Breaks Selection

Error

2012-01-29T15:17:00.001-08:00

This seems to be more than I can sort out on my own. Do I get this fixed or buy a new camera?...

2012-01-28T10:16:00.000-08:00

Illuminated

2012-01-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

Bait Ball Bombers

2012-01-26T10:11:00.000-08:00

6'3" Tri-fin

2012-01-19T21:14:00.000-08:00

New Noir shape for Tom:

In Progress

2012-01-16T16:51:00.000-08:00

A clean 7'6" underway for Erin!

Eponymous

2012-01-14T20:54:00.000-08:00

Photo taken by The Welsh vicinity the location he shares a name with. Aparently I'm out there somewhere? End of a gorgeous day...

Check

2012-01-14T10:41:00.000-08:00

Rose Canyon

2012-01-11T22:05:00.000-08:00

Off The Map

2012-01-10T20:38:00.000-08:00

Unusual combination of high tide and building swell let me try this new one next to J's this morning:

"...To Move Further, Faster..."

2012-01-08T23:38:00.000-08:00

Put myself through some "Ranger games" to try this one out today...

High Tide, High Angle Perspective

2012-01-07T09:07:00.000-08:00

(phone photo by J-man)

"Move To The Sound Of The Guns"

2012-01-06T19:59:00.001-08:00

Epiphany Morning indeed...

Geology Rocks

2011-12-29T20:19:00.000-08:00

Screen Capture

2011-12-27T19:07:00.000-08:00

There was some heat out there this afternoon...

Der Dane y la Garza

2011-12-27T08:12:00.000-08:00

The Western

2011-12-26T16:48:00.000-08:00

Our friends at Igloo Press visited today and brought these hand printed coasters along for us. Thanks guys!:

I've been doing some game design work with Igloo on a western themed card game so the typeface fit right in with what we're working on.

I seem to be into the sound that the producer "Morphy" is making because I keep coming back to his music lately. These western tinged tunes have been keeping me in the zone on this project:

Gift

2011-12-25T17:11:00.000-08:00

J-man scored a few nice waves today. Here's one:

Winter Solstice

2011-12-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

Winter Solstice Mix by Silent Season

The Welsh

2011-12-18T13:35:00.000-08:00

Felt like nearly a repeat of two weeks ago.

Here's a few shots of The Welsh from when I was getting suited up:

Have Blanks, Will Shape

2011-12-12T21:47:00.000-08:00

Extra blanks on hand and some extra time in my schedule next week. Top quality shapes, top quality glassing... Let me know how I can help.

Inside Right

2011-12-11T19:16:00.000-08:00

Yesterday...

2011-12-10T23:05:00.000-08:00

6'3"x20"x2.25" for Thomas

2011-12-07T23:09:00.000-08:00

Two Perspectives

2011-12-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

Had a nice Sunday morning with the boys at this one:

Timeless

2011-11-29T22:06:00.000-08:00

An auspicious evening to enter the world. The swell had jumped this afternoon and the low tide, south peak left just down from Marinero's childhood stomping grounds was grinding across the reef.

Up my direction was this spectacle:

Congratulations to Baby C and family! Happy Birthday! We're all thinking of you!

Close Tolerance

2011-11-27T19:06:00.000-08:00

Maxed this blank out...

Sideshore, Dropping Tide

2011-11-27T18:57:00.000-08:00

Black Friday

2011-11-25T10:41:00.000-08:00

This is "an offer you can't refuse": Insane pricing on The Noir Diamond Tailed Singlefin

(Bonus points: Name the movie the singlefin quote is from...)

Squadron

2011-11-22T20:24:00.000-08:00

Rail Check

2011-11-21T10:13:00.000-08:00

Daney-boy making sure I did a good job on Nick's rails...

Bernouli

2011-11-20T10:15:00.000-08:00

Maths...

Double concave on a massive, high speed scale...

Breaks Selection

2011-11-19T12:47:00.000-08:00

Ramble On

2011-11-15T10:18:00.000-08:00

Nick took the coastal route down from Oregon on an free ranging Surf-ari and stopped in San Diego to pick up his new, custom "Cormorant" shape. Here he is waxing it up for the first time:

Space Cadet

2011-11-14T20:54:00.000-08:00

Lovely bit below produced just up the way in Del Mar. Use the little download arrow to grab a copy if you like this sound...
ASC - Common Ground [free download] by Space Cadets

11-11-11

2011-11-11T22:10:00.000-08:00

Lucked into some small but fun surf with J-man and Khybro just before this evening's storm rolled through...

