Mark's Limited Edition!

Sure is fun seeing the Harbour Day raffle have such a fun conclusion.  Mark won the board credit in the raffle at this years Harbour day.  Instead of buying one off the rack, he put his credit toward having Rich shape him a 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Board...

As you can see...great decision!  Awesome! 

Two events coming up, Book Signing and Board Swap!

I can smell it in the air; warm weather, long board waves and late evening sunsets...SUMMER!
 
But we may have some rainy days before then so before we all hit the Board Swap to trade our boards, we'll need something to get through those rainy dawn patrols.  "The Harbour Chronicles Book" should do nicely.

 

*The book signing will be Thursday, April 8th.  5-8 p.m. Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion at Orange Coast College. 2701 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Same place as the killer art exhibit, see last blog posts for details on that.

For shop info:
http://www.harboursurfboards.com/contact.asp 

*The Annual board swap will be on Saturday, April 17th.  9am-3pm.  Check with the shop to book a space if you want to pass on a board to some happy new owner.
The Board Swap is always a great time of socializing, board viewing and hopefully finding that gem you've always wanted.






It all happens behind the Harbour Surfboards Shop in Seal Beach, the longest running surf shop in the world!

Hope to see you all at the upcoming events! 

Harbour Chronicles opening night!

WOW!  What a turnout.

The show can only be described as a huge success.  There was barely room to walk as 50 years of Surf and Harbour History walked the room.  Photographers were clicking away, future surfers chased about the throngs and legends shared handshakes and hugs with current Harbour Team Riders.

As far as the food, amazing.  I can't tell you what any of the intricately designed appetizers were, but they were all mouth watering.  I happened to be tailing Rich in hopes of a picture for the blog, as he kept growling back, "Let me get some food."

As we walked into empty tables with only Starbucks coffee left, he asked what happened.

The Head Caterer shrugged her shoulders and said, "We're used to serving artist types, they nibble away and the amount we brought lasts the entire show...we're not used to serving surfers."

I had to laugh, I think my plate was piled slightly high.  Sorry Rich and Burt.

Anyway, my daughter had a blast and enjoyed the friendliness of the Harbour Crowd.

It's great to be part of History!  What a show.
Congratulations Rich!

HARBOUR CHRONICLES...The next H.O.S. event Feb. 13th

HARBOUR CHRONICLES:   A LIFE IN SURFBOARD CULTURE

 














Rich in 1662


What:   HARBOUR CHRONICLES:  A LIFE OF SURFBOARD CULTURE  Art show, Starbucks, food (some of which will be served by the OCCCullinary Class).  FUN!
Where: Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion at Orange Coast College. 2701 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92626

When:  H.O.S. gathering and opening night, February 13th 5-9 P.M.
Show runs through April 9th.  Gallery for exhibition Tuesday through Friday from 11-5, Wednesday until 8 P.M.
Sponsored by Honolua Surf Company and Ocean Life Inc./Harbour Surfboards


Hello all, above is the facts, more info below.  I also know there will be a gathering of HOS Members at http://www.wingnuts.biz/ around 3:30, Larry and a few (maybe me) will be surfing San O in the afternoon leading up to the event.  Check the message boards for all the chatter.

FYI:  Something wrong with my posting abilities on the Harbour Message Boards, I enter a post and then it says, "enter text in message box" or something like that.  Anyway, I'm radio silent on there till it's all figured out.

More info on the event:

As stated at The Surfer's Journal


"The Harbour Chronicles"
By Scott Hulet
"TSJ is pleased to announce The Harbour Chronicles: A Life in Surfboard Culture. This exhaustive and immersive installation will be unveiled February 13 at the Orange Coast College Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion. Harbour Surfboards were the preferred equipage of innumerable 1960s hot shoes, including Mark Martinson, Dave Reed, Roy Crump, Jackie Eberle, and Greg Tucker. The show will feature the recreation of three shaping rooms, dozens of referenced models, a series of interpretive didactic panels, and a chance to see what most surfboard historians consider to be the finest color laminations of the period. In other words, the shit."

Here's Rich's latest from his Message Boards about the event and the date of the upcoming book shown below.  I'll post an update before the release of the book as well.

