surf-matic

To take arms against a sea of troubles… Today at Hookipa, the wind was light and the waves were small. An uneventful combination surely. But I took the opportunity to test out the quatro 95L production board to see if it should be my floater board for the AWT contest at the end of the month. The board, despite its large volume, worked really well. Tomorrow I’ll try it again (if the wind permits) with a few tweaks that should make it better.

I’m going to change the standard footstraps to the Dakine primo straps. This makes a world of difference. The primo straps (not the suprimo!) provide form and are quite sturdy. This allows for a more efficient energy transfer to the board– basically meaning that the board feels more at one with the body.

I’ll also put smaller back fins. I’ll throw on the K4 14’s and see how they get on. Should be good!

Also, my dad tested a new 4.7 today that I’m super excited to try once the wind gets a bit stronger. Once I’ve got some photos of me on it, I’ll throw them up here for all to see.

In other Hookipa news from today, it seems that Josh Angulo may have injured his shoulder from a collision with the mast. I hope he’s feeling better and it’s nothing serious.

Here are two shots from today:

Throwing the hand off in a little air.

Another little air... this time with 2 hands.

Today, I saw the photo/caption combo below on one of my favorite tumblr blogs, and I liked it quite a bit, so here it is. No further explanation will be given or is needed.