Ohonoo
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:09 pm
I'd been wanting to do another old school board for a while but was lacking inspiration, until I read the excellent new Duke Kahanamoku bio "Waterman" and found this bit of Herman Melville quoted from his 3rd book, the fictional Mardi (And a Voyage Thither)
"Without the break in the reef wide banks of coral shelve off, creating the bar, where the waves muster for the onset, thundering in water-bolts, that shake the whole reef, till its very spray trembles. And then is it, that the swimmers of Ohonoo most delight to gambol in the surf.
For this sport, a surf-board is indispensable: some five feet in length; the width of a man’s body; convex on both sides; highly polished; and rounded at the ends. It is held in high estimation; invariably oiled after use; and hung up conspicuously in the dwelling of the owner."
60" in Length 16½"@ Nose 14" @ Tail
I'm interested to see how the convex bottom goes.
"Without the break in the reef wide banks of coral shelve off, creating the bar, where the waves muster for the onset, thundering in water-bolts, that shake the whole reef, till its very spray trembles. And then is it, that the swimmers of Ohonoo most delight to gambol in the surf.
For this sport, a surf-board is indispensable: some five feet in length; the width of a man’s body; convex on both sides; highly polished; and rounded at the ends. It is held in high estimation; invariably oiled after use; and hung up conspicuously in the dwelling of the owner."
60" in Length 16½"@ Nose 14" @ Tail
I'm interested to see how the convex bottom goes.