Most Recent Surfing Forum Posts:
Forum: Just Learning
Topic: Is it me?
Message: Both MT and I have similar epoxy board dims 6'10"x21"x3", but are very different. He has a quad, me a twin keel. I think the dems should work for you.
When I purchased my big fish this year (to transition), I thought I'd sell it within a year after getting better at shortboarding. Little did I realize it would become the work horse of my quiver. In fact, a guy on sunday offered to trade his high performance fish right on the spot. - see link http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/spo/980322784.html
It didn't make sense. I had ridden my big fish the previous 6 mos exclusively, and during the majority of December. I'd just have to turn around and buy another all purpose board. kitasan2009-01-07 01:08:48
Date Time: 1/7/2009 1:02:00 AM
Forum: Just Learning
Topic: asking for advice in choosing wetsuit
Message: Yeah, I've been going back and forth between my XCEl 4/3 and Ripcurl Fbomb 3/2, both about the same. The XCEL is a little better since it's a chest zip, flushes less water than the back zip.
Date Time: 1/6/2009 7:56:04 PM
Forum: Just Learning
Topic: Why Transition to Shortboards?
Message:
I actually learned on a shortboard and recently have been trying to learn to longboard. So I have a slightly different perspective. Granted I have only been longboarding a short time so take it with a grain of salt. It's been really cool learning. It's actually alot harder than I expected. I mean catching waves is obviously easier but everything else takes alot of skill. Longboarding is really chill and relaxing. I've had to learn more patience. I respect good longboarders more now than ever.
But I still prefer shortboards. Shortboarding is definitely more of a workout. But it is more challenging, intense and exciting in my opinion. Longboarding is cool for those ultra small or mushy days but you still want to go out or if the whole lineup is full of longboarders I'll bust mine out too so I have a chance and don't have to get sloppy seconds inside.
Just my 2 cents
Date Time: 1/6/2009 7:44:13 PM
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