tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430440761281029718.post6657186085788237114..comments2023-07-24T06:36:37.322-07:00Comments on SRFNFF: Swell Fading Fast; Nice Sunsetsrfnffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399633806074538641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430440761281029718.post-30737334936560764162008-10-30T10:26:00.000-07:002008-10-30T10:26:00.000-07:00Sounds good...give me a call.Sounds good...give me a call.srfnffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399633806074538641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430440761281029718.post-68236322406475090192008-10-30T08:03:00.000-07:002008-10-30T08:03:00.000-07:00Gary, I'd be happy to take a test ride with a few ...Gary, I'd be happy to take a test ride with a few of your fins. Maybe we can connect some time this weekend.Andy Gerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284046403929341471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430440761281029718.post-62135650095060455152008-10-30T07:15:00.000-07:002008-10-30T07:15:00.000-07:00While I am a total advocate of fin swapping, bro' ...While I am a total advocate of fin swapping, bro' you gotta find another way of changing out your fins at the beach! Pretty amazing that your board, with all that tail rocker, would work without a center fin eh? I've got a bunch of different size center fins if you want to try them. Let me know.srfnffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399633806074538641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430440761281029718.post-59793168765055016072008-10-29T22:37:00.000-07:002008-10-29T22:37:00.000-07:00Still stoked from the other night, I high-tailed i...Still stoked from the other night, I high-tailed it over to Sarge's for one last after work session before the darkness descends for the winter. After our fin discussion the other night, I thought about pulling the side bites to see how the Waveyarder would ride without them, but in the interest of time I left them in. Turned out to be a good thing, since I ended up surfing it as a twin fin in little knee high peelers. I managed to find a low-tide sinker about 5 seconds into my paddle out, and heard a terrible crack. I flipped the board over to see how badly I whacked the fin, only to find there was no fin. In a panic I started searching all over the reef, feeling around with my hands and feet, only to see my fin float by. It ended up cracking through the pin (I made a quickie repair of it once already) so I stashed in the rocks and paddled out with my new twin fin SUP. It definitely loosened the board up, but it was still surfable in the small waves that were breaking. The key was to stay on the tail, because as soon as I moved forward, the fins lost their bite and it was spin-out city. Take offs were tricky too, since hard paddling tended to turn the board too much, causing me to miss a few waves 'till I figured it out. Once I got it going, it was fun, just surfing off the tail and keeping her going down the line. For sure I can see this board working with a lot less fin than I've been using, now that I've ridden it at the opposite extreme. Nice night out there, but the clouds moved in to spoil the sunset, and the surf has really faded.Andy Gerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284046403929341471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430440761281029718.post-79493063257436104692008-10-28T15:01:00.000-07:002008-10-28T15:01:00.000-07:00Gary, it was great luck to run into you last night...Gary, it was great luck to run into you last night. I had a great session and really enjoyed the chance to jump on the Angulo Noserider.<BR/><BR/>Dave, it was great to meet you and thanks for letting me take a spin on that sweet board.Andy Gerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284046403929341471noreply@blogger.com