"I'm doing my best to keep everyone posted. If I have confused anyone, my apologies.
There is going to be a grand opening (Feb. 13th only) of the exhibit at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion on the campus of Orange Coast College. It is free admission, free parking, will be catered by the OCC culinary class with beverages provided free by Starbuck's - once again, all FREE! The exhibit runs until April 9th, but there is only one Grand Opening ceremony.

The book is being printed and bound in Asia, and the Chinese New Year is right in the middle of the process. This complicates being able to exactly predict the book's delivery as they all go on vacation, but our best estimate is March 29th. It is hard bound containing 144 pages of many, many pictures and stories.
Signed and numbered copies (150 only) will be $49.95 and unsigned are $29.95. At present we are not taking reservations for the signed or unsigned copies .
On March 29th (if the books arrive by this date) there will be a VIP (special invitation) book signing of the numbered editions, plus LIMITED EDITION #3 Curly Redwood/Balsa will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. There will be a $10,000 reserve and it remains un-glassed, waiting for me to sign it and place the happy, highest bidder's name on it."

I'll make sure to update the H.O.S. blog before book signing and release.

You can keep up to date with Harbour happenings at the  Harbour Blog.


The show is going to be great, hope to see the H.O.S. members...it's our favorite kind of event...Free!  

Not to mention we get to be part of...

"Do I dare to surf this Beach?

A little poetry from Wavedancer...

 

Do I dare to surf this beach?

Do I dare to eat a peach?

A man’s grasp should exceed his reach

But waves aren’t gentle when they teach

But waves aren’t gentle when they teach.

Do I dare to surf this beach?

The outer break seems out of reach

Huge swells progressing each-to-each

Lips crack white thunder on the reef

Where one-celled life builds nail-edged teeth.

Do I dare to surf this beach?

Once more into the liquid breech

The waves’ power impedes all speech

With board attached to fragile leash

With life attached to fragile leash,

Do I dare to surf this break?

Muscles throb and shoulders ache,

Pull for a drop I might not make

Possibly a real mistake

Body broke beneath the wake

Will burning lungs finally exhaust?

Am I ready to face this cost?

For he who hesitates is lost

Around and down and turned and tossed

Around and down and turned and tossed

If the nose pearls my fate is earned

But then the rail carves a turn

And down the line the rider burns

Forgets all his worldly concerns.

This is the life for which I yearn.

Do I dare to surf this beach?

Do I dare to eat a peach?

A man’s grasp should exceed his reach

But waves aren’t gentle when they teach

But waves aren’t gentle when they teach.

     

By Wave Dancer

Nice work!

If you haven't yet, subscribe to this blog...Keep the Stoke!

Thanks,

TDR

Congratulations Marc!

As seen below, Harbour owner and film maker Marc Moore did some creative filming and surfing and won the recent Surfreel contest!  Check it out!
Surfreel Contest Winner video

Exciting updates coming soon...stay tuned!

Holiday Cheer, with surf inspired art...

Above and below, two of the pieces of artwork to be found at this website, Joemotion.

And surf art in another form, an ode from Larry, one of four to be found on the Harbour Surf Talk Message Boards.

San Onofre

When you start there

Those waves stay with you

All your days

You'll never be as afraid

As you should be

Of something about to break

As sometimes at Sano

It doesn't break

Not outside and not

A hundred yards more

Toward the shore.

Waves elsewhere break

Hard upon the sand

Or the rocks or scrape you

Along the coral

The length of the reef.

A San Onofre wave

Turns a kid into

An optimist

Take one ten feet tall

It'll never roar or send you

Onto the round smooth

Rocks on the seabed

From Dogpatch to The Point.

At Old Man's you can ride

Those combers all day

They'll never kill you

It's just that at low tide

You'll have to walk atop

Those rocks, the most pain

You'll ever have at San Onofre

Named after a saint

Who lived sixty years in the desert

Whose miracles remain mysterious

As the way you move on a wave.

And finally, a very cool, short video of the Harbour experience, by Mark Moore.

I hope all is well and nobody is sick from surfing in run-off the last couple of weeks, the Holidays are here faster than ever it seems; I'm ready to catch a few in between my son's soccer season and my daughter's softball season.

I hope to see you on the waves.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!