Anchors and Whales

The Bone Yard

2011-03-05T20:09:00.001-05:00

Nice used board selection at the shop. In the back. The Bone yard. Come check them out.

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New site is up!

2011-02-14T08:15:00.003-05:00

New website is live. Redesigned online store. New products being added daily. Check it out.

Dave Hanson Stokaboka Hoody

2010-11-15T22:01:00.001-05:00

New at the shop California Dave Hanson designed Stokaboka Hoody. Call us if you want one. They are going fast!

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Stokabite Tee

2010-09-28T23:05:00.001-04:00

New Anchors and Whales tee from the great David Hanson from California. David does graphics for Gremmie Skateboards, Captain Fin Co., Brixton, Stance socks, Cycle Zombies and so much more. Tee will be up on the online store soon. Ahoy.

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Artist series tees

2010-09-23T10:13:00.001-04:00

New Stokaboka Anchors and Whales artist series tees from Forrest Kohere and Michael Boylan.

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Captain tee

2010-09-19T00:08:00.001-04:00

New Artist series tee.

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Patagonia

2010-09-17T09:00:00.001-04:00

Water is starting to get cold. Fresh batch of Patagonia wetsuits came in. Can't beat the wool on the inside.

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We're not just a store, we're a blood bank!

2010-09-15T22:11:00.003-04:00

New Halloween commercial just in time for fall. Enjoy!

The Captain is back!

2010-09-14T20:38:00.001-04:00

New Captain Fins back in stock. Out Favorite is the Cormans Monster fin. Up on the online store soon.

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New artist series tee

2010-09-03T16:08:00.001-04:00

New Anchors and Whales artist series tee just came in. Photo by Forrest Kohere. Available now at Stokaboka Surf and Skate.

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Good luck Forrest!

2010-08-11T23:33:00.001-04:00

Our resident photographer Forrest Kohere is off to art school in San Fran. Forrest thanks for everything. You will be missed. Can't wait to see what you will do out there. You will do great things!

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Joe In the Green Room

2010-07-28T09:24:00.002-04:00

Happy 4th!

2010-07-03T15:47:00.001-04:00

America the beautiful. Summer in NJ. Happy 4th everyone!

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5 years. Splash on some Stokaboka!

2010-05-24T17:25:00.005-04:00

5 years. Crazy! Please enjot our new commercial. Spread it around!

Beach Chair Surf Movie Night

2010-05-06T15:51:00.001-04:00

2010-04-19T19:44:00.016-04:00

some shots taken around the shop

Critical Slide Society

2010-04-18T20:05:00.003-04:00

Lots of good Tees and Boardies now in stock at Stokaboka Surf and Skate from our good aussie friends The Critical Slide Society. Get em at the shop in person or online at http://www.stokaboka.com
AHOY!

Critical Sliders

2010-04-16T12:28:00.003-04:00

This is something Nathan Oldfield made for our friends at The Critical Slide Society. It features the slipperyisms of Sage Joske, Kameron Brown, Brett Calller, Jacob Stuth & Matt Cuddihy.

Come get The Critical Slide Society at Stokaboka Surf and Skate.

Tom's Creation Plantation

2010-04-01T20:02:00.002-04:00

New flick about the great Tom Wegener and his Alaias and those who ride them. COme and get it online or at the shop.

landle

2010-03-15T17:21:00.002-04:00

Photo shenanigans

2010-03-13T20:34:00.003-05:00

Recent photo shoot for the online store deep in the basement of stoka.

Vans and Joel Tudor

2010-03-10T17:43:00.002-05:00

Vans Joel Tudor boardies and tees and hats in the shop and online at http://www.stokaboka.comCheck them out.

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180' South

2010-02-09T13:55:00.000-05:00

180° SOUTH from Mark Kalch on Vimeo.

Be Somebody

2010-02-06T12:17:00.001-05:00

Be Somebody from Michael Boylan on Vimeo.

Sean Mahon in "Be Somebody". Shot and edited by Michael Boylan.

New Anchors and Whales family photos

2010-01-27T11:01:00.003-05:00

Gussie

Forrest

Sean

Joe in the foam

2010-01-21T13:03:00.003-05:00

Stokaboka Alumni Joe getting ready to make his next creation in Hawaii.
Photo by Nick Lenzo

New vans at stokaboka.

2010-01-21T10:38:00.002-05:00

New vans in the shop and online. The deep mahogony 106 100% organic and the charcoal old skool. Go to http://www.stokaboka.com to grab yours.

