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Fin Volume?
- Thread starter feralseppo
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My feet have slid way too many times with Sex Wax to the point it's caused mental doubt.
You can't apply SB on a hot day as it will slough the old wax off more than adding new. Easily averted by dipping the board in cold(er) ocean first. And in my wax-based OCD, yeah, I usually add a little extra and comb it pretty deep so it is very sticky. Well, until I mash those ridges down while paddling.
You can't apply SB on a hot day as it will slough the old wax off more than adding new. Easily averted by dipping the board in cold(er) ocean first. And in my wax-based OCD, yeah, I usually add a little extra and comb it pretty deep so it is very sticky. Well, until I mash those ridges down while paddling.
Not sure; maybe?Kento have you tried 5x yet works good on warm days
I see a long stretch of cold water wax in my future.
Not sure; maybe?
I see a long stretch of cold water wax in my future.
Gotcha - nope, haven't used that!
Right before I knew I was moving up here, I bought a whole bunch of warm and cool water wax. D'OH!
Right before I knew I was moving up here, I bought a whole bunch of warm and cool water wax. D'OH!
Its cold/cool works great daily top coat I tried so far from 53-60 water temp.Gotcha - nope, haven't used that!
Right before I knew I was moving up here, I bought a whole bunch of warm and cool water wax. D'OH!
Yeah- my buddy's statement to me "Finnegan wrote about waves from an emotional point of view, but described the kinematics of fear wonderfully"
I really enjoyed Barbarian days but I know a couple guys that surf that couldn't finish it. YMMV.
Loved it. Shared it with a few non surfers who enjoyed it as well.
After the Ocean Beach part I started to get a little tired of it and put it down. The surfing descriptions were excellent though.
surfing Potato Patch and other spots was harrowing. Enjoyed the first 80% a ton.
His introspection could get tedious at times but I did enjoy his analysis of his journey from his current point of view etc.
I know things are likely embellished a bit but if I had 1/10 of his ability to recall anything I'd be a writer as well. I cant even remember most of my waves besides key moments of terror or victory.
oh yea what are are we on about your wax sucks duu
All I know is you want a constant reduction in fin area (im learning here greg)
Thiccc fins cord foil wise probably mo bettah in less surf big dolphin generate speed mo grab less slice
Finnegan's background as a pulitzer prize winning journalist certainly effects how and what he writes. He knows he's writing for both surfers and people who read the Atlantic or New Yorker. Aside from the obvious surf related things he's so good at writing about, I love his depictions of the blue collar neighborhoods and communities of Los Angeles and Hawaii that he grew up in. Blows my mind that his friend's dad could buy a 2nd house on the Newport pier on an average working class salary. Also love that he was a San Fernando valley surfer, since we're a generally lowly regarded breed. haha! What I find hilarious is that he spends this vast portion of his life dedicated to surfing, to the point where he abandons college and spends what little money he has to find new surf spots across the world, and yet emerges at the end of his adventures a world renowned journalist and writer. Maybe I'm raising my kids all wrong.
I was surprised at how far little money took them as well. I kept thinking, well that wouldn't be possible today.
I definitely thought the same thing. There are older people in my industry (civil engineering) who had completely different life tracks till their 30's or even 40's before they went to school for civil that were able to buy houses in what are now prohibitively expensive communities (beach areas). On the other hand I went straight to college and a white collar job but I could barely afford a condo anywhere remotely near the beach 3 years ago when we shopping with my wife as DINK's.