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tumak · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: Aloha Washington

...really cool article in the latest Surfer's Journal about a family that created a lumber mill on the coast of Washington state... and the BOARDS they made out of solid cedar and rode there... mainly prone... A HUNDRED YEARS AGO! Pretty cool, these folks... members of the Emerson and Dole families with Hawaiian connections. There are great old photos of the boards; they look real interesting, pretty narrow, and about as big as shortboards. I love this kind of rustic, vintage surfing history.

kage · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject:

Good article! and there's another one that talks about paipos, don't have the mag with me now... but two articles about paipos in one surf mag, that's got to be a record. Surfers Journal is the only surf magazine I read.

gcs · Matt Master Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 25

I agree - Surfers Path is worthy as well.
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tumak · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject:

Yeah! I can't even believe that I forgot to even mention the other article a few pages into the magazine. The article essentially places cutting-edge paipo riding as precursor to the shortboard revolution. That's pretty cool stuff.

rodndtube · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:22 am Post subject:

Which issue of Surfer's Journal is this? I stop subscribing last year and just receive Surfers Path these days.
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tumak · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject:

Hey, Rod! It's Vol. 15, No. 5... October-November, 2006... just on the stands now. The cover has a tiny little wave on it.

baidarka · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the tip, tumak. I'll attempt to locate a copy of the mag and perhaps the site of the mill, as well.

Nels · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

I just saw the TSJ yesterday in a bookstore...all very interesting although I didn't have time to read the Washington article. The other one is a 2 pager by Reno Abelleria (sp?) and that one has a great photo of him somewhere with a short surfboard...you'll know when you see it...tres avant garde...

Phantom · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: Aloha, Wa.

I learned to surf at Pt. Grenville in the early sixties. A group of us lived on the beach there, for months at a time. I still surf there on occassion, as does George. The waves are long , but slow. I often ride a mat, given the stealth factor involved in gaining access. Which is fine with me, as it is a very unique place.