Simon Patchett's Photography Debut

Patchy // 5'6 Quadkumber // GoPro Photography

Schuyler McFerran // Board Bag

Taylor Allee // Surf Thump

Almond Shop // 3-Year Anniversary

This week marks the 3-year anniversary of our home base here on Old Newport Blvd. These last few years have flown by… yet I can hardly remember life before the “Almond Shop”. We’re so thankful for all of the support, encouragement and loyalty. Without it we’d just have a weird room with surfboards in it.. and we probably would have given up long ago. The shop has been, and continues to be, a great venue for us to display the wares of our efforts and to have a dialogue with anyone who finds their way to our front-door. We’ve been blessed by a tremendous number of people, but I specifically want to thank the guys for sticking with it through the highs and lows and not always vanishing into thin air when the waves get good. So, year 4 is dedicated to Jeffrey, Taylor, Cameron, Griffin and Gully. Thanks, Dave
Illustration by Cameron Oden

Gully // Jack of All Trades

Gully, finding time to surf... between homework, fin-making, surf team, boy scouts and earning his black belt.

All in a days work for the Gull.

Andy Nieblas // Clay Wheels

Somehow, Andy and Jake are skateboarding in the Rose Parade.. keep an eye out for them this weekend.

Photos: Jake Zylstra

Rested // Relaxed // Back to Work

Hope everyone benefitted from a few days off. Excited to get back to it.

Photos: Cameron Oden

Cyrus Sutton // Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Cy! We wish you many Malibu-length noserides today!

(screen shots from Cy's Summer Fun video at the Bu)

Andy Nieblas // Mini-Simmons

Andy Nieblas giving a 5'4 Mini-Simmons a go, at 54th street, Newport Beach.

Photos: Cameron Oden

Andy Nieblas // Sunset

Andy Nieblas ducking under a little lip at Gravels.

Nathan Adams // Kick

Nathan Adams at San Onofre State Beach

Andy Nieblas // Surf Thump

Andy Nieblas with his shiny new 9'4 Surf Thump

Photo: Dylan Cox

Schuyler McFerran // Dusk

Schuyler McFerran on her signature model longboard, just after sunset.

Photo: Cameron Oden

Andy Nieblas // Surf Thump

Andy Nieblas at Broadway street on his 9'4 Surf Thump.

A brand new Surf Thump awaits you at the shop, Andy!

Consequently, the board in this photo will be available at the shop this week.

Photo: Oden

Gully | Upper Newport

Gully, going for it on some decently sizable waves in Upper Newport.

Cam's 5'8 Beach King Hull

Cam's self-shaped board is glassed and ready to go...

Cyrus Sutton Bodysurfing | Japan

I dig this shot of Cyrus handplaning in Japan last week.

Photo: Kay Matsuyama

Nathan Adams // Chris Klopf

Here's a preview of the upcoming issue of Slide Magazine:

Nate, somewhere in Central America, on his 9'6 Pintail Variation Nathan Adams Model

Photo: Chris Klopf

(one of my favorite photos ever)

Sunny Days with Rat

Here's a snap I nicked off of Aaron's fb page...

King Rad on his 9'7 Cy's Aquatic Almond

Photo: Bob Okvist

Oars by Ciro Bicudo

...canoe down a river, write poetry, and dream...