10th Annual Wooden Boards Day

The 10th Annual Wooden Boards Day is set down for this Sunday August 5th 2018 at Currumbin Alley AU, Grant Newby the event organiser is a great guy and would love to see ya there, bring along your wooden boards, your lunch and a few stories and you will have a fantastic day, more info at http://woodensurfboards.blogspot.co.nz/ Mike C.

Wooden Boards Day

Another great event by Grant Newby, Gold Coast AU, Mike C.

beginings

Just a small thanks to Grant Newby, the founder of The Alley Fish Fry and the reason why I started TCFF in NZ, such an amazing guy and a great event, Grant has taken a few years off The Alley Fish Fry but I reckon we can get him to start it up again, no pressure mate!, cheers again, Mike C.

big success

Spoke to Grant 'Big Fish' Newby today after his 7th Annual Wooden Boards Day yesterday on the Gold Coast, it was a huge success once again, 'Great day, great weather, 24c, great day all round!' Grant, more info at http://woodensurfboards.blogspot.co.nz/ Mike C.

Aussie Wood

The 7th Annual Wooden Surfboards Show & Ride Day is set down for the 7th of August 2015, Currumbin Alley, Gold Coast AU, the man behind this event and The Alley Fish Fry is Grant Newby, longtime friend and very talented board builder, will be another great day, Grant's email is grantnewby@bigpond.com Mike C.

the big fish

Been great having Grant 'Big Fish' Newby over from Australia for the 2015 Cove Fish Fry and hanging out with him in the surf, what an amazing guy, blessed, Mike C.

weekend warrior

Massive weekend coming up, The Polar Bear surf contest is on both days at Sandy Bay with a music fest on Saturday night featuring WAVEPIG (local surf punk band), The Bream Bay Sliders are having their Mid-Winter Festival of Surfing comp on Sunday at Waipu Cove (home of The Cove Fish Fry) and The Wooden Boards Day is on Sunday at The Alley in Currumbin, AU, what a great line up of events, Mike C.

wooden boards day 2014

Don't forget this year's Wooden Boards Day it is set down for Sunday August 3rd 2014 at Currumbin Alley on the Gold Coast, AU, Grant Newby the event organiser has a great blog http://woodensurfboards.blogspot.co.nz/ go check it out, Mike C.

wooden boards day AU

This year's Wooden Boards Day is set down for Sunday August 3rd 2014 at Currumbin Alley AU, Grant Newby the event organiser is a great guy and would love to see ya there, bring along your wooden boards, your lunch and a few stories and you will have a fantastic day, more info at http://woodensurfboards.blogspot.co.nz/ Mike C.

Wanda Fish Fry 2013

Been talking to Ben DiDonato, Wanda Fish Fry organiser from Cronulla, Australia, Ben has sent some words about the day and a link to an online gallery, so here ya have it !

'The 2013 Wanda Fish Fry is done for another year, What a day!
On first light it looked to be a beautiful day, then the southerly blew, we were on location a little early to set up, pitched the tent and got some boards, then council asked us move as the clubbies had booked the grass for an event, on que it bucketed down.

Still being the faith filled guy that I am, we moved to the grassy knoll across the road took shelter in the tent with Stephen from Mako boards, Adam from tree house shapes and Robbie Marshall (self labeled) it looked dismal, 40minutes later a few more shapers arrived and so did the sun!!!, it was perfect timing!, we were on!
This year ended up being the biggest so far, with 12 shapers and collectors bringing a total of 86 boards, fishes, logs, finless, mini Simmons and 70s singles which seemed to be the popular choice of board this year, even had a little hand crafted goods area with hand planes by Lupo Di Mare and board bags by Gonzo Lizard.

The whole day went really well, positive feed back throughout the day.
I want to thank everyone that came and was involved in making the day fun and interesting, you know who you are, a special thanks goes to my wife for supporting my crazy dreams, George G. for filming and Richard from 3rd Shade surfboards for coming straight from a 24hour flight with kids from the U.K and pushing through the jet lag', Ben.

THANKS BEN and here is the link https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-VWufWTINNBSWYxaUFYcDdvWEU&usp=sharing

my first fry

This is a link to an online gallery of my first Fish Fry adventure, The Alley Fish Fry 2009, I have been lucky to attend four Alley Fish Fry events and each one was a roaring success thanks to organiser Grant Newby's love of the fish surfboard and open minded approach to surfing, Mike C.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39163347@N02/

prono paradiso

The ancient Polynesians recognised differing forms of riding waves, from lying on small boards, to standing on 16 foot Olo boards, to surfing with nothing more than ones own body!, one common thread linked all these diverse forms of surfing, the ancients were all STOKED!, today, there are small pockets of folks who embrace these modes of surfing, not because they can't rip on a modern board, but because it's great fun!, diversity is a fantastic laugh!, Prono Paradiso aims to bring together all types of people who like wave riding on their bellies, and folk who think they might like to have a go, even if you've never tried surfing, you're bound to enjoy the diversity of wave riding found at Prono Paradiso.

Grab your surfcraft and fins (or just bring your wettie or budgie-smugglers) and enjoy the party-wave at Prono Paradiso ! http://party-wave.blogspot.com/

kiwi fish maker

John Sutcliffe is a backyard surfboard builder from Mangawhai NZ, (above) John at The Wooden Boards Day in Currumbin AU a couple of years ago showcasing his Kahikatea full bodied twin keel fish, John is planning to bring along an array of handmade wooden boards to The Cove Fish Fry, another interesting addition to the days line up, Mike C.

AU bodysurf guru

Australian bodysurfing guru Jason Cuthbert has booked his flights to attend The Cove Fish Fry next year, I met Jas at the Alley Fish Fry a few years ago, really interesting guy with loads of bodysurfing equipment and waveriding experience, a real waterman who can make a wavecraft out of just about anything, even a toilet lid (middle photo above), he will be a great guy to talk to about handplanes, mats and cubits, Mike C.