Anoiting the Viking - 2/17/2020

And of course I had to paddle this board today.  The swell was still pushing so there was energy to ride inside and out.  The tide was low and the wind was still up.

The board paddles easy (no surprise here) and it doesn't feel like an 11' board.  I wanted to test the low end first so I paddled for a small wave on the inside.  Again - no surprise - caught with ease and glided forever.  First wave!

Then I paddled to the outside to see what this board could do on the top end.  I caught three chest high waves on the outside and rode them all the way to the inside.  I put my Hobie F Curve 9" fin in forward of the midpoint in the fin box - it felt good.

It looked like there might have been a green flash - but I didn't see it.  The GoPro is really far away when you mount it on the nose.

This is definitely a board to use when the tide is too low to foil and the crowd is thick.  I am looking forward to summer with this board!

Both Kids Went Surfing with Dad

I took the kids surfing yesterday evening - that is a rarity (because Noe is normally iffy - but I think she saw it as a way to get out of cleaning the house with La if she had stayed back).

Marlon checked the surf report and it said the waves would be waist high.  Must have been an old report because it was probably 3X that size when we got there.  I spent the first half surfing with Noe - she caught three, then when she went in I paddled out to Marlon and surfed with him.  We did not go to the outside but hung out in the middle break.

It was fun surfing the TJ Everyday, but it was definitely big enough that I could have gotten some action out of the Greedy Beaver - maybe next time.  In any case - I love surfing with my kiddoroosters!!!!

And Back Home

Parked next to it's partner in crime -

Of course I took it out today.  But the swell was not as big as yesterday (which was head high - today was waist).  I did manage to stand up on four waves - good thing most people were at home watching the Superbowl - less competition for the few waves that were there.  I could easily duck dive the board.  It paddles easier than any shortboard I've surfed.  I think this was a good choice!

Any how - I am looking forward to getting back into shape and ripping on the Greedy Beaver!

This Just Happened...

Got a new board -

I have been wanting to get back into shortboarding.  I believe this is the board to help me get there - 6'4" Firewire Greedy Beaver

Noe approves!  Mahalo to Surf Garage!

Firewire TJ Pro - Sold

Great board - just wasn't getting used. I'll miss it - but the new owner is stoked!!!

Rocker Comparisons

With the TJ Everyday, we have three longboards. Having waxed La's board (Patagonia Noseglider) and the new TJ, I had an opportunity to compare the boards side by side, along with the TJ Pro. When I lived here in the late nineties, I weighed 157#. I could surf anything from sub 6' potato chips all the way up to a friends 10' longboard. These days I have to watch what I eat, but I am working on getting back down to my fighting weight. All that said, when I originally sold some shortboards to buy the TJ Pro, I was working with the mentality that a 9'0" board would work for me the same way they did back in the day. That board is a great board, but it really needs juicier waves with more energy to work well. This TJ Everyday is the opposite - it'll pick up almost any wave without having to expend a ton of energy paddling. Perfect for White Plains and other longboard spots. The Everyday definitely has a longer flat section in the middle of the board - that added with the extra volume makes for easier paddling than the Pro model. The other reason I couldn't take my eyes off this board is the sidebiter Futures boxes - I had looked at this board before, but they were single fins (they can be ordered with different tails and fin configurations, but one had the right stuff in the back ;) I'll still take out the Pro to places like Cliffs and Daystar on a good day, but for the jogs to White Plains, the Everyday will be the ticket!