On a brief visit from Devon, Captain Skelly turned up at our door this morning, wound up my son Jago to the point of no return, drank my coffee, had a chat and then left to walk to Cape Cornwall and back with his mate James. No doubt they will be surfing this afternoon whilst I continue to calm down Jago, still reeling from the aftermath of Captain Skelly. Saying this, its always a pleasure to see him and always welcome, and ladies; he's an eligable batchelor that has his own Captains hat, Red Ensign to fly from the van on special occassions,is a great surfer, has a massive collection of vintage boards, is a creative artist, a salvage expert (whatever washes up on Saunton beach is his), a quiver of antique consatinas, spear fisherman and has a great dog called Bear who keeps him on the straight and narrow. Oh and he loves beer. A great catch for anyone, for more details contact Gulf Stream Surfboards between Friday and Monday 10-5pm.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Captain Skelly
On a brief visit from Devon, Captain Skelly turned up at our door this morning, wound up my son Jago to the point of no return, drank my coffee, had a chat and then left to walk to Cape Cornwall and back with his mate James. No doubt they will be surfing this afternoon whilst I continue to calm down Jago, still reeling from the aftermath of Captain Skelly. Saying this, its always a pleasure to see him and always welcome, and ladies; he's an eligable batchelor that has his own Captains hat, Red Ensign to fly from the van on special occassions,is a great surfer, has a massive collection of vintage boards, is a creative artist, a salvage expert (whatever washes up on Saunton beach is his), a quiver of antique consatinas, spear fisherman and has a great dog called Bear who keeps him on the straight and narrow. Oh and he loves beer. A great catch for anyone, for more details contact Gulf Stream Surfboards between Friday and Monday 10-5pm.
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
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Sunday, 18 May 2008
One man and his dog!
Skelly was here on holiday with his lovely partner Sandra and their dog Sam. This is him playing a 150 year old Concertina. The instrument is a a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica and was developed in England and Gerrmany. Skelly learnt to play this after a bet in a pub, and he's pretty bloody good. I like this shot as he's a cornish boy, in front of an old cornish cottage with his good old dog, playing some old tunes on his old Concertina. If you want to say hi to Skelly you can catch him at Gulf Stream Surfboards in Devon where apparently, the place is currently stacked out with beautiful twin keeled fishes.
Thursday, 3 January 2008
Captain Skelly
If you ever travel to Gulf Stream Surfshop or surf out and around the Saunton or Croyde area, you'll see this man stylin'. If you ever get a chance to pop round his house for a cuppa you'll find one of the most extensive collections of British surfboards, long and short. Some absolute beautiful examples of our surfing heritage. Skelly is a great bloke who will help you choose the best board for you and unlike many surf shops can show you exaclty how they should be ridden.
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