Cardiff by the Sea’s Devon Howard rides a Tyler Surfboards 9’6″ Double Stepdeck, with 10″ 4A Greenough single-fin. The outline of this board was inspired by those being ridden by Nat Young, Bob McTavish, Russell Hughes, Peter Drouyn, and Midget Farrelly in the 1967 surf film Hot Generation, by Paul Witzig. The Double Stepdeck is a heavy, traditional longboard shaped by Tyler Hatzikian, glassed with 10 oz. Volan, however the scooped out nose and tail deck areas allow for the board to flex and twist through sections. Watch how the board bends and flexes as Devon steers it in and around sections to maintain optimum trim speed.
For sheer wacky foolishness, there are probably cities that can come close to San Francisco. They can put on their flash mob pillow fights and bad Santa pub crawls.
But when it comes to organized, structured wacky foolishness, no one is even close. It’s just another reason to love this place.
As evidence we give you the Bring Your Own Big Wheel race/demolition derby down the steep switchbacks of Vermont Street on Potrero Hill. On Easter Sunday some 1,500 contestants  … More
Recap of last Friday’s event held at Arnette HQ in Encinitas. Kicked off with a skate demo by Arnette riders’ Willy Santos and Pat Duffy to bring in the crowd, this event started the weekend early for North County. Arnette arranged catering with Wahoos Fish Tacos and music from Boom Movement and associated DJs Ryan Condrick, Tyler Kalin, and Norm Wockwell. Hosted by Willy Santos, The Street Fighter “The New Challengers” competition began as the sun faded. A live feed displayed the action of the Street Fighter rounds for the crowd to take in and worthy prizes from Arnette and Boom were presented for the top 3 fighters!