Everytime I score good waves on my F/B something bad happens. I have been more careful than ever before not to do anything silly with it of late (late take-offs, nosedives etc....) but no matter what I do it always seems to happen.

After I headbutted the board a few weeks ago I learnt my lesson, pick the right wave and have a bit of patience. Rocked up to the beach this morning and it was smoking. Head high sets and a really good bank, good tide and next to no wind.

As I paddled out I was watching the big sets roll in and wind down the bank and thinking this is the perfect time to try out the patience thing. And thats what I did, picked off the good shaped sets, had a couple of fudged takeoffs but nothing dramatic. I had a few long lefts to the beach and then I ended up chasing the rights that were a little faster but with a good end section.

Managed a few and got a couple of really good clean floaters of the end, rode them out and paddled out without incident, was totally stoked with how it was all going. Decided to paddle in to get to work on time and thats when I discovered a previous crease which I was advised was not strucural had flexed again and cracked along the crease and the rail where it had been originally fixed up. Not sure what to do will take it to the shop to get an opinion and go from there, devo though cos the waves are gonna be good and I now have to jump on the shorterboard and struggle all over again

Your an animal Souwester, bloody floaters in head high stuff
Take the board back and tell them you were told at point of sale
the crease was sound and ask for some compensation

Gee, if your surfing head high and smashing floaters go for a triple stringer.

Yeah I like the look of the new epoxys, they are so light and apparently tough as nails. I just put it back in the shop, wasnt to expensive to get it fixed so just have to suck it up.

Just really want to know if its me or the board? McTavish have a big rep as bieng quality boards and wouldnt want to tarnish that but creasing a 9'6 in medium size beachbreak waves sounds a littel odd?

The new Tuflites are supposed to be pretty good for performance especially the southpoint Bonga ones. I have my beginner board which is a NSP epoxy, was good to start on and tough but a little heavy and prob needs better fins in better waves. They have come a lng waysince then though and so has the price

hi,i had a southpoint bonga model and it surfed great, but after hearing and then doing some research i quickly took my bonga while it was in one piece and had no creases to the local boardshop and traded it.After saying that it is up to you.

Great stuff Billboard, good advice re the triple stringer


Sample of x team rider going nuts on a triple stringer

Agree with everything Billboard said and no I am not p-ssing
in ya pocket BB

And sharp as,my new weapon

Not for me mate at 95 kegs,its pure performance

now stop it

"can a razar be ridden on the nose?"

Yes, however most people try to use a deodorant before paddling out

Oh yeah one more thing

Love you mac - and I agree with everything you say about everything I say.

billboard said...

Oh yeah one more thing

Love you mac - and I agree with everything you say about everything I say.

Thats a bit broke back mountain guys

Hey SW - the real beauty of the fireball which you have probably already discovered, is that you can use all that nose weight to drag you outta trouble. Once you have mastered it you can set the board up, say on a big top turn to just use the weight as momentum to drag you over and around and complete your turns. A lot of people s/can the fireball because of the big nose on such a performance board but they just don't know how to use the big nose to their advantage. I rode a 9'6 fireball for a long time and it was the first mal I ever got a full stand up barrel on - and that was only half skill- the fireball is just so safe and predictable and bloody quick when you have to drive it out of trouble. In my humble opinion Mctavish should perhaps bring out a similar model to the fireball with a little less nose area but not too much less and keep all the other good fireball bits. I also believe that they should go back to the pre-evolution shape because I reckon they have now over-rockered the board (for my liking). The fireball is the fireball and is perhaps the greatest longboard ever made and as an allrounder for all size surf and all levels of ability there is probably no better board on the planet.

billboard said...

Oh yeah one more thing

Love you mac - and I agree with everything you say about everything I say.

Well we never did earlier,maybe I am eating humble pie but you are a wealth of
knowledge which I am all ears too