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Stand Up Paddle => Sessions => Topic started by: FRP on July 07, 2019, 07:43:23 PM
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Got out this morning at 6:30 am and already ten young surfers in the water and two video cameras. A few fun waist high beach break waves on my 8’7” Creek. I like the new fins (Cdrive copies) that I have been using on both my boards the last week. Headed back to the mainland tomorrow and then to the interior of BC to celebrate my mom’s 100th birthday! Life is good.
Cheers
Bob
https://vimeo.com/346777361
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I think you need to get a Ukulele - lighter than a cello and more representative than an Hawaiian shirt which is too light for Tofino anyway. Enjoy the celebration.
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Thanks Luc
Yes I play a ukulele, a bass uke that I travel with. Since 9:11 nearly impossible to travel with my double bass. The bass ukulele comes with me as carryon and I have a wonderful little Phil Jones amp that easily fits in my carryon suitcase. The tone of the bass uke is great but it is fretless and can be a bit pitchy.
Cheers
Bob
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Nice session Bob. 8)
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Nice video.
BTW, I liked the background music. It has been a long time since I heard "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny. The background music brought back pleasant memories for me.
Thanks for sharing your video.
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Nice video.
BTW, I liked the background music. It has been a long time since I heard "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny. The background music brought back pleasant memories for me.
Thanks for sharing your video.
Thanks Nightwing. I was fortunate to play bass for a jazz guitarist from Victoria, John MacArthur, a year or so ago. One of his favourite tunes to play was “Sleep Walk”. It is such a beautiful layed back song that conjures up memories as it did for you.
Cheers
Bob
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Another fun one Bob... nice summer swell!
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youre dialing that creek, bob---ive been really liking my 8'7" too
there's luck, yes--but much of life is what we make of it--keep making life good, bob--you do seem good at making life good!
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Tell me about the fins just ordered some....cool Vid Bob
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Thanks Bob, that just gave me a 2 minute vacay in a hectic morning....
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Tell me about the fins just ordered some....cool Vid Bob
Hi Supnsurf
The Cdrive have been around for awhile mostly in Australia. A few of the lads there have found they work well on a variety of boards. I have been using a set for about 2 weeks and they seem to work well for me. Here is the website that is marketing them. https://www.surfnvs.com/collections/thrusters/products/c-drive-m-apex
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Nice video! I once dreamed of living on Vancouver Island, but life got in the way...maybe in the next life :-) Still plan on doing the West Coast Trail once my daughter graduates university (senior year), and I'm only paying for one kid still in college, and not two!
What are the crowds like? Bet it's easy to find a spot to yourself.
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Nice video! I once dreamed of living on Vancouver Island, but life got in the way...maybe in the next life :-) Still plan on doing the West Coast Trail once my daughter graduates university (senior year), and I'm only paying for one kid still in college, and not two!
What are the crowds like? Bet it's easy to find a spot to yourself.
Thanks Okiwild
Yes the west coast trail is on many a bucket list. My brother and I hiked it twice over 40 years ago. Much of it remains as wild and unchanged as then. Now you need to reserve a start time on the trail months in advance as the park limits the number of hikers at any one time.
Crowds at our surf breaks are there in the summer but easy to avoid by paddling down the beach a bit or going out in the morning. Because it is all beach break there may be a couple of preferred takeoff points but rarely do I feel compelled to join the lineup. In general the vibe is fairly mellow and the classes are all on the inside.
Cheers
Bob
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Crowds at our surf breaks are there in the summer but easy to avoid by paddling down the beach a bit or going out in the morning. Because it is all beach break there may be a couple of preferred takeoff points but rarely do I feel compelled to join the lineup. In general the vibe is fairly mellow and the classes are all on the inside.
I am hoping to join you with my Nalu in October Bob. At 11'4 it should allow me to go where no respectable surfer would go :-)
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Great Luc. Looking forward to getting out with you in October. You will be able to catch waves on the outside that no one else can pick up.
Cheers
Bob
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@ FRP
BTW, I forgot to add this in my first post. In the beginning of the video, I noticed you're using a 4 fin quad setup for those smallish waves. The 4 fin quad setup is also the fin configuration I use on all of my three sups for our upper Texas coast waves.
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Yes that looks like a mellow vibe spot. That right just kept on giving, nice.
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@ FRP
BTW, I forgot to add this in my first post. In the beginning of the video, I noticed you're using a 4 fin quad setup for those smallish waves. The 4 fin quad setup is also the fin configuration I use on all of my three sups for our upper Texas coast waves.
Hi Nightwing. The Creek comes as a 3 fin thruster. At a distance however the deep
channels might look like a quad. I was using medium “Cdrive” copies as side fins and a small “Cdrive” center fin. So far this is the best fin setup I have tried on this board. When I am back out in a couple of weeks I will take a set of Quoba fiuns with me to try to compare the different fins in the same conditions. Cheers Bob