Alaia Surf

Day one Start of the trip and a new spot. This board was made by Chris Garrett on specifications supplied by Larry Goddard, the creator of the design. The board is based on Larry's Makaha Master design. Although designed as a twin fin it is being ridden finless. Footage taken by John Kovar. Day two Surfing includes David Guy and John Kovar on malaroo made by John. BG is riding a Galera nofin paipo. Fun can be had even on real small days. Day three Biggest and cleanest day. The board being ridden is a Nofin paipo made by John Galera of Hawaii. Footage taken by John Kovar.

Pierre Louis Costes Hawaii

A Paipo Interview with Tom Wegener Relearning ancient wisdom May 1, 2010 - Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia. Questions and telephone interview by Bob Green . Tom enjoying a Noosa righthander lying down. Photo courtesy Tom Wegener. When and where did you start surfing? In 1976, when I was 9 or 10 years old at Palos Verdes Cove. Palos Verdes is a little quiet town just out of Los Angeles, but it does have PaddleBoard Cove which was very famous in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, as it was the top surf spot even before Malibu became famous. The Cove has gentle rolling waves and it is the closest thing to Waikiki that California has to offer. So all the surfers would go there in the 1930s and 1940s. Tom Blake was there, Doc Ball was there. That’s where they surfed and that’s where they took those photos of these guys riding planks (the cover of the book, Time of the Terrace Land). That’s what enamoured me with surfing, just the thought, the smile and the energy of these old black ...