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Jared Aufrichtig with original DH Cuttlefish Far Field Free Friction Surfboard Ubuntu Garden. Jeffreys Bay 2013 Photo: Andy Little
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Training on my SeaGlass boards in heaving chilly Cape beach breaks during the weeks leading up to Jeffreys Bay mission. Photo: Mik Motala Photography
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Derek Hynd Super Tubes Jeffreys Bay. Winter 2013. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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“We Axe Fins” I shot this image while showing some friends how to turn an old broken surfboard into a functional piece of art. Not sure if CR Stecyk III meant that with the shirt I’m rocking but that’s what I got from it.
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Here is that same surfboard after a few hours of reconstructive surgery with master glasser Paul Jeggles is hard at work in the background. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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Jared Aufrichtig riding an Albacore Sea Glass, Backside Toe-Rail 360. Frame Grab: MParrisproductions
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Steven Sawyer, J Bay Open Alaia Session, Jeffreys Bay 2013. His dad helped Derek shape most of the earlier free friction surfboards. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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The Albacore is a classic and can be surfed by anyone in any size waves. From one-foot to whatever your limits are. Although I wouldn’t push it over 4-6 foot, I’ve surfed 8-10 ft Hawaiian and maxed out J Bay. It’s fun but doesn’t handle so well although it had brief moments of flight. Photo: Mik Motala Photography
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Derek Hynd flying through a lengthy Supertubes section on one of his new longer boards. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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Find a broken board or one that hasn’t seen the water in a while and go to work... This was my first “Cut N’ Chop” recycled surfboard. I’ve made more than a few since then, and each with totally different approach. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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Parker Coffin, Supers Gully Jeffreys Bay, winter 2013. Parker, Conner and a few friends made a Young Wise Tails short film about their trip called HIGHLINE. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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“Derek & His Craft.” One strange surfboard and its creator, DH. Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Winter 2013. From Creatives Polaroid Portrait Series. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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Remi Petersen is one of Steven Sawyer’s best friends, and if you go to J Bay chances are one of these two screw-foots will be in the water tearing apart the wave, Here he is in a serious Alaia pit. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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I made this board with help from a few J Bay shapers. It’s called the Dream Weaver, complete with custom dancing Bruce Gold J Bay decals and a pointillism Hannya mask. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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“A View From Inside” Jared Aufrichtig Self Portrait. Surfing Supers Barrel Jeffreys Bay Winter 2013 Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
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Right now inside the Dig Fix HQ, my Ian Armstrong x Jared Aufrichtig surfboard from the future is being glassed. From Surf Is Art Polaroid Series 2013. Photo: Jared Aufrichtig
“Surfing Butter on a Hot Plate” represents more than some funky phrase or the title to the surf film I’m working on. It pays homage to historical things from surfing’s past and creates a visual depiction of something palatable for the outsider, unfamiliar with the actual experience of riding a wave. For me, it has become a kind of philosophy that I am sincerely exploring – although mostly during periods when I’m in the right frame of mind. It has influenced my artwork and approach to the process of a craft or expression. Essentially we are losing control while staying in control. The only difference is a chosen few are doing it in the water instead of on land. Mahalo nui loa Nalu Hoaloha. Enjoy.
