A heavy storm with rain, thunder, and strong onshore wind made the surf an unrideable mess this weekend. But at least there was an indoor event for surfers. After a tasty lunch at
Pacific Thai in Santa Cruz, Scott and I parted ways and I walked a few doors down to the
Sacred Craft Consumer Surfboard Expo. Here's the show in pictures.
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| If you have to SUP, these look pretty cool. |
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| Funky shapes |
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| Interesting idea |
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| Jeff Clark (left) |
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| Hard to believe they used to ride these actual logs. |
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| This doesn't make me want to buy Future Fins. |
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| You could never wax this. |
I was lucky to catch
Ward Coffey, who made my excellent 7'0", finishing up his entry for the
Shape-Off, where half a dozen shapers were put in a glass box and given 2 hours to replicate a classic Doug Haut “Bump” design.
There's another video
here.
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| The judges confer over the original. |
I left before the Shape-Off decision for a walk with Scott at Steamer Lane, and silently cursed when I saw it was cleaning up after the bad weather, since I hadn't brought my board. More storms are stacked up with more south wind on the way, so it's anyone's guess when I'll get to surf again. I just hope it's soon.
Update: Ward Coffey won the Tribute to the Masters Shape-off!
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