Anyone else get some today...?

[icelanticskier]

That's my exact board....5'9"x20"x2.5" Chemistry Beaker - 5 fin. One of my favorite small wave boards of all time, definitely one of the most versatile. From Knee high to well overhead and holds a line inside the barrel, which most small wave boards struggle with, for me anyway. Most of the volume is in the middle to nose of the board, provides plenty of paddle power but the tail tapers and I'm guessing that's why it can be surfed like a true shortboard in juicier waves. This is definitely the board I would have preferred at Uppers that day, the board is playful yet responsive.

wow, looks alot like my sprocket i just sold. mine was a 5'8 same width, and 2.35 thick. a bit much volume for me @ 165lb. the sprocket did handle a wide range of waves, but the new5'10 mini driver @ 19.25 wide and more pulled in tail handles the solid stuff a bit better and still grovels just fine. having the volume where ya need it and not where ya don't is so key.

rog

[BS720]

Yeah, I got some today. Traveled to a beachie place out of the wind nearby. Rode the Simmons into several fine tubes, only to get chandelier'd. Good to be back in the water!!

[icelanticskier]

^^^^how do ya like the mini simmons?

just got outta the water. man o man what a pleasant surprise. i knew there'd be somethin, but my smile grew very wide at 1st glance out front of the restaurant. the bouy was reading 3.25 ft @ about 9 seconds with a 140 angle. new hampshire was seeing knee high and just a dozen miles north in maine i was looking at consistent waist with stomach and even some chest high sets. and no one out, at all, this morning

brought both boards, but the 5'10 was perfect. felt like i was surfing in slow motion, but in a good way. smooth and easy. sometimes i was disecting/feeling/breathing everything about the takeoff. other times i was feeling for where my foot was on my tail pad depending on where i was on the wave and how i chose to utilize wave face and moving it ever so slightly to see what would happen as opposed to sometimes never really thinking about it at all. pretty left/right a-frames that were quite pitchy for longsands. country club surfing an easy walk from the house. dreamy

shit, off to work........

rog

[Ottime]

I'm curious about your spot BS. I had to pick up a toddler bed from the east side so I packed the old log in the truck and headed to 2nd peak. Was fun getting out on that thing and starting to figure it out for the summertime. One of the hardest boards to ride and oh so much fun.

[BS720]

^^It's no secret. I surfed the north end of Linda Mar. Toss up between a cleaner, smaller Rockaway, and an emptier, bigger Linda Mar. I don't have to tell you how many waves I got in an hour. South end was a zoo.

I gotta guy working on my car today five blocks from LM, so I guess I'm back out there today.

Rog, I love the mini sim. I have three of them right now. I keep one in Nicaragua for my all around stick. It's good past head high, and I've seen people in well overhead barrels on them, but I can't do that. Kind of like what you ride, with a little more foam and not as vert-friendly.

[icelanticskier]

^^^^awesome thanx!

i gotta try one. a local shop has a dharma that i can take for a run. they look WICKED fast!

rog

[BS720]

Yeah, so, my buddy in Nicaragua was sitting on the shoulder, watching me takeoff. He'd surfed the board, and said he had trouble getting it moving due to the width(23"). He said that when I takeoff, it's a struggle to get it going, then it almost leaves you behind. Can't seem to get this picture up from my phone.

[jtran10]

just reread the dims on piggity's board. I think I need to get something that actually "fits" me better when I have some cash. 6 3, 2.25 thick seems weird for someone my size (5 8, 150). Would be much more interested in something with similar shape to what you've got.

[icelanticskier]

^^^^^at your size, maybe similar outline but 5'7 x 19.25-.50 x 2.32

rog

[icelanticskier]

work was slow, so i left a few hours early and got another 1.5 hour super fun sesh in on the gf's longboard. smaller than this am with sets coming in thigh high, but they were very frequent with excellent shape. almost grabbed the mini driver, but the waves were right on the line, so i took it easy. what a friggin consistent few months it's been. i'm not counting out a sesh tomorrow

rog

[PowerWhore7]

Who knew....?
I was bored yesterday so I went to put eyes on it and see the surf for myself, I found shoulder - chest high sets (well, some HH for me ) and only a couple of guys out. Even lowers had only 2 dozen or so guys out, thought about taking the log in the line-up for a second but then realized how badly that would end up
Instead me & my buddy surfed middles pretty much alone for 3 hrs, until my log punched me in the eye and went to the beach without me and made love to some rocks on the shore. Hope the sun comes out this morning for a solarrez session....





