4.22.2010

sporting sail







I'm so excited
about this post.



billy and I
go way back.



9 years of
catholic school.
oh man.



we were the odd kids
secretly drawing under
our desks during
religion class.



thank (whoever is your god)!
billy has turned out exactly
as i envisioned and
even better...



a designer, surfer
and talented product
designer for Patagonia.



last summer in Ventura,
billy did a nice job modeling
his SPORTING SAIL...



and introducing me to the
best fish taco in Cali.
i must to go back!






SPORTING-SAIL
designed by billy and
his brother, nick smith.
is a body sail for skiing,
skateboarding and
snowboarding.



how great is
billy's hula sail!




happy earth day
go outside & play!




ps :

SPORTING SAILS
donates 1% of their sales
to Yvon Chouinard's
"The Planet
"



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more pics




ph: sporting sails & cerré


14 comments:

le petit bird said...

this is awesome.

i hope to surf like that once..

drollgirl said...

right on!!! this is pretty exciting, no???? :)

LaurenC said...

love it. love stripes. Looks super fun!

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful, simple and transportable design. Fun to watch in action. G

Oli said...

skater fabulous

Anonymous said...

What (terrifying) fun!

Hey, I've been checking in on your blog for a few months now and find your posts really peaceful and inspiring. I just noticed you are on networked blogs--I'll follow you if you follow me!! (Im having fun studying colors and writing what comes to mind this week)

Have a great weekend!

speck77.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

cool cool..and hope yoru earth day was green and swell! ;))
(yvon chouinard...is québecois name!!)

Unknown said...

Lee, this is one darn happy post...H A P P Y. Would love to be a fly on the wall as your friend Billy is talking to Leonardo da Vinci about this. They would have so much fun. CONGRATULATIONS all-around.

the letters i wish i'd written... said...

This post screams summertime fun.

Nancy Neil said...

where's the best fish taco???

management traineeship said...

Wonderful photos! It sounds a lot fun. Have a great day.

Anonymous said...

This is so cool!!
I love your blog cerre, you are the best!!

Anonymous said...

Love Billy and Nick!! I'm an advertising creative and I recently shot a TV spot with those guys. Super cool and down-to-earth.

-Brian Miller

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This is great post