Hot Sheet Surf Dvd Edition

June 11, 2009 | Category: surfing, Snocon News Network, hot sheet

Here you go surfers, another edition of the Hot Sheet, this time around we have two vary diverse items. First up is a dvd and second is a sweet surfboard and video for you to watch to get a broader explanation.

Surfwise

American history is filled with legendary characters who turned their backs on society, snubbing its conventions and opting for a simple, contemplative life. Like Thoreau. Kerouac. And.. Paskowitz? Well, actually, yeah. Surfwise, director Doug Pray’s 2007 documentary, tells the decidedly offbeat tale of Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz. Now in his mid-80s, the guy who calls himself “one of the few dumb Jewish doctors” was once on a big-time career track; a Stanford-educated physician, he was the head of the American Medical Association in Hawaii, an expert surfer, and a strong, handsome man who often donated his services and was asked to consider a run for governor of that state. But more than 50 years ago, Paskowitz and his third wife, Juliette (his previous marriages had failed due to his own “sexual ignorance”), essentially chucked it all for the sake of family, surfing, and precious little else. They had nine children, all but one of them boys, and the entire brood lived in a 24-foot camper, traveling constantly. Money? There was precious little of that (although years later the family generated some income by establishing a popular surf camp near San Diego). Food? They managed, with Paskowitz enforcing a strict organic regimen. School? “Education be damned,” Doc said, and not one of the children ever attended classes regularly. To outsiders, it was an idyllic life; “we were not attached to the physical world at all,” says one of the (now middle-aged) kids today. But the downside was deep. Crammed into their tiny space, the children watched and listened as their parents noisily made love every single night. Driven–and sometimes abused–by their ultra-controlling, narcissistic dad, they became excellent surfers but were ill-prepared for adult life when finally, in their 20s, some of them began to leave “home.” Remarkably, they all seem relatively fine now, with real jobs in surfing, music, and the film business and a fairly clear perspective on their strange upbringing. Check out Surfwise on dvd in stock and on sale now in our online store here, or check out our stores.

And as a special treat, here is a trailer:

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The Hynson Black Night Quad Surfboard - A collaboration of Mike Hynson and Sean Mattison, the Black Knight Quad was designed to be a performance fish. Its’ quad fin configuration allows for amazing maneuverability at lightning speed. This fish performs well in bigger, juicier waves as well as smaller surf.

Check out Sean Mattison shredding and explaining our best selling quad surfboard:

Hynson Black Knight Quad by Boardworks from Surf Ride on Vimeo.

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