THE DEEP END – A Skateboarding Exhibition 

A collaboration with the launching of “Seventyseven”, a new company producing handcrafted custom skatedecks, Photographs from a Pool Session in Ventura, California 1975 by Richard Harvey and Skate Art by Jarro Dartnell.

Friday 13th April, doors open at 5 pm and Saturday 14th April from 9.30 am.

Harvey Surf Gallery, 10 Pacific Ave Miami, Gold Coast

Andy Cooper, creator of Seventyseven says he discovered Skateboarding in the Summer of 1977. A year in which the sport took a quantum leap when the “Z Boys”, riding empty swimming pools started to leave the coping and gave birth to the aerial manoeuvre that would in time revolutionize the sport, and influence both surfing and snowboarding.

Seventyseven is producing skatedecks that carry a sense of pride and a style that is unique and evolving. “We want our customers to have the freedom to design for themselves their own unique rides by choosing from a range of shapes, colours and styles. Our skatedecks are rideable works of art and our brand is a point of difference in the Skateboarding spectrum.”

“Ride Different”

Fin combinations are pretty varied, single for more glide then increase the side fin size and reduce the centre back fin for turning.  Twin fins, thrusters and an extra set of plugs can be added to a custom order to make it a quad. This one has a bit of everything. So you can have “that fruit salad surfing feeling”.

Dont ride it too big as it already has width for stability and fuller rails for added buoyancy. This one is 6’5″ x 22″ x 2 3/4″

Lime Green tint on bottom and rails, multi coloured resin deck panel, finish coated and polished. All you have to do is choose your fin combo (fins extra) $890 Available in the studio now.

For more about shaping your own Alaia check out www.surfboardshapersworkshop.com

Always like it when those orders come through, people wanting to buy craftsmanship rather than at a price.

Here is a sneak peek at what’s been finished so far.

“Moon over Burleigh”

“Summer Day at Cabarita”

“Coastal Banksia at North Burleigh”

“4th Avenue Burleigh Heads”

“Burleigh Corner”

Suitable for shaping, repairs or display.

Comes partially assembled, needs side support plates screw on (screws included)

Stable and lightweight, all timber with padded top, colour white / timber.

Size 900 mm long (when assembled), 900 mm high, 500 mm wide base

Suitable for all sized boards.

Comes boxed with screws ready to assemble.

$175 plus freight (depending on destination) See The Shop, please email for freight quote before ordering.

That’s quite a mouth full, Carbon and Balsa Fin Plug Support Plates. But this is how it works. Plugs, particularly the side plugs take all the impact, and as most plugs don’t have any sideways support, this ends up with broken plugs. So some plug manufacturers have developed plugs which incorporate support, but have only fixed angles in which the plug can be installed. So to overcome this dilemma I have designed a two part installation. The base gets glassed in when the bottom is laminated, this base is a similar shape to an existing system so no new jigs are required. Then the plugs are installed when the board is finished being glassed. The advantage of this two step installation is that the angle of the plugs can be adjusted for variation in the bottom designs, such as concaves or bonzers. The balsa base gives greater strength than hi density foam as the fibre directs the energy lengthways, and the carbon surface gives lateral support. Great looking, easy to install and uses standard, readily available plugs. A winner all round. Soon to be available for sale to manufacturers.