SoCal mags -

San-O mini tonight starting around 4pm at San Onofre state beach in front of the 4 palms. If you are in the area come on down for some surf, IPA’s, chronic, boobs, etc....

just look for the GSA sticker

[icelanticskier]

nice score^^^^^^^^^^

today marks 6 in 6. not bad for week where only a coupla days were calling for swell. surfed ogt this am with just one other guy, well, kid, a kid from honalulu visiting his grandparents for the summer. he was on a 7' eggy funboard type thingy and i was on the 5'10. had the gf's board with me but felt like getting a workout, so.......thigh to occasional waist high sets coming through with very good form. a little weak for ogt standards but very serviceable. the kid and i traded off rights on the north bank of the river for an hour and a half. got a few really fun nuggets.

so i'm walking across the river back to the car and i see a dog roaming around the shore, MY DOG!!! the ole girl musta got tired of waiting for me, jumped out the back of the crv's flipped up rear window and came looking for me. she knew right where to look. where i was surfing wasn't really that close to the car. good girl, kinda

the weekend ahead could be quite fun, small, but whatevs. water time is water time...........

rog

[Ottime]

Santa Cruz was not flat. My son and I kicked around the soccer ball at the lane for about 30 minutes. When we showed up there were about 6 people out. Within five minutes it bubbled to 20. Not a whole lot of wave action but occasionally shoulder high waves would wrap in. Got a quick cell phone shot. Trying to remember I don't always have to shot with the big camera.



And yesterday chilling at the hook. Which also had the occasional chest high wave and thick crowd.


Wind swell looks like 8@10 on the CDIP with over four feet on the spectral. Might need to paddle out tonight or first thing in the morning.

PW7, wish I was around for the SanO mini. Sounds like fun. I love taking out the long board. She turns 50 this summer. Officially an antique.

[jtran10]

san O mini tonight a huge success - great to meet you and the crew PW

[PowerWhore7]

san O mini tonight a huge success - great to meet you and the crew PW

Worst night ever...


Sorry I dumped everyone’s dinner in the sand

PW7, wish I was around for the SanO mini. Sounds like fun. I love taking out the long board. She turns 59 this summer. Officially an antique.

I would be super stoked to see a pic of your LB & have you & your family for an Orange County BBQ, let us know next time you are down south.

[Ottime]

I'll take a snap shot. And I edited my post. She turns 50, not 59. 9'2" Rick with a huuuuudge concave through the tail.

[icelanticskier]

what happened to dinner?^^^^^^^^^

this looks like a fun board for summer:

http://www.surfindustries.com/surfbo...vish_sumo.php#

especially if run single

no surf today

rog

[Foggy_Goggles]

^^^^ for a handful of times a year kook like myself, I wonder how that type of board would work vs. a longboard. I'm leaving for FL today and hope to get out a bunch. But really, who and I kidding, the only thing holding me back is me. I'll be happy to just get down the line on a few knee high dribblers.

[PowerWhore7]

what happened to dinner?^^^^^^^^^

As I pulled the last piece of chicken off the grill, the container holding all the rest of the chicken slipped out of my drunk hand and into the sand. Leaving me holding one lonely piece of chicken....but alas my quick thinking krew washed all the chicken off in the ocean and we chowed down on some gritty, salty chicken. HA-ha


Good times last night for sure, can’t wait to do it again.

[icelanticskier]

^^^^ for a handful of times a year kook like myself, I wonder how that type of board would work vs. a longboard. I'm leaving for FL today and hope to get out a bunch. But really, who and I kidding, the only thing holding me back is me. I'll be happy to just get down the line on a few knee high dribblers.

more turny than a longboard. i bet if you got the longer 7 footer, you'd have all the volume that you need to paddle into anything. plenty wide for stability too.

rog

[icelanticskier]

As I pulled the last piece of chicken off the grill, the container holding all the rest of the chicken slipped out of my drunk hand and into the sand. Leaving me holding one lonely piece of chicken....but alas my quick thinking krew washed all the chicken off in the ocean and we chowed down on some gritty, salty chicken. HA-ha


Good times last night for sure, can’t wait to do it again.

sounds like good times!

rog

[Ottime]

Drunken chicken. Good stuff. Surfed some 7.x@9 this morning. Sloppy but fun little surf. Reminded me of back home. Except we'd have a spot that knocked it down some and tighten up the shape. Maybe I'll hit a spot like that tomorrow morning. Then off with the family to hang at the beach. For my son floating around on his board on the inside.

[icelanticskier]

lovely maine morning. 530-630 this am provided a fun lil longboard sesh in super clean knee to thigh 9 second period zippers. enjoy the weekend y'all! off to work...............

rog

[icelanticskier]

today makes 9 in 9

love the consistency. after yesterday mornings fun lb sesh before work, i grabbed the babe for a super duper fun sb session post work. waist high sets with excellent shape made for a wicked good skate sesh on the 5'10. no leash, trucker hat and perfect clean a-frames south of the restaurant. my gal had a splendid time as well. so nice to share so much with her

grabbed a quick hour this am on the lb in glassy knee high conditions. now we party, happy fathers day y'all. looks like fun waves all week.

rog

[PowerWhore7]

The cunts are at it again.... Save Trestles