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cowpoke
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Jan 22, 2016 - 04:40am PT
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when this thread started back in 2012, it was a big factor in making me want to try surfing. now three years in, it is one of the very few threads I still check in on. we had a great late august in new england this year, but doesn't compare to the beautiful stuff posted here. so travel (just like climbing!). just back from our second trip to rincon pr and trying to negotiate a trip to bali for sept. I don't know if surfing and climbing for me have been as much complimentary as they are equally addictive and all consuming. keep the inspiration coming
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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John M
climber
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That is a cool picture!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 12, 2016 - 04:01pm PT
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Just picked up my new 9'-3 Sloughs gun from the glasser.
I designed this board on a CADD program and emailed the file to a C&C shop- all while drinking coffee at home.
I hope it's big enough tomorrow!!! Mavricks was solid and the contest went off.
Next year the Coastal Commission may require a women's bracket. I'm pretty sure there's enough women, that are serious big wave surfers, to make that happen.
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Feb 17, 2016 - 08:02am PT
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Just picked up my new 9'-3 Sloughs gun from the glasser.
Beautiful board!
Thurso is a wave I've always wanted to surf... a winter trip to Scotland with a surfing twist.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 17, 2016 - 08:22am PT
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Thanks Gregg!
I agree, Thurso looks like Rincon minus 64 surfers!
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Feb 17, 2016 - 09:13am PT
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minus 164...
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 17, 2016 - 09:32am PT
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Board came out nice Contractor! Just curious...do you know if Jeff Meyers is still airbrushing at that factory? You made it sound so easy to pop out with that software, but I have seen very experienced software users completely screw up large guns. So kudos to the work you put in on the models you make for yourself. And don't forget that someone still had to finish sand that beast before glassing :)
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 17, 2016 - 01:05pm PT
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Hey CS,
Jeff painted this one- still at Diamond.
You're right, 9 years of computer work before I tackled a gun. I sanded it out myself and the three-ply stringer is a beaut!
So, some of this was done over coffee but I did get a little dirty.
How's the shoulder?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 17, 2016 - 02:30pm PT
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Where'd you get the blank? What kind?
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 17, 2016 - 08:29pm PT
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drljefe-
The cut shop I use, ordered the blank with a recommendation from Stu Kenson, who makes big wave guns for some notable surfers. In other words-I have no idea.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 18, 2016 - 07:44am PT
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Thanks for the answer contractor. Jeff's always been a good guy as far as I can tell. Good to know he's still at it. When I had sprayed maybe 10 boards at most, the shop I was spraying for gave me a purple to yellow rail fade to spray. As yellow and purple make brown, I was not too sure how to make this look good. The shop owner told me that Jeff would show me how and that he was down at the spray booth right now so I could catch him. First time I met him, he showed me the technique and it came out sweet. The guy has a way with color fades for sure.
Contractor could have picked up a blank at Mitch's LJ or SB. You can get US Blanks at Mitch's. Most of the crew from the old Clark factory in Laguna Niguel formed the new US Blanks in a new location. Good blanks and the best gun blank selection, but upstart Arctic Blanks may have the best poly foam formulation in the USA now. Super lively for a poly. Originally a US branch of Surfblanks Aus (Midget Farrelly), the old formula had problems with gas pocket formulation and investors got impatient, called in some other chemists, and reformulated under the Arctic brand. I know if you went to them, they would sell you a blank too.
edit; AA. The shoulder is slowly getting better, but I have a feeling that it may take surgery. Set up another Dr. appointment. Still, I can only wait so long so I'm starting to get out again. Maybe some more Woodson in a week or so.
So, there has been some signs of surf ;-) ...In two separate events
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 09:50pm PT
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hey there say, biotch... oh my.... thanks for sharing... :O
good he made it through... :)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:01am PT
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I'm a surfing noob, but I've got a question.
So, tides are minimal near the equator, and higher near the poles.
I understand that swell and architecture of the break play the largest role in good breaks, but does the range from high to low tide also factor in?
Like, big swell is hitting two places on earth at the same time. One place is in Ireland and the other is in Costa. Same architecture (maybe a stretch). Full moon. Tide is coming in. Same winds.
Does Ireland get bigger and or better waves than CR due to a larger tidal differential?
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:10am PT
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No not really. You need a swell source. Either wind or ground swell, the difference between the 2 being the fetch and distance traveled. Wind swells tend to be generated closer to the break and have shorter periods and tend to be less organized. Groundswell tends to be better organized and travel a longer distance. Throw in a hurricane or typhoon swell, and those two generalizations can fall apart sometimes in a good way.
Edit, some pretty epic spots close to the equator.
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