Winter in the Algarve now seems like a distant memory...And summer is upon us. Sometimes life whizzes by in the blink of an eye, though that is not exactly the reality. When u r working, time has a different quality. The last year has probably been the busiest working year of my life. Yet, I am still broke. How does that happen? And I think the biggest work of it all is most definatly the job of being a Dada! Nothing knocks you on your ass 24/7 like having a baby....But its one of the most rewarding experiences ever...a joyful slap in the face! And having a baby makes all the surf sessions that much more precious as they are much more limited! So it goes.
Right, Lets talk boards and shacks. The Holy Shack is up and running! I have now completed a couple of boards this month in the new shaping room. They were the first boards I have made since February. I had dust off the skills and cobwebs. These plonks took a little longer than expected, but that is board making. There were a few little surprizes and F#* ups along the way but nothing too major. With resin tints and gloss finishes, these boards are now happily on my finished wrack and looking for new homes. First up is the new model The Sadhu.
This board is a 6'0 x 21 1/4 with a wide nose template and a medium to hard rail in the tail with fcs 5 fin box. The bottom contour is a rounded hull exposed belly that transitions smoothly into a double concave out the back of the board. With a good flat rocker, the Sadhu will fly down the line without sacrificing maneoverability. I imagine this board will ride equally well as a quad or a thruster, and should cave some hard turns. The glass job is 4 oz by 4+6 oz on the deck. Finished with a gloss resin and polish, this is a great all wave board and should go well from knee high to well over head. If I were going to have a one board quiver, I think this could be the ONE .. Sadhu is an Indian word for saint. These are the yogis and renunciates that live in caves, cover themselves with ash, chant mantra, and smoke chillums.
The Next up is an Original Guru.
This is a 5'10 by 20 and 1/4. It is roughly 2 3/8's thick. It is a 5 fin option with fcs fin plugs. The rails are medium flowing into a hard dovetail. The benefits of the dovetail include high maneuverability and boat loads of drive. This board is a monster for fast down the line surfing and hard quick turns. The bottom contour is a single to double concave. It has a flat rocker so it paddles eaily into the wave. This is a high perfermance feel good board. I prefer to ride it as a quad, but it performs well also as a thruster. This specific board #008 was glassed with 3 layers of 4 oz S cloth and finished with gloss and polish, racing stripe, and some board tattoos.
And so it goes Flat here in Portugal. There is summer swell and offshore winds in the future! Inhallah, which is why I am blogging now, before the swell fills in on Thursday. Happy sufing from Portugal.
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