Ho Ho Ho .... Merry Xmas to you all !

Christiaan & I would just like to take time to wish you all a very merry Xmas & a Happy New Year !
Heres to a year of perfect waves & even better rhubarb crumble !!

Surf Art

Found this whilst trawling the tinternet , Good to see others enjoying not only the practical use of ply but revelling in their intrinsic beauty dead or alive .. Artist is Ben Cook .. could find a contact email but would be good to hear from him if he reads this ..

http://bencookartist.tumblr.com/post/54545655/bellyboard-landscape-2008-recycled-plywood

Come back summer .. all is forgiven !

After moaning so much about how crappy our summer was for weather & waves I sure do miss it now as we dodge the snow & NE winds !!

Calling all invisibles!!!

Hello all you ply peepers out there!

John and I are so happy to be engaging with so many lovely passionate prone peeps, but we would love to encourage more interaction on the blog from the visitors to prone to belly.
We are striving to create something which documents and celebrates the multiple perspectives that you all have on prone surf riding and we can't do this without you.

So this is a call to action!
Whilst the cold winter winds are keeping us confined to our cosy, comfy chairs, please take the time to share with us and educate us all, on your own prone surfing experience/perspective.
We know you might be shy, but once you have made one comment, I assure you that it will become strangely addictive and mass collaboration will enable the formation of a balanced view of this stoke fuelled ply & paulonia party!
We have many invisible watchers, whom we would like to become active contributors. Traditional surf-riding is all be about inclusivity and we are certainly keen to nurture a community approach.
It's much more fun if we do things together.... so step up and share the stoke!

Dick Pearce (manufacturer of wooden bellyboards from the 1960's to present)

The Life of Ply

Here is The Life of Ply awarded 'Most Inspirational film' by Mark Kermode at the Board Shorts event, Cornwall Film Festival 2008. The film features the talents of the wonderful Dorothy and Peter Long, as well as some beautiful music from 'The Loose Salute' http://www.theloosesalute.com.
I hope it fires your soul, stay stoked, Christiaan.

A Life of Ply inspires all.

News Splash:
'The Life of Ply', a film by Christiaan Bailey, featuring the talents of Dorothy (aka: Dot) and Peter Long, was voted the 'Most Inspirational Film' of the Board Shorts screening event as part of the Cornwall Film Festival.
The prize, sponsored by Leap (www.leapmedia.co.uk) and awarded by a panel of highly respected judges, was accepted by Dorothy Long from Mark Kermode (BBC, Respected Film Critic), on behalf of Ocean Motion Pictures and Christiaan Bailey, to a tremendous clamour of cheers, clapping, wolf whistles (Dot's still got the magic!), and hoots from the very appreciative crowd.
The award winning film will be available to view on this blog very soon!
Stay stoked everyone!