Evening Session - 2/20/2025

I only had a short window today - but with the surf still up (a relative term considering it is the middle of winter), I wanted to get this board wet - the Hayden Shapes Hypto Krypto.

And I also wanted to try these Kohola Flow Tech fins a spin.  Same tubercle principle as on the Takuma Kujira foils and the AFS Silk/Enduro foils.

I caught three waves - and I got in some decent turns.  Not really enough to say how these fins are - but I didn't botch any turns and they didn't feel sticky.  I'd say this was a first good session for them.

The Sweet Potato would have been a better board for today's conditions as the Hypto Krypto is not the best groveler.

Oh - and both monk seals were back basking in the same spot.  I love this stretch of coast!!!

W:9/FD:30/PW:1/S:3

Evening Session - 7/12/2023

Marlon and I got in a late afternoon shortboarding session.

The waves had some size to them, but the wind from earlier in the day did the usual - chopped the surface up into some challenging conditions.

Marlon brought his Seaside and had a blast.  He actually went in early and then broke out his drone.

I brought the Hypto Krypto with the Grennan fins.  I'm thinking that a more upright fin would have been more appropriate for the size waves today.  The raked Grennans felt slower.

My first wave was the best of the lot - long ride where I had to maneuver to stay in the pocket.  Surfing a shortboard actually felt funny... the board wasn't pushing back and if I hit a flat section, it didn't want to pump (because it isn't a hydrofoil).

I caught several more but would either get mowed over by the white wash, or the wave would go over a deep spot and fizzle out.  Foiling has definitely impacted my surfing.

Tomorrow the swell is supposed to come down - if I go, I'll likely bring the Sweet Potato.

W:66/F:63/S:29

Evening Session - 4/1/2023

I did end up napping (boy was that wonderful).  And Marlon came home from an activity at school and asked if I wanted to go surf.  I said yes - but that we needed to trim the hedges, pick up leaves around the house and clean the driveway.  We knocked out the cleaning pretty quick.

As we were packing up, Marlon was loading his longboard and I said I was bringing one of my shortboards (the Hypto Krypto with the NVS Grennan Quad set).  He hesitated, but then loaded his Seaside.

When we parked, he checked the surf and said that he was going to pass and just fly his drone.

I paddled out and caught several really fun shoulder to head high waves!  I love taking steep (relatively speaking) drops and feeling the torque of converting board speed into bottom turns and carves along the running walls - yes there were running walls this afternoon!!!

I'm glad I waited to surf until this afternoon - with the rain clouds, the texture was almost glassy and the waves were more organized (even if they were smaller than this morning).

This was the best session I have had on the Hypto Kryto - I think this fin setup is perfect for this board!!!

W:29/F:20/S:21

Evening Session - 2/1/2023

Did an evening session yesterday.  Good south swell (in the middle of January???!!!???)

Tide was low, but the swell had some size - that meant time to break out the Hypto Crypto!

What I didn't anticipate was the crowd - too many people in the water (just bobbing around and clogging the takeoff line). 

I did manage to get a handful of fun waves.

I'm going to switch the fins out - going to set this up with the EA's in fiberglass and see if that makes this board flow better.

W:6/F:6/S:11

Dawn Patrol - 1/2/2023

Dawn patrolled Pyramid Rock with Jimmy today.  Oddly enough, it was windy - 

The swell was funny - nothing, then medium sized waves, and cleanup sets - all surging in and dumping.  Marlon got three on his Seaside.  I got one on the Sweet Potato (and in that one ride, I could already tell the NVS Aipa Da Hook Quads are magic).  I rode that one wave in and grabbed the Hypto Krypto since the waves had a ton of energy.

Since I had the Hypto Krypto out, the waves of course started to pull back (actually I think the tide was peaking).  But after a considerable wait, I finally did get one - this is another magic board and fin combo.  

Despite the challenging conditions, it was still really fun catching up with Jimmy!

W:0/F:0/S:2

Evening Session - 12/14/2022

Brought out the Hayden Shapes Hypto Krypto 6'0" on this afternoon's session.  I thought the waves would be bigger and steeper with the low tide - but alas it was not to be (I would have been perfect on the TJ Everyday).

Regardless this was a good first session to see what the low end of this board is.

The first few waves were not so good.  Reminded me of the first time I took out that Libtech board I had a while back.  But after I paddled further out, I caught several of the larger waves and the board felt more alive.  I can tell this is going to be a very good board, but I'll need waves that are at least chest high and have some length to them.

I'm looking forward to using this up on North Shore this winter - with power I bet this board will rip!!!

W:124/F:97/S:41

Fins for the Hayden Shapes Hypto Krypto 6'0"

And since I was in the garage, I dug out some fins so I can install them in the HS Hypto Krypto.  The fronts are the Futures Akila Aipa twins.  And I found a trailer in the EN fin bag.  I also got this thumb nail trailer from Hawaiian South Shore...

This trailer (I got this one from Surf Garage) may be too big for this twin + 1 setup, but I may try it when I surf the board in bigger waves as a thruster.

I also want to try this board as a quad with the Grennan fins I have been sitting on.