Mexico

2011-11-10T21:51:00.001-08:00

Autumn Vibes

2011-11-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

Very good beach break surf this morning. Fun to see J-man, The Welsh, Flannel, Matty, Drew and more all surfing well.

Photo courtesy of The Welsh

Buen Camino

2011-10-30T17:09:00.000-07:00

I am the Gatekeeper

2011-10-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

2011-10-23T12:46:00.001-07:00

2011-10-15T19:08:00.000-07:00

Posse Cut

2011-10-09T10:44:00.000-07:00

2011-10-08T16:28:00.000-07:00

The Gimlet

2011-10-06T21:06:00.000-07:00

Diamond tipped like its namesake.

I've been surfing this board regularly since July and am still thrilled by it. Don't let the blunt looks fool you, it surfs very smooth. No hangups, just reduced swing weight while retaining paddle girth under your chest (it is only 5'1").

Available for purchase or demo.

Overhead

2011-10-02T20:16:00.000-07:00

2011-10-01T08:14:00.000-07:00

October 1st

2011-09-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

E-MU Sounds

2011-09-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

The One

2011-09-22T21:52:00.000-07:00

Resonance
Reassembling the studio...

2011-09-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday
There was some surf a week ago. A few nice ones coming through:

J-man's in there!:

2011-09-10T10:45:00.000-07:00

Kite
A pair of these amazing birds were cruising up and down our canyon during Thursday's power outage...

2011-09-08T21:22:00.000-07:00

Blackout!
Candles, AM radio, beverage selection, baby asleep, Luch lurking (see her?) and a full moon. Sorry for anyone the power outage inconvenienced but the Mrs. and I had a lovely evening on the dark canyon. What a chance to really slow down for a minute.

2011-09-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

Dark Side of the Moon
Moon-Noir: 5'7" Custom Confidential shape for Scott. White semi-opaque resin tint. Black detail. This number is so clean I'm uncomfortable handling it...

2011-09-05T14:17:00.000-07:00

Labor Day
Hand made with surfer labor by Brownfish. Just got a hold of these. Very stoked to try them out!

2011-09-05T11:08:00.000-07:00

Humidity
Our second blast this summer... Not normal for these parts...

2011-09-04T22:23:00.000-07:00

Setting Up
Nice one Sean!

2011-09-04T10:26:00.000-07:00

Still Going
Not quite as much as the last few days but still awfully good.

2011-09-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

Madness

Robert Manos - Madness

2011-09-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

Uno
Only got one wave on the afternoon session. There were some good ones though...

2011-09-01T21:15:00.000-07:00

Selection

Macking Swell is here:

Marinero and The Welsh scored. I sessioned with them this morning and later crossed paths with them in the afternoon. They had an all time day by my estimation... Nice one!

Heading out on their second session:

2011-08-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

Rush Hour
Morning commute over the 5.

2011-08-28T16:13:00.000-07:00

It Takes a Village
Thank you to everyone that came by to celebrate a special occasion for Dane today... we're greatful for your participation in our lives.

Here's a photo of DT and the Mrs. from a month or so back... Jellies!:

2011-08-23T22:03:00.000-07:00

5'10.5" x 20" x 2.5" for Eric

2011-08-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

Wave of the Day
Very inconsistent last week. 30 minutes of surfing waist high bits and then this perfect inside gem rolled through...

2011-08-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

7'6" x 22" x 2.5" for Rebecca
Influences from my favorite longboard, a Joe Bark shape, as well as the back end of a special Frye design.

2011-08-16T10:43:00.000-07:00

5'7" x 19.5" x 2.25" for Scott

2011-08-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

EHO on the Spot
J-man on the shot. Thanks for the nice photo, it's a keeper.

2011-08-13T08:11:00.000-07:00

PSA: Public Service Announcement
My friend Brownfish asked that I share this on the BS Journal and I was glad to oblige:

Coca Cola is running a contest to award a State Park $100,000. The only beach state park in the top 10 is McGrath State Beach in Ventura. Having camped and enjoyed the waves thier, I think it is a worthy cause. The voting contest started on August 10 and ends on September 6th. Without this money, McGrath is slated to close on September 6th, 2011, the same day the contest ends. It is the only park in the top 10 that is slated to close. The others will just be getting the money to spruce things up. I think with some Facebook and Blogger spamming, we just might be able to win this. Please post this on your Blog and also your facebook page. You can vote as many times as you like. Call it spam, but really, there are no winners if the parks closes! Nip this in the bud!

