So I went with the fish
I have a 6'3" that paddles like a long board but rides well enough for me.
My days of riding a 5"6" may be over.
All and all it was a good day.
Saturday's winds had mellowed out enough for a quick go a the local beach break.
Several things I noticed about stand up surfing (SUS?)
1 - Standing up with booties that I have filled with recycled coffee is like trying to surf with a kiddy pool strapped to each foot.
2 - Even though the water has warmed up I still went out with a full wetsuit and booties.Just because I always do, not a very good reason I will admit.
3 - While I have surfed long enough that leashes don't bother me they are still in the way.
4 - Just paddling with my arms for waves takes two of my major muscle groups out of the picture.
5 - Pearling up to my neck isn't so hard to relearn when you have been away for a while so that was one good thing.
I had to take a break from all this standing up-ed-ness so I locked my board in the car and grabbed my fins.
A couple of fun ones realigned my back, raised my spirits and exercised my legs enough to give the board another go.
First I skipped the booties.
Walking out with the sand under my feet was great!
I really need to trunk it more often!
I seem to get a glimmer of some old forgotten fishing skills and spent the rest of the session thinking of ways to modify the fish to flex more.
The final redesign has a foam band on each rail but with an inch of foam dug out in the center and re-glassed. (Think glass spoon but not dug out all the way to the bottom of the board and alot more foam left up under the chest for paddling)
A good day all together.
I think I will try to work at least one day of stand up fishing into the months a head.
I didn't get started on the mat resurface but should get going this week depending on the workload at work.
Regarding another mat go out.
This weekend is out but I am open after that.
I would like to shoot for some time with good swell.
I will be off the week of July 4th so I have a bigger window then.
But please don't wait on my account.
My days of riding a 5"6" may be over.
All and all it was a good day.
Saturday's winds had mellowed out enough for a quick go a the local beach break.
Several things I noticed about stand up surfing (SUS?)
1 - Standing up with booties that I have filled with recycled coffee is like trying to surf with a kiddy pool strapped to each foot.
2 - Even though the water has warmed up I still went out with a full wetsuit and booties.Just because I always do, not a very good reason I will admit.
3 - While I have surfed long enough that leashes don't bother me they are still in the way.
4 - Just paddling with my arms for waves takes two of my major muscle groups out of the picture.
5 - Pearling up to my neck isn't so hard to relearn when you have been away for a while so that was one good thing.
I had to take a break from all this standing up-ed-ness so I locked my board in the car and grabbed my fins.
A couple of fun ones realigned my back, raised my spirits and exercised my legs enough to give the board another go.
First I skipped the booties.
Walking out with the sand under my feet was great!
I really need to trunk it more often!
I seem to get a glimmer of some old forgotten fishing skills and spent the rest of the session thinking of ways to modify the fish to flex more.
The final redesign has a foam band on each rail but with an inch of foam dug out in the center and re-glassed. (Think glass spoon but not dug out all the way to the bottom of the board and alot more foam left up under the chest for paddling)
A good day all together.
I think I will try to work at least one day of stand up fishing into the months a head.
I didn't get started on the mat resurface but should get going this week depending on the workload at work.
Regarding another mat go out.
This weekend is out but I am open after that.
I would like to shoot for some time with good swell.
I will be off the week of July 4th so I have a bigger window then.
But please don't wait on my account.
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