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Drift surf Xmas party. Beers, karaoke and a guest apperance of Ronnie Jr.

Chuns Reef 12/16/08 2-3 glassy doo-doo brown water.

Finally got my Wordpress Blog app. For my iPhone to work. Look for more on the spot blog updates.

winter time south shore conditions are great then there is a little bit of a bump. north wind days when country is blowing onshore, town becomes straight offshore glass. great to have a 10 foot longboard to putt around on the south shore duing the winter months.

Take a look at my retro quiver. Twinkie, EZE and a BZ3. Above are some photoshop versions that i mocked up for ads but I never used them.

my friends band Potluck has been practicing again the past few weeks. all original members are now back in town so they get together once a week. they sound a bit rusty and out of sync but i’m sure it will all come back with time. Punks

Recently been working with Syd Kinimaka, cousin of legendary waterman Titus Kinimaka. We have been working on high performance stand up paddle designs that will perform better in the pocket of the wave. We were able to glue up great rockers using the new 93A USBLANK which allowed us to get a true bottom rocker. By using the entire length of the blank to get a 9′1″ board we do not have to cut off as much from the ends and loose the desired rocker curve. Feedback from these boards have been great. Greater balance with smooth transitions is what Syd says. I do not think you will ever be able to get a true high performance stand up paddle board with the epoxy boards that are currently available.

Hand shaping back in the day. circa 1998 Learning to shape the real way, the old school way. Raw blank and a skil 100 planer. No computer programs, no CAD machines.

Ok back up and blogging. sorry for the lack of post but this whole time i thought i was having a problem with my server not letting me post pictures on my blog but it was a browser problem. 

Well above is a picture of me a few years ago surfing percect Lanis. That day was a perfect swell out of the north at about 4-6ft with very light winds. I’m riding a 6′9″ pintail which I thought felt i bit stiff at the time but now that i think back, i got some really good sessions on that board that winter. I haven’t surfed much country in the past 2 years due to the fact that the crowds have been overwhelming. I have been surfing some mokuleia. Over the past 2 years i have developed a mild case of phisically induced asthma which has limited my surfing of largers waves. This sucks because i used to enjoy larger surf but now my breathing limits me from going out too big. I have a feeling the asthma has come from inhaling too much foam dust over the past 15 years of shaping.

Today was my first country session this season.  Surfed in the morning with my wife and a couple of friends. I will try to make an effort to surf more county this year.

Here’s a 10′1″ classic single fin build by Sparky in 1987. These boards are highly sought after and you will rarely find one for sale. If  you do luck out and find one for sale, it usually is in pretty bad shape like this board. When I saw this board it gave me inspiration to bring back the single fin shapes that the Hawaii guys love to ride. Everyone has been so caught up into the 60’s california log shapes that we forget that the surfing done in Hawaii is alot different. When I watch the old timers at ala moana beach park like Fuji and Reid, they are actually surfing their boards rather than just trimming. So keep a look out for some new designs for summer 09.

Loading up the camper car for the 6 hour journey from Tokyo to Sendai. All boards, bags, snacks and bodies loaded and ready to go. The begining of a great trip…

Notice the one crazy Hawaiian boy with shorts and a tee shirt. It’s about 14 degrees C out! He lasted about 45 mins.

As you can see, Japan gets some goood waves too. Secret spot in Kumamoto. Pic: suzuki keita

Nothing like a cold beer and some BBQ after a great day of surfing.

Then back to Grande Goto Inn for relax time and more beers.

Eat too much of these guys and you’ll be running to the bathroom all night.