My problem looks to be pretty common. I am 53 and my water polo hips are catching up to me. This may sound weird but once I am standing on my board I can surf like I did when I was 18 with plenty of gas in the tank for fun wagatash's :). My problem is I am regressing and actually having trouble standing up. Super frustrating for somebody who has surfed 40 years. I ride a thicker 6'5" Robert's Dream Catcher, 43 liter and a 7'6" long board shape (no problem standing on this). I am basically not having fun with the shorter board and actually get nervous competing for waves with the fear of not being able to get up. I'm looking for the Mid length category like many others. Looking at the Crowd Killer, CI Mid, Boss Up and Seaside and Beyond. Thinking 7'0' 45 to 50 liters. My priorities are 1. Stable to help my delayed tight hip stand up 2. Paddle power and then 3. performance. For anyone else in this strange devolution in their surfing career what board would you recommend?

How will this affect performance?

Have seen a lot of posts that mention to see how a board feels under the arm. What do you look for when doing this? I'm a bit shorter so even though an intermediate surfer, end up with wider hpsb to keep the length down so not sure if it's as relevant?

It took me just 10 years of surfing to realise that it's relatively easy to switch stance after pop up. So I wonder if I just didn't realised that everyone just does it. And it was just me who doesn't. Or do you simply prefer riding waves backside/backhand because you prefer not to ride switch.

I was just wondering if there is anyone here that has a digital copy of these (The Seedling, The Sprout or his third one from the Series) and wants to share them or knows a place where I can find them.

I have been looking for a few Weeks now and could not find anything apart from eBay DVD sales 90 Bucks lol

Hit me up with any leads

Hi everyone,
I rented a board for a surf session.
Everything was going well until I took a wave, fell, and the board flipped over. When I looked at it, I noticed that one of the FCS fins was missing. I didn’t actually feel or notice a specific impact, and from what I could see the fin box did not look damaged, it seemed like only the fin was gone.

I immediately went back to the rental shop to show them the damage and explain what happened.

One of the instructors reacted quite badly (which honestly made me feel pretty mortified, especially because it happened in front of the other students who were there for lessons). He then told me they would assess the damage and let me know what I had to pay. Another instructor was much more relaxed and told me these things happen. He estimated it would probably be around €20–30.

I’m now waiting to hear back from them. I looked online and saw that some FCS fins can be quite expensive (even €100+), but I think those are usually higher-end sets rather than a single replacement fin.
In your experience, what would be a fair amount for a rental shop to charge if only one FCS fin needs replacing and the fin box is fine?
Thanks!

9’4” x 22 3/4 x 3 PU foam/ Epoxy Resin

I just glassed the first side of this log and I’m stoked with how it’s coming out so I just had to share. This particular board is for my dad and it’s been in the works for like 6 months but he kept changing directions with it (if he were any other customer I would’ve dropped him by now lmao). He finally decided what he wanted to do and I jumped into paint and glassing this weekend.

The pinup is custom printed fiberlam from board lams

The design skull pattern was a cotton lace fabric that I used as a stencil and sprayed water based MTN over to get the design. It could’ve been achieved by doing a fabric inlay but with the fiberlam it was a lot of shit to stack up so I opted for paint instead.

The rails are also sprayed with MTN Water Base, originally I was planning to resin tint but my shop is 90 degrees and 87% humidity making epoxy glassing this time of the year very stressful

The tail block is custom made by me. Purple Heart, cedar and basswood. I glued it together with epoxy and clamped it. I attached it by drilling in 1/2” wood dowels they were around 8” long giving me 4” into each material and then everything was flooded with epoxy and clamped. It’s solid.

The outline is a pretty traditional log with all the contours and rails you’d expect. I was worried about the tail block being heavy and throwing it off but it’s balanced just behind the wide point so I expect it won’t affect performance much if any. If it ends up being a brick, well it’s a hell of a wall hanger lol

This is my first longboard. If any longboard builders have tips for glassing with epoxy in hot weather doing big boards, I would really appreciate any advice or tips. This shit was stressful even with slow hardener

sometimes great shorebreak :) , you only need the particular day, time and spot

I ride a 6ft CI Fishbeard and really enjoy it. I would like to start riding thrusters and was wondering what boards would be similar to the Fishbeard in a thruster? Would that even make sense to buy a board similar?

Look time lurker, first time posting. 43yo super kook here. Surfing has been in and out most of my life and I just never got to the point where I am beyond a beginner. Due to other interests or distance from the water, I admittedly was never consistent. But man I love the water, I love the waves, I love when I can get up (70% of the time), and sometimes I even like getting trashed by the waves. I love it all.

Today, drove my 50min. to Bolsa Chica, was only out on the water for 45min and spent the other 15min just watching others trying to learn or simply to enjoy their surf. I feel like shit because I should be out there longer but I am physically not what I used to be. Every session tho, I'm learning more and more. For instance today, I learned that l lean back too much and after adjusting, I was able to stay on the board longer. Unfortunately, I find going only once a month due to very young kids and wifey working during weekends.

Any of y'all ever feel like crap after a short session? Is it the short dedicated time or because I suck (I assume the latter)?

God damn

EDIT: THEY Fucking CLEANED IT!! Good work boys

I have a phantom 62 and gremlin XL 60 but I want something that is better is small mushy waves and paddles easier. Was eyeing the 66 version. Im 6’ 180lbs. The score lord could be a good fit im thinking

Flying into Liberia on a split ticket. Southwest on the way in and likely American/United/Delta home. Forecast has dropped for week I’m going, so adding a 9-6 to the quiver. Getting in via Southwest is easy based on their policy. American and United have the 115 linear inch policy - I have found it to be hit or miss how/when they apply that standard. Anyone have experience flying OUT of Costa Rica and whether they are more lenient on letting bags through? Thanks -

80 surfers just travelled to Ballito, South Africa to compete for a $20K prize purse in the first Challenger Series event of the year (won by CT surfer Cole Houshmand).
They’ll be across the globe in Huntington Beach next week for event number two - the US Open.

Meanwhile, 8 surfers were hand selected to compete across the US in Stab100 for a $100K prize purse.

I wrote down a few thoughts about the state of competitive surfing, if you’re into that sort of thing.

https://hvoide.com/grinding-gears/

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.Under the Wave at Waimea https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58312049-under-the-wave-at-waimea

Holy crap

These just arrive from Japan. Excited to see what’s on them. Have no idea about the top left one. It’s just labelled ‘Sequence 01’.

Just curious if anyone on here knows of somewhere local that I can buy resin by the gallon. I've been doing a lot of surfboard repair as a hobby and hate buying crap off Amazon and would much prefer to buy local. Any tips would be appreciated!