6'-7" RT Tri

This one just feels right on. It's for our neighbor and fine wood worker Brent Reid.
Sharp tail-rail edges with a round, semi-squashy Rhythm Tracker tail.
12" x 19.5" x 15" and 2-5/8" thick. Future fins. Board # 15,203. Enjoy Brent!

Zach's 6'-4" Tri

Zachary is a cool high-school kid from San Diego with a new board. And judging by these photos taken at Scripps last week (courtesy of Jack English) he's ripping on it! It's a 6'-4" tri fin and a tad thicker at 2-7/8". Measurements are 13-3/4" x 19-3/4" x 14". And he chose some old school laminates we found, including the Panda. Very nice indeed.

Mariaelena's Murphy

Here's a custom 9'-0" Dennis shaped for his friend Mariaelena Thibodeaux.
Maria says: "I LOVE It!! Thanks D!"

Baja Norte Grande

I stopped by a friend's studio in Cardiff last week to check the surf and grab a bite to eat. I saw my friend, and occasional Murphy test pilot, Erik Baldwin's truck out front. No one answered the door. Me: "maybe he is surfing the Reef?. Nah...he wouldn't do that - plus it looks stormy." So, then I called him. No answer. Then I texted him.
Me: "Where the heck are you?"
Erik: "I'm in Baja...just nabbed 5 biggest rights in my life!!".
He was out there with Mike Parsons and a whole crew of pros and hard cores.
Hats off to you Erik. Here's a shot of an unidentified charger that glorious day.

Victory at Sea

Looks like it's going to be a good week to get some work done.
Batten down the hatches!
~Team Netflix

The Hits Keep Coming

Here's another action shot of the Man, JP Marengo, in his backyard.
Every week, so it seems, there has been a new W/NW swell.
Then the photos come rolling in. They never get old and keep us amped for the next session. We really like the colors and texture of the water, the color of the board and the kelp paddies. Blow it up and see what we mean. Enjoy.

Photo: Bill Riley

Los Angeles Log

Here's a note from Eric up in L.A. Thanks for the input Eric!

Here are a couple pics of my Murphy 10'5". This was not a board
I ordered but was acquired through a trade. I couldn't be more
stoked to have this board. I like big, heavy boards and this one
certainly fits the bill. It has a 1" center stringer (almost certainly
red cedar) with two outboard 1/4" stringers and parallel pinlines.

The glassing feels like double 8oz top and a single 8oz bottom
and it has an expertly draped fin patch. The blank has to have
been a classic weight because, as they'd say in Hawaii, "dis
suckah is heavy." Nice shallow and relatively small concave
in the nose, belly through the mid and some V in the tail, so it
turns well. And it noseriders beautifully, especially in bigger
surf. I got it because I wanted a pintail specifically for larger
waves and because the weight cuts through the wind when its
howling offshore. The weight also provides a stable platform
for tipriding.

Dims are 18 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 15 3/4" x 3 1/2"+ thick. I don't
own calipers, so it's a guesstimate comparing other boards I
have, a couple of which are 4" thick.

Thanks for you blog and I'm really stoked on my Murph.

Eric Burns
Los Angeles


Turns out this board was custom shaped for Terry Rogers, reporter and writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune. He used to write outdoors and surfing columns for our local rag.

Coronado Cruisin

Feeling the love in Coronado! Thanks for the props Joe.

Just wanted to tell you how pleased I am with my DM noserider. Like I told you when I cold called you earlier this year, I've surfed Takayama, Rusty, Hobie and Dewey Webber boards but no one seems to get it just right. It's always what they think I should be riding.

Probably because I'm such a kook, but I just wanted a nice longboard that was nose friendly yet could be steered from the tail in tough spots where speed is the deed. You actually listened when I talked about what works and what doesn't work for me.

You came through like a champ. I love my board! And that custom cutaway you made me works like a charm.