Someone told me about this video that was posted at the end of 2011, it is of a good day at ceriad, but i think the actual footage is from 2007........those were the days........
Sunday 29 January 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012
British Wave Garden? ............. initial plans revealed....
This is the prliminary plan for the Wave Garden near Bristol. The whole project still relies heavily on massive investment and also the local councils passing the plans, but fingers crossed they may be an artificail wave in the UK soon (other than the flowriders).
Wavegarden invites pro surfers and kids to test the wavepool from wavegarden on Vimeo.
The people behind the wave garden concept are based in the basque country and have already begun to make a newer version of what they built, bigger, longer and also open to the public, so watch the latest clip below, and the future of surfing starts at about 1:14 in the clip, amazing
Wavegarden invites pro surfers and kids to test the wavepool from wavegarden on Vimeo.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Saturday 21 January 2012
Saturday 14 January 2012
JS Surfboards sign up Ace Buchan...........
JS Industries have signed up Ace Buchan to the team for 2012, Ace has been using Tractor boards for the last few months and has now joined the team. Ace is one of the best Goofy footers on tour, so keep an eye on him for the start of the dream tour, which kicks off on the gold coast from the 25th Feb.
In the meantime cheack out this little clip of him training on his new JS quiver at home......
Ace Buchan's Dont Fear Me Gypsy from Jacob Wooden on Vimeo.
Sunday 8 January 2012
Jon Jon Florence has had an amazing end to 2011...........
He has won one fo the most prestigeous titles in surfing.......The Triple Crown of surfing, held in his own backyard, the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii.
No doubt he will be on to bigger and better things in 2012 with hopefully more places on the world tour.
Here is a little trailer of what he can do at home.......
No doubt he will be on to bigger and better things in 2012 with hopefully more places on the world tour.
Here is a little trailer of what he can do at home.......
Friday 6 January 2012
Board eats board......?
This has got to be one of the craziest things i have seen for a while, as it has been said, Machado could probably surf a door better than most people can surf a normal board. Either way i like the concept.....
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Ever wondered what the different tail shapes on boards are for?.......
Here are some words from a legendary shaper......Wade Tokoro:
Although tail shapes are an important part of surfboard design, many surfers remain oblivious to the effects that tail shape has on how a board rides. Were you riding a round pin at 1-foot Creek? A swallow at 6-foot Haleiwa, perhaps? Repent! To give us the 101 on how your tail works, we rang up the esteemed Wade Tokoro: a man with more than 25 years of experience behind the planer for some insight.
Because pin tails have less surface area than other types of tails, they’re going to be fitting into the wave tighter and giving you more control over your board. True pin tails are typically used in really hollow, barreling surf—think Pipeline or Teahupoo—because at the end of the day, you really don’t want to be sliding around too much out there, you want to be in the tube. As a basic rule of thumb: the wider the tail, the looser the board.
Most of the rounded pins that I make are shaped for step-up boards. It makes a lot of sense if you look at the design of the tail. You’re taking the same approach that you have for a pin tail—you want something that will grip the wave a bit—but you’re adding a touch more surface area, which loosens up the feel of the board a little. A good example of a place you’d ride a round pin would be Sunset on a pretty solid, but not totally maxed-out day. You still want to be able to hold yourself into the wave, but you also want to have the option of drawing some lines and doing some turns.
Squash tails are usually a safe choice and they make up the bulk of the boards that I shape. Because of their outline, they’re really user friendly and versatile in a lot of conditions. It’s a design that suits the type of waves that most of us spend our time surfing. Because of the way the tail sits in the water—being stubby and wide—you’re able to get a lot more out of your turns and the board feels a lot looser because it’s not gripping the wave as much. It’ll also carry you through the flats pretty well and should be your go-to choice for small to medium-sized surf.
I mostly cut swallow tails when I’m shaping a fish and other playful types of boards I’m making. Because the design is so wide and there’s so much surface area, you can really sink it when you’re riding it. The design’s mostly conducive to small, playful types of conditions when you want to slide the tail around a lot.
Although tail shapes are an important part of surfboard design, many surfers remain oblivious to the effects that tail shape has on how a board rides. Were you riding a round pin at 1-foot Creek? A swallow at 6-foot Haleiwa, perhaps? Repent! To give us the 101 on how your tail works, we rang up the esteemed Wade Tokoro: a man with more than 25 years of experience behind the planer for some insight.
Because pin tails have less surface area than other types of tails, they’re going to be fitting into the wave tighter and giving you more control over your board. True pin tails are typically used in really hollow, barreling surf—think Pipeline or Teahupoo—because at the end of the day, you really don’t want to be sliding around too much out there, you want to be in the tube. As a basic rule of thumb: the wider the tail, the looser the board.
Most of the rounded pins that I make are shaped for step-up boards. It makes a lot of sense if you look at the design of the tail. You’re taking the same approach that you have for a pin tail—you want something that will grip the wave a bit—but you’re adding a touch more surface area, which loosens up the feel of the board a little. A good example of a place you’d ride a round pin would be Sunset on a pretty solid, but not totally maxed-out day. You still want to be able to hold yourself into the wave, but you also want to have the option of drawing some lines and doing some turns.
Squash tails are usually a safe choice and they make up the bulk of the boards that I shape. Because of their outline, they’re really user friendly and versatile in a lot of conditions. It’s a design that suits the type of waves that most of us spend our time surfing. Because of the way the tail sits in the water—being stubby and wide—you’re able to get a lot more out of your turns and the board feels a lot looser because it’s not gripping the wave as much. It’ll also carry you through the flats pretty well and should be your go-to choice for small to medium-sized surf.
I mostly cut swallow tails when I’m shaping a fish and other playful types of boards I’m making. Because the design is so wide and there’s so much surface area, you can really sink it when you’re riding it. The design’s mostly conducive to small, playful types of conditions when you want to slide the tail around a lot.
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