Shacked

Steps from the water in Santa Monica sits an old, 10,000 square foot warehouse. Designers at Malibu's Classical Progression, Inc. gutted it to create a HQ for the World Surf League, the global professional surf competition organizer and broadcaster, formerly located in Melbourne, Australia. There are nearly 50 full time employees in the office at Bay and Main Streets. The space also plays hosts to visiting professional surfers, many of whom show up straight from the water, and the designers worked with the company to create a space where both visitors and employees would feel comfortable working or just hanging out.

The office is located on the corner of Main Street which hosts a steady flow of public buses. There are also bike lanes along the streets and a boardwalk steps away on the Santa Monica beach. Professional surfers can easily leave the waves to walk over to the office for a meeting or interview.

Since the World Surf League encourages surfers to visit and employees to enjoy their time in the office, half of the space is dedicated to open, social areas: a gym with locker rooms, enclosed living rooms with couches and televisions, a reading area, and large café complete with a vintage bar from the 1920s. These areas create a friendly vibe where both visitors and employees can mingle and think creatively.

Collectors’ surfboards, including one used by Duke, the father of modern surfing, lean unassumingly against white gallery walls. Sliding entrance doors roll on custom-designed skateboard wheels. The floor plan of the open bullpen reflects the contours of a surfboard and above this open workspace is a school of surfboards suspended from the bow and truss ceilings. Expansive steel and glass windows welcome sunlight to naturally illuminate the space. The atmosphere feels laid back yet refined and wholeheartedly surfer chic.

The most eye-catching element is the undulating divider wall, finished with aged mahogany wine-barrel staves, that meanders throughout the office. As you follow the wave-like form, you are gently nudged into dedicated environments for filming, editing, socializing, exercising, conducting meetings, along with the essential offices for creative and business departments.

Abor-Venice wants to see your photos from the places you go when pushing your board. On Instagram, tag @arborvenice in your Skateboard photos and hashtag #ArborVenice from now until September 1st and they are going to select the top 3 pictures to win a care package from Arbor.

Surf Travels Blog went for the super early session and got stoked out on some pumping waves at Malibu!

Fun Size S Hemi Swell and NW Windswell.

LOLA wave heights off of California Saturday morning.

Modest S hemi swell keeps surf fun size at summertime standouts.
Small NW windswell mixes in the background.
Light morning winds next few days.
Tropics slow for now.

What makes this beach cleanup special? Surfrider West LA / Malibu is hosting their quarterly Core Volunteer Training as well as partnering with @electricandrose for some sweet apparel giveaways and delish juice to start your morning!

Our volunteer coordinators, Tiffany & Davina will begin the CORE training at 10 AM. The beach clean will start at the same time, so there will be two events occurring simultaneously. 🌊The CORE volunteer training is open to everyone and anyone who is interested in learning more about Surfrider & how they can get involved. During this 1 hour, you will learn about the history of Surfrider, it’s mission, and our local programs and volunteer opportunities. Post training, attendees can participate in the beach cleanup from 11-12.🌊

@electricandrose will be joining us to up the fun by providing some sweet merch to giveaway for those who collect the most trash and will be keeping you fueled with juice- limited quantity available, first come first serve.

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2017
Time: 10-12 noon
Where: Venice Beach, North of the Pier (look for the blue Surfrider West LA / Malibu tent)
*This is a plastic free event. Bring your own reusable cup for water.

Just like all the other south facing spots, Topanga was firing on Wednesday. Here's some photos from Six12 Media.

This is just a few of the photos. There's a several hundred photos from this morning at Topanga, to see all of them go to the complete Topanga - Wednesday 8-2-2017 Gallery. Photos were shot from 6:00 - 9:00AM, so there is 4 galleries filled with photos, check them out, if you were out there on a wave, you prolly have some shots of it in one of the galleries.