Kauai May 24, 2006 - May 30, 2006

Hello Fellow Swaylockians,

I am travelling to Hanalei May 24-30 for my mother’s 60th birthday. Although I probably won’t be doing a lot of surfing, I would like to get some water time in. Also, It would be great to visit any backyard shapers that would be willing to have me stop by.

Also, if anyone has a board they built that would be willing to rent it out, I will pay cold hard cash. I plan on bringing a quality set of soft racks.

I’m pretty sure (correct me if I’m wrong) there isn’t a whole lot of surf that time of year up in Hanalei, but we will be taking some day trips to the south part of the island where I hope to catch an early south swell if one shows up.

Mahalo,

Bill

Hello Fellow Swaylockians,

I am travelling to Hanalei May 24-30 for my mother’s 60th birthday. Although I probably won’t be doing a lot of surfing, I would like to get some water time in. Also, It would be great to visit any backyard shapers that would be willing to have me stop by.

Also, if anyone has a board they built that would be willing to rent it out, I will pay cold hard cash. I plan on bringing a quality set of soft racks.

I’m pretty sure (correct me if I’m wrong) there isn’t a whole lot of surf that time of year up in Hanalei, but we will be taking some day trips to the south part of the island where I hope to catch an early south swell if one shows up.

Mahalo,

Bill

best spot on that side is pakala’s if they’ll let you…

hey billy how much do you weigh?

…ambrose…

do you wanna kook board or a pro model

or a perfect delux or a POXIE?

we can fix you up between us all

and spend your money too.

If you are really good I have the wftb

it’s back and fixed up after steamer lane mishap

…ambrose…

Hey Ambrose,

I’m 160 but short (5’5"). I don’t want a kook model, but not a pro board either. Something that paddles good in case Hanalei Bay picks up any swell. I haven’t gotten out more than once a week here (Southern Oregon border) because the swell has only dropped below 10’ for 5 or 6 days out of the past 4 months. Most of the time it’s 15 foot swells with 6 foot wind waves and onshore at 30 knots. My arms get noodlely right quick like.

Most of the time I ride a single fin but enjoy 3 fins if I need speed. I’ve never riden a true fish, but it sounds fun. Mostly I don’t want to Look like a kook too much more than I already will with my moontan. Also, I figure the more different types of board I ride in my life the better my shaping gets. When I travel I prefer to use local boards because they were usually designed for those local conditions, plus then I don’t have to deal with bringing boards on 3 separate planes (each way, ends up costing about $500 in board fees).

Thanks Ambrose,

Billy

best spot on that side is pakala’s if they’ll let you…

hey billy how much do you weigh?

…ambrose…

do you wanna kook board or a pro model

or a perfect delux or a POXIE?

we can fix you up between us all

and spend your money too.

If you are really good I have the wftb

it’s back and fixed up after steamer lane mishap

…ambrose…

Hey Ambrose,

I’m 160 but short (5’5"). I don’t want a kook model, but not a pro board either. Something that paddles good in case Hanalei Bay picks up any swell. I haven’t gotten out more than once a week here (Southern Oregon border) because the swell has only dropped below 10’ for 5 or 6 days out of the past 4 months. Most of the time it’s 15 foot swells with 6 foot wind waves and onshore at 30 knots. My arms get noodlely right quick like.

Most of the time I ride a single fin but enjoy 3 fins if I need speed. I’ve never riden a true fish, but it sounds fun. Mostly I don’t want to Look like a kook too much more than I already will with my moontan. Also, I figure the more different types of board I ride in my life the better my shaping gets. When I travel I prefer to use local boards because they were usually designed for those local conditions, plus then I don’t have to deal with bringing boards on 3 separate planes (each way, ends up costing about $500 in board fees).

Thanks Ambrose,

Billy