really hard to ride, but really fun once you figure it out. 

Lake Atlantic

we saw this far too often this fall, and looks like its going to stay that way. RIP surfing in 2013

2013 GROM PRIX

the grom prix went down for the second year on saturday the 14th, again proving to be one of the largest and most successful contests on the east coast, hosting over 170 shredders ages 7-14. Winners got to take home fresh j7 sticks, and there were radical prizes abound, making for some very stoked kids. the grommets put on a show in the waist high surf, and it is safe to say that the future of surfing in the northeast is safe and sound

Boys 7-10

1. Perry Pollard – 9, Marshfield

2. Ollie Alvord – 10, Scituate

3. Reuben Siegel – 8, Hull

Girls 7-10

1. Hannah Evans – 9, Hull

2. Shea Galko – 10, Hingham

3. Callie Stavis – 10, Cohasset

Boys 11-14

1. Max Hirsh – 13, Scituate

2. Nick Stavis – 12, Cohasset

3. Chase Bomeisler – 13, Cohasset

Girls 11-14

1.Caroline Hulverson – 11, Hull

2. Caroline West – 11, Norwell

3. Alaina Roman – 13, Scituate

the counselors

some of the counselors at south shore surf camp got together after camp on day to destroy some waves

codfish zone

cape was doing its thing this weekend with tim healy and shane granigan enjoying the peaks

tom haley does that surfing thing

tim healy goes to work at a little sheltered point for a few turns

good surfing

after being sidelined by casts for the summer, i've maintained the role of filmer and have had the opportunity to capture some of the south shore's best at work. this clip of james mcgraghan is a masterpiece, and i plan to retire due to the generous amounts of money i have received from awards and donations given to the production of this edit  

andrea

tropical storm andrea kicks off the hurricane season in striking fashion, pic by oliver berry

garrett krapf shreds

met garrett in the water over two years ago in RI and kept on seeing him on only the best of days shredding his brains out. finally got his name because we had some clips from hurricane irene two years ago which were insane. check it out and look for him in the water