July 23rd, 2008 by evan

Here’s a preview of the Blair 8’7″ x 30″ x 4.25″ high performance stand up board. Joe shaped this from a thinner blank than I would have liked and it feels like this board should be for a person under 200 lbs. I’ve ridden it a few times and it is definitely smaller than the […]
June 2nd, 2008 by evan

I know this isn’t a stand up paddle board but this may be an addition to your surf quiver. It’s a special surfboard built by Joe Blair for older or heavier guys. Here’s what Joe has to say on the board.
March 19th, 2008 by evan

I met up with Joe Blair initially last October at Legoland in San Diego. Joe is a very animated guy and has decades of shaping experience with legends like Dick Brewer and Xanadu. Anytime I hear a shaper tell me how good their boards are I take it with a grain of salt. I finally […]
March 13th, 2008 by evan

I finally got around to getting these pictures online. I was at Ala Moana Courts the second to last week of February and had a fun but uneventful session. The tide was really low. At Ala Moana you need to walk over a long reef to get to the break and going out the water […]
February 6th, 2008 by evan

Joe Blair shares a technique for spinning your board around quickly. It’s not as easy as it sounds. I tried it and it takes some practice.

Joe Blair gives his version of the nose kick turn for stand up paddle surfing [1:14m]:
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Joe Blair gives his version of the nose kick turn for stand up paddle surfing [1:14m]:
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I met up with Joe Blair last week at Lego Land’s parking lot to check out the master shaper’s 9’9″ stand up paddle surf board. It was my last day in San Diego and there was no other way to meet up. I’m glad I did as the custom Blair stand up paddle board was […]

Joe Blair, master shaper, on stand up paddle surf boards for big boys [8:18m]:
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Joe Blair, master shaper, on stand up paddle surf boards for big boys [8:18m]:
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As I mentioned in a recent post, I’m on a trip in California. I was able to make a stop by Infinity Surf and Ron House’s place on the drive from Los Angeles to San Diego and then resumed the trip from there. My wife has been a little peeved at me because after the […]