Jeremy's MALIKO 14

[stoneaxe]

Wow...can't believe how sharp that looks. The contrast between the shop...rough wood construction tables...stuff all over the walls...and then the board looks like something from the Lockheed Skunkworks or maybe even Area 51...where's the little green men?

[PonoBill]

Holy moly. That's one wicked ride.

[Admin]

C'mon Bill, post up the rest of those pics.  This is all I've got today. 

[noa]

it great to see how this board is being built, very interesting.
i would like to ask about the bamboo laminate that went on the deck. being very intersted in bamboo use in surfcrafts, i'm curious about it's various applications. here it's obviously to strengthen a certain area.  why bamboo ? is it stronger and/or lighter than another material ? could it be used more extensively, say to cover the whole deck ?

[footemaui]

This is a bamboo venier.. It is very thin, strong and relatively light. We used it in a section of board that will be getting pounded the hardest while paddleing. It could be used on the whole deck of the board but is not cost efficient, very expensive...

[DavidJohn]

Very nice.. Thanks for the pics... More please.. 

DJ

[footemaui]

Be back on Monday......Storm plays with the kids on weekends...

[Byronmaui]

I tell you what when Jeremy gets his new board watch out cause he will be leaving alot of bigger boards in the dust or I should say wake. Here are some pics of Jeremy today on his old 12'6 Foote arriving ahead of the field of much larger boards. First board in period any size....

[noa]

those pictures that Jeremy is paddling in, look like they would call for an 18'+ displacement rocket. certainly not for a 12'6 "waterpusher". how is he going so fast, on that, especially in those conditions ?

[SchUP]

those pictures that Jeremy is paddling in, look like they would call for an 18'+ displacement rocket. certainly not for a 12'6 "waterpusher". how is he going so fast, on that, especially in those conditions ?

Not sure what his time was, but the near shore action was sloppy choppy at the ending point of the race.  I believe J was getting mostly downwind action -- I'm not sure, as I couldn't see him after 10 minutes in.

[stoneaxe]

those pictures that Jeremy is paddling in, look like they would call for an 18'+ displacement rocket. certainly not for a 12'6 "waterpusher". how is he going so fast, on that, especially in those conditions ?

Not sure what his time was, but the near shore action was sloppy choppy at the ending point of the race.  I believe J was getting mostly downwind action -- I'm not sure, as I couldn't see him after 10 minutes in.

It's the alien anti-gravity device Jeremy brought with him when his home planet blew up in a celestial cataclysm....

[Bolt Upright]

Jeremy has been leaving longer boards in his wake for a long time.

Look at the past Maliko results.. he been faster than most of the unlimited guys.
All the more amazing is the fact that his board 24" wide.

If anyone has ever tried to paddle that narrow of a board in smoking downwind conditions can appreciate his skill and balance. 

I've tried it...very fast...but not easy.

I've been paddling with Jeremy a long time now...
Not that surprised that he won overall.

Way to go Jeremy!!

Randy

[J.Riggs]

Thanks Byron for the posting the pics of the finish. In the beginning of the race Alan and I were head to head. About 4 miles into the race the wind had stopped and I was getting really hot. We saw Jack on the outside starting to gain on us. It seemed like the wind was better outside so I headed out. Once I was near Jack there was a nice cool breeze against my back. On this particular day the outside line was the best route. If I had stayed inside Alan and I would have battled it out to the end.

Anyone interested in trying out my board can do so at any time.

[PonoBill]

Space alien, simple as that.

[noa]

Hi Jeremy,
is that board really 24" wide ? how do you manage on that width for downwinders ? where you brought up in a circus ?
in all seriousness, do you do any special balance training, do you geneticly have amazing balance or have you just gotten used to the narrow width by spending time on the board ? really curious about this.
in theory, if you can manage a downwinder on something 24" wide, you could use 23" or even less in flat water.