Evening Session - 7/13/2023

Sometimes you have to mix things up to appreciate what you do.  I haven't surfed surfboards for quite some time - lots of prone foiling, Foil Drive foiling and wing foiling.  I can't get enough of the G's that I can pull getting into a hard turn - but catching waves on a surfboard is still fun (and at some breaks, it is safer than foiling).

There was still some swell coming in from the Tasman Sea storm cycle.  There was wind that was chopping up the surface a bit - but the wind wasn't so strong that I wished I was winging - just enough to remind one that you were surfing at White Plains Beach.

I brought the Volcanic Sweet Potato out for its inaugural run.

Just like the standard version, the Sweet Potato shape is perfect for shitty waves.  I personally think this board makes you a better surfer because you have to read the waves better to weave a good line.  This version does seem just a tad bit stiffer than the H2 version (the Volcanic cloth has similar properties to carbon fiber - just not as stiff).

The deck pad is in the perfect spot.  I don't think I'll set this board up as a thruster - it just works better as a 2 +1.  I do think I'll mix in some more keel like twins to see what different fins will do (and that is the benefit of having two of the same board)

I had fun weaving good rides out of waves that otherwise would have been overlooked (and were a little too choppy for foiling).

Fun session mixing it up and a great first outing for the Firewire Volcanic Sweet Potato!

W:66/F:63/S:30

Evening Session - 4/14/2023

I finished the work week off with a small wave surf session.  There was supposed to be a new, albeit small swell filling in.  I knew the tide was low so I loaded up the surfboards.

I was hoping the swell would be large enough to use the Cymatic.  I went ahead and placed the NVS Da Hooks quads in the boxes.  But I was also not quite sure the "swell" would be hitting so I also loaded up the Sweet Potato.

The tide was really low.  The wind was probably strong enough to wing with big gear - and the waves were belly high on the sets.

I ended up taking out the Sweet Potato.  I love this board!!!!  I caught plenty of waves and pretty stuck to the pocket on all of them.  I got in a bunch of turns - too much fun!

Marvin was out with his Takuma Kujira 1210.  I saw Roland out at Fenceline surfing.  Nice session to end the work week!

W:34/F:21/S:24

Dawn Patrol - 3/26/2023

The tide was low this morning, so for the dawn patrol, I decided to do some fin testing.

There was actually some fun surf.

I took the NVS Webber Transformers out and installed the Endorfin Twins.  The next couple of pictures show the difference between the two fins.

The Endorfin Twins did not have the same grip, drive and release that the Webber Transformers have.  I caught a handful of waves with the Endorfins, then I went in and changed out the fins back to the Transformers.

I paddled back out and proceeded to shred - the Transformers have a permanent place on the Sweet Potato.

I'm not giving up on the Endorfins - I think they will have a place in the Cymatic.  The bottom details on the Sweet Potato are way different than the Cymatic - pretty much flat compared to the deep channels in the Cymatic.  I think those channels will work better with the Endorfin Twins profile.  More to follow...

W:29/F:20/S:18

Evening Session - 3/15/2023

Small surf today - but if you were patient, there were some gems.

I decided to use the Sweet Potato.  I actually got several waves and was able to crank some hard turns on my last one - full stand up ripping!!!

This board makes waist high slop really fun!

W:28/F:16/S:15

Evening Session -1/6/2023

The waves were forecasted to be belly high this afternoon, on a lower tide.  I want to prone foil, but I don't want to ding any of my front foils.  I figured with some energy in the waves, it would be fun taking the Sweet Potato out again - and this time ride it as a twin with a stabilizer.  But not just any stabilizer - the Webber Transformer stabilizer which is supposed to flex during a turn and return the energy as the turn ends.

The rides I did get that were longer, I sensed my turns seemed to be snappier.  The tail was also looser than with the Da Hook quads.

Definitely fun out in the waves today - but there really wasn't enough energy to really get a feel for these fins.  I'll keep these in the boxes for a bit.

Tomorrow will be a foiling dawn patrol!

W:0/F:0/S:6