SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED: SURFBOARDS THE HEART AND SOUL OF SACRED CRAFT
Live shaping, seminars, music, art, history, movies,
board demos, family fun & good times frame the springtime surfboard extravaganza
Encinitas,Ca. - May 6, 2009 -
Surfers, state-of-the-art surfboard craftsman, world class designers, and cutting edge surf equipment manufacturers
from as far away as Rhode Island and as nearby
as Main Street
in Ventura will
descend on the Ventura County Fairgrounds May 16 & 17 for the one and only
surfboard industry smorgasbord known as Sacred Craft. A highlight of the show
will be the two, see-through shaping bays where the public is invited to watch and
experience live shaping.
The Tribute to the Masters Shape-off, presented by Channel Islands Surfboards, honors Santa
Barbara legend John Bradbury. Five select craftsman (Wayne Rich, Max McDonald, Randy Cone, Matt Moore, and Marc Andreini) will
replicate five different and uniquely classic Bradbury surfboard designs during
the two day craftsman expression session.
In the Primo Beer shaping bay, Dave Daum presents his own
special how-to seminar. Daum will walk the audience through the intricacies of
shaping. A must see for the do-it-yourselfers and backyard hobbyists, Daum's
shaping seminar is both insightful and entertaining. One lucky attendee will be
randomly selected to be the recipient of Daum's finished shapes. Also on the
schedule is 25-year old shaper Ian Zamora. Zamora represents the new breed of foam
craftsman. John Birchim of JayaWave will be crafting a wooden Alaia for the
crowd. On Sunday Gerry Lopez is scheduled to put the sanding block to foam as
he sculpts a blank. Come out and watch a true legend, Mr. Pipeline, cakewalk
around the shaping bay.
Sacred Craft seminars presented by Bubble Gum Surf Wax include Miki Dora biographer David Rensin, Jeremy Sherwin on surfboard
sustainability, the Groundswell Society on surfboard design and the swordfish, UCSD's
Benjamin Thompson on surfboard flex R&D on a shoestring budget,and artist Drew
Brophy demonstrates the ease with each you can personalize your own surfboard, plus
others TBA. Seminars take place in the Bubble Gum Surf Wax seminar room @ McBride
Hall.
The public is urged to bring their old landfill bound
surfboards to the ReRip.com surfboard recycling booth. Other exciting
attractions will greet the public including Ashley Lloyd, Mattson 2, Joey Peat,
and Shane Stoneman all of whom will grace the musical stage on the green. MyGym Ventura has fun activites for toddlers& kids; SURFER magazine presents an historical exhibit, surf
movies loop overhead; vendors offer great surf art; Gerry Lopez will be signing his book "Surf Is Where You Find It" in the Patagonia booth; and, of course, the
greatest collection of contemporary surfboards in the world.
Come join us at SACRED CRAFT, a hot rod show for surfboards with an old school surf shop vibe.
The Ventura SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo is May 16
& 17 @ the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
$5 admission each day - U16 Free Fairground gates open to the public at 10AM
SACRED CRAFT VENTURA
SCHEDULE (schedule subject to change): SATURDAY MAY 16
