It's pretty small right now but you should have been here yesterday...

Who got some of that afternoon bump yesterday??? Steve called it, "waves should show up at 2". I was out of the shop at 3, in the water 20 minutes later catching some solid waist high waves!!! It felt so good to be on something under than 10 feet. I grabbed a second session right before dark with Steve at the Wall. Suckers was sucking and when I got home I had to take a shower because I had so much sand in my wetsuit!!! I woke up this morning expecting some more of the same but I was only able to find some knee high ones.

The big question on everyones mind is "what is the remnant low formally known as TS Colin going to give us???" Well gang we got that information for you but this time it ain't free!!! We've been watching the models, and checking the buoys and we know what's up. If you want the scoop you gotta swing by the shop and ask. Well give you the heads up but if you really want the privileged, insider knowledge it's gonna cost you a brownie, cupcake, or something else in that category...

The US Open of Surfing continues to roll on and the Brazilians are killing it! Jordy is ripping and the big heat is still to come. Brett Simpson vs Dane Reynolds. It's gonna be a good one, local knowledge against the man who shines in chest high beach break. That is going to be the 8th heat in the round of 16. Heat 5 in the water now so be ready for fireworks in about an hour.

Out of nowhere we have some used longboards!!! After months of turning people away we got five right now. Waves are on the way so get here fast while we got some boards.

Prices range form $300 - $600

9'0 Stewart Hydro Hull in epoxy

8'8 South Point Shaper in epoxy

9'6 Doyle in traditional poly

9'2 NSP in epoxy super clean

9'2 NSP in epoxy seen some use

Call or stop by for more info...

Found this on Thrasher and we posted it on Facebook the other day but if you missed it check it HERE. Turf Skatepark Uncovered!!! And while you're over at Thrasher you got to look at THESE pictures from the Vans dudes skating Bucky's Bowl.

BACK TO SCHOOL MADNESS!!!

The VAN having some Summer Fun...

WOW, nothing like a ninety degree day and 100% humidity. On a day like today you can stay hydrated by just breathing! Gotta love those dog days of summer, especially when it's getting close to being over. The back to school season is upon us and I have to tell you our selection of EVERYTHING is better now than it ever has been before!!! I'm not just blabbing, I really mean it!!! We really have everything you need under one roof. From the feet up we got you covered. Your kids will be stoked because they'll be getting the cool stuff that all the other kids will be jealous of. To sum it up, IT'S ALL HERE, AND IT WILL PE PAIN FREE FOR YOU AND YOUR KIDS!!! Here are some photos of some of the newest stuff!

Our shoes selection is ridiculous, Vans is taking over and we now have two sections of the shoe wall dedicated to them. Fresh kicks also just came in from Emerica, Es, DVS, Supra, and I Paths are on the way!!!

Our Volcom selection is insane for men and kids! Tees, flannels, hoodies, jeans, chinos, cords, socks, belts, and hats. Add in other brands like Matix, Altamont, Krew, and Nixon and our selection is unbeatable.

The next thing your probably going to be requiring is a new BACKPACK and fear not for we have you covered in that department to!!! Bags from NIXON, Volcom, Burton, Emerica, Es and Etnies.

US Open of Surfing LIVE NOW HERE. The waves look fun but the skatepark looks better. Check it all out and watch some HD Live action!!!

A Pulse of Fresh Swell?.?.?. and The Bathing Machine

And so it starts... our first possibility of some tropical activity has been predicted. Tropical Storm Colin is cruising towards the east coast in a weak, unorganized fashion. Even though it's way to early to tell anything, people are already making crazy predictions and talking about head plus waves on the way. The buzz is back and you can hear it at the coffee shop and see it on the web at surfline and facebook. TS Colin is giving us the possibility of waves. I'll take that for now and sit tight and see what happens. What has caught my eye is the large system that just came off the western coast of Africa. Now if that thing gets organized then I'll really have something to talk about! Danielle I'm here in NH waiting for you, come give me a smooch!

Pioneers history lesson... Bathing Machines???

When I came into the shop today Steve started telling me about bathing machines. I've know Stevie long enough now to follow his tangents but I have to be honest, he lost me on this one. He pointed me at this website and away I went to learn the history of the so called bathing machine. I'll try and keep my description brief.

