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76217622Good morning. I can't say much yet, as I haven't ridden one either, but the board's manufacturer is a good friend of mine and has been surfing and involved in the board industry for quite...

Hey tropic surfer. In the conditions you describe I would have turned turtle and held on - probably as far forward on the board as possible. That way the front rocker of the gun would point the...

I've tried them, but I don't really like them. I must admit, though, that I do not do air - I am a pretty old fashioned wave rider on both long and short board. All my boards are just waxed - just...

I'm with njsurfer42 on this - I went to the website and played around with it some and it seems pretty accurate for me, though I do prefer volume on the high end of my suggested range. I also think...

Beautiful poem! Mahalo - really sort of made my day! :) Hoping for a rideable wave tomorrow morning with the 27 degree weather here in Va Beach so I can feel the stoke!

Ditto on In Search of Captain Zero! Also, On A Wave by Thad Ziolkowski, Kook: What Surfing Taught Me about Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave by Peter Heller, and Pipe Dreams by Kelly Slater...

@leeth - thought you might appreciate this:
"I've taken to riding a longboard nearly exclusively these days,... Truth is, 90% of all surfing is done in the less than ideal conditions of size, speed...

I use a little Banana Boat deep tanning oil (SPF 15) on my head (I am bald), my neck and face and a little on my underarms and lats. I've never had a problem with wetsuit rash since doing so, and it...

I surfed the San Juan area in December of 1999, and La Ocho (back then everone called it Parada Ocho - Bus Stop #8) was the best spot by far of the two spots I tried out. The other was Airports. It...

Ditto on "Single Fin: Yellow" - one of my absolute favorites! Also, anything in Bruce Brown's old collection. You can order all of them on Netflix, check them out, and then buy what you want to...

I just wanted to thank CBSCREWBY for the awesome link. I have surfed in Nosara, but was unaware of the SurfSimply folks. The mini-lecture that the guy gives on taking off on waves is fantastic. ...

I'm an ex-wrestler (high school, collegiate, international), ex-wrestling coach, 56 year old guy who has had spinal surgery (so there are a lot of things I can't do!), but I still have a great and...

The Arrow is a true noserider; the WIR is more of an all-arounder and cruiser. In beachbreak, it is nice to have the narrower nose and tail for quickly pulling into waves and cruising down the line....

You might consider chatting with Bill Frierson. He is a great shaper and his shop is now right off Birdneck Road. He has forgotten more about shaping than most people know and he is reasonable...

Hi WesB. That is certainly more in keeping with the way it feels. Just from the float I would figure at least about 30. Sometimes I think Surftech volumes are just sort of an afterthought. I have...

I got the board and it is awesome! It floats me really well and works great in the two to three foot surf we have had the last two days. Fins369 was right - I could have gone smaller, but in the...

Thanks fins369 and Stranded in Smithfield - I appreciate the input! Maybe a little explanation is in order. I wrestled competitively (high school , college, a little internationally) until I was...

I've been looking into getting a 6'4" Bushman Pancho Sullivan squashtail, and the Surftech Australia (no longer on U.S.) website says that the volume is 27. That seems a bit small to me. Dimensions...

I was out in it for two hours Tuesday morning and one hour this morning and I have not detected any ill effects. It is sort of smelly and reddish/brown. I always put alcohol in my ears after...

Absolutely beautiful board - very well done Phil!

Ditto! Especially if you catch it as close to low tide as possible. Those two to three footers will break on a number of bars up and down the north end, as well as around the Cavalier from 39th to...

Dawn patrol (5:30 - 6:30 this morning) in Virginia Beach at the north end - nice swells (2-3 ft), tide a little high but some nice rides all the same. :)

I ride a longboard about 90% of the time. I like the glide, I like getting into the wave early, and I like the longer rides. Recently, I was surfing at Witch's Rock in C.R. with some friends (who...

First of all, I agree with everything above and if that works for you, great. But if not, position yourself a bit further forward as OldSoul suggests and try coming up first with just your left leg...

I bought some side racks for my bike at WRV about 15 years ago and they still work fine - I have added some pipe insulation for more padding. These look about the same: http://www.surfboardracks.com/