Messages

31

SUP General / Re: Southern, East Coast guys, what do you do to prepare for a hurricane?

« on: September 06, 2019, 11:33:47 AM »

We didn't even get rain here in Charlotte.  So I guess that being 3 hours from any surfing has some advantages. 

32

SUP General / Re: Southern, East Coast guys, what do you do to prepare for a hurricane?

« on: September 01, 2019, 05:11:31 PM »

Fill up the car early.
Evacuations orders cause shortages on everything.
If you live in a dangerous location.... leave days early, the highways get insane in the late stages.
Nothing wrong with a 2 day getaway, if the storm misses you town.

Power outages can last for week in badly hit areas, so you have to plan ahead for that.

I never leave Cape Cod during a hurricane but I do:
Have power packs for my phone... it may be the only way to keep up with events.
I can recharge my power packs from my fully gassed up car.... and I don't park it under any trees 

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are great for long outages... stuff like that.

Have some nice wine in stock.... cheese and crackers

Wax up my boards and wait for the wind to switch!

So gas, wine, peanut butter, jelly and a cell phone is all a guy needs.  LOL, that's great!

33

SUP General / Re: Southern, East Coast guys, what do you do to prepare for a hurricane?

« on: August 31, 2019, 01:21:04 PM »

You don’t need to go anywhere unless you live ocean front or dam close.

Put away anything that can fly away. Outdoor furniture, etc. Plan for power outage, mostly.

For anyone inland, it’s a fallen tree, flash flood event.

What he said, media, especially these days loves to hype it up. It's really not a big deal, the hysteria before hand is probably worse.

Where do you live? I will say, the one place I probably would maybe think about leaving is OBX, just because you can get cut off.

Newport Beach for 38 years, but now I've moved to Charlotte, NC about a year ago.

Oh yeah, you are good, you are closer to mountains than the ocean. The only areas inland that typically run into issues is Eastern NC/NE NC where it's all mostly swamp. Nothing to worry about in Charlotte, I'd try and hit up WB or actually probably Topsail on Sunday/Monday.

Boarding up a house is pretty pointless unless you are oceanfront or just have a ton of small limbs, etc. around you that you think could conceivably crack a window. Again, mostly a waste of time.

Yeah, I'm not worried about our place.  We'll just get an annoying amount of rain, it's the people on the coast I'm worried about.

34

SUP General / Re: Southern, East Coast guys, what do you do to prepare for a hurricane?

« on: August 31, 2019, 11:45:02 AM »

You don’t need to go anywhere unless you live ocean front or dam close.

Put away anything that can fly away. Outdoor furniture, etc. Plan for power outage, mostly.

For anyone inland, it’s a fallen tree, flash flood event.

What he said, media, especially these days loves to hype it up. It's really not a big deal, the hysteria before hand is probably worse.

Where do you live? I will say, the one place I probably would maybe think about leaving is OBX, just because you can get cut off.

Newport Beach for 38 years, but now I've moved to Charlotte, NC about a year ago. 

35

SUP General / Southern, East Coast guys, what do you do to prepare for a hurricane?

« on: August 31, 2019, 09:59:38 AM »

I have no experience with hurricanes and I'm curious about how locals think of hurricanes.  What is your agenda when there is a hurricane coming?  Do you wait until the last minute to evacuate so you can catch the good, pre-storm surf?  Do you evacuate at all?  I'm sure you sand bag and board up your house, but how do you deal with those things?

36

Gear Talk / Re: 9'2 Blue Planet Sweet Spot in Overhead T6

« on: August 25, 2019, 06:22:28 AM »

Thank you for the kind words Zooport, glad you liked the sweet spot. 
It actually does not have a massive amount of rocker, see attached image, just a nice, smooth rocker curve.  I find that too much rocker slows the board down.  I think our boards come alive off the tail more because of the thinned out rails and tail, rounded pintail and the curvy outline, not just the rocker.

Fun fact: the Funstick model has the exact same amount of volume (140L) as the Sweet Spot but is two inches longer and one inch wider.  The volume is the same because the rails and the tail are thinned out even more, which holds well even in bigger surf while being stable when paddling out, which is why these are some of our most popular SUP surfing boards.

Yeah, after it was too late to change the post, I realized that the Sweet Spot couldn't have the amount of rocker I assumed because that would have made it slow...and the board is pretty fast.  Now I want a Fun Stick. 

37

Gear Talk / 9'2 Blue Planet Sweet Spot in Overhead T6

« on: August 24, 2019, 07:47:38 PM »

I'm back in California for a bit and I'm jumping on every chance to surf.  My long time surf buddy, OCsurf, and I surfed Trail 6 with clean, overhead sets this morning.  A little walled, but super fun.  Apparently, mountain biking 6-12 miles almost every day has helped me to be in shape for surfing because I felt good out there and had plenty of stamina.  Mountain biking is great, but man, I miss surfing!! 

