More surfer girl sketches.
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Fin review
The Chuck Patterson Great White fin does exactly as it claims. A great fin design that allows it to stay stable, yet can easily be maneuvered when needed.
I took the fin out for two separate tests. One on a downwind run, and one in flat water.
The first thing I noticed in the downwind run was that the fin kept the board loose while dropping in on bumps. Once in the trough between bumps I found the fin easily let me change direction if I needed to follow, or catch another upcoming bump on the left or right. The fin also kept a very straight track. Some fins are great for downwinding because they don't veer off course, but sacrifice maneuverability when needed in tight spots. This fin has both. You can concentrate on catching and gliding, knowing that the point you're aiming for is still on track. The fin also had speed and didn't seem to have any drag what so ever. Easily gliding from one bump and into the next.
The next run was over flat water. Some fins seem to work great in one set of certain conditions, while they lack in others. But not this fin. It held speed in flats just fine. Tracked a straight course just as it had in the downwind run. Even into a slight headwind (5 to 8 knts) it held course, and made it easy to concentrate on paddling by not having to switch sides every 3 strokes.
All in all this is a very impressive fin. At first I liked the aggressive design, hoping that the fin would live up to the name. I had some doubts as some fins work great in some areas and not in other areas. But this handled everything I put it through. It was much better than I expected it to be, and a nice surprise. It does exactly what it says it will. If you're looking for a fin that can go from one set of conditions to another, or just want an all around good fin, this is it. Great fin worth the money.
You can purchase it here.
I took the fin out for two separate tests. One on a downwind run, and one in flat water.
The first thing I noticed in the downwind run was that the fin kept the board loose while dropping in on bumps. Once in the trough between bumps I found the fin easily let me change direction if I needed to follow, or catch another upcoming bump on the left or right. The fin also kept a very straight track. Some fins are great for downwinding because they don't veer off course, but sacrifice maneuverability when needed in tight spots. This fin has both. You can concentrate on catching and gliding, knowing that the point you're aiming for is still on track. The fin also had speed and didn't seem to have any drag what so ever. Easily gliding from one bump and into the next.
The next run was over flat water. Some fins seem to work great in one set of certain conditions, while they lack in others. But not this fin. It held speed in flats just fine. Tracked a straight course just as it had in the downwind run. Even into a slight headwind (5 to 8 knts) it held course, and made it easy to concentrate on paddling by not having to switch sides every 3 strokes.
All in all this is a very impressive fin. At first I liked the aggressive design, hoping that the fin would live up to the name. I had some doubts as some fins work great in some areas and not in other areas. But this handled everything I put it through. It was much better than I expected it to be, and a nice surprise. It does exactly what it says it will. If you're looking for a fin that can go from one set of conditions to another, or just want an all around good fin, this is it. Great fin worth the money.
You can purchase it here.
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| The conditions of the downwind test. Fun bumps in about 20 - 25 knt wind. |
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| The fin. |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Small beauty
Sometimes the most impressive beautiful things are right under us. You just need to look differently at the world around you. Finding beauty in small folds of water....
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Painting Planes.
Running through some new hand planes. I'll have a more thorough description of how these are made, and the steps that go into them soon. For now here are a few pics of the beginning of the painting process. Starting with pencil sketching an outline, then moving into the paint. Final pics of these will be up later.
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| Pencil Lip pitching |
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| Pencil outline of a wave. |
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| Going left. |
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| Think the pencil will make the section? |
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| Start of painting |
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| Color. |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Tropical Dreams
Just returned from Hawaii. Here are a few pictures (more on the way)of some of the things seen and done. All I can say is I love that place. Friends, waves, surf and sun. This morning it seemed like some kind of lucid long dream than a reality that had happened. So much so that I found most of my thoughts today to be ending about still being there with my wife, on the beach, with the warm breeze,just the sound of waves,palm trees and the taste of salt on the lips.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Yesterdays paddle
Finally got a new racing board after saving for a good while. Tried it out the other day with Mrs.Woods and J Brown. Super fast and glides on any bump. Can't wait for some races! Big huge thanks to Stoke Harvester for helping me get the board/ Few pics from the paddle..more to come.
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| Elizabeth strikes a pose. |
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| Jon chillin while Elizabeth does a sun dance. |
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| Elizabeth paddling in the sun. |
Monday, May 2, 2011
Paddle Training
With the weather getting better every week, it's time to start getting longer distance paddles in. The sun is up longer and the winds are usually not too bad. My friend Jon and I did this route this last Sunday. Nice 9 miler(give or take a quarter or less)to give you a little burn. Good stuff!
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| 9 mile route in red. Fun! |
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