So this is board #6 but my first Longboard
9 6’ x 23 x 3 forest marine tint with a smoke white swirl bottom deck and clear top
Stepdeck with a large concave in the nose or should I say large stepdeck
tail is a inward crescent(square with an inward curve), rails are 50 50 the whole way
finbox with a 10.5 Tudor Nuu Wayva ;> fin
Too many lessons learned on this one to share all the mistakes
but today was the first day riding her, and to sum er’ up she’s fast and turn’s on a nut :>
All the headaches endured while shaping were sooooooooo forgotten and overshadowed this morning while breakin’ er in…
anyway here’s a few water shot’s from this mornin that tenover took (attatched)
srpato
December 1, 2004, 5:06am
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My first longboard is still my favorite. Don’t worry about the mistakes, if you can surf it, and enjoy it, what else matters?
By the way, it’s Nuuhiwa.
Keep Shaping.
Sr Pato
Looks real nice. The wave looks fun too. Where’s that at?
SoHaole, good to see this shot…
…Thanks for that !
Great to see ‘sways’ crew getting together and photographing each other’s boards and water shots…
Hey Sohaole, nice board BUT:
beach break
1-2 foot surf
AND A LEASH!!
oh no Mr. Bill!!!
first lesson in log riding, no leashes.
drew
December 1, 2004, 10:39pm
7
Isn’t that a Cooperfish Device tail?
hmmm.
Good looking board nonetheless. Would be even better sans leash!
Drew
sohaole
December 1, 2004, 11:18pm
8
Yes I know about log’s and leashes,
but I need the romance to wear-off with my new girlfriend before I take her out
with no regards to what happens to her :>
yeah cooper’s where I got the tail from
now I just need a day off and a break form daddy daycare to take advantage of any bump the pacific
might send us
I have an order for a freind to make him a wingnut 2 model I checked here and R.A.'s web sight
got a few #‘s but if anybody has any more specifics for a 9 6’
much appreciated:>
Johnny.........
I say we catch him and drag him by the leash till he squeels. Nice board
rooster
December 2, 2004, 4:12am
12
sohaole,
Nice board. I say he has to surf nothing but Tourmaline for a month. Mike
sohaole
December 2, 2004, 4:31am
13
Allright allright allright
I say for the tough guys that have attended Keith’s seminars
how bout we have a saturday surf seminar
meet at Keiths, talk as much sHeet as anyone can handle
then we decide on where at the cliffs we put on our own seminar of style grace, and pure grit
that’s if we actually get a swell
and then we can finally put to rest this whole wearing a leash BULLshhhhhhhit;>
hey I grew up with the leash, and I guaruntee you if the fore father’s had the technology
they would have wore a leash
let the verbal abuse begin
Eddie would wear
the Duke taught me to use a leash
Blake paddle’s with a leash
Phil Edwards is the best surfer in the world wearing a leash
Murph the Surf Trancendtocosmilogicallymanifesto ah goon cordo
LeeD on board #27 saw the light
Real men love leashes
So I wear a leash, paddle out with me and then talk shit about the leash :>
Johnny.............
Nice plan, Johnny.
But, you can’t surf at the Cliffs with a leash on a longboard. It’s not allowed. The locals will give you shit big-time.
Come on over on Saturday or Sunday, we’ll go surfing.
sohaole
December 2, 2004, 10:27pm
15
Thanx Keith, got a good laugh
the locals don’t wear leashes @ the cliffs HaH
Weekends aren’t in the mix for me right now, I can only get out on tue and wednesday mornings, the occaisional
Sunday afternoon I work mornings and the wife works nights we decided on not putting our son in daycare so for another couple of years I’m limited :<
but in January I’ll get more vacation day’s :> so I’ll see you at the slides…
Johnny..........
waaahoo
December 2, 2004, 10:35pm
16
Like the board. Like the leash.
In my short surfing career I’ve already dodged enough boards that have somehow lost their stylish riders. The most recent needing to be caught in mid air 6 inches from de-balling me.
waaahoo
December 2, 2004, 11:53pm
17
Is your tail scooped out like the device as well?
Matt.S
December 3, 2004, 1:33am
19
Sweet looking board!! Thanks also to Tenover for taking the early morning stoke photos, just beautiful.
Kind Regards,
Matt.
kniht
December 3, 2004, 3:12am
20
Gorgeous photos and a great-looking board.
I vote with the minority concerning leashless logs. I dislocated a shoulder fending off a lost longboard in the soup, and it took a lot of work over a couple of years to rehab it. This happened at a crowded break, and the guy who lost his board was one of the better surfers in the water that day. With crowding becoming more and more critical–and the general level of skills and awareness of etiquette at a low point-- I don’t see it as a style issue anymore: now it’s about safety and looking out for the greater good. Is that antithetical to having fun?