Yeah, I too drool at the wood numbers... they must go well because they look good!

I to provided jet ski wake for Mr Hill to complain about.
It was very impressive, this is a chunky peak we surf and no matter how hard he paddled, it was not till he got to the top of the peak and gravity took over that the wave would allow him to ride and was taking 3 ohead drops

Scotty Mac said...

AA,
When are those wood number in aus? Production models lookin a bit dated compare to the newer sticks. Still rekon the 9'3" ripper would be sweet in big waves and I sure all the other models are functional a stuff but for how long?
Regards,
Scotty
ps not mckercher

Hey Scotty, yes that little mix up goes back a bit!
It was just over a year ago, but in 'SUP years' it feels like about 10 years ago!!
How is this thing moving along? Unbelievable!

So fast in fact that models that are a year old are often considerred 'outdated'!
I would put a fair swag of money however on the 9'6 Wide Ripper, the 10'6 Wide AA and the 12' Gun as being classics that have along life of stoking people out, ahead of them.

What exactly is coming? To be honest I don't know cos when Blane is in creative mode he is a grumpy old bastard and wont talk to anyone one! [}:)] Best to leave the man to do what he does best, I say. From what we have seen so far (HILLY's 10' Gun and my 9'2 wide) is impressive and knowing Blane, he is going to back it up.

Unfortunately we wont be seeing anything in 'wood veneer' in the short term because they are all customs and Blane is now focussing on, yes, ready for it - production boards .
It is still a few months away so we hold our breathe and say nothing - good time to just go surfing I guess..

Speaking of which I had the pleasure of showing my 12 y.old son how to wax up his first glass board the other day and it hit me what a significant moment that was!

Made even better when we hit Queenscliff that afternoon and the onshore wind turned to glass and we shared a very special session together! Its called the parental trade-off. You work your arse off and often wonder why, then suddenly it hits you!

Mate you just keep ploughing away with your sander because I reckon some of your new shapes are 'on the money'!! See you at the MAMBO??

AA

Yer going to try and get my rug rats into it, oldest is 3 so hopefully on it this summer flat water. Last year he did the sit between the legs thing. Hopefully put a paddle in his hands this summer. Lucky kid yours AA, old man owns a surf shop