Interesting cycle route

New Board

6.3 7s Superfish.

Ok so it is a Thai mass market board but it was used and a good price and exactly what I was looking for, i.e a six-two to six-four good volume fish shape with quad and thruster fin options. The volume should keep me competitive for waves in the local line ups.

I intend to surf it as a quad mainly but will also see how it goes with three fins and am looking forward to seeing the different set ups on the same board. 

Ideally want to be riding a similar shape but shorter, 6.0 maybe but this could be a transitional board to where I want to be. Of course being a brand the Superfish is always popular so if I keep it in good shape I should be able to move it on.

Just need to free the zips up on my  old bag and I'll have somewhere to keep it.

What no boots

So I hammered across the Scottish boarders from our Preston office in the hope that the small swell that was forecast might still be about. Opted for Pease cause it made sense to intercept the A1 at Grantshouse which involved a fast run in the Mini down the excellent A6112. Came down the hill and was rewarded with some good lines coming in and about an hour or so of daylight left.

Started getting kitted up and it became apparent I had forgotten a boot. Facing a dilemma and trying not to cry at my stupidity I decided to tough it out and get in anyway. Things seemed ok so long as I kept my feet above water so I didn't sit up on my board all session. The swell was a good with a small friendly crowd, in fact my blue feet were a bit of an icebreaker. Straws were drawn on who was going to carry me back to my car.

Anyway, trying to surf on two lumps of ice turned out to be quite tricky and as the session went on turns became harder to master and the general lack of feeling below my knees became mildy alarming. Still got some nice ones which made it worthwhile. Eventually I caught a nice runner and stepped (gingerly) onto the sand for a slow swagger to the car park...where I realised I had forgotten my towel!

Home and straight to bed, where I woke occasionally throughout the night due to a myriad of different sensations on my feet, burning, freezing, pins and needles etc. My feet have just about recovered now.
Muppet.
Just had a walk around Freeze in edinburgh and got the horn for a new board now.
https://www.freezeproshop.com/

There it is, right where I left it.

Tuflite Webber Afterburner 6.4 for Sale

For sale my Webber Tuflite 6.4 - £175

DIMS 6' 4" 19.1 2.4 Tri Swallow

 

I have owned this board for approx. 6 years having bought it new in Noosa, Queensland. The board has had reasonably light use as I lived in Manchester until 2013. Now living on the coast I am finding the board rarely gets first choice out of the quiver and I fancy a change (so might take part ex).

 

FCS Fins + Dakine Grip + It has a go pro mount on the nose which can be left on or removed.

 

The board is in good condition although there are some chips to the paint which can be seen on the rails in the pics. I am sure these could simply be painted but they do not effect the performance of board in any way. It is a really easy board to ride and was my first step down from a mini mal.

 

The board is located in East Lothian however I travel a lot with work and could potentially deliver or meet anywhere north of the Derby - Manchester line and south of Edinburgh.

 

Webber's description:
A shallow entry concave to deeper double concave into and out of the tail. Standard nose width with wider center and tail width. Lowish rocker throughout but with moderate tail rocker. Fast and free planeshape with strong and drivy bottom shape. A very responsive and forgiving semi-fish for all types of beach breaks.

Webber talking about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5nMJpxqKzc



 

 

 

Easter so BBQs & Surf

Three surfs and three BBQs over Easter, two (surfs) of which were fairly pointless, one in a rubbish messy windswell and the other one the very small remainder of the good surf which was on a interesting looking forecast. The good surf then, by the time I got to the beach it was early evening and there were some nice sized waves coming through, big enough to catch your attention if caught inside whilst paddling out and big enough demand a bit of concentration on the drop. After 30 mins of moronic surfing I pulled myself together and caught some decent waves out of the small crowd that had formed. 

Things were at their best as the sun set and two of us were left out sharing a peak. A final trip over the falls signalled it was time to get out!

Qualifying on Sat

Rare swell into the village

hmmm

Best logging session ever. long long rides.

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