Local Auckland builder Jeff Bickerstaff who came over for this year's Fish Fry has just sent me these shots of his second hand-shaped board. A 6ft 7" x 21 3/4" wide Quad. It looks like he has done a great job for his second effort and I hope he gets some time over Christmas to catch a few waves. Jeff is planning on bringing his wife over next year to enjoy the Gold Coast and catch up again at the 2009 Fish Fry. This is what it's all about, getting together , seeing what others are doing and taking a board or two out for a surf then going home inspired to put your thoughts into action and building a board for yourself that expresses where you want to be. There is only one better feeling than getting a new board and that is shaping one yourself. Jeff you know that feeling. Good on you mate and thanks for your support. See you in the park Sunday 8th March 2009.
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Looks great Jeff! I get unbelievably stoked when I look at what the backyard builders do - I'm getting old and grumpy but this....this is one of the few things that makes me smile ear to ear. The pros are of course fabulous but for me, the flame and soul and creativity of homebrew crew is incomprable. Skim off the hype, strain out the big business and superstar lumps, then distill surfing and stoke down to it's essence and the backyard builder, or amateur busting his/her chops to get into the water for cold junky waves is what you get.
Throttle up, cowboy!
John
Looks great Jeff!
I get unbelievably stoked when I look at what the backyard builders do - it makes me smile ear to ear. The pros are of course fabulous but for me, the flame and soul of surfing is captured by the creativity and "go for it" attitude of the backyard board building crews and everyday amateur surfers.
Blast away!
John
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