Surf House Opens

Brad on the retail side


Jacky and Dot shopping clothing


Jacky tasting Dot's lunch


Yum, the food is excellent! Very much like Sweet & Savory in WB.

14 ft Naish Glide is Here

I stopped by Coastal Urge today to check out the 14 ft Glide. It is the hottest production race board on the market. He's why.......

I measured the rocker, so I can tell you how it stacks up against some others.

Naish 14': tail rocker ~ 2.5", nose rocker 8.75", 27.25" wide
Single concave only 1mm deep, going into slight vee of only 1mm.
Razor hard rails for 2/3 the length.

Surftech Bark 14': tail rocker 4", nose rocker 9.5", 29" wide
Rounded bottom full length, about 6mm high at center, giving a slight displacement bottom.
Soft rounded rails.

My Current Garage Built 14': tail rocker 2.87", nose rocker 8.75", 28" wide. Flat bottom, no concave.
Hard rails for 1/3 length, with a lot of tuck, and very soft beyond that.

My First Garage Built 14': tail rocker 1.75", nose rocker 8.75", 27.25" wide. Flat bottom, no concave.
Hard rails for 1/2 length, little tuck.

What does all this mean?

1) The Bark is the more user friendly ocean racer.
2) The Naish is the highest performance and the fastest shape. It will be more directionally stubborn too.

If you're hardcore, the Naish is a must have ocean racer!

If it wasn't for all the hard work and hours I've invested in learning to shape my own, I'd buy one for myself. Instead, I'll continue with my plan to build a new board this Fall using full carbon and vacuum bagging.

Naish Lowers Prices!

Check this news item! Just in from Coastal Urge. No excuse for not joining us on downwinders now.

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 2010 Naish Glides Have Arrived: You will never look at flat water the same way again. You will also look at windy days with a whole new perspective . . . squeezing in a “downwinder” every chance you get. From recreational and social paddling to fitness training and competitive racing, the Glide range from Naish sets a whole new standard in SUP. They’re stable, light, fast, strong, and beautiful. So the next time you’re heading to a surfless beach, lake, bay, sound, or Intracoastal Waterway. . . grab a Glide and get out there! 14' Glide (inc. bag) $1,999.00 14' Glide AST $1,599.00 12' Glide (inc. bag) $1,699.00 12' Glide AST $1,399.00 **Come to Coastal Urge to check these new Naish models out and make an appointment to try one for yourself with Coastal Urge's "try before you buy" program. New models from Naish arriving weekly** You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or event. Our mailing address is: Coastal Urge 1319 Military Cutoff Rd Wilmignton, NC 28405 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Coastal Urge All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile Open Mon-Thursday 10am-7pm | Fri-Sat 10am-8pm | Sun 10am-5pm

Correct Paddle Technique

I posted this video last Winter and wrote up what Todd Bradley taught us at the race clinic in Oahu. I took some crap from the non believers out there.

Today Evan posted another video of Todd's technique over on his site, Standuppaddlesurf.net

Follow the link and watch his awesome video.

Local Downwind Boards are Coming

Jacky stopped by Coastal Urge today and learned the local scene is about to explode with race boards. Jeoffrey at Coastal Urge just returned from the Outdoor Retailers show. Jeoffrey demoed all the hot new race boards.

In a very short time we'll have lots of 14 foot race boards on the water. All available for demo too!

The Naish 14 footer is the one I want to try. He has lots of hot new race fins too.

FINALLY, we'll have more locals into ocean downwinding. Prior to now, you pretty much had to build your own (like I did) if you wanted a board designed for ocean downwinding.

Kudos to Coastal Urge for being the leader in NC for SUP racing.

The September race sounds sick. He's keeping the entry fee low and providing another first class event that will up the standards again for running a race.

Wild Run in 30 mph Wind

2 Downwinders today. It was blowing 20-25 at 9am for our first run and 30 mph for the afternoon second run.

If you watch closely, you can see how the board sometimes yaws suddenly left of right. It gets a bit out of control sometimes. I've been running 12 inch deep windsurf race fins lately. I think small 9 inch low drag fins are good for flat water racing, but when it gets wild the 12 inch feels way better. When it gets wild, the 9 incher gives the board a mind of its own at times. The 12 inch fin tracks way better.

Windy Today

Morning Video

Z the rock star

Morning Stills

Brad catching a few, then heading back to the shop. They are working until midnight at the shop some nights. It should be open next weekend.






Just for you Z. hehe


Jacky about to get mowed down.








She just made it.

Weekend Downwinding Forecast

The wind won't be as good as today, but it should be good enough. We'll meet at the Gazebo on Saturday at 12:30.

Jacky's Custom Sub Vector

It's off to paint now.

Monday's Downwinder

Monday night I hit the highest speed I've ever run in the strong wind we had. On one runner, I was on the tail and angled just perfect in the pocket zooming.

Not much on video though. I need to find some better camera angles.

I think these videos help me with ideas for my next board build.

Sunday's Downwinder

Sunday turned out better than Saturday. More runners and longer, faster glides. The video turned out boring, so no video upload today.

The beach at the gazebo was again closed due to sharks. We launched from the house instead.

Today's Downwinder

The meet time for Sunday's downwinder is 12:30 at the gazebo. Although we'll not actually start from that spot tomorrow. That beach was closed today due to sharks. We can't launch there tomorrow because I'm a wanted man and don't want to be seen there tomorrow. Anyone who comes tomorrow will get to hear the inside story of todays adventure.

Very Cool

Saturday Morning Session

Swell is almost gone, but it is still fun out there. Sunrise session.

Jacky






Craig, Brad's partner at Surf House.


Brad

Weekend Downwinding Forecast

The forecast is good for Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday having the slight edge in wind direction and strength. Plus Sunday gives my knee an extra day of heeling. So we'll plan on being at the gazebo on Sunday at 12:30 to make a run.

BIG Friday

I surfed from 6-7am this morning, then snapped a few photos and rushed off to work.
The lighting was poor, so forgive the quality.








hehe

The Forecast Swell is Showing!

I tested the knee by taking a few waves tonight. I can't watch with swell here. I played through the pain. Knee feels stable surfing. But getting rag dolled doesn't feel very good. That hurts the knee. We'll see how it feels tomorrow.

Jacky in front of the house today.

Afternoon Session