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Got to hang out with some of my buddies for Father’s Day!

Shane, Noah, and Koda are unquestionably one of surfing’s greatest father-son squads. From the legacy of Shane to the natural endowment of his frothy groms, Noah and Koda, the entire family is brimming with humble talent.

The three amigos can be found practically every day ripping the variety of breaks around their home on the North Shore of Oahu. It’s much less often, however, to see the three shredding together so far from Hawaiian soil. Recently, the trio made time to surf a standing wave while on a layover at the Munich airport in Germany. And the show that ensued was amazing, to say the very least.

“This deep-water standing wave is one of a kind in its ability to deliver a quality wave, safe environment to learn, and cost-effective solution to supplying waves to the masses,” said the filmmaker, Aaron Leiber. “Not to mention, a lot of fun for Shane, Noah, and Koda, who you can see are having blast slashing away at this modern day wave pool.”

While there’s a sense of excitement associated with man-made waves at the moment, it’s important to recognize the technology is still very much in its adolescence. By the time Noah and Koda are adults, artificial surf will be quite the norm and held to a much greater scale and quality, mind you. Come to think of it, Noah and Koda will likely be excellent candidates if professional surfing were to choose an Olympic future in man-made waves. But I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

 

These are some really cool BBQ’s!

 

Great guitar chairs for the Man Cave!

Beautiful Celebration ofKen Auster‘s life today.
The event was packed with friends, family, buddies from Ken’s college days, students and work colleagues. Ken was an extremely talented and prolific artist. Ken was also a great waterman. He will be missed, but he will definitely live on in our memories and in the amazing body of artwork he has left as his legacy.

 

Have you ever wanted to drop everything and live on the beach and paint all day long? It takes courage and a true passionate love to make such a step. 

We love to hear about the great things that Old Guys are doing to further prove that Old Guys Rule. There are so many different endeavors that Old Guys are pursuing and we can't keep track of everyone, but we'd love to try. Are there Old Guys that you know who are doing great things? Please tell us about it on our Facebook page so that we can share it with our friends.

Here's a story we received from a friend this last week. With his permission, we are sharing it here.

I am 51 years old, and until last summer it had been 25 years or so that I hadn't had the opportunity to surf. Life happened. I live in Arizona now, but grew up on the Jersey shore, you can figure out the rest. I still miss my Maui Duke Kahannamuko 9'4" longboard. I went to a California Company 7'1". Much faster, plus I only weighed 123 lbs. Throughout my life's work, I've found the time and desire to return to the ocean. It was always a healer for me when things didn't make much sense.

Spring is here and hibernation is over, even for the burliest Old Guys. With record high temps around the country, it's time to get your grill on.

Here's a site we love. Surfline.com. It gives you real-time surf reports from around the globe. Plus you get to see various surf locations via the site's online cameras.