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6 Aug 2026 9:05pm
justaddwater said..
Love the look of the white ghost,I pre ordered a white ghost some time ago ,no go ,it was the brown timber look or no,I was disappointed enough to not go ahead .


That's too bad JAW, the white is a sweet color..... but the stock color has all of the Ghost magic and that alone is the best reason to get on a Ghost!







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6 Aug 2026 8:52pm
supsean said..
wow rick. Still killing it! look better than ever out there.


Thanks Sean, that's very kind of you!
Carnivore lifestyle lead me into a lot of great nutrition and metabolic knowledge that has allowed me to stay healthy and active!


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2 Aug 2026 11:26am
Brenno said..
Hey Rick,
I've started doing dawn raids again because our local is getting pretty crowded, and this is just the kind of inspiration that keeps me going.
I hope I can match your amazing efforts and still be on the waves when I'm 78.
Keep sharing the stoke 🤙
Cheers mate,
Brenno


Thanks Brenno..... something really special about dawn patrol, and it's super healthy for us!!
You will be... the stoke never fades
I even got my grandson to to the beach at 5am yesterday 🥰







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31 Jul 2026 10:39am
Tardy said..
Great music ,great surfing ,and a good life ,thanks Rick ,👍👍👍💪💪💪


Thanks DUDE... much appreciated my friend!
Get some videos up for us to enjoy!!!!
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14 Jul 2026 7:55am
thegreatsup said..
Thanks for sharing Creek. The question I’d still love to know from Bert is why the ghost up has a square/squash tail instead of a pin / rounded pin if it’s made for bigger waves?


I'll take a shot at that question:
I want the Ghost Up to handle bigger juice than the Ghost, but I still want performance like the Ghost,
so we opted for a tighter tail, but kept it a squash.
It will handle anything I plan to surf on it, and still be snappy when you need it.

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12 Jul 2026 3:09am
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1 Jul 2026 1:26am
thegreatsup said..
I’m super interested in this post!
im debating buying a 8’1 ghost up when i get back to NZ after seeing Creek mention how fun the twins go. But also agree with no centre box variation I don’t really have a centre fin small enough yet.
what twins are you running?




I use one of the rear Ho Stevie Quads as a center..... since they are 50/50 foil, they work perfectly






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1 Jul 2026 1:16am
justaddwater said..

supthecreek said..


thegreatsup said..
Epic stuff Creek!
At the start, is it the ghost or up and assume twin fins?




Thanks greatsup!
It is the Ghost 8'10 with twins and a 3.6" trailer.... the Ghost works better with the trailer when running the Twin Fins... seems like smoother power.
The Ghost Up is perfect in small/medium waves with just the Twin Fin setup.... even with a bit of juice.



Congrats on the latest video ,and still surfing very well at 78.With all the fuss about twin fins of late,I’m curious as to why Bert /Sunova haven’t done a specific twin sup! …..or is on the drawing board ?……and I absolutely loved the sound track,a very unique Sound great choice ,has me searching for more of there work,take care cheers JAW.


Thanks JAW... I appreciate that!
Yup... I went to them with a discussion about a Twinzer, and they are considering it.

Link to Ras and Ananda:
www.youtube.com/@reggaemantras

Please comment that I sent you.... they are stoked to be featured in my SUP Surf Videos

Peacee
Rick


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29 Jun 2026 6:19am
Nice breakdown of all the combos and results... it is a night and day sort of thing, especially when you nail the right combo!
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29 Jun 2026 6:11am
thegreatsup said..
Epic stuff Creek!
At the start, is it the ghost or up and assume twin fins?


Thanks greatsup!
It is the Ghost 8'10 with twins and a 3.6" trailer.... the Ghost works better with the trailer when running the Twin Fins... seems like smoother power.
The Ghost Up is perfect in small/medium waves with just the Twin Fin setup.... even with a bit of juice.
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28 Jun 2026 7:44pm
bigman said..
You are an absolute inspiration Rick, at 66 you give me many more years of surfing to look forward to


Thanks Bigman, keep charging my friend!
This is a beautiful path we are on 😀
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25 Jun 2026 10:29pm
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21 Jun 2026 6:13am
When the waves are bigger, I use my Quobba Mixed Thruster set..... 4.7" sides and a 4.5" center.

