One good thing came out of my losing my favorite QB paddle (I left it on the beach at Kanaha in one of my classic ADD moves) is I got two more that i really love. I bought one of the 8″ QB’s and I absolutely love the thing. It’s remarkable how good this paddle Continue Reading
Time to thin the herd–I have way too many boards in my garage. I really need to get rid of a couple more, but even these two are hard to let go of. JL 11X30 all arounder. I consider this the very best board to learn on, and a fine board for beginner/intermediate surfers. The Continue Reading
…The beach break behind me looked about head high. I thought “oh great, I’m going to finish the race by getting worked in front of 500 spectators” but I managed to catch it before it crumbled and got out in front of the whitewater. I beached the board at full speed and stumbled up the Continue Reading
An interesting introductory slide show for the new Jimmy Lewis distance board, narrated by Trip Forman
The muffled thump and curses in a Boston accent told me brother Bob had tried to move another palm tree with his face. It’s nerve-wracking carrying boards, paddles, tents, coolers, tables and myriad other items across a pitch-dark park to the beach. Especially when you’re wearing the traditional Maui “slippahs”. Cheap between-the-toe thong sandals afford Continue Reading
I dropped by Jimmy Lewis’ workshop a few days ago. I really like his boards, and through corresponding with him I realized his shop is just a short distance from Pono House. My post office address is in Haiku, though this area is really Peahi, Jimmy’s place is actually in Haiku. He was in the Continue Reading
If you’re beginning stand up surfing then I suspect you’ll find this very helpful. This is a collaborative document that will reflect the knowledge of anyone that has something to contribute. I’d like to include your perspectives. They don’t have to carefully written, just informative. I’ll edit and polish to make the document readable. Introduction–cautions Continue Reading