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Posted: **Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:44 pm**

Wood, Terence. (2013, March/April). Convergent Evolution. Surfer's Path, 95, 50-57. Photographs by Terence Wood and Trond Saetterm. Solomon Islands's Weather Coast kids make paipo surfing boards from sago palm trees. Apparently, the villagers have been riding these home-hewn boards for generations, influence-free. There are several photographs including paipo surfing and the building of the boards.

Partial caption for the photo shown below, appearing on p. 56:
"Local grommets, left, who's sheer enthusiasm inspired the author, right, to give surfing another go after so many years..."

Posted: **Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:21 pm**

That nose profile would discourage dropping in.

Posted: **Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:51 pm**

Ted wrote:That nose profile would discourage dropping in.

Pointy + splinters! There is a nice pic in the article with 3 or 4 kids angling nicely on a wave.

Posted: **Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:57 pm**

I bet they go pretty well, plenty of concaves.

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