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Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:10 am
by medswells
Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

A stoked greemie riding a wooden paipo on the Mediterranean during this winter:

https://www.facebook.com/medswells.surf ... 4054077151

Best!

Re: Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:23 pm
by Uncle Grumpy
Looks like fun.

Re: Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:45 pm
by rodndtube
Jammin', always great to see waves in the Med.

Re: Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:19 pm
by dr robert
The POV stuff , while no doubt personally enjoyable..doesn't tell the story at all. Would much rather see it occurring from the beach..still..I would love to surf the Meditereanen!

Re: Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:23 pm
by rodndtube
dr robert wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:19 pm The POV stuff , while no doubt personally enjoyable..doesn't tell the story at all. Would much rather see it occurring from the beach..still..I would love to surf the Meditereanen!
I have to agree with you on that one, Dr. Robert. I tend to just get dizzy vertigo. Generally speaking, I prefer a broader view of the surf that those close-ups where I can see the wrinkles in the surf star's skin. Only the old inside the cover page surfing mags "center fold" adverts merit close-us ;) Okay, now I've been sent to the corner.

Some of the people with a good stick to hold or some rear mounted units provide some less jarring perspective. Nonetheless, I enjoy your stoke! And other people enjoy so keep on posting.

Re: Mediterranean Paipo Sessions (Valencia, Winter 2021)

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:30 pm
by bgreen
The flattening effect of a POV seems to reduce a decent size wave to a fat shoulder so I think they are most interesting for a barrel view. My aim is to see if I can get a few decent barrel views this year or next. I bought a shoulder mount but haven't used it yet. Somewhere hollow with no-one else out will be the testing ground.

On the positive side, sometimes you can see subtleties of the board performance through POV and they do provide a different perspective and lasting one, of a surf, especially things you may not notice at the time. As Rod said, keep posting.