Evolution

 

From Jason

 

From Jordan, By Way Of Bob Cooper, By Way Of Joe Quigg

 

 

Joe Quigg on a Hot Curl 

 

 

 

The Grey Ghost, built c.1960 by Quigg and commissioned by Bob Cooper

 

This is the board I designed for Jordan R. based on what we saw in the online info about the Grey Ghost. It was milled out and finish shaped by Spencer Kellogg.  10'1'' long by 20.5"wide... 

 

Sam Bavaro and I waxed it up and paddled it around in flat conditions last week, then I rode it in some weak, 2-3 foot point surf a few days ago.  It was a handful!  It drifts side to side when you paddle it, and it wants to plane out of waves when you catch them. But if a lined up section stands up in front of you, then it locks in and goes.  No way it's a daily rider, or something you'd want to ride with more than a few people in the water. It was built primarily as an example of the concept.

Jordan is going to have us make another one with clear Silene cloth rather than the volan cut lap look. He's going for the clear, big stringer boards of 50's era Buzzy Trent you see here...