paipo fest

[Poobah]

As I recall...North of the pier is an "open" zone during the Summer. So we won't be invading a stand-up zone, but we'll be sharing waves with them. Be sure to give the serious bodysurfers some breathing room. Some of them might be regulars that really enjoy their Summer "open" zone.

[mrmike]

got to love those sweepers

[Poobah]

This was a really fun paipo and handboard gathering. About an even mix of men and women, and several children. Mike, you left too early. You missed out on the free food (pita sandwiches) and the free raffle. There were some glass and foam boards there. Mr. Surffoils would have liked this assymetric board...about as rad as they come:

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Here's my latest cork-deck board. What I call a goddess template. Very manueverable. I like it. Perhaps not the best thing for a family gathering. Jeez, I didn't know there would be children there.

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[mrmike]

got some flip vid in the water I will make one movie out of it all and shoot you one. loved the event 70 deg water 4 ft glassey surf in the morning lots and lots of paipos loved it. check out 23breath blogspot lots of pics you and surfsister with the board and that big green thing that cut my face but as your wife said it did not put out an eye so everything is ok MIKE

[Poobah]

The asymmetric was a Donald Brink....a South African that is definately beyond the fringe.

http://donaldbrink.blogspot.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8L1KwENbCg

Mike, was Donald there on Sunday? I also saw a Midget Smith board.

[mrmike]

did not see him after I put my eye out ha! ha!

[OG-AZN]

Looks like it was fun event. Post more pics if you have 'em. Found a news story about it & a blog with some decent riding pics:
http://lajolla.patch.com/articles/surf- ... -stokefest
http://tenpiggiesover.blogspot.com/2012 ... efest.html

[Poobah]

Some pictures on the Paipo Society website today. They appear to be left in the order that they were taken. It's hard to judge the size of the crowd based on photos of the beach, because there was always a crowd of folks in the water.

http://www.thepaiposociety.com/2012/08/ ... stokefest/

[Poobah]

Surfsister now has some photos on her blog:

http://surfandthefury.blogspot.com/2012 ... stoke.html

[Poobah]

I'd like to know more about this cubit board. This was the only double-wide handboard I saw...besides mine. I looked at it later, and it had tailblocks on either side of the crescent. Anybody have a better photograph?

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