The easiest wave I ever caught

[SUP Sports ®]

My god what a beautiful board that is. I need to stop by and say Hi to Sean, he's such a great guy and so fun to talk story with. Magical surfer too. A lot of the guns that paddle prone into Peahi are SOS.

It sure is...
Sean definitely has the big wave gun thing down...quite a few chargers on SOS...
IMO, Sean is arguably the best waterman/shaper combo out there...multi-discipline...and, he is accomplished at all of them...windsurf...surf (short or long)...SUP...kite...tow...whatevers...

That 13'er was a fun build...but, retired...at least until I get an opportunity to get a wide open uncrowded look at a 30' wave with a channel...;-)
My 11'1" or 11'11" One World easily gets me where I need to go in the bigger stuff these days...more than enough glide for the girls that I dance with...;-)

I even have a scaled down 10' Mahalo that I'm fond of...IMO, too much lumber underneath you is a liability...no matter the kind of leash you prefer...;-)
I've even successfully surfed my 7'10" Jammer at DOH a number of times in big beach break...it's pretty sweet to deal with a smaller board in those conditions...

[PonoBill]

I know people that have those later year Brewer balsa collectables...wall hangers that haven't been properly surfed...;-)..

Sadly mine is a pure wall hanger, never been wet. With my toasted knee by the time I wobbled to my feet in a properly consequential wave the ride would be long over. So there it sits. Maybe after I finally get the knees replaced, but until then, I'd rather look at that than any painting.

[surfcowboy]

Wade rules, and partially because he ignores the rules.

Also, he's a fellow Arkie. Grew up in the hills and only started surfing as an adult. Great story, thanks for bringing it to the forum.

[SUP Sports ®]

I know people that have those later year Brewer balsa collectables...wall hangers that haven't been properly surfed...;-)..

Sadly mine is a pure wall hanger, never been wet. With my toasted knee by the time I wobbled to my feet in a properly consequential wave the ride would be long over. So there it sits. Maybe after I finally get the knees replaced, but until then, I'd rather look at that than any painting.

Functional art...steeped in history...

[eastbound]

still giggling about nessie with the leash!