Friday :: Found Sound by Matt Correia

Since this is the first post we would love to drop-in with a classic.

Most people are familiar with the later efforts of Fleetwood Mac with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham at the helm.

Some would rather choose to aknowledge the early "Blues Years" with Peter Green as the guiding force. In this post, I want to focus on a song from the transitional period between their British blues incarnation and the mega-pop band they would become. Released as a instrumental single in 1968, Albatross marked a departure from the blues-rock they had been playing into a style very much their own.

Combining a basic blues pattern with elements of calypso music, Albatross is a beautiful moody number that is sure to evoke a dreamy seaside afternoon between the sun and the warm sand. Although the single didn't chart in America, the ambient instrumental was a huge hit in the U.K., influencing an entire generation of guitarist to come. John Lennon pays tribute to Peter Green by using same pulsating feel of Albatross on the Abbey Road song Sun King.

 

Other tracks to check out from this phase of Fleetwood Mac

- Blues in B Flat Minor (Peter Green)

- Man Of The World (Peter Green)

- Dragonfly (Danny Kirwan)

- Although The Sun Is Shining (Danny Kirwan) 

- Jewel Eyed Judy (Danny Kirwan)

- My Dream (Danny Kirwan)

For more information on the Peter Green years check out Peter Green - Man Of The World

Listen to the #1 full playlist here

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Lightning Bolt x SenhoRita Tour Surf and Yoga Camps

In 2014 SenhoRita Tours invites you to 3 surf & yoga camps at 2 stunning locations (Sponsored by Lightning Bolt)
Check it Out : http://www.senhoritatours.com/

JOB and the Pipeliner

Riding a 1970's era single fin Lightning Bolt board shaped by Gerry Lopez himself, Jamie O'Brien navigates a steep nuggety Backdoor wave to land on the January issue cover of Freesurf Magazine.

Lightning Bolt Down Jacket :: Contest

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Contest running from 28th Feb till 9th of March only applicable for the European Lightning Bolt Online Store.

Stay Wild Mag keeping it weird

We caught the kids from Stay Wild Magazine having some promo fun with one of our boards. Check them out. 

Stay Wild: Surf! from Stay Wild on Vimeo.

Winter Wonder-Lands

Our boy Christian Yeager leaning back on a vintage single fin at V-land during the North Shore's recent winter swell. (Photos by Kyle Maclennan)

Winter Wonder-Lands from Lightning Bolt on Vimeo.

Lightning Bolt at the BREAD & BUTTER ( at the L.O.C. K. )

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First Descents :: Barry Kanaiaupuni

Early on, Barry Kanaiaupuni took a unique approach to surfing that not only changed the way people rode waves but also shaped the future of board making.

There are very few people who can lay claim to new beginnings or witnessed first-hand the shift from old to new. Surfer, Barry Kanaiaupuni was an instrumental figure progressing the sport from bulkier boards and straight sliding to a whole new style signified by the ever-evolving shapes made in garages and in the back rooms of surf shops. He lived through a time where new frontiers were conquered redefining the way people rode waves and the industry that was built around it.

The "Red" - BK shaped his most memorable Bolt board for Lightning Bolt 2012 Collectors' Quiver

Looking to heroes like George Downing and Paul Strauch for inspiration, Barry paddled out for the first time at age eight. It was an easy time to be passionate about the sport living in Hawaii and benchmarking surf films as a standard from which to progress.

It wasn’t until he moved to California that things really began to explode. Barry surfed his way down the coast eventually ending up in the South Bay where he cut his teeth skinning blanks at Hobie’s in Dana Point ultimately linking up with guys like Butch Van Arsdale and Phil Edwards who helped him refine his craft. Both in and out of the water, Barry pushed boundaries earning the attention of Laurence Vincent, head of the Windansea surf club, who immediately recognized the talent of the young Hawaiian and signed him to the team.

Barry was known for doing things differently and his unorthodox way of shaping and surfing. In fact, it was he, Sam Hawk, Gary Chapman and a few others who were the first to go right at spots now known Gas Chambers and Off The Wall. “There were a lot of ground-breaking things that were going on at that time,” he adds. “No one was even surfing Backyards except us. I lived right there.” Skinnier, shorter boards made for better bottom turns and helped draw finer lines. If you ask him, he’ll tell his crew was doing it way before anybody where certain sessions at Makaha and Sunset completely redefined the sport.

BK caught by Jeff Divine back in the day

It was progression that Kanaiaupuni was best known for and the purest intentions are what drove him to turn his passion into his profession. Those who know him will likely say that back then he was in it for the right reasons and for the younger generation, hopefully they’ll read a story like this one and be inspired by one of the greatest surfers to ever evolve the sport.

Text: Dustin A. Beatty
Interview: Matt Wessen

Single Fins Shooters with the support of Lightning Bolt

Check the Vid from the second annual Single Fin Shoot Out in Newquay. We believe in a big swing to go back to the roots of why people surf and not everyone who surfs wants to grow up to be a pro surfer. Surfing because you love it!

