G-10

My new G-10 flex fin, I was told the stuff doesn't work too well for hull fins because of sharpness issues, so i dulled the edges a little and by all accounts over the last few days of unreal waves, it goes really. REALLY. well.  Very springy off the bottom and forgiving off a long cutback...happy happy happy!

I have some more fin panel kicking around and can source more for other fins...if you're interested i'd probably make ya one if you want to give it a go!

Two Macking Swells, in Review:

Late December swell:

Early January swell:

R.I.P. Asymetrichull and Pinky, easily two of the best board i've had in the past two years, you did not die in vein...you took some he-man sized waves on the head and were blasted into oblivion at the same spot, in all of your balls-out trimming and overdrive producing bottom turning glory.

It is more than fair to say they were tested beyond their intended wave-size, which is half the fun of experimenting with shapes, pushing them to the limit and finding the point at which stringerless EPS and ultra bladey railed, 1/16" bass stringers don't live through.

This isn't about building myself the perfect board every time, it's about trying new things, finding new lines, new techniques, and new boundaries...and re-building my quiver before me and the boys waltz into waves like that again...........

WIN!

Surfing win!  

All weekend long, never more than the 4 of us...Brandon shot this one of those days, I thought it was cute.

5'2" x 23" x 12

12 layers of glass, that is.

Aotake indeed!!!!

Blue Magazine Feature

Score!

Translation is 90% done...will post asap...

Though I do know that Herbie is mentioned by name already :)

HumdeeDum

Oh beloved hoard,

where art thou?

Initiated

My new personal Vampire hull got initiated today... Well overhead waves after a little journey into the wilderness.  Just me Brandon and Nick. Much more to come:

Flashbacks

As I collect a little material for a flash-forward, as it were, here is a flash back to about a year ago...I did color work for Proctor surfboards for a little while on the side as I finished up school and connected the very few paychecks to pay the bills...everything seems to work out in the end if you stick with what you love and you have the time and energy to focus on it; money is always secondary to true success.

Neil Young, the Surfboard

There comes a time when a surfboard needs a name, and there comes a time when you name it Neil Young...its just something that happens...it happened to this one.

Brandon wanted a new board to have as a daily driver in beachbreak mush as well as fun point waves.  Something that can hang out in the car and your bases will be covered whenever/wherever...a good fun board that goes really fast...so this is what I made him.

5'10" x  19 3/4" x 2 5'8", concave deck and a somewhat thick tail for what I usually shape.  The bottom is a soft vee entry, into a light and wide double concave that fades and squeezes into a single concave out the last bit of the tail.  The template started out as a stretched out t-rev, then got a long straight portion thrown in for projection and trim speed, the wing adds pivot and straightens the tail outline to square off top turns...I like it a lot.  

Just like I like Neil Young.