My friend Kipp Denslow dropped off this board for me to try. He has been shaping fish as a hobby and wants some feedback. When I got the board I was really blown away at how beautiful it is. It's a 5'10" x 22" x 2 7/8 and it looks really fun. He wanted me to wax it up and take it for a ride but I had to shoot it first. It was just too nice looking. He is ultimately selling the board on CraigsList to support his board building habit. He is doing this for the love of it so he said it can go to a good home for $350. He just wants some feedback. If you need a new fish contact us or Kipp. I have it with me and will take it out tomorrow if there are no buyers.
no rocker photo? ie, side view?
ReplyDeleteSend me your email I have one side shot.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, great photos ed. love the flipped compositions-very clever.
ReplyDeleteThanks Maggie. Means a lot coming from you. Also it was good to meet you face to face at AB3. Nice to finally put a face with the art.
ReplyDeleteGREETINGS, FOLLOWERS OF T.L.P!... I WANTED TO SHARE MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL BOARD.
ReplyDeleteAS I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CHRISTEN THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THIS BOARD...THANKYOU KIPP!
ON A SOMEWHAT JUICY DAY, I PADDLED THE BLUE GENIE OUT TO MY USUAL HANGOUT...THE WALL. THERE I PROCEEDED TO CATCH A COUPLE OF NICE 4-5' FACES WITH NICE STEEP HIGH SPEED SECTIONS. AT FIRST I WAS STILL ACCLIMATING TO THER SIMPLE FACT THAT IT WAS A TWINFIN, REGARDLESS OF THE CONTOURS. THEN IT BECAME APPARENT, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE CONCAVE TO KEEP THE EDGES WORKING PROPERLY UNDER CERTAIN STRAINS OF HYDRODYNAMIC PRESSURES...IT BASICALLY MEANS THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH MID-HULL LIFT AND NOT ENOUGH RAIL TRACTION TO EFFECTIVELY RETAIN FIN COMPOSURE. TURBULENCE BECAME A FACTOR AT LOWER SPEEDS...HMMMMMM.
THEN IT HAPPENED, I WAS HEADING IN AND I DECIDED TO CATCH A SMALL INSIDER. WOWWWWWW! TALK ABOUT RUBBING THE LAMP! THIS THING TURNED INTO A MAGICAL CARPET RIDE! I WAS WAITING FOR MY NEXT TWO WISHES! THIS BOARD TOOK ON A WHOLE NEW LIFE! IT WAS LIKE DANCING WITH A WELL BALANCED MACHINE! IT WAS CLEAR NOW THAT THE DESIGN WAS DEVIGN...AS LONG AS IT WAS 1-2' WAVES AND CLEAN. NO BIGGER.
I RODE HER A FEW MORE TIMES IN SMALLER WAVES AND IT WAS STILL EVIDENT THAT LOWER WATER SPEEDS ARE WHAT THIS BOARD EXCELS IN. FINESSE IS THE KEY! I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE CODE AND TO MY SURPRISE, I PUNTED A FEW NICE AIRS AND CRACKED A COUPLE FINS LOOSE!
IN COMPARISON, ITS LIKE PLAYING THE CLARINET, TOO MUCH VELOCITY, IT SCREECHES! BUT IF YOU GIVE IT TIME, PLAY NICE AND LET THE WEIGHT OF THE BOARD DO THE ACCELERATION, IT SINGS AND DANCES!!!!!!
I WAS ALSO LUCKY ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT ANOTHER BOARD THIS EVENING AND I WILL FILL YOU IN ON THE DETAILS IN MY NEXT POST!
SPECIAL THANKS TO KIPP DENSLOW
FOR THE AWSOME OPPORTUNITY
AND ED LEWIS
FOR CREATING -T.L.P.-A LOCAL NETWORK OF ARTISTS , SURFERS AND JUST COOL PEOPLE PERIOD!
THANKS AGAIN! ERIK BALDWIN...