Young fella smiles, old fella smiles (and rants!).

Hello, hello from sunny Cornwall again. Not a ripple but more clear skies and warm breezes. It's great how a bit of summer gets people smiling isn't it ?!

Whilst I'm waffling on about smiles I have to say I've seen I've seen a couple of beauts in the shop today. The first was from up and coming Bude longboarder Lewis Stitch. He came in to pick up his new 9'1" Bilbo quad mal. Mark Neville had made an absolute cracker for the young fella, who at only 15 and currently 5th in the UK junior longboard rankings is looking to be a real threat in the next few years... watch out chaps!!!!

Lewis surfs with a progressive style but likes to noseride when in smaller surf, so if you see aclassic looking blonde kid thowing some cool turns and cross stepping to the nose at Crooklets in Bude this summer you can bet it's Lewis. Check out his new stick above. And Check out this footage on youtube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP1qsWwJXQE

The other smile was from KB....... there I was chatting to him about Bali yesterday and this morning he's in here with photos (of himself of course), waving his arms around and hand surfing his way around the Bukit Peninsula. Generally being the most enthusiastic surfer over about 21 I've ever met, which is bloody brilliant. Here's a little photo of Keith at Ulus Outside Corner on a meaty one........ you can see why the bloke gets worked up ! And another of Padang Padang looking sweeeeet!!!

Enjoy,

Smally.

Bali Bound !

Hello there,

what a kick off to summer we've had in Cornwall. Sun, cracking surf and a lot of contented, brown (or red and blistered), and surfed out people wandering about last weekend. I sneaked a couple of fun surfs on my new TVS 5'10" quad, obviously the lack of length compensated by sufficient girth to float me and my gut !! Managed to wiggle me way along a few sunny little waves at a couple of spots and went off to work full of the joys of spring, well early summer really. Heard stories of cracking banks at **********, ******** and also *********(find 'em yourselves you buggers!).Bledy 'ansome down here when she's like that.

Got extra happy when Julie suggested a surf trip to Bali in September.... how can life get any better ? Quick surf before work, spread a bit of surfboard love about during the day and then get home to find the missus booking Bali tickets. Incredible ! I haven't been on a surf trip for quite a few years (Lanza doesn't count.. I have to work there !) and already feel really excited although it's 3 months away. I'm so keen for it that I've been hassling the shit out of Keith Beddoe and Lenny Ingram for where to stay,eat and surf etc. KB's going in october and I think he's relieved we're only crossing over for a couple of days.

I've got fretting about boards to. Do I take an 8'6" just in case the Outside Corner comes on or do I just wing it with a 7'6" ? Will I need a fishy one for the smaller days or do I just take a spare 6'4" ? Channel bottoms or do we I try a bit of Slater Pipe styley madness ? I could just whip
Banks, a Linden and a Brewer out of stock and be done with it, but am I better working with Matt Barrow and adapting the Bilbos he mad for the Canaries this winter to those beautiful bali breaks ? What to do, what to do ??!!!

Enough wingeing for now, I'm off to fondle a few sleek fiberglass sleds and dream of dropping in KB at Padang Padang.

Cheers now,

Smally.