Shortboard / Thruster; Big Wave Gun; Mini-Mal / Hybrid
Surf Experience:
Experienced (10-19 yrs)
Surf Level:
Smackin the lip
Surf Frequency:
Every day
Local Spots:
Blacks, Del Mar, Ponto Jetty, Cardiff, La Jolla Reefs, D. St.
Favourites Spots:
Big Rock, Blacks, Suckouts
My Biggest Wave:
Double Overhead
Prefered Wave Size:
Overhead
Favourite Type of Spot:
I love them all
Prefered Tricks:
Drop In; Bottom Turn; Top Turn; Tube; Cutback; Rondhouse Cutback; Floater; Tail Slide
My Best Ever Session:
Sessions is more like it: Playa Grande in Costa Rica back in 99'; Lanzarote in Canary Islands (The Slab, San Juan, and other assorted north coast reefs); Blacks (too many to count, they all sort of mesh together).
Biggest Fear or Wipe out:
Being knocked unconscious underwater, i.e.-drowning.
Favourite Surfers:
Corey Lopez, Taj Burrow, Mick Fanning, Occy, Bruce Irons.
My Quiver
All about my boards !
Board 1
Shape:
Shortboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Al Merrick
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'1" x 18-3/8" x 2-1/4"
Condition:
Still Sexy
Make and Technology:
Custom ordered from Merrick. K-Board with Future Fins Setup.
Bottom:
Concave
Type of Fins:
Future EA
Year Made:
2006
Year Bought:
2006
My Opinion About:
It works great in steeper, more powerful surf. Not the best board for mushy beachbreak conditions due to it being a bit chippy and the diamond tail.
Session Memories:
Blacks, Big Rock
Board 2
Shape:
Shortboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Steve Boysen
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'5" x 18-3/8" x 2-1/4"
Condition:
Still Sexy
Make and Technology:
Rounded Pin Step-Up board for when it gets a bit bigger. Not a gun by any means but it does help to get in a tad earlier and is still easy to throw around. Great barrel board.
Tail:
rounded pin
Bottom:
Concave
Type of Fins:
Future
Year Made:
2005
Year Bought:
2005
My Opinion About:
Perhaps a bit chippy, i.e.- "thin" for my tastes, but it gets the job done if the wave has power.
Session Memories:
Rockpiles with Fabi the 2nd time I used it and it was solid 10-12 ft.-Fun!!
Board 3
Shape:
Shortboard
Fins:
4- Quattro
Shaper:
Plus One
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'1" x 18-3/8" x 2-1/4"
Condition:
Brand New
Tail:
round
Bottom:
Concave
Type of Fins:
Glass Ons
Year Made:
2007
Year Bought:
2007
My Opinion About:
Haven't surfed it yet. Of course the waves are crap when I get a new board!!!