New T. Patterson board (5′3″ Rising Sun), first session… Got my box of boards shipped to Florida from California, grabbed the one I wanted to ride the most, threw some paint on it and a swell came in the next day… Timmy Patterson told me I had to use the MR Twin fin set up with this board. From what I experienced this board is the fastest, most versatile, 5′3″ I have ever surf board ridden on… I figured it would be good for smaller waves, but when I was able to test it out on some fun over head Florida ground swell, it over achieved every expectation I had for for it…
After experimenting with different styles of surfing crafts these past couple months, my first 5 board quiver from Timmy Patterson in 2010 came out as the most diverse group of boards I have got in one order… Every board is extremely different and equally amazing… I’m probably the most excited I have ever been when it comes to getting new boards… As I ride each board I’m working on putting together some video clips of each different board… I have a trip to P.R. this week, so I should have some clips of these new boards to post… Keep checking back for new video posts on my new shred sticks!!!
The Bahamas are one of my favorite places in the world. Surf+Fishing+Warm sunshine = Exactly where I want to be… So when Mikey DeTemple asked if I would go on a trip to a remote island in the South Bahamas to shoot for his new movie, I jumped at the opportunity… Nick LaVecchia Came along to shoot photos for Surfers Journal. Nick is a big part in a extremely kickass website called 
NEW VIDEO PROJECT!!!
I am currently down in Puerto Rico shooting for a new project I am working on with Carmen Vicari… I’ve had this idea for a while now, but it took some time for everything to line up and start the production… In a nutshell, my goal is to make a video web series documenting the life of a cold front as it brings harsh weather and epic surf from West to East across the country and Caribbean… Pacific to the Atlantic and down to the Caribbean, we want to give a very indepth look at these weather systems and the local surfers of the locations that these storms effect the most… With the giant swells that have been rocking the coast of California and Baja to the snow covered barrels of the Northeast and down to the beautifuly pristine Northwest swells of the Caribbean, this project will be as action-packed as it is interesting…
I’m very excited that everything is coming together, and I am able to start shooting… Carmen is a very talented videographer and as this trip continues I have learned that we work very well together and are equally excited for the outcome of the finished product… We have a long road ahead of us, but with every trip planned to be more diverse than the next, we shouldn’t have any dull moments…
This trip down here to Puerto Rico has been better then we could have asked for… With Brian Toth getting one of the biggest barrels of his life at home to the talent of Gabe Kling, Asher Nolan, and Peter Mendia scoring one of the best swells of the year, we are psyched on the quality of footage we have been so fortunate to collect…
Not sure when we are returning to Florida due to another swell forecasted here for the weekend, but nonetheless, we are anxious and excited to continue on to the next leg of our journey…
I will be posting project updates and behind-the-scenes videos up here on my blog throughout the next few months, so keep checking back for a quick glance into our adventures!!!
Here are a few selects from the feature on Surfline from this past weekend, here in Puerto Rico…
Click this link for all the pics from the photo feature on SURFLINE.COM
