Tim Elsner : MY NEW ANDREINI OWL
Tim speaks on it below:"Owl
Surfboards are a huge part of Marc Andreini's surfing DNA. From hanging
out with his brother Pete at the Owl shop in Summerland, getting his
first custom board from Owl in 1963, to representing Owl Surfboards up
and down the Santa Barbara coast as a team rider, to eventually building
the boards! Marc was there through it all and he's still there,
building these beautiful Owl replicas."
THE OWL SHOP IN SUMMERLAND 1965
Marc surfing for Owl at a local Stanley's contest.
THANKS TIM!! Below are pictures of this "Golden Log"! SO NICE!! I surf with Tim. I find myself staring at that board often. It is 9'10" X 22"
Tim also has this "Son of Sam" replica I shot.
Thank you for sharing TIM!!!
THE OWL SHOP IN SUMMERLAND 1965
Marc surfing for Owl at a local Stanley's contest.
When
I was able to speak with Marc at some length after seeing (and lusting
after) this "Golden Log" at the recent Ventura Sacred Craft Show, he was
able to convey to utter joy of riding one of these boards again after
so many years. The traits and nuanced characteristics of this design
have to be experienced to fully understand. Andreini is one of the most
truly skilled, experienced board builders in the world. For me the
qualifier for a shaper is the ability to be open to and be able to make
any type of board. With a planer. From a raw blank. There's not that
many out there. You have to haved spanned a few generations and design
eras to absolutely understand the different boards. And add on to that
the passion for these somewhat obscure genres. Marc has made me Vaqeros
that are the result of 35 years of refining that type of craft. The
boards are flawless but certainly not for everyone. Which brings me back
to my new Andreini Owl replica. It's been 45 years since I've ridden a
board like this one but in the last two days of first trial week it
feels like I've come home. The weight, rocker and plan shape put you in a
different part of the wave. Up tight and high on the face, right in the
curl line. And unlike a wider "nose rider" outline, the speed and trim
is mind blowing. Once again I have to say that these boards are not for
everyone. They really are not that "user friendly" in a modern long
board sense, the learning curve is steeper. But like most things that
are a little out of step and closer to "pure", the rewards are great.
I'm stoked!!! Surf A Pig ....... Some Andreini links:
http://www.surfnwear.com/index.htmlTHANKS TIM!! Below are pictures of this "Golden Log"! SO NICE!! I surf with Tim. I find myself staring at that board often. It is 9'10" X 22"
Tim also has this "Son of Sam" replica I shot.
Thank you for sharing TIM!!!
3 comments:
Hye TydeJuly 5, 2009 at 9:10 PMWOW! And I was thinking of selling my Andreini. Time to reconsider. Question: what kind of fin is that on the Son of Sam? Thanks!Reply- Gnar....i rode Honey Bear's Owl spoon that Marc shaped him at Capitola last week and came back to NY and ordered one...one of the best logs I've had under my feet!Reply
- Now I heard that!!! That board of Tim's is SUPER CLEAN!! this new JP I have been shredding has me thinking of this golden log a lot less. thankfully.Reply
