Balsa Cedar Pine board

I got this board from my friend Ron Ferrer. He's a good guy and good HWS builder. THe board is an evo with the regular longboard spar. It's super light and feels strong. I can't wait to take it out and see how it goes.

Beach break.. here

The waves yesterday were walled up and fast. The off shore wind made it all possible. It's so much fun to fly thru the sections and transition to the reform and slide on that too. ANyways,, I've surfed my wood boards and I've surfed my foam quad. The foamy is a lot more fun. It's high performance and it gets up and goes just a little faster which makes a huge difference for me.

THere are times and places where wood would be a better choice but, it's not the better choice for here. The wood can be a lot of fun when it's high tide and mushy. All I can say about that is, I'm waiting for that day. I've got a couple balsa/pine/cedar evo boards from Ron Ferrer and I'm looking forward to testing them. They are about the same weight as my foamy so, it should be interesting. BTW- there are lots of places (sunset beach, nc) where the wood is the better choice.

Little Wednesday

We had some fun surf the day before Thanksgiving. It was fun and the kids were tearing it up.

getting out

It's been fun getting sessions in when conditions are right. The wind and waves have been unpredictable. Sometimes when you least expect it, the wind turns around and the surf cleans up. The surf was fun yesterday.

things change

Another warm water season has pasted. I get out and look at the surf a lot. It's different than the west coast. There seems to be a lot more messy days. Sometimes there are waves, but it's disorganized. More off shore wind days so that helps. There were some short boards out yesterday and most of the guys are wearing full suit already. Sometimes it's working and most of the time it's not.

What's working

I've been away from home on an extended vacation for awhile. It's so good to back in Ormond Beach and surfing again. My go to board is a foamy quad. It's suited to the conditions here. For me it's great to be back in the water and doing what I love.

Better ideas

I got to ride Ron's 9' board. It's very light (14 lbs) and worked good. I really like his construction methods and use of balsa wood. His board makes catching waves a little bit easier but, the ride is different. The board felt lively and similar to foam.