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Album Surfboards
- Thread starter Aruka
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Bom Dia has been pretty much crushing it for me this late summer/fall. Late summer we were surfing one of our better waves quite a bit. Its a steep, dredgy right that can get pretty hollow but is often just a nice HP wave with lots of push and good turn sections. Bom Dia felt great for the smaller days up to a few feet overhead. Solid in the tube. Lots of drive for connecting sections.
Lately we've been surfing a mushy reef. Its the type of wave that can make a fool out of you on a rockered out thruster but on the right board its really fun. Bom Dia works great at this wave too.
Ive also surfed it in a few different random beachies and the only time i had a bad session was in some tiny grovel waves.
Ran nvs AM L fronts, JL 80/20 rears today and I think its the best the board has felt. Plenty of drive and hold but a little more pivot with the smaller rears.
Lately we've been surfing a mushy reef. Its the type of wave that can make a fool out of you on a rockered out thruster but on the right board its really fun. Bom Dia works great at this wave too.
Ive also surfed it in a few different random beachies and the only time i had a bad session was in some tiny grovel waves.
Ran nvs AM L fronts, JL 80/20 rears today and I think its the best the board has felt. Plenty of drive and hold but a little more pivot with the smaller rears.
Another vote for the BomDia. Still can't get off mine in anything WH and up. Like Dengis said, the way the board carries speed through wraps,, and the tight arc it draws is very addicting. I literally get excited when a wrap section presents itself 
but it also does everything else very, very well.
but it also does everything else very, very well.Do guys ever find the BomDia to be too fast? A lot of it is likely the sizing of mine as it is toward the step-up size so I tend to surf it in bigger waves. I surfed mine yesterday the speed was unreal and was actually too fast for the conditions causing me to hesitate.
I know what you’re saying, but I remember a podcast where apparently Dane Reynolds told Clayton N that he wanted a “slow” board to do a comp. And depending on skill level, a board can be too much. I’ve experienced this as a resident kook at the break. Imho.
I haven't experienced that, but I'm in FL, land of mush. Haven't really ridden it in anything over HH. Mine's a 5'8.
There’s a spot I surf that is bowly/peaky and found I was out running it so I adjusted my lines (thanks to a tip from a friend who was watching). Basically just faded a bit and drew out the bottom turn farther into the flats.
Bogged a few times but eventually found the sweet spot.
Im used to surfing fast down the line points so it was simply a matter of adjusting. i probably could have changed fins too.
It helped that it’s a very easy wave to surf.
Even clay marzo on the Bom dia train
Attachments
No. Wizard sleeve actually.
AO is next level. I’d probably tie some string to my leash to make a drogue for the AO
I am just finishing the L8night with Choccy podcast of Victor Bernardo and his story of how he got onto Album is pretty cool. It made me want to try out an Album. (Maybe the Bom Dia). Album should give VB his own pro model so he can make some money.
I found it amusing VB’s pro model is actually Kellys GOAT tweaked and rebranded as made for VB, and VB was actually talking about it.
he seems like a down to earth duuu.
he seems like a down to earth duuu.
Lol, captured before the less dickish edit.yeah. it's called the Bom Dia
VB rips, best team rider on Albums currently IMO
Also, I was referring to the VB Secret Menu, but that too. I guess he has two.
Yup! Very interesting about Kelly and SITD/EAST.
But if you notice in the interview... he doesnt actually "say" the Bom Dia is his pro-model. Its just a collaboration with VB and Album. I don't think he makes any money from the sale of the board.
The Album website says "The Bom Dia (Good Morning) is a collaboration between Matt Parker and Victor Bernardo." (Emphasis Added)yeah. it's called the Bom Dia
VB rips, best team rider on Albums currently IMO
It doesn't say that it is his pro-model. I don't think he gets any portion of money from the sale of that model?
Maybe I'm wrong about this
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