New One For Florian ...

 

Hi Paul,

 

Spence is about to finish the 8'6'' vee from your cut file.

 

(See pics)

 

Cheers,

Florian

You Like Stable Wind Conditions for Your Hull, Bro?

Then maybe the Central Coast isn't for you....

Hull Mythbusters #5 ...

"Locals don't ride small hulls at Cottons Point."

Busted!

Wait... What??????

Cartop Find #24 ...

This is the Aikau family, watching Eddie ride giant Waimea in the mid-sixties.

Aside from being a historical document of the Aikaus, what makes this image noteworthy is the use of canvas board bags. Considering how heavily glassed Waimea guns were back then, it says a lot about how much respect Eddie had for his equipment.

Here are some cool images of Eddie and his famous Hobie gun from that same era...
 

 

 

The Greenough Knuckle...

 

Taking a page straight out of traditional boat design, one of George's design premises is a "knuckle" in the front 1/3 of a board's rail line.

Not to be confused with the more simplistic "flip" rocker concept, knuckle is a sharp break concentrated in the rail rocker line. It's intended to penetrate the water when the rail is sunk into turn.

Whereas flip is a defensive design element intended to keep the board from pearling, knuckle is an aggressive design element intended to let the rider bury the nose without sticking.  

 

From Saf ...

 

I was on the tail end of a long email chain that contained these unreal images.

From what I could tell, the rider is Peter Green, the spot is Haggertys, and the photos were by Bob Knop. 

The year was 1969, and the board was a Greg Noll kneeboard shaped by Bob Moore.

Feel free to make any corrections or additions...