Hand Planes
In addition to riding my mat I pull out the hand plane when conditions call for it.
The waves were shoulder high, a little walled and some of the sets went on forever!
After having a go with the mat I thought the plane would be a good call. I could catch a few more corners and dodge the sets.
This hand plane is a little larger than most
The advantage is I can sit on it when I get outside and it actually floats me with my head above water.
Surfing the large plane is a two handed affair (outside hand on the handle and inside hand monitoring the inside rail) and it keeps me in an extended body position which I find advantageous.
Everyone else was on standup hardboards (long, short and SUP) and I didn't envy them the chore of hauling their equipment and their carcass out thru the sets.
Sometimes it's just fun to surf with a little as possible and just have fun being in the water, playing with the waves.
Photo by Jason Hall - Daily Bread
So what is your alternative craft? Let me know in the comments section.
Comments
And it looks like a pretty nice one too. I like that you can float on it.
I personally prefer the cubit to the smaller hand boards because I don't like strapping anything to my hands for fear of wrenching my shoulder (again) in a closeout. And the cubit is still small enough to push under any wave!
I'm surprised I don't see more of them at Wedge. I don't know, maybe they're out there and I'm out of the loop now that DalyBread moved to Maui.