Irish Surf News » surf clip http://blog.surfboardservices.com Latest on surfboard shapes and surf industry news Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Fin-less, Wooden Surfboards in Ireland http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2009/12/21/fin-less-wooden-surfboards-in-ireland/ http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2009/12/21/fin-less-wooden-surfboards-in-ireland/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:04:53 +0000 jd http://blog.surfboardservices.com/?p=245 Surfing in Ireland Video

Shaper Tom Wegener, and a bunch of Cornish surfers can be seen here experimenting with Alaia wooden surfboards along the Irish coastline. What really pushes the envelope out is the fact that they are fin-free! It’s worth watching this 5 min. clip just to see how loose these boards become when the dynamics are altered. Goes to show how wake-skating, snowboarding and surfing can be blended into one …

]]> http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2009/12/21/fin-less-wooden-surfboards-in-ireland/feed/ 1 Dublin Surf Report http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2009/08/17/dublin-surf-report/ http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2009/08/17/dublin-surf-report/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:35:36 +0000 jd http://blog.surfboardservices.com/?p=152 We’ve music streaming into Surf Merchant from all over the sphere. Sometimes we crank it up with some Australian triple J radio. At others, 5fm direct from the Mother City – Cape Town, South Africa – is right on cue. That said, the Irish have a knack for tapping a beat, and our very own Dublin-based Phantom FM lays down some fresh tracks. Not only are they a progressive bunch of melodists, playing a set that diverges far from the mainstream top 40, they keep a close ear to the ground for gigs, events, even the odd job! Still, a Dublin surf report seemed to be pushing the boundaries! “Screw it, Let’s do it!” they cried, with typical Branson-brass. Quirky and novel, we dig the idea. It even inspired us to tweet about Surf Seeds!

Dublin Surf Report

]]> http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2009/08/17/dublin-surf-report/feed/ 0 Flawless waves & slick surfboards http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2008/06/15/flawless-waves-slick-surfboards/ http://blog.surfboardservices.com/2008/06/15/flawless-waves-slick-surfboards/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:18:39 +0000 jd http://blog.surfboardservices.com/?p=11 Mechanical left-hand tropical reef breaks – where better to put the surfboards though their paces – shame they don’t transform the surfer into a pro overnight though! Jonny Darling ducks and dives through the playful lefts in the indonesian islands…

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