Playing around, having a bit of fun on my handmade Alaia surfboard.

Time lapse of the making of a hollow, alaia-inspired surfboard. Visit alaiaDIY.com for more info

Joao de Macedo Surfing an Ancient Hawaiian Alaia Surfboard in San Francisco

A Alaia, a prancha de madeira, se tornou uma paixão para nosso atleta freesurf Binho Nunes. Em uma sessão irada de surf, Binho mostra o que sabe fazer em cima da tábua.

Les jeunes Edouard Delpero et Thomas La Fonta test nos alaia ( réplique des premières planches hawaïennes: surf fin sans dérives en bois) avant leur séries lors de la rat’s cup 2010, check it out http://hiddenwoodalaia.blogspot.com/

2010　01/01 雪の上でクラシックなロングボードライディングを The classic Longboard riding in the snow … music by kazz http://www.kazz.vg/

Alaia Shape 5-3

i had to build a homemade alaia for a school project so here it is.

A two minute demo of part of the shaping process for making an Alaia Surfboard. Visit jsunalaias.blogspot.com for more info… Music: “Pickup (Fourtet Mix)” Bonobo, Remixes [Disc 1]

Ancient Hawaiians enjoyed surfing on finless wooden alai’a or olo boards; a definite skill indeed, and Hawaiian blooded Ulualoha Napeahi has recently taken to practicing this old tradition. Music: “What You Know About” by Kamehameha Projects “What Will Be Will Be” by The Green

Alaia Albacore

3 days of riding and sliding Alaia surfboards on the East Coast of Australia with Bryce Young and Taylor Jensen.

BBB 2012

Images : Mickael Darrigade (X Stories), Arthur Bourbon

Forward to the Roots. Alaia surfing at Ali’i and Pua’ena, Oahu, Hawai’i.

Want your own Alaia? Check my website for more info! www.Mennolabee.nl

Had the bay all to myself today, so I figured a little fun with the GoPro was in order. It was pretty tough at first, since you use your hands a lot riding an Alaia, but ended up with a few fun ones!

hidden wood crew back to the source for a morning session at Biarritz, for more infos check: www.hiddenwood.fr http://hiddenwoodalaia.blogspot.com/

alaia surf

Naish Alaia 2012 Brief over view .

Riding this 7 foot corky alaia by Tom Wegener is a completely unique surfing experience. Without fins or stringers, the board effortlessly bends into each new curve the wave presents and gives the impression of body surfing at high speed. I’ve surfed a lot of different surfboards, and this one definitely ranks as one of […]