I got the opportunity to take the 3 hour drive down the
coast to Del Mar and attend the Boardroom Show yesterday.
The main reason I wanted to go was to see the 4 surfboards
built for the Ultimate Craftsman project. Basic premise... 4 guys each build a
surfboard of their choosing from start to finish, no help, each guy does all
the work himself. You can see videos here.
Really, there are very few surfboard tradesmen that can do
that. Especially at the caliber and quality of the four that were chosen. All 4
of the finished boards were very impressive.
The show was very well attended and it was great to see and
talk with guys I don't get to see very often... another reason for going. One
person I was happy to see at the show was Tom Morey. We talked story a little
and reminisced. He asked "how old are you now?" "66" I said
and "you're like 10 years older than me right?" He answered "
I'm 80".
I didn't realize he had reached that age. It's hard for me
to get my head around it.... just seems like it wasn't that long ago that I had
a job working for him and we would be around each other all the time. Even though it was in the '60's. Makes me
stop, think and stare.
D.R.
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