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SUP General / Re: CCBC 2008

« on: February 06, 2013, 02:20:02 PM »

Twas a great day, and the beginning of something very special.

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SUP General / Re: Best Inflatable For Surf?

« on: January 31, 2013, 12:10:17 PM »

The ULI 8'4" MINI QUAD rocks. Have surfed it in 2ft to Head High surf and it is AWESOME.
My 2 cents

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Gear Talk / Re: Best Board for Cape Cod Bay Challange

« on: October 30, 2012, 09:59:58 AM »

Hey PDLSFR-

I am a co-founder, with Stoneaxe, of the CCBC. Since our first crossing in 2008, PonoBill was right there with us, we have seen a variety of boards, from 10' or 10'6 to 18'. I agree with Bill, that 14' is probably the best length, and, imho, it should have a displacement hull. The specific board, again imho, will be the one that you like the best. Caribsurf loves his Hobie, I love my Bark 14' Dominator,some people love, like Bill, the Naish, etc. Try a bunch if you can and pick the one you like the best. But again imho, I really believe a 14' displacement hull board provides the best combination of glide, stability and rider control. Hope this helps,look forward to you becoming a member of the CCBC Family next year.
ECSUP

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SUP General / Re: Some NH surf inspiration (CBCC makes a cameo)

« on: October 29, 2012, 05:50:01 PM »

suprbowl-

thanks for the wonderful post. It was avery special day, and the beginning of many more for Tim. The stoke of everyone involved was amazing, a great example of compassion, love ,joy, and teamwork to help a young man feel the joy of being a " surfah" again. If you could let me know how to contact Ralph, I would be very grateful. I just want to say thanks for the pics. Also, Dave Cropper and Phil Carey at Cinnamon Rainbows are the reason we were able to do this, huge thanks to them.
ECSUP

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SUP General / Re: Doheny BOP 2012

« on: September 24, 2012, 05:17:40 AM »

Hey Bill-

Can you email me your cellphone number? I'm coming out and would love to see you.

Bald Brownie

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SUP General / Re: Wave F*cker --

« on: September 20, 2012, 08:33:42 AM »

Awesome

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Gear Talk / Re: Recommendations for 3-piece travel paddle?

« on: September 20, 2012, 08:26:47 AM »

3 piece Werner Nitro is awesome

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Gear Talk / Re: ULI 8'4" Quad

« on: August 14, 2012, 11:39:46 AM »

Sup4fun-

Mine does not have the wiki rail. You will love this board, with or without the rail.

ECSUP

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Gear Talk / ULI 8'4" Quad

« on: August 14, 2012, 11:01:32 AM »

 I just wanted to share a couple observations about this board. First, full disclosure, I am a wicked ULI fan. This is my 5th ULI  SUP board, and I also still own an ULI 6'8" fish.

I have loved all my ULI's for different reasons,  but the 8'4" Quad is definately my all time favorite.It is very stable, turns great and is a blast to surf. For me at 6' and 165lbs, it is the perfect size, very stable in mushy, choppy surf, and fun in shoulder -head high stuff.  It rolls up into a very compact size, and I just throw it into the back of my 4 Runner when I have to go the office right after a Dawn Patrol session. I can't fit in the office building garage with a board on the top of the 4 Runner.

The 8'4" pumps up easily and at 18-20lbs is very rigid. I love my 9'3" FAQ, but at my size this board just surfs alot better for me. It also paddles really well  and tracks really well for some distance workouts , in case you brought it on a trip and there were no waves. Anyhow, just another great product from Jim Weir, Steamroller and the crew at ULI-The First, The Original and still The Best                                           

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SUP General / Re: What is the best board you own, and what do you use it for?

« on: July 22, 2012, 12:30:50 PM »

Coreban 8' Vibe- surfing

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SUP General / Re: RIP Junior Seau

« on: May 02, 2012, 06:22:59 PM »

Very sad, all of us in New England loved him.

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SUP General / Re: SUP and Fitness

« on: April 21, 2012, 09:19:16 AM »

Bill-
Check out www.fatbackbikes.com. These are bikes are made with oversized tires for riding in sand and snow. It is an awesome workout, and great fun. I try to ride 3 days a week on the beach for about 1 1/2 hours, and paddle or sup surf the other 4 days. Fat biking is awesome fun and a good way to give the shoulders a break. It is also a great way to sweat out the red wine

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Events / Boston Tea Paddle- New Event

« on: April 18, 2012, 09:52:59 AM »

With the folks from Surfari Sup and Surf, I am proud to announce The Boston Tea Paddle. This will be a two day event with buoy races, sprint races and a distance race on June 16th and 17th. There will also be demos, kids races and numerous vendor tents. The setting is Liberty Wharf in Boston Harbor, and there numerous awesome restaurants right at Liberty Wharf.There will be Elite, Open and Kid's classes. There will be prize money for the Elite Class Races, and prizes for the Open Class and Kid's Class Races. This will be the First Ever SUP event in beautiful Boston Harbor.

All proceeds go to Journey Forward, a neurological rehab center for those with devastating spinal cord injuries and paralysis-  www.journey-forward.org

For more info, GO TO OUR WEBSITE www.bostonteapaddle.com

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Gear Talk / Re: review of the Ke Nalu (Pono Bill) paddle

« on: April 18, 2012, 09:31:21 AM »

First of all, I have to state that I love The Entire Babcock Clan.

I have been suping and supsurfing since 2007, and I average between 175 and 200 days per year in the ocean. I have owned C4 paddles, Kialoa paddles ( most recently the Methane), Malama Paddles ( beautiful), and Werner paddles. Recently, I have loved my Werner Nitro for both distance and surf ( two different lengths ). I thought I had found the perfect paddle for me. Well, that was until Bob ( Stoneaxe ) gave me a KeNalu Wiki as a Christmas gift. Imho, this paddle is AMAZING. I am 6' and 165lbs, and I try to be a high cadence paddler, and the Wiki is incredible. It is unbelieveably light and and has awesome bite when you first pull on it in the water. I traded off with my son the other day, and used his Methane and gave him my Wiki- he didn't want to trade back, and the the Methane felt like sledge hammer after the Wiki. Great job Bill, your KeNalu Paddles are tremendous.

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Gear Talk / Amazing ULI FAQ 9'3"

« on: April 09, 2012, 11:58:12 AM »

My wife and I just returned from a short trip to Antiqua, and I am constantly amazed at how great the ULI FAQ9'3" is for a variety of uses. I surfed it, distance paddled it, and did Downwindas on it. It really does well in all these conditions, and imho, is a very good travel board. Imho, it doesn't surf as well as my 8'5" Pocket Rocket, or do distance stuff as well as my Bark 14', but from a fun and travel standpoint it is truly outstanding. Kudos to Jim Weir, Steamroller, and their team, on a tremendous product that is Made in the USA.