Am anxious to hear about the Hot Curl goings on. E-mailed him and PM’ed him and have not heard back. He was supposed to be here in Oahu this winter and was hoping to hook up with him.
Roger
Jim is alive and doing fine. He’s had phone/provider issues at home (where he types away) so getting online isn’t happening’ with a 28,8 and spotty connection.
The guys in HI rode the hotcurl and loved it. I believe Nalu Forsieth’s (Wally’s grandson) road the second gen board, the one with a fuller outline and skeg, and really thought it was magic. Bonga and Tom Stone both road the gun (first gen board with no fin) and were grinning ear to ear. One of 'em actually caught air jumping a wake made by a jet ski. I understand there was a bit of an accident and luckily Jim’s on his way there soon with wood, wrasp and some varnish.
If I get more details or any pics of the baby in action I’ll be sure to post 'em.
Jimbo will be shaping at “the factory” Otis Schapers place in wahiwa in about 2 weeks.
Thanks for the info! I found his number and will call him. Glad to hear all is well.
Roger
thanks for bringing up this hot curl topic,I missed it while my copmuter was down with menopause in december
I searched it and read the whole thread.
Huzzah !
the look of the unit is very surfy and has a transition “hot curl” look to it,as that surfer photography issue with the cooper collectionfor my refrence.
the gomes board in that article had a llittle different character.
the pictures of Wally Frosieth’s hot curl redwood in the nat young history of surfing boof also was an annomaly to the phillips project in that the contours of the froseith were a little more curvy than the linear philips
thanks again for bringing this up.
this is a topic very near to my reverie and quest for deeper understanding.
it’s fun to see how deeply entrenched we are in our own time
we see the past as an interpretation of our present,when the opposite is the real truth,because the survivors,old boards reshaped are not avaliable in their original contours,our source materials are influncing the replicas and we are challenged to take the quest to the finest interpretation of the "genisis shapes"read “genius shapes”
primary Premis -all the best boards were ridden to death
The 'I went to the bishop museum and saw the collection and took the measurements" story told by Blake,lunchmeats, and greg Noll that crossed my ears in that order ,give instant licence to the interpretations of the hot curl remakes. Its refreshing not to hear this in the entire thread and that, in my mind, Gives the project more credibility in that respect .
The progress to the finless and nat materials is a noble quest.
Heavy weight as a positive design feature is also an important re- search,
Somthing is always lost when switching alternatives
,i.e.light weight sacrifices momentum/glide for instant speed/accelertion …perfect for inshore close quarters waves but lacking in offshore Alii surf glide path magic waves that the polynesians searched long and hard to find,
The real question is why did they prefer these waves ?
Was it because of their materials limitations?
Was this the preferential venue because that was the most satisfying ride on the broadest scale.
And most of all… accessable and rewarding to only the adept technicians of the craft- both riding and building.
these boards are Testimony to these thoughts.
Congradulations to anyone who builds or has a chance to ride these fine boards and any othrs who build similar and quest to ride them safely… ambrose…cold thursday morning in the predawn of today and time in general
sunset yes is one of the best times of day
to surf,
with a fire burning on the beach
waiting to warm away the chill
… ambrose …
The real question is why did they prefer these waves ?
I suspect that the first waves (or perhaps the most waves) were ridden on canoes, after long days of paddling the best wave would be the one that starts farthest from shore and takes you all the way home to your welcoming fire, home, & family… makes sense to me that with that sort of mindset (longest glide from outside is da kine) the alii’s natural desire would tend that way for surfboards as well…
Aloha,
I just saw two of Jim Phillips boards at Jay Rush’s repair shop. Wow… they are beautiful. Is Jim still on Oahu? I’d love to see if he can shape me a board while he’s here. Anyone have his contact info? Please pass it on if you can to
mahalo,
carnet