Archive for February, 2007

We recently got word from road tour manager/surfer/Grain enthusiast Matt Montee, that he was rolling through town with Brett Dennen. An amazing musician from Northern CA. They were in between shows and headed to Portland for a show that night. Soon after we gave Matt directions, the tour bus pulled up and spent the next hour taking the tour through the Grain shop. T-shirts and music were exchanged and later that night a bunch of us headed to Portland to watch Brett’s show. If you haven’t heard his music, make it a point to do so. You will be pleasantly surprised.
www.brettdennen.com

The band and tour manager Matt Montee before heading north to Portland.

Tom Wegener has been an idol of ours for years. If you’ve seen the surf film Sprout or read the issue of Surfers Journal with his interview in it, you’ll know why. Tom is an inspiration to surfers everywhere not only through his surfing style, but through his beautiful boards, commitment to the environment, and simple, low impact lifestyle that everyone can aspire to.

If you’d like to understand more about why wood is good, check out the two flicks he has up on YouTube. Tom clearly and soulfully explains the benefits of surfing wooden boards in only the way a master can.

Video Links:
Wegener Video Part One

Wegener Video Part Two

Check out what Tom is up to by visiting his site at www.tomwegenersurfboards.com.

The new Grain Surfboards online store is open for business.

Our full line of Home Grown surfboard kits, t-shirts, hoodies as well as kit components and the Grain manual are now available for sale online. We’ll be adding new products to the store as they become available.

All custom surfboard orders should be still be placed directly to mike@grainsurfboards.com.

We’ve got a couple new boards going in the shop right now. Local boy Natty Graham is working on a new 5′7″ Double-Winged Quad. By the looks of this template, it might be the lightest most progressive shape to come out of the Grain shop. In complete contrast to the 5′7″ Quad, we are currently working on a 12′0 Stand-up Paddle board. If all goes well, you can plan to see these designs added to the Grain Surfboards line in the future.

Here’s a brand new 10′0 Waterlog just about ready to leave the Grain Surfboards shop. It will be the first board we’ve built to have it’s home based in Texas, but word has it that the board will be spending a lot of time in the waters of Southern California. Malibu always looked more fun than those tanker wakes anyway. Images below for your enjoyment.