Took my Speeed out for the first time today and was joined by Flipper and baby Flipper. It was pretty late (past shark-o'clock) and the first fin sighting got my attention.

DavidJohn said..
Great vid.. We'll be back down there at dawn tomorrow.. Hope he's still there..

Might see you there.. How's the stability of the new board compared to the X32?

I have been out for the past two days - may need to do some work tomorrow. Then again, if the wind is OK and there are still some waves... Are you headed to Zappers or Crunchies - the dolphins were at Crunchies. (Oops - got to be somewhere at 8:00 am...)

I was happy with the stability. It is not as stable as the X32 but that was my first paddle, and it was 10-15 knots on-shore (and pretty choppy out at the point) and it was not a problem. I think I would have had a problem on the Minion. If the X32 and the Minion had a child it would be the 8'10" Speed .

The speed was smooth and fast, but it either goes straight or turns quickly when you get your foot on the tail. On my first wave I put too much weight back and it went into a 180 and tossed me off! After a few waves I was feeling very happy on it.

Nice one ...amazing manuals ..and shark repellents .
i tried to shake one off on a windsurfer once ...they're bloody fast .
. I had no show .go flipper .

I had four out with me this morning. Having 20 around you must really be something.