6'6

Outline-ish shots of Alber's 6'6, special for warmjet....

Happy Trails to You

Albers' 6'6 for a month inB ali:

Still the Searcher...

...must ride the darkhorse, racing alone in his fright.

un-named 5'3" x 20" x 2 1/2".  

August's Dealio - the Velosim

Once again...a board of the month for anyone interested!

Figure i'd choose the velosim for this month since i've been getting a lot of questions and a whole lot of good feedback lately from them.

Sized between 4'11 and 6' (for the big boys), they're full of volume and curves...I use a lighter belly/hull in the nose with a more relaxed rocker, and transition to a tri-plane bottom w/a single concave from between the feet through the tail.  My template is a wee bit curvier in the tail end as well, taking a little bit of the blockiness out of the back end.

$500 w/marine ply glassons, $470 with lokboxes for the month of august, turnaround is aboot 6 weeks at the moment...shoot me an email and we'll get sizing nailed down :)

Ryan@PointConceptSurf.com

New Shape

This shape (6'9" x 22" x 2 3/4") was originally custom shaped for Keith Novosel for a trip to Oz, I've been calling it the Dreadnought:

It's a sub 7' hull, with a bit rounder rail line/template than the hullibut, but sharing many of the same general curves, just a little more "sensual".

Still painstakingly foiled out over the whole of the board.

Very flat rocker, but keeping an even curve for flow...this design is shaped with more active hull surfing in mind without lacking any of the ridiculous speed we've gotten out of the 7'ers.  

Sunday Sequence

Albers in the LBC...gettin' his civic duty on!

Polar Bears Are for Kids

6'9 Dreadnought & 5'5 Velosim

I Miss You

Dear Old Purple Hull, 

I miss "us".

I'm sorry that I sold you...you were magic, and the single best board I have ever owned.  I hope you have a good family, and are getting the waves you deserve.

-Ryan

Going Home

My Dad, from a PBS special in 1982.

Heading back to Seattle soon, for some past due family time...beyond excited.

Burly

Burly Maple keels for the 5'5 velosim a few posts below...this stuff was pretty resistant to foiling....but with enough love and a few choice caresses with a 36 grit disc @ 3,000 rpm, things have a way of falling into place...one slip with that same grinder, and my fingernail has a way of getting sanded off :(