Happy New Year!



Hoots and Shakas to you all.

Handplane of the day


Custom for Josh in Australia.

In Shops Now - Get a Free Copy of Manufacturing Stoke with a Handplane


All handplanes shipped last week to shops all have a FREE copy of Manufacturing Stoke attached to them. Check the Store Locator for a shop near you. Note the killer packaging by Petra Kavanagh made from pages of old surf mags!

Win An *enjoy handplane and water filming session - Hurry time is running out.





The crew at misfit pictures can think of no other place to celebrate the holidays except deep inside the barrel and we couldn't agree more. So we teamed up with misfit to create a limited pressing of 100 MANUFACTURING STOKE DVDs and inside one of these somebody will find THE GOLDEN TICKET. 

One lucky ticket holder will receive an *enjoy handplane and a complimentary water filming session to record the stoke on your face...forever.

Probably be easiest to film in San Diego but misfits like to travel.

DVDs ARE ONLY $15 and are available at www.manufacturingstoke.com
FREE SHIPPING


Last time we checked there are only 42 left... Pierce will update the count daily on his facebook page.
Good luck!

It's out! Download Come Hell or High Water from TSN!



Oh my, I have been waiting for this one. Starting today you can download Come Hell Or High Water from The Surf Network! Download, watch, enjoy, and enjoy and enjoy...

Handplane of the Day:


You can see more handpanes of the day on our facebook page.

No Plastic Bag Day and the Bag Monster



The average consumer uses 500 plastic bags a year. Which I had no idea. Think about that, it's a trip to the grocery store, drugstore and take out three times a week and there you go. Times 2,000,000 people and that is a billion bags a year.  

I met "Bag Monster" last night who filled me in on what I needed to know about bags at my daughters school. Apparently there is an organization that educates communities by going to events and talking about plastic bags. Very cool. 

You can learn more about bags and helping at www.bagmonser.com. Above is the Encinitas Bag Monster and he is a wealth of knowledge on the growing problem of plastic bags. If you want to find out more about what you can do to reduce your waste, contact him, he's quite friendly for being a monster. 

You can find him at:

Recycled Products Cooperative
386 N Coast Highway 101 
EncinitasCalifornia 92024 
(760) 436-5170



Super Man

In the 70's these guys had super human abilities. 

Photo circa 1970 by Dan Merkel. Photo courtesy of The Lost and Found Collection.

The First Annual Del Mar BodySurfing Club Christmas Jamboree will be held December 10 & 11 at 29th Street, Del Mar.

29th Street Barrel Photo by Nick Liotta 

The First Annual Del Mar BodySurfing Club Christmas Jamboree will be held December 10 & 11 at 29th Street, Del Mar.

The tentative itinerary is as follows:

SAT DEC 10 9:00am. B-Surfers congregate at 29th St. beach.

We will see if the DM guards will black-ball for us.

10:30am Jacuzzi and hot showers at the Beach Colony Apartments, 29th Street.


SUN DEC 11 9:00am B-surfers congregate at 29th St. beach.

10:30am Jacuzzi and hot showers at the Beach Colony Apartments, 29th Street

11:30am BBQ by the pool. NFL on the outdoor big screen by the fireplace.

Pool, sauna, and hilarity.


All family members are invited. Bring swim suits, towels, and musical instruments.

Please extend the invitation to all body surfers you want to.

Vince Askey will provide world-renowned BBQ chicken and Adolph Coors Body Building Elixir.

Bring whatever else you want to grill or provide as sides, appetizers and beverages.

Coolest Packaging Ever


Petra Kavanagh is the genus behind the Manufacturing Stoke DVD packaging. Made from pages of post read surf mags and sealed with post consumer paper labels. It is eco for sure but what I like is that it is so damn cool. Each one is a piece of art. Good job Petra

Get you're copy at www.manufacturingstoke.com