Gray Ave Revisited

If you were to ask Marc Andreini who his shaping mentor and idol is, you will likely hear the name Reynolds Yater.
In the Mid 70's, Marc and Yater shared a shop on Gray Avenue in Santa Barbara. Of course you can't put two masters in the same building without alittle cross-pollination.


Photo: www.goletasurfing.com
Marc Andreini and Reynolds Yater talking rocker.

Knowing this, when Marc picked up a stack of BioFoam blanks from Seahuggers HQ this past July, we asked him if he could shape a Yater Spoon inspired single fin. Marc was stoked on the idea and we are stoked on the result, check it ->





9'1" BioFoam Andreini "Vaquero Spoon", light gray opaque tint, single fin.
ROOTS!

Give a call or come round if interested.
805.773.1855
info@seahuggers.com

An-green-ni

This past June when Marc Andreini passed through, we put a couple of BioFoam blanks and a 101 Fin Company bamboo fin in his hands and asked him to work his magic.
Behold ->


6'6" Coke bottle green, Vaquero de las Olas.


Sanded finish for speeeeeeeeeed!



Soy based BioFoam blank, and a glass-on 101 Fin Co. bamboo fin hand foiled by Marlin Bacon. Bamboo fins are light, extremely responsive and twangy offering heaps of projection and speed, and perhaps most importantly bamboo is a renewable resource.

Interested?
Give a call or drop in.
805.773.1855
info@seahuggers.com

Talking Story with Marc Andreini

Marc Andreini swung by the shop this afternoon to drop off a custom Vaquero (pictured) and to pick up some BioFoam blanks for a few customs and a couple of stock boards.
Marc is a consummate craftsmen and has a wealth of knowledge regarding surfboards and surf history. We're super stoked that he spent some time at Seahuggers HQ sharing a little bit of that wealth. Our conversation ran the gamut, covering everything from Hull design and the nuance of a Lis fish, to the challenge of riding a 12' Frye Eagle; Greenough's influence on surfing and the nature of flex. I only wish I could have captured it all on video!
It is always a pleasure to be in the company of a master, especially one as humble and full of aloha and stoke as Marc Andreini.
Big mahalo to Marc for the education.

Be Like Mike...

MP in trim. Frame grab from Alby Falzon's seminal film "Morning of the Earth"

...Michael Peterson that is, with this kine 6'0" canary yellow Andreini Vaquero 2 + 1 stubbie.







































Hand shaped using a sugar-based Ice 9 blank.
Saddle up, and trim into the sunset.
$650.00
805.773.1855