. . . LET'S NOT TELL THE WEST COAST
BY RICHARD LIVSEY
so good that we can't let this one get
into the wrong hands, especially the
West Coast. Grem67 Productions
and Lone Wolf films brings us, With
All Due Respect: New York Delivers,
and the title says it all.
This film captures some of Long
Island’s best surfing action, and
when you see the footage you’re not
going to believe your eyes. Not only
does New York have the Yankees,
the best pizza, but we also have
some pumping, world-class surf.
Longboard or shortboard, it doesn’t
matter what you prefere because our
surf can fulfill any demand, from big
mush-burgers to double overhead
barrels that you could disappear
behind for what would seem like a
blissful eternity.
But outsiders be warned, if you’re
going to surf New York, you better
like it cold. There’s only a few of
months out of the year that we get to
surf in boardshorts. And in the
winter, it’s a minimum of 5mm
wetsuits, booties and gloves. The
wetsuits keep you warm, but all cold
water surfers will attest that every
once and a while, you’ll eat it the
wrong way, and all that frigid water
will go rushing into your wetsuit. Is it
cold?
It’s freaking electrifying, like sticking
raw wires to your tongue.
The man responsible for this DVD, is
Clark Lipton. It's his first film, but he's
no stranger to the waves in the area.
He has been surfing in Long Island
for about fifteen years, so it’s
understandable that he didn’t want to
give out the exact locations of the
shoots.
“I've been filming for about two
years,” says Lipton. “I really started
getting into filming when I broke my
thumb and was out for 10 weeks with
pins holding my thumb together.”
Entertainment and Waves.
With All Due Respect, features
footage from last year's Unsound
Pro Surf Contest to the much
talked about Blizzard of 2006 that
sent some gnarly surf into the
area.
Now it’s understandable that
some New York locals may not be
too happy about this film, but don’
t worry. The heavy surf will
always clear the line up of
beginners and the cold water will
keep our fair weather friends
away. Trust me, nobody is going
to be flying in from the warmer
regions in the middle of January
to get barreled on Long Island.
This film is good for the local surf
community. As Lipton says,
“Grem67 productions and Lone
Wolf films work together to
capture the best of New York's
world class surfing conditions
while also showing respect to and
for the New York Surfing culture.”
Sounds good to me, but don’t
take my word for it. Check out this
DVD for yourself, it’s a must have
for any collector or New York
surfer. To watch clips from this
video or to buy it now click here
