Boston Surf Man

For when you're out of commission & can't surf & can't make boards, there is pen & ink. But, I'll soon be terrorizing some local log spot with a SUP.

Surf Report: Early Spring 2008

Plenty of surf this spring. I can't remember a day in the last six weeks where I wanted to surf and there wasn't something available. The wind has been unpredictable, so you need to rely on sheltered, harder to find spots. I've had every kind of board out in the last month, from big quad, to log to SUP (but not big enough for BB). What a nice reward, after a long winter of very decent surf. Check out all the NE surfing sites for many, many images.

Latest Recycled Stubb ...

Lots of effort required to get usable foam out of this one. It once was 2/3 of a classic log (try to guess what kind). Now it's a 5.5', wide, square, very flat, single. The lam is RR epoxy, the hot & gloss coats are Resin-X. The art is india ink & acryclic, in multiple layers. This is my first Resin-X board, so far really good (Matt, of Resin-X, has been very generous with his advice). Soon to be polished ...

Ghost Board

Look steadily, for at least thirty seconds, at the X mark near the nose of the surfboard, and then at a sheet of paper, a wall or a ceiling. A ghostly board will appear before your eyes. By increasing the distance, the apparition will increase in size. More ...

Mex Wax, the best for your stick ...

When you're logging Sayulita, you need your Mexican Surf Board WAX. It has those nice little bumps. At 30 pesos a bar (special tourist price), it does everything but ride the nose on your behalf. Magically, when you get back home to the freezing north, it becomes the base coat until mid-July.