Hey guys so you know it's been a while since my last post and with summer coming along, I thought I'd trade in the shorty for a funboard making it easier to catch those summer waves. Took the board out today for the first time and had trouble adjusting (managed to catch a few but yeh). After the sesh, I felt I catched more and was more better with my shorty than this funboard.

Conditions weren't great in that it was quite choppy and waves were real messy and weak. Was that the problem or should I have stuck with my shorty through the summer?

funboard: 2nd hand custom built: 7'8'' x 21'' 5/8 x 2''3/4
shorty: 2nd hand star monstar: 6'6"x19"x2'5/8"

Cheers GPA, yeh it didnt look good in the camera's this morn but I hadta head out! 1wk of jury duty does that to ya especially wen u get yourself a new board you're just itching to try out haha.

Legion said...

If it's typical summer windslop, it'll be super short period and you need quick reflexes, direction changes, and acceleration when paddling. Your shortboard is better for this type of thing than a longer board. Save the funboard for mornings, when the swells are better defined.

Ahhh Legion, that brings back memories of when i was a grom, walking from Contacio to Scarbs, then surfing all the way back to Seconds. If we got a few good ones, we would do it all over. Chances of that happening now.....ZERO. But they were good times...

barndog said...

Legion said...

If it's typical summer windslop, it'll be super short period and you need quick reflexes, direction changes, and acceleration when paddling. Your shortboard is better for this type of thing than a longer board. Save the funboard for mornings, when the swells are better defined.

Ahhh Legion, that brings back memories of when i was a grom, walking from Contacio to Scarbs, then surfing all the way back to Seconds. If we got a few good ones, we would do it all over. Chances of that happening now.....ZERO. But they were good times...

Actually, I drove past a few days ago and was sorely tempted by the 1' windslop.

Legion said...

barndog said...

Legion said...

If it's typical summer windslop, it'll be super short period and you need quick reflexes, direction changes, and acceleration when paddling. Your shortboard is better for this type of thing than a longer board. Save the funboard for mornings, when the swells are better defined.

Ahhh Legion, that brings back memories of when i was a grom, walking from Contacio to Scarbs, then surfing all the way back to Seconds. If we got a few good ones, we would do it all over. Chances of that happening now.....ZERO. But they were good times...

Actually, I drove past a few days ago and was sorely tempted by the 1' windslop.

Wow, you are more desperate than me

Legion said...

Well, I did do a $100 6hr drive for a 4hr surf a couple of weekends ago. So yeah, I'm pretty desperate.

Is you car still alive, sounded like it was on its last legs?

Im getting more desperate daily

You guys do know those winds that ruin your surf all summer are extremely good for a whole lot of other things????

My part of the goldy was blown out this morning so I paddled my outrigger canoe up wind for a few k's and then back down surfing the wind bumps all of the way home. No, it is not the same as getting barreled but at least I rode some waves this morning and kept fit for cyclone season approaching. After surfing for over 25 years it's also good to have some new challenges. 1 foot grovel just does not appeal.

I have seen some amazing vids by a guy in Mandurah paddling the Doctor downwind on his OC1. Don't despair when there's no waves, just grab something else to enjoy the ocean.

3 new boards on order, they're predicting the most active cyclone season since '74.

Legion said...

I'm currently looking for a new engine.

So I guess my $100 drive was more like a $10,000-$15,000 drive. Expensive surf.

What car do you have?