In the picture you can see it's basically a changing shack on a wheels. The bather would climb on in and put on his or her swimming suit. While that was happening the attendant/driver would use a horse to pull the bathing machine into water that was deep enough to be level with the carriage platform. The horse would then be attached to the other side of the carriage an a set of stairs would be placed on the ocean facing side. The bather would then exit the changing room and plunge into the water or the dipper/attendant would dip the bather, sometinmes rather roughly. When the bather had enough they would climb the stairs back to the changing room and proceed to put their beach gear back on. The attendant would then pull the carriage out of the ocean using the horse and then place the horse back on the ocean side. The bather would exit the bathing carriage in their Sunday's best and make their way back to the beach.

Remember at this point in history men and women were segregated on beaches and the bathing suits worn by women left everything to the imagination. (This was the law in England until 1901.) To allow women to change into their bathing suits in private and be able to enjoy the healing benefits of saltwater "without violating Victorian notions of modesty," the bathing machine was invented. According to the sources I've encountered, Benjamin Beale at Margate, Kent developed one of the first bathing machines sometime in the first half of the 1700s. Ocean bathing was commonly prescribed by doctors to combat against fainting, TB, and other know ailments.

Pretty crazy that people would go to this extent just to take a dip, but bathing houses were the rage back then and if you had some coin and wanted a little ocean swim this was your only option. Steve commented that the fish houses we have dotting our coast today are the modern incarnation of the long forgotten bathing machine. I hope that you found this as interesting and strange as I did and that you feel empowered to create your own bathing machine and kick it truely old school with me at the beach sometime. I'll be the guy in the porter potty duct taped to the red radio flyer and Stevie will be my dipper, you can't miss us.

Speaking of that time of year again UGGs are back in stock in FULL FORCE!!! Classics in tall, short, kids, lots of colors, lots of sizes. Grey is so hot right now and we have full size runs. As fall get closer our UGG selection will get smaller. If you want it to be a sure thing now is the time, strike while the UGGs are HOT!!!

Lots of skate product in the door today too. Powell decks, Bones wheels, and Bones bearings. The Bones skatepark formulas are hands down the best park wheel available. Try a pair and you'll never skate anything else at Rye again. Also come in and we can build you up a replica of the exact board that Nolan skates. You may not be able to skate anything like him but you have the opportunity to look just like him.

Skatepark tonight! Who's coming? Be there at 7ish.....

Nora & Nolan shine at the X-Games

So the biggest action sports event of the year has come and gone but the showings our team riders put in have us brimming with pride. Nora put down some great runs on Friday night and claimed the sixth place position in ladies Vert! Saturday Nolan qualified first in his heat for the skatepark prelims. He skated like an animal yesterday and just missed making the finals by a fraction of a point. In the end he placed 6th and did it all padless. Both of our kids were rocking Pioneers loud and proud and we can't wait to give them some high fives and incentives when they make it back East! Photos of the two in action are tough to come by but I found this great one of Nolan blasting a frontside boneless!! Congrats Team!!

Zoo York just turned Chaz Ortiz pro and we have his new pro model and some limited edition Chaz Ortiz gatorades to go along with them! Come grab a board and Gatorade combo pack while we still have a few kicking around.

Surfrider Beach Sweep this Saturday at the Wall starting at 5pm. Should be a good time if you can make it. Later this month the Pioneers Crew will be doing a clean up at Jenness. That is going to be on the 21st and I'll give you plenty of reminders before then.

Bella Rose, my favorite restaurant, has some fish tacos up on their special board. It's no secret that they have the best pizza on the seacoast but who knew they could cook up some mean mexican too. I highly recommend swinging by the shop for a new Pioneers Jersey and grabbing some fish taco while you're here.

Some of the best skateboarding I've seen in a long time. How about Hewitt's Frontside Boneless??? So Dirty!!!!

We're here till 7. Swing by, say hello, and kick it for a while!!!

NORA!!!!!!!!!

Today is Nora's day, she is hunting down her first X Games medal!!! Pioneers is so proud to have Nora representing us in LA right now and we couldn't be happier with our newest team rider, friend, and employee. Over the past few months we've seen her talent skyrocket and we know she is going to OWN IT TONIGHT! Live coverage of the Women's Vert Final starts at 5:15 pm tonight and you can watch it HERE on ESPN3. Hit her up on facebook HERE and show some support, let her know the Seacoast community has her back! Nolan Monroe, one of our other team skaters is an alternate in the men's park contest. Only time will tell if he will be called up to compete but if it happens Nolan will be ready! The schedule, the action, and all the highlights can be found HERE on ESPN's website.

