Welcome back to Friday, folks. We have a nice roundup today, with a few standard surf shorts, an iPhone recap of a walking trip through Baja, a technical discussion of a new fin technology, skimboard shapers and an up close and personal look at a Grizzly Bear. Make yourself comfortable.
Surf Berlin
Surf Berlin is a documentary film about a lone surfer on a quest to surf the only...
Ryan Burch likes to surf really short boards, but he doesn't want to compromise speed. In today's Throwback video, he explains how he solves that problem with a little pink fish. As always, Burch has lots of insights to share, from things he takes from skateboards to the influence of alaia and what tools to use for shaky hands. Check out part 2 if you can't get enough.
Johnny and Jess are seasoned travelers and sporadic van-lifers since 2011. Johnny plays in a few bands and Jess does contract work that leaves her the freedom to accompany him on tours. Recently, they started the Rainbow Network to document the stories of the interesting people they meet on the road. Since we're delving pretty deep into this whole van life thing, we asked Johnny and Jess to...
A self-taught photographer hailing from San Diego, California, Brooks Sterling's weapon of choice is film. A creative in a number of areas (he designed and coded his current website), the encouragement of his friends (also photographers) James Tull and Russell Spencer prompted him to make photography his primary focus in the past year. And it looks like it's paying off. With a variety of...
By Vanessa Ratjen
Lately, it feels like every time I open my computer I find myself learning about another neat grassroots project I’d like to support. With crowd funding sites growing in popularity, the number of people bypassing traditional means of raising money and going directly to consumers is rising exponentially. Here at Korduroy, they covered a few Kickstarter projects they've...
