Archive for the ‘Surf Equipment’ Category

Jun 24 2009

Future Fins for Quad: 340 Quad Rear Fins

Posted by Tim at 9:11 am on June 24th, 2009 to Fins, Surf Equipment.

I stumbled across these Future Fins because I had no other choice, and now I love them. I bought my first quad at Surf n Sea a while back and was looking for a set of fins for it that same day. The shop was completely out of quad fin sets but they did have [...]

Jun 23 2009

This past Spring as the waves mellowed out a bit on the North Shore, my favorite surfboard became my 5’6” Lost Quad called “The Shark”. I wrote a post about this board before, but I don’t think I had used the board enough at that point to say that I absolutely love it. [...]

Jun 18 2009

Blackline 6-foot Comp Leash: “The Rover”

Posted by Tim at 8:52 am on June 18th, 2009 to Leashes, Surf Equipment.

I’ll be honest with you; I never put much thought into the surf leashes I buy. I usually just get whatever is the cheapest or anything that is on sale. Growing up in California I’ve learned that most any surf leash of any type will do just fine in California surf. In Hawaii however, choosing [...]

Jun 17 2009

Blackline Traction Pad: The Vortex

Posted by Tim at 9:55 am on June 17th, 2009 to Surf Equipment, Traction Pads.

Most surfboard traction pads are made very similar to each other and I’ve noticed most people seem to stick with one type that they are used to. While picking out a traction pad for my new board I decided to go for something new for a change. I got a Blackline Manufacturing traction pad called [...]

Jun 16 2009

Ever since modern surfing began surfers have been painting their surfboards in a whole variety of ways. The styles of art have changed a lot over the years, and today you can see a little bit of every kind of surfboard art on the boards out in the water.
About 5 years ago I traveled to [...]