Revolver Single Fin Shootout 2013 from karmakaze on Vimeo.

This event mixed vintage board enthusiasts, collectors, followers of Revolver Surf Shop and Hot locals who are interested in surfing something different in a contest format. It went off on Bank Holiday Monday 27/5/13 in style at Little Fistral in Newquay. Even though the rain poured and the wind did its best to chill everyone’s bones, there was a full turn out, good times and good waves.


1.Alan Stokes
2.Toby Donachie
3.Stuart Leithead
4.Jimbo Bennett

Highest place women – Alexa Poppe

Fall Winter '13 Collection

Click here to see the Lightning Bolt Fall Winter '13 LookBook - Available Soon Online

Lightning Bolt is the mark of authenticity. It has been wholly invested in a true life of growth and passion since its birth in 1970s Hawaii. We here at Lightning Bolt believe in a certain man, one who is unafraid of the untouched frontier awaiting him, whose lifestyle is that which brings him alive. It is he who knows that the most important piece any man can bear is his very own streak of adventure  all we are here to do is simply help him to finish the look.

That is why we are proud to present our Fall Winter collection for the year 2013. Once again any man can count on our buttery tri-blend fleeces, our timeless board shorts, incredibly engineered knits, and the finest and most functional wool and cashmere blends, as well a new frontier in the Aloha shirt. Our long-sleeve Winter Aloha shirt  100% cotton, with raw coconut buttons and a classic cut  offers men a piece they can be proud to wear in any occasion while feeling relaxed and looking timeless.

Our colors and prints this year are born of 50s and 60s Hawaiian interiors. We have found the most inspiring palate of sun-beaten earth tones as well as fresh bright pops fused with materials that have the tangibility of a time unforgotten. Together with our impressive spread of layering cable knits, breathable wools, and our French goose down jackets, one can find comfort, function, and style for any adventure in any location.

In 2013 Lightning Bolt has pulled together the kind of on-going story of which men have already learned the early legends, yet they cannot wait to see which new direction it will take them. Watch closely as we continue to preserve the old World and shape the new.

A Pure Source,

Lightning Bolt

Collector Boards Limited Series at 14 oz (Berlin)

Aloha

Single Fins Shooters with the support of Lightning Bolt

Again, Lightning Bolt supported the second annual Single Fin Shoot Out in Newquay, as we believe in a big swing to go back to the roots of why people surf and not everyone who surfs wants to grow up to be a pro surfer. Surfing because you love it!

This event mixed vintage board enthusiasts, collectors, followers of Revolver Surf Shop and Hot locals who are interested in surfing something different in a contest format. It went off on Bank Holiday Monday 27/5/13 in style at Little Fistral in Newquay. Even though the rain poured and the wind did its best to chill everyone’s bones, there was a full turn out, good times and good waves.

The event is the brainchild of Gee Piper and John Issac of Revolver Surf Shop, who wanted to put on a contest to celebrate the style and fun of single fin surfing. The competitor field for the day was almost as eclectic as the single fin boards that were amassed for the event. Longboarders, shortboarders and any boarders rubbed shoulders under the shelter of the windblown easy up tent, whilst hooting and hollering the best rides.

The day started with small waves trickling onto the rocks of Little Fistral Beach. As the tide receded, the swell increased and Fistral chucked up few fun waves. Being driven by a cross-shore wind the swell built as the day went on and the final was held in good overhead waves. Allowing the competitors to let loose on boards that were built before some of them were born. 

The standard of surfing was high throughout and many of the heats were close calls, but it was Toby Donachie, Alan Stokes, Stuart Leithead and Jimbo Bennett who made the final. Alan Stokes won the closely fought final despite Toby Donachie pulling out all the stops by landing a big air on a board over thirty years old.

1.Alan Stokes
2.Toby Donachie
3.Stuart Leithead
4.Jimbo Bennett
Highest place women – Alexa Poppe

The Poster of the event

 Single Fins

 Stuart Leithead

 Nick Holden trying to keep everything nailed down and running tight

 Heading to the lineup

 Action

 Action

 The Crew

 Stuart Leithead

The Gran Champion: Alan Stokes

Words: Mark Sankey
Credits: Alexa Poppe
Font: http://approachinglines.com/single-fins-shooters/

colette Camp :: Surf & Yoga with Lightning Bolt and Nike

Come grab a drink and meet Jonathan Paskowitz and Leah Kim at Emak Bakea :: Friday, June the 21st from 7PM

Vogue attends the Lightning Bolt cocktail party at colette

Lightning Bolt hosted a cocktail party at Paris boutique colette to celebrate the Collector Boards Series Program:: Limited Edition of Surfboards (Pipeliner's) Shaped by Barry Kanaiaupuni, Gerry Lopez, Rory Russell, Reno Abellira, Tom Parrish.

Check more about this project here: Collector boards series 

LIGHTNING BOLT COLLECTOR BOARDS SERIES 

:: SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION OF PIPELINERS :: 

COMING OUT

03 JUNE 

Lightning Bolt Wishes You a Swell X-Mas and a 2013 full of "Thrills not Chills"

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