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2010-01-03T20:25:00.001-05:00

This board is literally 3 inches thick.......yea

Christmas Party 2009

2010-01-03T19:57:00.004-05:00

Cold toes in barrels

2009-12-30T18:00:00.003-05:00

Anchors and Whales surf session December 28th, 2009. Nick Lenzo, Brendan Hall, Leland Kohere, Joe Garofalo, Kenny Graham, Carter McCoy. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyS7aqpOf2M

2009-12-06T19:37:00.010-05:00

A great video from our friend Morgan Maassen.
Enjoy!

See all his work at : http://www.bogus-media.com/index.html

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2009-12-06T19:31:00.001-05:00

Wizard Smoke from Salazar on Vimeo.

Hanging Five

2009-11-24T18:06:00.004-05:00

Sick movie 5 artists/surfers tell their stories.

The Artists
Andy Davis
Tyler Warren
Julie Goldstein
Wolfgang Bloch
Alex Knost

Come down and grab your copy for you or for a great stocking stuffer. Also order at http://www.stokaboka.com

RVCA Christmas is a good Christmas!

2009-11-24T18:03:00.003-05:00

Tons of new RVCA gear in stock. This Holiday ask for RVCA or give it. A win win for everyone!

2009-11-23T20:12:00.002-05:00

The Fathom
Brendan, through the looking glass.

Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables

2009-11-12T18:00:00.003-05:00

Review by Ian Yarnell

Steve Cleveland’s latest surf film, Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables, is a feast of style and futuristic progression served up on longboards... with a side of fish. Being a self-confessed shred-snob, I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the end without switching back to the weather channel, then throwing STF back in the DVD player where it lives. Good thing old Stevie schooled me with his new flick, and made me remember that stoke comes in many forms. The opening montage showed a bunch of guys I had never heard of flaring up and doing things I didn’t even know were possible on boards over seven feet in length, let alone nine or ten. There’s a Joel Tudor part where he seems to be levitating in the curl for ten second intervals. His board falls away behind him and he’s just standing there; effortless, zen-ish, a complete master. Then, about halfway through, there’s a section where a guy blasts a superman air on an eight foot board- and sticks it! What…? Full roundhouse cutbacks where five feet of board blow out over the back of the wave. For me, it was mind-bending stuff. Crazy time. Edited to New Order, Fugazi, The Pixies and a gaggle of other cool bands that I’m too lame to have ever heard of, the sound track is smokin’ and will get you amped, or center your chi, or something. It made me re-think my surfing. Re-consider the possibilities check out the rotten veggies… ripe for harvest at Stoka.

Caps and Sherpa

2009-11-04T20:44:00.003-05:00

New caps and a awesomely warm sherpa hoodie coming in the next week or so. Just call to see if they are in.

Brendan & The Fathom

2009-10-30T20:10:00.004-04:00

Es-centialy Warm

2009-10-16T20:51:00.003-04:00

Our new friends over at es-cential wetsuits are sending us some 3/2s and 5/4s to keep us warm. Come in and see them. Awesome Japanese rubber. Look for our o'neill wetsuit blowout coming at the beginning of November.

Brixton flavors ripe for the picking!

2009-10-09T23:25:00.002-04:00

Come and get em before they are gone!

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Kookbox not for kooks!

2009-10-05T15:08:00.002-04:00

Holy Shit these are killer! Come down and check them out!

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Hanging Five Trailer

2009-10-01T18:47:00.003-04:00

Hanging Five Trailer from Stakedance on Vimeo.

Good Stuff.

Oldie but a Goodie

2009-09-30T15:32:00.000-04:00

Brendan getting hyphy on the big boy.

It's not just a store, it's a scary movie!

2009-09-29T09:25:00.005-04:00

Check out the new fall commecial for Stokaboka Surf & Skate. It's spooky man, crazy spooky!

Fall is here!

2009-09-27T22:18:00.002-04:00

It's here now. The air is cooler. The sun is setting earlier. Come see us for the coolest selection of flannels and Hoodies for guys and gals. Happy Fall!

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California Dreamin'

2009-09-15T16:37:00.000-04:00

Belmar Pro

2009-09-12T09:47:00.002-04:00

Come stop by Belmar for the Belmar pro this weekend. Be sure to come hang with us. We are right on the beach. Look for the blue tent with the white stripe. Ahoy!

