SUP Surfing

We had a little swell come through last week and instead of battling it out with the 6 longboarders at the well known local surf spot I opted to give SUP surfing a try at a nice lonely spot where I had 3 breaks of my choosing...... There may be something to the SUP surfing thing......

Just in- New products- Surfboard Leashes and SUP Pads

We just got in a new selection of surfboard and SUP leashes as well as SUP traction pads and COLD water wax (Sticky Bumps)

Leashes are 6' Comp, 6', 7', 8', and 9' regular, and 10' SUP.

The SUP pad is a nine piece pad so you can size it up or down to fit the deck of your board. It has a diamond cut traction pattern and uses quality 3M adhesive.

Surfboard/Paddleboard Building Demo Pictures

Here are some pictures from May's demo:

We did a green acid splash bottom lam that was a lot of fun to do.  The crew was a little concerned when I told them what color I wanted to do but they were pleasantly surprised. 

We also did pinstriping, black outside line, white inside.

Wetting out the bottom

Concentration, no pressure, just a few people watching....

Dual cure UV & MEKP, the UV locks things in place and speeds up the process (especially when doing a demo) the MEKP insures that opaque colored resins cure fully.

Pinlining

Moment of truth......

The demo was a lot of fun, we also went over shaping and glossed the top of another board.   Check out our Scuttlebutt page for dates and times of our other demos

Got Foam? We do!

We just got a shipment of US blanks in and our racks are full!

This summer has started off with a bang! Good weather and decent waves so either send in your order for blanks or come and pick up some foam.

Resin Swirling

Here is a video clip on doing resin swirls I found interesting.  This is just one way but it gets the swirls with the sharper edges as opposed to the "acid splash" that gets a softer feel. Instead of mixing the resin colors on the board they are slightly mixed in a container before swirling them onto the board.

Eco Marathon Team

Here's a short video about the students and volunteers from the Granite Falls Eco Marathon Team.

The video has been entered into a contest for $5,000 so if you like it vote for it here by May 20th 2012.

April Paddleboarding on the 14' Paddleboard

April has been a pretty good month up here in the Pacific Northwest for paddleboarding.  My wife and I have been able to get out quite a bit and now that it is staying light out past 8pm there is time to get out in the evening after work and explore around.

Mt. Baker is in the background.

The sharper bow on the 14' board really cuts the chop and doesn't pound. I get quite a few questions about how hard is it to paddleboard and the truth is that it is pretty easy.  The first few times a lot of people get tight calves and their feet fall asleep, which I think comes from being scared and uncertain so you end up constricting those muscles more than you need to but after a few times out you find that you begin to relax more and that becomes less of an issue.  

There is a seal that hangs out around the marina and likes to follow us.

Cruising the marina.

 I really like that you don't need to put on a lot of extra gear or rig up anything to go paddleboarding, just a board, paddle, and life jacket and I'm good to go.  I usually go in my street clothes and leave my shoes on.

That is the 11 Mahi-Mahi in the foreground.

Plans (patterns) are available for the paddleboards and kits are available as well, contact me for more information.