Looks like we got a nice weekend in front of us. Sunny and about 80 for the next three days in a row. Waves... not so much. Ankle to shin all weekend long with the possibility of an occasional knee high set here and there. A few of the surf forecasting sights are showing a possible bump for Monday morning and you can bet we'll be keeping an eye on that. Still no major activity in the tropics to speak of. The two systems that did develop zigged when they should have zagged and left us with nothing. A repeat of Bill would be nice but better than that would be multiple repeats of Bill. All we can do now is enjoy our knee high windsell and think of things to come... remember it ain't often it gets that good here but when it does there is no place you'd rather be...

The VAN helps you remember there is no place like home...

What a great weekend to go skate, watch this, get hyped, get rad!!!

The Boston Skatepark Hoax...

Hank has finally investigated something worth while. The Boston Skatepark, you know the one that was supposed to be completed in 2006, then 2008, later guaranteed for 2009, and now that 2010 is here were still where we were in 2000. Watch the quick little video HERE and be amazed by the amount of B.S. that these nice folks from the CRC are feeding us. Over 2.5 million raised and nothing has happened yet, they haven't been given the rights to the land or even tested the soil they believe to be toxic. Lots and lots of red tape and a mountainous political landscape to navigate here. The joke is the Boston Mob has some bodies buried under that bridge and they don't want no one digging under that bridge...

Steve had a good point, let's take all that money, let's find a new spot, and get this damn park built! If they haven't got it together in 10 years how much longer is it going to take. You watch this video and you can tell these people really have no idea what to say about anything. The lady from the CRC says skaters need to understand "things don't happen overnight" but 10 years? Seriously? I think it's time for some answers, some action, and a skatepark. I think Hank has done a good job here and I hope this little spotlight on the Boston Skatepark will light a fire under the right feet. So spread the word, share this video, and keep an eye on the situation.

Just found this update from the Charles River Skatepark website HERE.

World Premier August 17th, in the shop shortly after. Get Amped!!!

Little tiny waves right now, gonna be a good one for family night! Don't forget Mike V. and Duane "the master of disaster" Peters at Rye tonight. Go watch or skate. DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plastiki

FYI it's flat...

So let's get into the Plastiki!!! A sailboat designed to be a floating showroom of non-emitting futurist ideas that are simple, elegant and wholly attainable. The boat's buoyancy comes from some 12,000 plastic bottles and it's frame, sails, cabin, and rigging are made up of recycled and reclaimed materials. All the power on the boat comes from the Sun and from human strength. The Plastiki website is a wealth of knowledge, photos, and videos from the boat's concept to it's maiden voyage. The Plastiki sailed from San Francisco, California to Sydney Australia straight through the North Pacific Garbage Patch. An amazing journey with a great purpose. Reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink! If you got some time spend some time on this site. Explore the boat, meet the crew, track their journey, read their blog, understand their mission, learn something new. PLASTIKI!!

This video is something to ponder... how life began, how life could end. The amount of time invested in this project must be monumental. Watch it, enjoy it, think about it...

Local DIY park in wormtown, my hometown. All you need is a little crete and some friends.

Cardiff Kook gets owned!!! Meet the guerrilla artists HERE.

If there are no waves here you might as well watch these highlights from SA and get stoked for the future when there are waves!!!!!!!!! Stay up the event HERE.

3D Skateboarding!!!

Well folks, the cold hard truth is coming out today... we're staring down the barrel of an extended flat spell. The 7 day forecast doesn't have much hope and with a high sitting right over us it could be a little bit before we see some waves again. I got on it early again today just to get a few more while I could. Not a whole lot out there but I managed to get into a couple. The stiff west wind has blown all the nice warm water out to sea and I'm guessing the temps are somewhere around 65 degrees now. Trunks probably weren't the best call this morning... Someone said the 3rd week of August should be firing though so look forward to that. The plus side to the flatness is sunny days and mild humidity.

Short and fat, generally not two things you look for together, but realize it or not that's exactly what's happening in the surf world. Boards are getting shorter and fatter. Folks like Dane Reynolds and Matt Biolis know what's up. They have been riding and shaping little stubbies for a while now. Dane has certainly been stepping out of the box with his board quiver on the ASP Dream tour and the fact that he's being successful is making it ok for everyone else to do. "When in doubt do what Dane does", drop 4 inches in length and add one in width. Matt Biolis has been on this program long enough to know what's up. With boards like the Round Nose Fish, Motivator, Blunt, Plank, Rocket, Stealth, etc. he pretty much has everything you need. I'm a believer and sometimes I feel like the above boards were specifically designed for NH. Check out TransWorld Surf for the full article and if it make sense swing by and check out some of the Lost boards I listed above. Build that quiver and make your boards work for you!!!

It's happening soon! Here is a little pre X hype!