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New Ando & Friends

2009-09-10T16:13:00.003-04:00

New Ando in stock. Cool hoodie, a hat and a tee and some cool cords! Come in and get em!

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Fishes & Singlefins

2009-09-06T14:54:00.002-04:00

Bren & Lee

2009-09-05T12:08:00.003-04:00

Amigos pt. 2

Misc. 35mm from LBI

2009-09-05T11:59:00.012-04:00

Good times with bren, lee, and daner

10 Questions with Clara.

2009-09-03T17:05:00.006-04:00

Name - Clara Osmont

Place of Birth - New Jersey!!

Do you surf or skate? Surfing on and off since I was ten. I also like to longboard.

First skateboard? When I was 7 years old. It was a toys r' us board.

First Surfboard? When I was 10. It was a bic.

Motorboat or sailboat? Sailboat.

How do you like Stokaboka so far? It's awesome! The people that come into the store are mad chill and really cool to talk too.

Favorite surf spot? Philips in Deal.

Name one Stokaboka employee and compare them to an animal. Sean Mahon - gopher.

If you had to give yourself a nickname what would it be? Ozzy.

August. 23. 2009.

2009-08-24T22:21:00.015-04:00

Photos from yesterday, thanks to hurricane bill brendan, leland, and myself got to have a fun surf yesterday as well as this morning. Mike shot super 8, and nick surfed up and down the coast. Many more pictures from today, we'll see when I decide to put more up. Photos shot by myself, mike boylan, and james honsa.

Mike & Nick

2009-08-21T23:28:00.003-04:00

Amigos

Leland

2009-08-21T23:25:00.003-04:00

Jammin'

Nantucket Surf

2009-08-18T08:41:00.002-04:00

In Nantucket surfing on vacation this week. Should be something good by the end of the week. Lots of pirates up here. Arrrgh!

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The Captain has come aboard.

2009-08-14T08:56:00.003-04:00

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Captain Fin Co. has arrived. Single fins for your square, squash and pins. Come in and check them out. They are sweeeeeet!

All You Need

2009-08-14T08:21:00.000-04:00

All you need is.............Anchors, Love, And Beards

A sign of the times.

2009-08-14T08:20:00.002-04:00

Next time you come into Stokaboka you will see this. It's a sign of the times. What does it mean? Time will tell.

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Fun In The Studio 8.11.09

2009-08-12T11:20:00.010-04:00

It's Raening at Stokaboka.

2009-08-11T00:47:00.003-04:00

Come on down and check out Raen sunglasses. Great frames. Really hip, you dig?

Our founding Father.

2009-08-07T23:17:00.002-04:00

The founding Father of Anchors & Whales. Come down and pay a tribute to him next time you are at Stokaboka.

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2009-07-31T09:19:00.004-04:00

Anchor & Whales new favorite band "The Black Lips". Check them out. They are way hip hodaddy ho!

Random 35mm

2009-07-29T23:12:00.003-04:00

more from the green room with lee

2009-07-29T23:07:00.005-04:00

Scrub it kook!

2009-07-27T10:34:00.002-04:00

North shore was a big success! Thanks to everyone who came out to watch. Thanks to Skull Candy for the support and headphones. Thanks to DJ Vinyl for pumping the 80's tracks.

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Leland In the Green Room

2009-07-21T20:31:00.004-04:00

some shots i snapped today of lee working on his 6'0" single fin!

Good Call.

2009-07-13T23:28:00.001-04:00

Saw this on the ando & friends blog
i like the way that sounds!

2009-07-13T16:11:00.005-04:00

Super-8 Love

2009-07-03T16:50:00.000-04:00

Anchors & Whales were out in the deep blue today shooting a little film with our Eumig Nautica Super-8 camera. Look for a little super-8 surf movie to premiere at one of our surf movie nights. Flippers by DA-Fin. STOKE!!!!
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2009-07-03T16:07:00.016-04:00

Some photos i shot the other day of brendan and leland messing around outside my house. fun fun.

2009-06-29T19:02:00.004-04:00

Did some art on the test blank that was sent to mike for our new decks.

Ah! Much better!

Beach Chair Present

2009-06-22T20:55:00.005-04:00

Come down to Stokaboka this Saturday June 27th around 8:45 to get a good spot our FREE viewing of "The Present", Thomas Campbell's latest surf flick. Free givaways and popcorn. Before the movie come see Quincy Mumford play right next door at the Dublin House starting around 7PM.

New window art

2009-06-06T08:23:00.003-04:00

Look what Forrest did!

