The Slippery Saltwater Chronicles.

Elated to hear that my good friend, Bruddah Cliff, survived a horrific head injury during a surf trip to a remote part of the world last week.

His story emphasizes invaluable lessons about being prepared for medical emergencies & how shelling out a few extra bucks for traveler's insurance can save you from potential financial disaster if things go awry.

Three days & three surfboards. Vissla's Cliff Kapono ventured up to Central California with a quiver of unique boards for the final, springtime swell of 2018. Here's a look back at what he found.

For more about Cliff and his recent travels visit: (cliffkapono.com)

Surfboards:

Pyzel Surfboards ~ Radius Ryan Harris Shapes ~ Twin-Fin Brandan Ahuna ~ Alaia

Music by: Tonstartssbandht - "5ft7"

Celeste Byers is an artist, illustrator, and muralist from San Diego, California. Celeste graduated from Art Center College of Design in 2012 and she has been a freelance artist ever since then. Her unique style and multifaceted skill set has allowed her to create art in places like, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Australia.

Celeste ability to work with a plethora of psychical and digital mediums sets her apart from most artists and has helped her spread awareness about contemporary environmental and social issues throughout the world.

In this episode of Thumbnails, Celeste discusses her approach to creating a mural and how she hopes to bring beauty into people's lives while also inspiring them to dig deeper into the messages within her work.

To see more of Celeste's work visit: (celestebyers.com)

Celeste Byers.

Celeste Byers. 

Celeste Byers.

Celeste Byers. 

Surfer Magazine met up with San Diego surfboard shaper, Jeff McCallum, earlier this year to discuss his career as a shaper and the importance of handshaping high-quality surfboards. His sleek and unique board designs have been fine tuned for the ever changing conditions and waves here in San Diego. 

To see more of Jeff's boards click here. 

I contributed water footage of Kahana Kalama to this piece. 

Film & Edit: Alex Kilauano

Surfer: Kahana Kalama

Earlier this spring I filmed this short film with my good friend Cliff Kapono in Santa Cruz, CA. 

Vissla's Cliff Kapono met up with fellow Creator & Innovator, Travis Reynolds, at the world famous Haut Shop board building space in Santa Cruz, CA earlier this spring. What started as a brief chat about surfboard design, quickly resulted in the creation of a traditional, wooden alaia shaped out of paulownia wood and coated with linseed oil. From start to finish the process took about four hours, which gave Cliff the opportunity to test ride the alaia by lunchtime.

Surfers: Cliff Kapono & Kyle Buthman

Filmed & Edited by: Evan Schell (evanschell.com) To see more of Travis' boards visit: (travisreynolds.org)

Last month, I had the opportunity to direct, film, and edit this piece about my good friend, John Hook. John is an amazing photographer in and out of the water. He is based on Oahu, where he frequently shoots Pipeline by day and weddings by night.

John Hook. 

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