OCsurf loaned me his new Blue Planet Sweet Spot and I totally loved that board.  Kudos, Robert for a fantastic board. It was decently stable.  Paddled fast and got into waves exceptionally easy.  Turned a little when riding mid board; just enough for course corrections.  When I got my foot back on the tail block the board came alive and was surprisingly loose.  I was able to work the wave up and down and do a few modest slashes.  All this turning on such a big board is likely due to massive amounts of rocker, especially in the tail.  When I got on the tail block, I could feel tail go down and most of the rest of the board come out of the water for a feel that was much shorter than 9'2.   

If anyone wants a board that can do it all, they should look at the Sweet Spot. 

38

SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Re: SMIK Hipster Twin Landed

« on: August 19, 2019, 11:13:32 AM »

Zoo, Will def give a report. Olde skuhle, no cams, no solo shot, heck I don't even have a TV!

But I know people who are not adverse to such things!

Hope you have figured out how to get into some
waves!

That board looks really sweet.  Similar to my 8'6 Soul Compass.  I'm Surfing a little; leaving for California tomorrow and will surf a few times.  Going to the OBX in September, but mostly putting methadone on my surf addiction by mountain biking every day. 

39

Sessions / Re: Moonlight Paddle - Aug 15th, 2019

« on: August 17, 2019, 06:42:38 PM »

I'm feeling it here too.  I mountain biked this afternoon in 103 degree temps with very high humidity.  It was brutal.  I might follow your lead NW and try biking with lights at night.

40

SoCal / Re: A Little Bump Up Thursday

« on: August 17, 2019, 06:38:46 PM »

Good job managing those walled up waves.  Looks like you squeezed all the ride out of each one and looked good doing it.

41

SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Re: SMIK Hipster Twin Landed

« on: August 14, 2019, 04:45:06 PM »

Looking forward to a ride report, maybe a vid.

42

SUP General / Re: Soloshot- Groveling at Frisco, Outer Banks 8/10/19

« on: August 11, 2019, 01:36:10 PM »

Looks really fun to me!  Good job on those nice little waves.

43

SUP General / Re: OBX in September

« on: August 08, 2019, 01:10:13 PM »

Rent a house, it's cheap and comfortable.

Frisco is only "Good" when there is north in the wind, and the surfing down there is not as good as the bars haven't lined up right in years.

Don't trust the forecasts. 2-3 is often head high here. There is always some swell in the water, the wind can be good in the morning even with a bad forecast. This morning had a bad wind forecast, see attached pictures.

Cape Point campground is a desolate place with no shade trees and a good place to be eaten by mosquitoes, and or vultures(see pic)

If I can score waves like those, I will be very happy. 

44

SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Re: Jimmy Lewis Destroyer

« on: August 07, 2019, 06:56:44 PM »

i dont like thick boards, and i dont like boards wider than 29.5 or maybe 30", on the steep beachbreak i ride closest to home

and im 6'2" 190lbs

so i gotta have some length to get the volume i need under my tired 60yo fatass

i am dialed in with my creek 8'7" @ 115 ltrs, after a bit of struggle with exhaustion at the 90 min mark of a session (I now go 3 hrs with no prob most of the way), but i have finally found a bit of zen with this size---shorter @<29"w would certainly be more fun on the wave, but the concession in positioning ability and endurance would not be worth it

creek 8"7" hits my spot spot on--it's prolly mostly the dimensions, but also a bit about the details of the shape---best part? much as I am comfortable that ive found my best size for surfing, the board is not remotely holding me back--my surfing continually improves--now way better than i ever surfed prone some 25-45 years ago

short and wide--tho fun on mushers--just wont work on the jacky shorebreak i enjoy most of the time

of course ill be riding a rocky point somewhere in new england---softy of a right that peels---fri morning

fingers crossed

and re the thread--board looks beautiful--dome? nah--from your pics, it's actually nice and flat, compared to many-my starby is pitched as having a flat deck--your JL looks similar--if i hadnt just done a blowout/requiver, id be looking very closely at this board--the weight/volume is most impressive, and jimmy is one of a few legend shapers i'd certainly trust--and his shaping videos are excellent--if anyone has one of these boards in the northeast id love to water-swap my creek portal or starby some day

now can we pls have some decent surf in the northeast for chrissakes--like fri/sat

6'2 and 190 doesn't sound like a "fatass" to me.  Sounds lean and mean.

45

SUP General / Re: OBX in September

« on: August 06, 2019, 01:02:34 PM »

Here's some camping info...

http://www.campgroundreviews.com/regions/north-carolina/rodanthe/cape-hatteras-koa-2098

Good info, thanks so much!