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2009-06-03T19:42:00.004-04:00

Brixton Hats cover your head.

2009-06-03T14:17:00.002-04:00

Brixton Hats now in stock. Check out the fisherman style Fiddler hat with anchor buttons on the side. Sweeeeeeeet!

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The History of Vans

2009-05-29T10:46:00.002-04:00

The History of Vans book just came in! This book is sooooooooooo sick! Now this is a history lesson I don't want to skip school for.

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Were Famous

2009-05-28T22:05:00.005-04:00

One of our favorite local surf spots in the new issue of "Surfer" magazine!
Spotted this shot of long branch in the section on renowned photographer Patrick Trefz!
Section talks about his new book "Thread" which looks awsome.
Cool knowing he had been there taking that shot of our home break.
Sometimes NJ doesnt look all that bad!
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Forrest Kohere in shop Art Show 5.16.09

2009-05-17T13:24:00.027-04:00

^ Lee

^ Brendan

^ hahaha

^ Shane and Lee

^ Some art that was up

^ Mike

^ Shane

^ Nick and his pigs

Post Show vv

^Brendan->Shane-> Leland-> Myself

^Me applying some a&w to the communal longboard

^^ Getting my swag on

^ We had a nice little quiver going

Bye bye bus!

2009-05-13T17:13:00.002-04:00

The official bus of Stokaboka is going to a new home. It is on eBay right now and it looks like it is going to sell. We will miss you!

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2009-05-07T20:24:00.002-04:00

Some test polaroids ive made for a series of emulsion lifts/image transers im doing

Surfboard Art

2009-05-06T23:56:00.005-04:00

As Forrest gets ready for his art show here at Stokaboka, he has been working on painting an M10 surfboard to be on display for the show. Come down on May 16th from 6 - 9pm to see the finished board.

2009-05-04T19:58:00.001-04:00

Acrylic and Pen on Canvas
8x10
Art: fotako

2009-05-04T19:31:00.002-04:00

flannel SHAKA.
Pen and Marker on Paper
Art: fotako

2009-05-04T15:01:00.003-04:00

2009-05-03T11:09:00.002-04:00

I found this on my camera and i liked it!
Brendan cruising down bellevue
Photo: James Honsa

2009-04-27T18:27:00.005-04:00

2009-04-22T19:48:00.003-04:00

Awesome new Shark watches in all your favorite 80's colors in stock! Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

Diptychs

2009-04-15T20:56:00.004-04:00

Some diptychs i put together of Mike, Leland, And Brendan

New Stokaboka Tees in stock!

2009-04-09T19:45:00.002-04:00

New tees in stock from local artists Forrest Kohere & Damon Cherico and Artist Josh Escret. Come in and get em!

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Anchors & Whales <3's Tasty Eats.

2009-04-09T17:04:00.003-04:00

Shane, Leland, And Myself scored some excellent burritos last night, mmMmm, seeing shane attempt to eat a burrito with only his left hand, while his other arm was held up in his sling was quit a sight.

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

2009-04-09T16:29:00.004-04:00

Here was a lone fisherman, sitting on a bucket, waiting for his catch

2009-04-09T16:24:00.003-04:00

Pictures taken a few weeks ago of leland and brendan

3.30

2009-04-01T15:50:00.010-04:00

Here are some shots i snapped on monday of Mike, Brendan, and Leland.
Being that it is now spring, im hoping this was my last time of having to freeze my ass off out on the jetty shile shooting. Also its april now, i sense the days of 5 4suits along with gloves, booties, and a hood are nearing an end! wahoo!

Surf for the environment!

2009-03-29T13:08:00.002-04:00

Greenlines board shorts now in stock. Local NJ company, recycled material boardshorts. Part of the sale goes to the Surfrider foundation. Save the planet one boardshort at a time!

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3.27

2009-03-28T12:27:00.008-04:00

Heres some pictures from yesterday, Brendan, Leland, and myself raced down to the beach after school let out to try and catch the last of the swell, fun day all around.

New Nixon watches

2009-03-27T19:45:00.002-04:00

New Nixon goodies in stock.

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New Vans

2009-03-27T19:44:00.002-04:00

New classic Vans in stock for guys and gals!

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2009-03-22T19:56:00.002-04:00

Leland taking a break from the sub par surf this morning..

Back In The New York Groove.

2009-03-15T23:32:00.004-04:00

Brendan arrived home yesterday after a long trip to chinaland, pictures will be up soon!