Here is a quick link to vote, you can vote as many times as you want, NO LIMITS! THANKS!

Vote Here!

Facebook Page

News Piece

2011-08-07T21:13:00.000-07:00

The Regular

5'1" x 20" x 2"
Concave Deck/Baby Back Ribs/Performance Down Rail

My foray into the realm of assymetrical surfboard design. Shaped under my Noir label. The frontside is inspired by my favorite fish and the backside is influenced by groveller thruster design.

The results are very positive.

Available for demo or purchase. Get in touch!

2011-08-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

South

2011-08-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

One Way
Summer madness at the Shores this week... fun, fun, fun...
Shout to Marinero who scored a tight but clean in and out barrel on Tuesday. The most stylishly surfed wave I've seen in some time. Nice one!

2011-08-05T12:19:00.000-07:00

One Way pt II

2011-08-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

5'6" for Ryland
5'6" x 19.5" x 2.25" biscuity thing for Ryland. Yeow!

2011-08-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

2011-08-01T19:05:00.000-07:00

Thundercloud

2011-07-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

Here Comes the Humidity

2011-07-21T15:48:00.000-07:00

This Could be Yours
A real nice personal of mine that I have for sale up on my Surfboards by Erik Olson page. A great shape for summer. Goes well in the mush but has what you need to do well too in better surf like we've had the last few days:

2011-07-19T22:53:00.000-07:00

Nice Guys Finish First

2011-07-18T23:17:00.000-07:00

2011-07-18T15:50:00.000-07:00

On the Regular
Using some smoke glass ons propped up with foam bits to eyeball my new fin set up...

2011-07-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

You Can't, You Won't, You Don't Stop...
The Cosmic Fish just keeps killin' it for me. Great session this morning at the local beach break.

2011-07-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

Bemble

2011-07-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

Surfboards by Erik Olson

I've set up a blogspot page called Surfboards by Erik Olson as a repository for any new/used boards I'm in the market to sell. Take a look and see if there's anything that catches your interest.

The page gives a little more insight on my vision for the Breaks Selection label as well as what the Noir project is all about.

Things always move slower than one would like but with persistance, I'm getting there.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support. It's a lot of fun and I hope I have the chance to work with you on a board in the future.

2011-07-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July

2011-06-30T14:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Belated B-day
Khy-bro dropping in for a cover up last week. This was from on or around his birthday:

2011-06-27T15:57:00.000-07:00

Where the Wild Things Are
This was nuts. Those of you that know Goldie need to ask him about it... I only saw the Osprey and Leopard Shark in flight, he actually witnessed the strike. The perspective (and massive size of the bird) makes the shark look smaller than it was. It was at least 24" long... likely longer. As it squirmed in the raptor's talons, it was like it was swimming through the sky:

2011-06-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

2011-06-25T23:59:00.000-07:00

2011-06-25T23:52:00.000-07:00

2011-06-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

This is Our House

Seba - This Is Our House by Warm Communications

2011-06-18T15:45:00.000-07:00

School's Out for Summer
Remnants this moring of the tidy little south swell we've had the last few days:

2011-06-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

Above and Beyond
Casa Break Selection from above:

2011-06-15T22:43:00.000-07:00

Half Moon

2011-06-11T11:02:00.000-07:00

Bib, Boardies, Shirt, Cheezy Boy
"Keep Bouncing..."

2011-06-06T20:58:00.000-07:00

A River Runs Through It
Doesn't look critical but this dusk session just about wrecked me. The tide and swell direction really had the water moving. On my paddle out the "river" whipped me across the inside so quickly that I opted to turn in and walk back up the reef for a second try. 2nd time around I got keel hauled on the reef lol...

2011-06-05T20:55:00.000-07:00

Waitin'...

2011-06-02T23:36:00.000-07:00

Ambient
More than a year old now but worth sharing. Ice cold breakbeat science from one of the originators:

2011-05-29T20:21:00.000-07:00

Windblown
It really came howling through today.

2011-05-28T21:16:00.000-07:00

Membership Has Its Privileges
The Welsh was able to get me in to the full house at The Bluefoot this morning. Thanks man! Too bad about the result but what a fun match to watch.