Dudes, the future is closer than you think... watch skateboarding in 3D on your computer!!! Check it out HERE and if you don't have any 3D glasses Rune will walk you through the steps on how to make your own pair right before he destroys the pool!!!

DC SHOES Fresh in!!!!

Forget the surf for now and go skate. Maybe I'll be wrong and we'll have waves sooner than I think!

Day One

Picture perfect... p. GITV

Well gang this past weekend was a good one. The Pioneers crew was up and at it early!!! Our 7am beach sweep was one of our best ever. Tons of people made it down and we picked up alot of trash! Vans provided a bunch of gear and everyone left with something. After the beach was cleaned most of us jumped in and grabbed a few little peelers just to start the day off right! The shop was cranking all day, tons of folks in and out both on their way to surf and skate. As soon as the lights to the open sign were extinguished we were off to New Market to help our good friends Todo Bien celebrate the release of their new full length album. It was a great time and the music was great. I can't wait for the private show in September. We have a few copies of the new CD here at the shop so if you missed the show hurry over and ask for one, we'll hook it up.

Grom AM session. p. GITV

Yesterday was one of those days that just ruled! Little waves, tons of sunshine, and not a whole lot to do. I spent a bunch of time in the water and kickin it with the homies. It felt so good to just trunk it on the 10'0 and not really have a care in the world. My girl, Jess, has been riding one of my lost fishes and things are really starting to click for her. She managed to catch a handful of wave and her stoke was contagious!!! My biggest accomplishment of the day was managing to stay sunburn free, epic!

Captain Ralph reporting for duty on day one. p. GITV

I got while the getting was good this morning and scored really good longboard waves. Thanks to the 10'0 Stewart today was another fun day of waves. It was also an important day for one of Hampton's finest. For most people the first of the year is January 1st, but for Ralph, today is the first day of his year. Today was day number 1 of 365 days of consecutive surf. That's right, starting today Ralph will be surfing no matter what for the next year. His brand new black beauty in hand and a bunch of groms to send him off, Ralph got the first of many waves. His mission is to raise money for the Molly Rowlee Foundation and to remember all those that we have lost to cancer. Check CatchaWaveforMolly.com for all the info and follow Ralph's journey through Ralph'sPic.com.

Who's game?

I know I already blogged about the new Taylor Steel film Castles in the Sky but I just want to say WOW one more time... Iceland, I want to know you... Get your copy here!

Every once in a while the water gets so clear and so warm I have to just stop and admire it. Today was one of those days... This photo, like the ones above, were taken this morning by GITV and this is really how the water looks. No photoshop, no color added, the water really is this epic right now. If you didn't know any better you might just think this was somewhere tropical but it's not, it's home. Appreciate it!!!

This is SKATEBOARDING!!!!!!!

Dave on Thrashers 5 sequence page! Grind up to blunt, hard flip out??? No problem!

GET SOME!!!!!!!

Castles in the Sky

Water bottles and hats from Vans for everyone that shows up!

It's Friday and the weekend starts at 5pm!!! Lots of fun stuff going down too. Little tiny waves all weekend, beach clean up, video premier, and the Todo Bien record release party at the Stone Church in Newmarket. If you need help planning the whole thing here's how it should go.

5pm Friday. clock out and head home. grab some dinner, a beverage, and head to the beach for a sunset walk and a Beach Plum ice cream. turn in early, tomorrow is a full day.

7am Saturday. be at the Wall to hang out with the Pioneers Crew to pick up trash and get some longboard waves

9am breakfast at KB's, let the tide drop back out and get another longboard session

12pm work on you tan, strut your stuff along the freshly cleaned Wall, grab an Acia bowl from the secret spot for lunch.

2pm third longboard session followed by a nap.

6pm pack it in, get freshened up and get some suppah.

8pm Get to the Stone Church for the Todo Bien show/record release party. Beverage up and groove down.

11pm Pick up some late night eats at Gilly's in Portmouth on the ride home

8am Sunday. Wake up late, eat a full breakfast and head to the beach for longboard waves all day!!!

Heath is pretty much the man, his skating gets better with age. Can't wait to see his part in the new emerica video. There's no sound with this video but pick your favorite song and it will go along. If you want to keep it authentic HK skates to Morrissey's Speedway.

Cardiel set the bar in 2000, Jaws just raised it!

It's here, right now. Castles in the Sky. We got a shop copy in right now and we're being wowed... Come get a copy for yourself and get wowed on your own... Good sound track, great surfing, great travel and lifestyle footage!

Pioneers Buzzards Ripping in NYC

Go out and get some!!! We'll see you in the morning!!!

