Recent content by Surfnfish

quads grab/set the rail on the wave face earlier going over the ledge = quicker into a high line speed run... and quads are faster then a 2+1 in haul ass waves from not having that rear fin anchoring the tail and how the quad fins work together to generate more speed when pumping those mid face...

2+1 for average/soft waves, quad when the offshores hit and the need for speed is real...adds another gear

size accordingly...and never noticed any restraint in doing so...on LB's I use a thigh wrap, sized just long enough for those rare times I actually make it to the nose in OR zippy beachbreak

try surfing with your leash on your forward foot with the leash horn outboard...less to tangle, less to drag behind...been doing that for many years, pretty much zero's out leash tangles...and the added entertainment of some guy who says "uh, hey man, you got the leash on the wrong foot"...lol

going to be a full gonzo scene when the Ranch opens to the public next year per the Coastal Commission ruling that Newsom signed off on...good luck digging out all those burrowing in trying to spend the night...and imagine the line going down the highway at dawn waiting for the gate to open.. as...

great collection...that Phillips RP... consider the true value in boards to be the personal memories in them like touchstones, run the hands down the rails and remember when... most of my treasures didn't survive or were passed on with the carelessness of youth...thankful for having a 64' Wardy...

Had ranch boats for a coupla decade and at times scored waves that were as much fun as surf can be... and as well dealt with midnite runs from HMB only to find at dawn the pier winch was yet again sabotaged with a resin dump...or boated in only to find surf that couldn't even lure us out of the...

Santa Barbara will always = The Ranch for many of us Those waves...one of the few places where reality can exceed hyperbole... thank you Craig' Cowboy' Macarthur for the turn on...RIP

love the feel of glass-on's...

my preferred local for the past decade.. the locals want less rentals and more home inventory, the municipality wants to maintain the 10% nightly rental tax revenue...low inventory due to investment rental demand, 500K will still buy a decent pad by the beach...

if you've got a wider foot/forefront, check out the 5mm Hotline Reflex ..comfortable as hell, well made, warm...

better scan them when pristine foam, a used board scan picks up glass thickness, dents, twists = GIGO During the mid 90's Doug Schroedel made me an 8'0 he liked so much he had it scanned for himself... made me several clones over the next 15 years, as well as for others...mine all rode the...

after moving to Oregon met with Art Coyler, former Rusty shaper, to order some boards, start the customer relationship. Showed him a well seasoned 7'8 RP winter daily driver from a noted Santa Cruz shaper I wanted cloned... he looked it over..'needs a bit more tail rocker and a tad more...

FYI - Da Kine has a sale going on, 25% discount sitewide using 'Laborday.'..just ordered an 11' Daylite bag

Texans are now charged under their new anti-abortion law with making citizens arrest of anyone suspected of having an abortion or contributing to an abortion such as an Uber driver taking the patient to a medical clinic, and in court upon conviction be awarded $10,000 in 'bounty fees' plus their...