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...

 

 

 

So, this example of a Hot Curl is up for sale. 2k. If interested, contact Jordan at:

chumwhale at hotmail dot com

It's currently located at Spencer's IShape shop in Ventura,  1301 Tower Sq.

Kind Of Interesting

Rando Shots Of Nat -- Late 1967

 

From Jason

 

Hi Paul,

I got lucky in a trade and ended up with 004 and my friend found 003. That is incredible to me. 

Almost impossible to find one of these old ones but then to have a friend find the number before mine? Wild.

003 is totally cooked. Wall rider now. 

004 is in great condition, some delam professionally repaired. Malibu rider. 

Recently discovered 002, or at least the order for it. 

This is all a bit nerdy I admit, but I think it is pretty cool. 

Best,

Jason

Andy Fielding

 

Andy Fielding from the UK is finish shaping cut files from PG Designs. This is a 7'0'' arc tail he made for himself.

Give him a buzz if you're in his area and want a hull! All sizes and shapes available...

andydfielding at gmail dot com

Jose Martinez Update

 

 

Jose came up big in the finals!  Best ride at 6:40 and post heat interview at 7:00.

While it's too soon to make any comparisons between Jose/PG Designs and Verstappen/Red Bull, so far we're unbeaten!

Jose Martinez

 

Jose is an adaptive surfer, with no legs and one arm.  We built him a hull recently and he likes it!

Here's some more footage of him in a pro contest from this week. He's on his orange hull at 3:03 and 3:18, and an interview at 3:27.