Skip Frye and Dennis Murphy

That's over 80 years of surfboard shaping experience and expertise looking back at you. Two of the best longboard shapers left here in San Diego. Photo was taken recently at the UCSD Cancer Center Luau and Longboard Invitational held at Scripps.

Here's Dennis' contribution to the auction and raffle. Wide balsa and redwood stringer, wood tail block and beautiful glassed on skeg. It fetched a few $K and has made somebody very happy indeed.

Classic art that you can actually ride.

Surf For A Cure

If you want to check out something fun and unique, stop by Scripps in La Jolla on Sunday, August 23rd for the 16th Annual Luau and Longboard Invitational. Loads of green backs are raised for a very good cause, lots of legendary surfers and surfy types on the beach, a team surf contest and a very sweet raffle - with some killer boards shaped by local legendary shapers.... including our own Dennis Murphy. He has one 9 footer in the raffle that has balsa, redwood, sun fin and insane wooden tail block. See below for more info........

Each August, the annual Moores UCSD Cancer Center Luau and Longboard Invitational surfs for a cure to raise awareness and much needed funds for cancer research. By bringing together some of the most respected men and women in surfing history with business leaders, scientists, local politicians and national celebrities, the Longboard Luau is one of the world’s most successful surfing fundraiser and has an international reputation for celebrating the “aloha” spirit in the fight against cancer. Now in its 16th year, the Invitational has raised more than $3 million for the Moores UCSD Cancer Center.

http://www.longboardluau.org/index.html