happy new years

Hands up for the DK8-Kwad in Indo

Dave and I have been working on a few new concepts and testing them in the waves where I live in Bali, Indonesia. On Dave’s recent trip to Bali we worked closely on fine tuning a board design that would be suitable for a broad range of conditions. The development we have been working on from last year. The idea is to come up with a single board that is light and maneuverable in small beach break waves while maintaining integral strength and function for riding medium to large size waves over reef. We are getting close to perfecting this design and we tested a few boards at various locations on the island, trying to get a real feel for each board to discover both the positive and negative attributes. the DK8 is our result... This is a 6'2" roundtail DK at Belangan. We surfed this board in small 1-2 foot beachbreaks then right up to this day at Belangan... ALL ROUND BOARD...! 10/10.

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one-wood

Well, Its almost ready to get wet... When the surf settles here. we have had a miserable week of rain. The water now resembles chocolate milk. I will be more worried about the floating sticks & logs in the water than the bull sharks washed out of the canals! i sanded, Pinlined and Glossed the Quad yesterday in between building a new blank storage facility in my factory. I couldnt wait to finish it so i skipped a Milo surf and cut back and buffed it this morning before i opened the shop. Maybe one day next week i will get time to try it out in some clean peaks at Tugun!

a shot of culture

I went for a stroll thru the main shopping area as you do when you travel, i found a few interesting things. lots and lots of stuff my little girls at home would love, like Hello Kitty and Ampanman. But the most fun i had was finding a gunshop in the main street full of replicas. they all shot BB pellets. There was fully automatics and semi autos, ak47's and western style pistols. i showed some interest to the friendly shop owner and he gassed a Beretta and filled the magazine up and handed it over to me pointing out a target on the back wall of the shop. Of course i obliged and empty the thing! Insane stuff but i was getting thirsty...

noodle lunch

Ramen for lunch with Yukie after i picked up a new digicam $200 cheaper than in oz!

The swell i missed

They always say you should have been here last week... well its true for me again! the typhoon that went thru here last week was epic. i managed to get a photo off the local boys to show what it was like 2 days before i got here.

Japan South Islands Surf report

well first Day in Japan... Yukei picked me up at the airport and we went straight to surf. well i have a new record! I surfed japan the biggest ive ever had it 3-4 sets! it was at a break that i cant pronounce the name. it kind of broke like a left hand fingal causeway but on reef and rock. When the tide got high the backwash made it a bitch to get on to the waves which had lots of potential but not today as it got more sideshore the longer we stayed out. we then had to do a fun little scramble up a rockface between sets as the tide had come in far enough to be no beach left... just concrete and rocks. you had to time it so that you could scramble up around 6 feet before the next set came. i would love to post pics but my every trusty digicam is not so evertrusty anymore... it seems to have water inside the waterproof part! i will see what i can do about it over the next couple days. i think it ran out of warranty last week dammit! the house im staying at has a card reader so maybe i can get images off that that i shot before it went to poo. the water is 25 degrees and the air is 28 so its just like being in Bali! check back for more riveting action toomorow...

Packed and Stacked

Well Im off to japan for 10 days of Typhoon season! by all reports it should be pumping... i have my Quads all oiled and greased ready to roll!
i will keep you posted.
http://www.data.kishou.go.jp/kaiyou/db/wave/chart/fwjp_e.html

diverse in bali part 1, dale richards, mega, feral dave...

heyo a liitle bit of surfing action from bali...more to follow...enjoy..rj :) thanks to baliwaves.com

Daves trip to Japan...

Daves of to a tropical island in japan in 14 days... Typhoon season and Quads!
keep your eyes on the news & weather!

Dont try this at home...

Heres a little Teckie mix to remind you of driving in china...
My Song 2