CUSTOM PRECISION | MADE WITH PASSION | SCHAPER HAWAII. I just want to have a good time. Share Your Surfboard Photos With Us. I could probably surf for another 15 years or so, he says. Hawaii Surf Factory is a full service facility. - Built his first surfboard in 1970. Bob McTavish and the '48 Holden (1966). That's why we'll only send you the good stuff. Check out the video about the Chronic Bully! He works through the winter as a surfboard shaper and as a surf-contest organizer, and, when summer flattens the North Shore, he chases the Southern Hemispheres winter swells. The winter surfing season has arrived, and with it crowds of fresh-faced young wave riders eager to challenge themselves in the famous Hawaiian surf. Laura Blears was so excited about jumping into the ocean when her family moved from Los Angeles to Waikk in the mid-1950s that she boarded the airplane wearing her bathing suit beneath her dress so she wouldnt waste any time changing upon arrival. The best big-wave guys in Hawaii surfed Surfboards Hawaii boards such as Fred Van Dyke and Buzzy Trent. Lopez also acted in a few Hollywood movies, including a co-starring role beside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian. Gerry Lopez discovered yoga in 1968 and has been practicing it ever since. There was a Tsunami warning that went into effect about midnight last night. Fortunately, Hawaii had so much advanced notice that the islands were able to prepare early. Today, at 60, her enthusiasm for jumping into the water hardly seems to have diminished. Tourists were asked to evacuate beaches and stay above the 3rd floors of their hotels. Over the last 20 years, Matt has been passing all his knowledge to the kids . Legendary Hawaiian Surfboard Shaper Ben Aipa of Aipa Designs . They havent stopped him from surfing. - Designed Boards for over 22 years. Schaper Hawaii 67-106 Kealohanui St Waialua, HI 96791 Copyright 2016. 50 Years of Aloha! Please chat us or send us a message if you have any questions. And end the day, too., In his youth, Sutherland had a reputation for fearlessness that could cross the line into recklessness. Theres not so much impetuousness now, he says. We caught up with the master craftsman while he was here in Southern California during a shaping tour de force. At night she works as a hostess at Kimos restaurant in Lahaina, but by day she leads aquasize classes, trains for rough-water swimming races such as the Maui Channel Swim, andyepshe surfs. Close up of a Blue Hawaii Pottz twinzer. We realize that Ben is not a "South Bay Shaper" but his influence on modern surfing has affected all of us. Some of the boards they were known to produce in the 1960s included the Model A, The Buzzy Trent and the Stock model. - Shaping since 1970, but learning and inspired by so many along . It astounds me when guys find that they just cant surf as well as they used to and they give up surfing, he says. The most common surfboard fin setup - the thrust is a 3 fin configuration. Look closely at the scene these days and you will see more gray heads speckling the water, more age lines beneath the sunscreen and more potbellied grandparents pulling longboards off their roof racks. While test results won't come back until next week, it looks like Dick's blood might be betraying him, possibly the bone marrow, according to Sherry. If you can not find exactly what you want, then order a custom board. Sutherland won all sorts of surfing titles in his day, but his most enduring honor has to be the surf spot thats named for himJockos. ** For custom models please call (808) 638-0050 and we'll work with you to get you the perfect boardor complete the CUSTOM ORDER sheet and email to carl@schaper-hawaii.com. They are sick of being stuck on longboards when the waves are good and they dont plan on losing 100lbs to ride the shortboards that most surf shops stock. Rex Kashinoki. The Step-up is a mid range board designed to ridewaves too big or powerfull for your Fish, ornormal shortboard. The camera loved his grace-under-pressure style, and the lyrical cinematic montage of Lopez at Pipe turned up in so many 70s surf flicks it became a genre convention. Greg Bishop. Whos to say. Established in 1992 by Marcio Zouvi in San Diego, CA. ES Surfboards (not verified) Blue Hawaii surfboards name was bought out. I dont blithely paddle out at 20-foot Waimea anymore., In fact, he concedes, he doesnt surf monster-size Waimea Bay at all anymore, then adds, Unless its early morning and theres no crowdbut thats a long shot.. Need your board shipped inter island or somewhere for your next move or surf trip? The Jaws Mega Gun sets the standard that all other rhino chasers are compared to. Greg Noll Randy Rarick. Do you need any board accessories? > Know Your Shaper: HIC. 5. And she posed without the bikini for a 1975 issue of Playboy, which featured photos of her surfing at Yokohama Bay in the buff. Does Gerry Lopez ever entertain thoughts of someday retiring from surfing altogether? He would have a shop at Sunset Beach and made boards there. 9. These days hes more likely to paddle out at Number Threes in Waikk than make the long drive to the North Shore. This famous brand is now owned by the biggest kook ever, a non surfer smoker fat ass Ed Clapp of Merritt Island Florida, who lived in Hawaii for a short time, allegedly known then to be a cocaine dealer to the black shorts gang, and the rapist of young phillippino girls under his influence. With 30 years and 50,000 boards worth of experience, Kazuma is a name that you can trust. //