Special J has a dope new shred

Stripey G&S Tourmo - it's freakin' hot!

Hansen Shakedown Run

Roger Beal did a super job patching her up and even making a few passes with the polisher. The old Hansen is a bit sunburned, but no, and I mean no delam, no gawd-awful water stains, and the foam is still bright enough.

It’s been hot and flat, too hot for cycling, so a few “fitness paddles” provided a good opportunity to chill, swim, paddle, and learn about the 43 year-old, “Doyle Designed” longboard from Cardiff.

• It’s heavy, but once it gets going, it’s like a Lincoln Continental
• It turns! – Special J proved it in a few 18” waves - and thanks for the pics!
• It looks cool – at that ‘s all that matters, isn’t it?
• It looks like it’s a keeper

I always wanted one of these, and it’s my own little connection to the golden era.

Rockport MA 01966

Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucester, that's all you here from me. You'd think I lived there, but actually no. Rockport MA - I live here, I bag on it here but shouldn't at all, not after cruising the Art Association and Nightfall, shooting some pics and checking things out on a Tuesday evening. Hey John, how about a hot cup of lighten up? A Rockpuertorican, It's OK

Musclecar Mondays

On my favorite blogs, there's a Surf Friday, Frank (Zappa) Friday, Spaghetti Wednesday. Now, friends we have Musclecar Mania Mondays. But any cool car I see while out and about can qualify. Motorcycles too.

I have a soft spot for groovy old cars, American, European, Japanese, it's all good. Motorbikes too. This '62 Gasser style Falcon was in Gloucester. Set up for racing, built for speed, yet still street legal (I think).

Hit the brakes, grab the point 'n shoot and capture this gem. A primer-black small block wonder on the streets of our fair burg.

’66 Hansen 50-50 ready to go

Clean-ish ’66 Hansen 50-50

One of Hansen's most popular and successful designs. It was designed in part by Mike Doyle & Rusty Miller. You'll see a lot of these in the Northeast. 24" wide allows for early-catch on beach breaks. I talked about this before. I've always wanted one of these freakin' things.

Not quite a trophy winner, it had been around, but certainly clean and ready to rip, thanks RB - I couldn’t wait to get the 50-50 home, and apply a few bars

It's gonna be siiiiick!

Done in Moonlight and just about 70° water

The Farberow rips in small waves too.

Thigh high, but wave after wave.

The moon came up and gave Special J. and I enough light to surf until 9:00. There were just two surfers in rapidly cleaning small wind swell. I’ll take it again! At about 70°, all I wore was trunks & a t shirt, just like the cool kids in SD/OC (edit).

I'll take it, you kidding?

A surprise but not really, the buoys were only reading 1.5', but 10 seconds. Get the log ready. I had the place to myself, I can get used to this.

This did the trick alright.