Diina Horo's 2x B-day at Trail 4

Words and Pics By: S. Thomas

The other day I get a text from Darren Eudaly Saying, “Diina’s B day tomorrow. Trail 4 at 12:30. Bring your board and a good time. See you there.” So my friend Thomas, a.k.a “Happy Tom” from Turbonegro and his Girl Cecilie and I hike down this long dirt trail to do some surfing and B-Day celebrating with Diina, Darren and friends. I grabbed my camera and my 70 to 300 cheapo Canon lens (that I dropped on the ground a ways back) because I knew there would be some serious longboard stunt riding. The surf was overhead but bumpy and the fog just wouldn’t bounce out. However I was right, some serious longboarding went down on the day Miss Diina was born. Zak Fritz came down and displayed style and grace while Steve Newton and Darren Eudaly were all over the place on full battle-axe attack ,along with birthday girl and shred lady of the sea Diina Horo and friend and ripper Stephanie Vigiano. Here’s what I got.


Diina Horo the Birthday girl.


It was Gloomy at the beach but the water was super warm so what ever.


Click to See Steve Newtons 1,2,3


Steve Newton's Round the way


Stephanie Vigiano,I can’t believe this girls not sponsored.


Darren Eudaly with a smooth back side top turn on a bumpy wave.


Like i said Darren was ever where. Back Hand KA-BAM!!!!


Steve Newton, text book back hand banger


Steve Newton has a good driving bottom turn.


Darren Eudaly always game to run a train.


Diina Horo, white wash roller coaster


Diina Horo, cutty at the Trail 4 cuts


If you Surf and you live by the beach you almost have to spend the day surfing on you birthday


Thomas Seltzer A.K.A. "Happy Tom" from Turbonegro came down and caught a few bumpy ones with eveyone.


Mr.Zak Fritz


I don't get to surf with Zak Fritz much but I always enjoy surfing with him when I do.


Diina's Lady friends.


Zak Fritz smooth and silent through the bump.

Noll Family ASR

Photo Via: www.normhere.com

Trippy Wetsuit

Photo: S. Thomas
This Girl had this really tripped out wetsuit.

Oh Surfing

Oh surfing how you rule me. How you make or break me. No matter how well I’m doing in life, I still need your approval. If you don’t let me have my way with you I feel less of a human being. If I don’t partake in you I feel irresponsible. Sometimes all I think about is you and it drives me crazy and other times I don’t think about you and it drives me crazy. Some times I love you and other times I hate you. As my body gets older it makes it harder to be with you and that makes me sad. Today I love you. Thank you surfing for my life.


Photo: Nick Borelli

Julie Cox interview from readymade.com

To read readymade's interview of Julie Cox go to:

http://readymade.com/projects/article/julie_cox_hdygtfaj

Surfing With, Chris Thomas, My Dad

Words and Photo by S. Thomas

I’m so lucky to have a dad that I surf with. When I was little I actually didn’t like getting up early in the morning to go surfing in the cold water of Santa Cruz. Back then the wetsuits were stiff and I never had a very good one. What motivated me to break away from cartoons and sleeping in was after my dad and I would surf we would stop at this market on the way home and my dad and I would get a snack and talk about the waves we would catch. He would get a Fosters and spicy pork skins and I would get a soda and a king size butterfingers. That was my favorite part of surfing in the beginning. Here’s a picture I took of my Dad Chris Thomas surfing in Capitola California; the very place he taught me how to surf 20 years ago.

Longboarder and Death Weasel

Longboarder and Death Weasel

Photos: Daniel Franks
Words: Steven Thomas

Here is some recent images of Jon Steel A.K.A “Death Weasel” and I taken by Daniel Franks. Jon is an amazing surfer as well as an amazing Surf photographer. I don’t know that many Surf photographers that are badass surfers that will slice the throats of waves like Steel. If you want to check out some of his surf photos be sure and check out his snaps at www.jonsteelephoto.com



Cosmic tube time for Jon Steele.
Photo: Daniel Franks


I often think of my Longboard as a battle Axe and I’m a Viking warrior and the waves are dragons.
Photo: Daniel Franks


Just a little back hand pat.
Photo: Daniel Franks


Jon in battle pit mode
Photo: Daniel Franks


Check the gut on the Nose
Photo: Daniel Franks


The waves throat bleeds for Jon’s needs. Say that ten times fast.
Photo: Daniel Franks


Routine backhand hit day in day out.
Photo: Daniel Franks


My barrel for the day
Photo: Daniel Franks


Shaka,punk rock,fury,surf session ends for Jon and I. We had a lot of fucking fun that morning