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bgreen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:54 pm Jarrett,

The parallel arm hold position is noticeable. Do you reckon it works better on these type of waves?

Bob

it depends on the characteristic of the wave and location of the rider on the wave.

Sunday Oct.18th 2020 dawn patrol up Northshore. Kahanalu's were in the water at first-light, Ehukai parking lot was full as spectators filled the beach checking out the surf as other's leave do to surf conditions. While I swam out greeting everyone in the line-up, I knew it would be hard for a take-...

Nice cool foam-board surfing..... Classic rides..... great vids...

Wow, X-wind fighter looks pretty impressive there.... can't wait to see this board in action, I ment video action.... agree?

zensuni wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:05 pm I watched this video on youtube, I found it pretty cool:
https://youtu.be/A587QVKxFKQ

Hahaha, That's one of my good friend that works for the Fire Department and he also riding one of my board that he had me make for him many years ago, I think he needs a bigger size board now.....

Great ride ridden by Mike this is his push-up style with clean cuts. This guy with little concave bottom so far is the fastest board ridden and charges BIG surf. I know cause I ride beside him as I try taking off behind and trying to catch up finding him 5 length in front. Makaha 5'ft - 7'ft hawaiia...

classy style...

beautiful 5'5" piece of wood alaia.....

June 3, 2020 afternoon surf on O`ahu Southshores surf rolling in with hawaiian scale of 3'ft - 5'ft plus. As one has rolled in from way outside where I waited patiently for that perfect wave. As Kahanalu screamed "Yeah` Jarrett" as the barrel roaring behind me as a bodysurfer Ohelo pulled ...

Surf on the North Shore at various surf spot was rolling in with 3'ft plus hawaiian scale. Sunset Beach rolling some 4'ft plus as tide subside in the morning. Ken Bradshaw even joined us at the point with some of Point Panic Body surfing crew. Papa Paepo`o surfing was a challenge with crowds, but wh...

cool spaceship.......lots of flotation..

Those are the local spots. This is my first paipo, which I'm trying due to blown out shoulder. I went longer to more closely duplicate the feel of a surfboard. There are some shapers out there making long paipos. With deep concaves top and bottom, there's not a whole lot of foam. Being too floaty i...

Not sure that a very buoyant board is necessarily the solution. My narrow plywood finless flat board (neutral flotation) works ok in conditions that seems similar to those you described: https://youtu.be/EVWwCZgZnzc I noticed that a long narrow flat board works better in small closeouts, no side sl...

Aloha, Uncle George had created "Paipo Foil" since the surfboards foil came alive. He created two more foil paipo before his passing. Low profile but skim the surface of the surf.

Aloha, these board are contoured to the person body size and weight. This particular board is a custom "spoon-shaped". Skeggless wood Papa Paepo'o board that can be surf in any size waves. Board respond to rider at any given time.

Aloha, I am the originator or creator of this "Malolo-style" of Papa Paepo'o board surfing. When you becomes "Ma'a" as one with your board, the board will work with you in any size surf. Riding up on the nose, well risking the board to purl-dive. Not to be rude but up front, ride...

Not sure that a very buoyant board is necessarily the solution. My narrow plywood finless flat board (neutral flotation) works ok in conditions that seems similar to those you described: https://youtu.be/EVWwCZgZnzc I noticed that a long narrow flat board works better in small closeouts, no side sl...

So I wonder what kind of waves and / or boards require the superman stance ? I would guess that no waves actually "require" the Superman stance, which may be a reason this hasn't been more formally addressed as a "design issue". For me it's just something that is practically dre...

Just wanted to share these unique styles of wood board riding.

Aloha gang, Been reading a lot of stories of how to shape a paipo (Papa Paepo'o) wood board. There's many, sizes goes from height to width to thickness that will fit that rider. There's a measurements that I used to build a wood-board for that rider. Each boards models are customs made to each rider...