Rod wrote: 
David Nuuhiwa was one of my heroes back in the day.  Was out in the water with him at Huntington one gorgeous sunny summer day in 68.  We just both happened to be there the same day.  Kinda neat.  He was watching me !  I was having a pretty good day, everything was working.  I was riding my board that Dale Velzy shaped for me, a nice 8'6" mini gun.  I was just 15 then working in the El Paipo factory in Costa Mesa that summer.  Dale was shaping for Hobie then and was doing the shaping for our paipo boards.  I got him to shape one for me.  Just cost me the price of the Clark blank.  I did the rest, glassed it, the fin.

The old El Paipo logo.  I got canned when the owner found out I was only 15.  Something about being underage to work with power tools.

 

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Fun stuff! I wish I could nose ride like that!

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Don't know what you tried to link to but this longboard clip is nice.  Excellent rides showing that a longboard in the right hands is very versatile and very maneuverable.  It is much more than just standing in one place and ripping.  Hanging 10 and backpeddling to the middle of the board fast enough going into a tube is not an easy thing to do.  This was fun mushy stuff though.  Perfect for nose riding.

not sure if I can embed this

sorry wrong one.. can't seem to find the right link.. whatever.. 

 haresfur wrote: 
Of course I can surf, I have a surfboard don't I?

"Experts say only experienced surfers should tackle the monster waves." Duh.

 Alexandra wrote: 
I know.
It's like a drug.

 Alexandra wrote: 
Me too! Especially with GoPro technology, you can get some amazing footage.

 Rod wrote: 
 
I swear, I could sit and watch surfing forever. Especially the guys that just go and go and go....and make it look so easy!

Some of the best big waves you'll ever see!