Gest Blogger

What's up fools!? Bryan scraped his fingertips on the ocean floor whilst catching a rad wave earlier today, and rendered unable to type, he relinquished his blog duties to myself, Jon Millstein: vacuum technician and skateboard fanatic. Here's what's been happening in the better boardsport recently.

GORO GETS RAD OVER GAPS

Alex Gorodourous may no longer be representing Foundation's am team, but he's still slaying spots that most of us would rather longboard past than step up to. Check Thrasher's weekly photo sequence feature for his frontside 180 degree blast over a sidewalk and onto some crusty asphalt.

Click it for the full sequence... NICE OLLIE!

LAKAI AND DVS FLOW FAUX VULC INTO THE SHOP

If you can't decide between the stiffness and additional protection of cupsole shoes and the boardfeeling, penny-saving advantages that vulcanized kicks offer, check out our new shoes from Lakai and DVS. Lakai's Lakaitning technology blends cupsole and vulc to create a sole that's flexy but solid - check it out in the new Beibel 2 LK, which we just received in a black/white/blue colorway.

DVS sent us the Getz 4, which features a similar style of hybrid sole. I couldn't find a picture of it, but if you really flex your brain muscles, you can probably imagine the shoe below in grey instead of black, and with blue lining.

MY MAN MAKES IT

Saw D-Rock Hudson's last name in a Creepshow skateboards ad of the latest Focus magazine, that's so awesome! We love Creepshow here at Pioneers, you should to. Get in bed with the Creepers HERE!!!

LONGBOARDS FOR THE LONG HAUL, ARBOR TREES AND BERTLEMANS WITH STEEZ

After you've mastered riding a skateboard, and exhausted every trick from laser heels to laybacks, you might feel ready to move on from the daily grind (literally) to something that's a little faster, and a little easier on the ankles. Longboards are cool!!!!! And we just got a bunch of them from Arbor, with some truly unique shapes that will add some bruise to your cruise.

SURF REPORT, SKATE RETORT

Longboard waves all week brah, but although the ocean's flat the concrete wave is going to be ripping. Try skateboarding if you haven't already!!!!!

Later skate-rats, S.A.D. and DON'T SLEEP!

-Jon Millstein

Points to Ponder....

"If the ocean never went flat and the girls never said no, Skateboarding would have never been invented" the most unreal dude ever....

JORDY OWNS IT ALL AT J-BAY

Well Jordy really put it together this time and in the process made some history. This was his first tour win ever and it was at home in South Africa, he is now in first place in the ASP ranking and this is the first time a South African has has led the tour since the new scoring system was introduced. Jordy is no doubt a solid force on the tour and my only question is not if, but when will Jordy win his first World title? While Jordy is crushing it Dane Reynolds is definitely the raddest guy on the tour just because he care way less than anyone else. While most competitors pumped music, stretched, and watched the competition like hawks, Dane was down the beach a bit surfing an finless board. When it came time for his heat in round four Surfer Mag called it a "meltdown as spectacular as expected". With the light side shores Dane was determined to PUNT, and punt he did all the way to a combined points total of 2.5 which gave Taj the bump to the next round. At the very least Dane is always interesting to watch and you can tell he's having fun. Click HERE to get to the heats and waves on demand!

Peter PITTED in Paradise for the last time???

In an unexpected turn of event Tavarua becomes Hunington Beach over night... Paradise Lost for the return Tavi customer or Paradise Found for anyone who can afford a plane ticket to Fiji??? In the past many waves such as Cloudbreak could only be surfed if you had permission i.e. you paid $4000 to go to a private resort for a week. In a stunning change the Fijian goverment reversed that law and made all waves open to the public. A local charger by the name of Peter Stokes was fortunate enough to be in Tavi the week prior to this decision but was unfortunate to be there for the week after the ruling too. In Peter's words "it went from 8 people in the line up to 90". That 8 to 90 change happened overnight!!! For Peter this is definitely a paradise lost situation... The Fijian government reasoning for their decision was to make Fiji a more popular surf destination, however, it sounds like their loosing customers at the moment. Click HERE to read the write up from Surfer Mag and make sure you browse the comment section too.

Barrels like the one above get you souvenirs like this. Peter in his element...

180 South!!!! It's here and it's so good. The trailer speaks for itself. Watch it, then come grab the full length copy here at the shop, get inspired and go on that mission you've always dreamed of.

Pioneers Beach Sweep this Saturday. 7am 10th street at the Wall. Tons of handouts!!!

Little waves this week, keep the log handy!!!