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What a day...(& evening to remember...;-)
Sunshine...warm water...lots of smiles...heaps 'o fun...
Is it any wonder why the sport of standup paddle surfing has exploded here in Santa Barbara (& around the world) these last couple of years???
Click image below for some snapshots from this event...





It's not everyday that a legendary shaper like Ron House shows up at your local beach just to chill and spread the stoke of standup...heck, Jimmy Messina (Loggins & Messina) came down to the beach to visit with Ron, who is also an accomplished musician...RH shown here stylin' a new line of colorful standup boards that we are queuing up to be produced in a few months, with graphics by another legend , Drew Brophy...check out his website here...



Jimmy Terrell (Quick Blade), 4 time Olympic Canoeist, and owner of Quick Blade also came up to chill...this guy is a stud paddler...
Shown below muscling a little 6'6" Quadfin kid's standup paddle board around...



Muchas gracias to Jimmy Brewer (Blueline Paddlesurf) who is the proverbial Energizer Bunny...bottomless energy, enthusiasm, & stoke...his business card reads "SUP Stokemaster"...also, known as everyone's "Huckleberry"...;-)
Regardless, of it's origin...Jimmy Brewer adopts the useage from the movie "Tombstone", where Doc Holiday (played by Val Kilmer) repeats several times in the movie, "I'll be your huckleberry"...translation...BRING IT ON...whatever "IT" is...;-)

Major props to Santa Barbara dentist, Dr. Mark T. Weiser who enlisted Steve Marsh and his staff at the Shoreline Cafe in styling us out...ceviche...guacamole...buckets of Coronas...empanadas with the Chipolte dip...not to mention the final touch of the best damn corn dog in the world (mustard...ummm...) served up under a nearly full moon...;-)

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Fun...fun...fun...hot & glassy fun with waves...

We've got a meet & greet with SUP shaper extraordinaire, Ron House, and Quick Blade SUP paddle manufacturer Jimmy Terrell tomorrow at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara...

There will be one of Ron's 14' "Standamarans" there to demo...and a new kid's board that we're introducing...also, the new Gerry Lopez standup paddle boards...

We'll get started ~ 9 AM...culminating with a party at Shoreline Cafe at Leds
from ~ 5 PM until sunset...Shoreline Cafe shown here at end of grassy area...








There will prolly be another demo where all of our boards will be represented
on June 7...barring inclement weather...

Labels: QuickBlade demo, Ron House demo, stand up paddle boards, standup paddle surfing Santa Barbara