I have had a lot of both the XXX and TR3 and for the first 5 years, I was between 107 and 110 kg until a year ago.
Never had any compressions and have really only managed to put small dings in a few boards in the past 10 years.
No difference between XXX and TR3 from my experience.... and all of my boards have been TR3 for the past 4 or 5 years.

I can't remember the last time I installed rail tape on any board.


Reply in Topic: Sunova Shorty
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20 Jun 2026 8:40am
Rossall said..
Rick what's the main differences between the Steeze and the Shorty ????

Phil


Everything

I surfed my 9'5 Steeze like a longboard with slow, carving turns.... I liked it for mellow style surfing.
The Shorty is much snappier and loose.... faster.

They look similar, but IMO they are very different boards
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16 Jun 2026 6:01am
Microsurfer said..

supthecreek said..
Hi Micro

Welcome to the wonderful world of SUP surfing!

I don't spin toward the beach to catch waves.
If the wave is at 12:00 on a watch face and the beach at 6:00, I stand outside with my nose aimed roughly at 2:00
I sit just slightly wide of where I plan to catch the wave
When my wave comes, I start paddling on my left side and never switch paddle sides.
I time my paddle so my board has turned to the desired angle as the wave arrives.
This eliminates over turning as I paddle for the wave... and the need to switch paddle sides.
That switch will cause me to miss the wave in many cases as it upsets the trim speed as I paddle for takeoff.

If you go to my YouTube Channel and watch almost any video, you will see me doing this because I usually include some paddling for waves in most videos.
youtube@rickweeks

It becomes natural as you adjust to SUP surfing from prone.... enjoy the ride!





Great tip thanks. I've watched a few of your vids & they're great.
I also notice your front foot is pretty much locked in & you shift just the back. Is that because most of your boards are shorter?


Thanks for your feedback on my YT vids, I greatly appreciate that!

On most of my boards I simply move both feet back a bit when I take off.... that puts my back foot over the sidebites and my front just behind the handle so it doesn't have to move very much.
I ride boards from 8'5 to 12' but mostly 8'8 to 9'2
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16 Jun 2026 12:28am
Hi greatsup

Been on the road from Florida to Cape Cod all week, visiting SUPsters, so I was offline for a while.

It's true that Twin's are designed quite differently from the Ghost Up, but for some reason it simply works really well with a pair of Twin Fins in small to medium surf.
When it gets juicier, I add a 3.6" center and move up to a 4.5" center when it gets overhead.

I have quite a bit of footage of the Ghost Up in gutless Florida surf and only a few days of head high with more juice since I didn't get my Ghost Ups until I was on my way to Florida last Fall.
Since it is designed to handle more serious surf, I didn't want to publish only videos of it in waist high weakers.... so I wait for some New England juice.
Casso has some great footage of him ripping on his Ghost Up in some good surf.

Here are some links to Florida waves
Small and gutless with Ghost Up running 6" twin Fins.... doesn't do much other than show how it snaps around in tiny's


Nice OH session but only Hat Cam video.... I included some 3' clean SoloShot clips as well to show a bit more of the Ghost Up


I apologize for my lack of serious Ghost Up video's but the surf has been lackluster since I got them

My cheap set of fiberglass Twin Fins from AliBaba ... around $25 USD 5 years ago








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15 Jun 2026 11:48pm
Hi Micro

Welcome to the wonderful world of SUP surfing!

I don't spin toward the beach to catch waves.
If the wave is at 12:00 on a watch face and the beach at 6:00, I stand outside with my nose aimed roughly at 2:00
I sit just slightly wide of where I plan to catch the wave
When my wave comes, I start paddling on my left side and never switch paddle sides.
I time my paddle so my board has turned to the desired angle as the wave arrives.
This eliminates over turning as I paddle for the wave... and the need to switch paddle sides.
That switch will cause me to miss the wave in many cases as it upsets the trim speed as I paddle for takeoff.

If you go to my YouTube Channel and watch almost any video, you will see me doing this because I usually include some paddling for waves in most videos.
youtube@rickweeks

It becomes natural as you adjust to SUP surfing from prone.... enjoy the ride!