The Kelp Bed ‘Blog’
Grow Your Own – Vermicomposting 101
I got in a conversation with some friends that are just now starting to get into planting their own organic gardens. We were discussing composting when it dawned on me that none of them were familiar with vermicomposter (worm composters). I shared with them the benefits that I have found having both types of composters in [...]
Volcom Jean Donation Program for the Homeless
Last year the action sports clothing label Volcom, in collaboration with the National Coalition for the Homeless donated over 5,000 pair of jeans to fifty different homeless shelters nation-wide in their Denim Recycle Program called, Give Jeans a Chance”. This year the brand is back with 200 more participating Volcom stores in North America and [...]
The Dark Side Of The Lens
Relentless Energy’s Short Stories competition beings with ‘The Dark Side Of The Lens’, a short film from renowned surf photographer Mickey Smith. Take a look at some great footage, Nothing on earth more powerful than the sea and Mickey has a special relationship with that power. Blessed. Inspired. True.
Early Morning Wedge a few days ago
In this photo Joe Mcelroy. The photo was taken by T. Ferguson. The location was the Wedge in Newport Beach. The Wedge is a world-famous surfing and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme south end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. During a south swell of a particular size and direction, the Wedge [...]
Beach Break Perfection
This photo was part of a camp trip last year. The waves were perfect, the crowd was empty and the water made wearing trunks hot! Great weekend, we had it all to ourselves with the exception of a couple buddies.
Board Meeting Bummer
We were suppose to have a board meeting this morning in San Diego but the wind had something else up her sleeve. Now we are posting to our blog as our surfboards sit in the back of the truck, not wet. The call was definitely Orange County today as the surf was pushing a little [...]
BIO: Pat Rawson
SHAPERS ROOM: Pat Rawson Pat Rawson has been shaping surfboards since 1966, and manufacturing surfboards on the North Shore of Oahu since 1972. Rawson is well known for his contributions to modern Gun development in the early 80’s and onward, and in so doing was nicknamed the “Godfather of Guns”. Starting with his surfboard blank [...]
About Kelp Forests
Kelp forests occur in cold, nutrient-rich water and are among the most beautiful and biologically productive habitats in the marine environment. They are found throughout the world in shallow open coastal waters, and the larger forests are restricted to temperatures less than 20ºC, extending to both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. A dependence upon light [...]
BIO: Mark Richards
SHAPERS ROOM: Mark Richards “MR” My shaping career began at age 13, when I got an electric planer for Christmas. There was no such thing as Pro Surfing in those days, and if you surfed, the dream career was to work in the surfboard industry. I’d been a keen competitor since working my way through Schoolboy, [...]