Good Morning Marie // Thomas Green
Hurricane Marie flexing her muscle in Newport on Wednesday. Shot and edited by Thomas Green.
Good Morning Marie from Thomas Green on Vimeo.
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Cyrus Sutton // A Pleasurable Experience
Cyrus just posted a new short from his recent trip to San Francisco. Here's a scree-grab of Cyrus riding his 9'10 Cy's Aquatic Almond at Fort Point. Full video via Korduroy.tv
SURFBOARD CONTEST ENTRY // MATTHEW ORTIZ
We are still sorting through entries... but this one was too good not to share.
Surfboard Contest Entry // Stu Dooley
Do yourself a favor and watch this contest entry from Stu Dooley:
Making Of: Almond Apparel
Here's a look at the intention behind our new apparel line. Big thanks to Cam and Brecht Van't Hof for their collaborative work on this video.
Fall // Winter 2013
We don't get piles of colored leaves, but Fall here in California is still pretty special, for a lot of reasons.
Our Fall/Winter collection of California-made apparel is online (and in-store) INCLUDING... our classic Panel and Heritage striped tees that just arrived.
COMPASSING by Cyrus Sutton
Almond Surfboard rider and dear friend, Cyrus Sutton, has been premiering Compassing around recently, but don’t fret… if you didn’t catch one of the premier nights, today is your lucky day. The full-length film is available for viewing about 2 inches south of here, on your computer screen. We built a new green log for Cy right before he started filming for this film.. which you can see in the first few scenes. (In some ridiculously long right-hand noserides, I might add) Cy expands a bit on his tendency to travel and seek out new adventure, and shows how diverse and developed his surfing is, for those who may only know him as a “longboarder”. This isn’t a “put on in the background” surf flick, this is a “pull up a chair and enjoy the next 27 minutes” piece. Without further a due, Compassing:
COMPASSING from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.
FALL//WINTER preview
SPRING//SUMMER was essentially our first real “go” at apparel; granted we had done t-shirts and dabbled in surf trunks in the past… 2013 was our first time really getting a jump on the “soft-goods” side of Almond. Much of that is due to the addition of Chad Cress to the team (who coincidentally turns 27 today) Overall, we were super pleased with how our Spring line went, and as with everything new, we learned an immeasurable amount about manufacturing and designing articles of clothing in California. (Spoiler alert: it’s a whole different world than manufacturing surfboards) With Fall & Winter fast approaching, we’re currently taking pre-book orders for our Fall collection. As with everything we produce here at Almond, we want to shift the vernacular away from “retro” and towards the word “timeless” When we’re at our best, we hope to be creating timeless essential products for all who resonate with the lifestyle/vibe/feel/values/etc of the brand we’ve created called Almond Fine Surfing Boards. Without further delay, feast your Monday-morning eyes on this video piece that Cam Oden put together as a teaser for what’s coming this FALL//WINTER. (As a side note, if you’re interested in seeing the line and placing wholesale orders, email chad @ almondsurfboards . com by Friday…!)
Making of an Almond Lumberjack
We did a video last Summer following a single 9’6 Lumberjack all the way through production. Hopefully it helps give some insight into the steps that go in to making a custom surfboard. Interesting to note how dark the blue tint looks in the cup, while Greg is mixing it, compared to how it looks when the board is getting laminated. That’s part of the reason that working in resin tints isn’t an exact science, it’s an art. Clutch also demonstrates how he glasses Gully’s wooden fins onto the boards. We hope this video is interesting and informative. Thanks to Cam Oden for putting it together. Steps, in order: Shape -> Laminate -> Glass-On Fin -> Hotcoat -> Sand -> Gloss & Polish.