Bing Welcomes Britain’s James Parry
Bing Surfboards is pleased to welcome British stylemaster and overall swell guy, James Parry, to the Bing family. We met James a few years ago at the Salinas Duct Tape Invitational and ran into him in California the following year. He’s a man of few words with a sweet disposition, and he sure rides a log right! A natural fit, he got on famously with the boys in the shop and was gracious enough to invite Bing Copeland, Matt & Margaret Calvani and Mick Rodgers to his annual Cornwall event, the Hip Wiggler Invitational last fall. We couldn’t be more amped to have James on board!
Photos courtesy of Dave Muir & www.allcreativemovement.com
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MUY BUENO
I surfed the Church + Middles zone a lot when I was in San Clemente. I definitely clocked a few magic sessions in that part of the coast. I have always kinda been allergic to the crowd factor in California…. But this season I feel like I had a few sessions that felt like I was in the Baja. Maybe 6 people out… all smiles and good vibes. So many waves! We did a morning meet up with the Bing crew and absolutely scored… glassy perfect waves. That was a standout session for sure. When I was staying in Venice I was surfing Malibu, which never felt like Baja, with 600 of my best friends or heading up the coast to Ventura to surf the beachies or Rincon. It’s always kinda fun to get into the mix at the Bu. You just have to think of surfing as a completely different activity. It’s more of a happy hour vibe all the time.