Archive for April 17th, 2007

CRACK HEAD


THIS ONE OF THE EAST SIDE BRADAHS USING HIS BRAINS WHEN SURFING BACKDOOR. BE VERY CAREFUL OUT THERE AND WEAR A MULLET PROTECTOR! THIS WOUND WAS OVER 4 INCHES LONG, 17 STAPLES AND 6 INTERNAL STITCH’S. HAVE A SAFE DAY! ALOHA FROM PARADISE

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

PROTOTYPE


HELLO
AS YOU KNOW WE DO A LOT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HERE. THIS IS OUR LATEST PROJECT. THIS “RETRO” TYPE BOARD IS 6’0” X 20 1/8” X 2 5/8” WING SWALLOW MADE FOR SUMMER FUN. THE BOTTOM IS A FULL CONCAVE TO FLAT IN THE TAIL. THE FIN SET UP IS TWIN FIN SIDES WITH A SMALL TRAILER TO STABILIZE THE BOARD.

MY TEAM RIDER MR.A AND I GAVE IT A TEST RIDE YESTERDAY AT A SECRET SPOT. THE BOARD WENT REALLY GOOD LOT OF SPEED AND GOOD TURNING. I WAS PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME AND PERFORMANCE. THIS BOARD IS NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION AND WE ARE SHOOTING FOR SUMMER. PLEASE CHECK BACK ON THE SITE TO SEE IF IT IS READY. ALOHA

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

DOVE WETSUITS JAPAN


GOOD MORNING
WE GOT IN A QUICK SURF AT PIPELINE THIS MORNING. THE WAVES CAME UP FROM YESTERDAY AND MARGINAL CONDITIONS. I SAW LONG TIME FRIEND KIRBY FUKUNAGA CHECKING OUT THE SURF. WHEN EVER PIPE AND BACKDOOR IS GOOD KIRBY IS OUT THERE. HE ALWAYS SEEM TO GET ONE OF THE BETTER WAVES OF THE DAY! I MADE A FEW OF HIS BOARDS WHEN HE RODE FOR LOCAL MOTION.

KIRBY IS A RIDER OF DOVE WETSUITS IN JAPAN AND THEY HELP ME TO KEEP WARM!
TOKURA AND NAKAJIMA SET ME UP WITH A NEW QUIVER OF RUBBER. THE RUBBER IS SO SOFT AND QUALITY IS GREAT! HERE IS A PICTURE OF MY NEW DOVE WETSUITS. THANK YOU DOVE WETSUITS AND KIRBY FOR HELPING MY STAY WARM! PLEASE CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE WWW.DOVEWET.COM

KIRBY HAS BEEN GETTING INTO PHOTOGRAPHY AND CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE
WWW.GO-NAMINORI.COM
THANKS KIRBY!
HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007