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Plus, an official premiere date! cinema // Jan 16, 2021 Tune by our friend, Walterwarm. Stab in the Dark (Arts) with Taj Burrow is almost here. In fact, episode one of our four-part series drops next Thurs, Jan 21 (PST). In 2020, we weren’t only putting individual shapers to the sword but placing a whole new type of technology on trial too. Carbon wrapped and vacuum packed, the Dark Arts crew took control of the entire finis...

Housing and Development Newsletter Santa Barbaras Lakey Peterson and Ojais Sage Erickson were both a part of history as they surfed in the very first Pipeline women’s contest. Both surfers were knocked out in the quarterfinals — Peterson by a mere 3.07 points in a battle with Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia, and Erickson by Brazils Tatiana Weston-Webb (Brazil). Beyond the 805-area surfers, many of the pros in both the mens and womens contests were riding locally made Channel Islands s...

In a Year Riddled With Uncertainty, We Bought More Boards Than Ever Months after COVID-19 crippled the global economy, shapers are struggling to keep up with new demand. Ryan Burch. Photo: Billy Watts Link copied to clipboard By: Matt Faludi Jason Bennett can’t remember the last time he’s seen so many new surfers in the water. “I go down on the weekends and see soft-top after soft-top on top of cars,” said Jason, co-owner and head shaper at Chemistry Surfboards in Oceanside, CA. “I ha...

Shapers Bay: Dan Mann, Anatomy of a Surfboard San Diego shaper breaks down the fundamentals of board design Link copied to clipboard Shaper’s Bay is a new Premium Originals series, included in your Premium membership, where the world’s best shapers dive into the innermost workings the most important piece of surf gear you own – your surfboard. Check out Episode One with Jon Pyzel right here, Episode Two with Eric Arakawa right here — and stay tuned for Matt Parker from Album Surfboards...