surf-matic

waves, culture, aphorisms

Month: September, 2011

no maui monday, sri lanka instead

I’m currently sitting in Dubai International Airport (DBX) after a very long 12 hour flight from Washington Dulles. My connecting flight to Sri Lanka leaves in about 2 hours. Once on Ceylon, I’ll meet up with my dad and head to the Ezzy Sails Lanka factory where the sails are made. This will be my […]

foto friday

                        1) This is a wonderful perversion of the saying, “If you love something, set it free; if it returns, its yours forever and if it doesn’t, it was never meant to be.” 2) I just love this juxtaposed with image 1. 3) Nature […]

Japan!

After so much work and energy put into developing this short film, the documentary of my January trip to Japan is finally finished and online. The story starts here and the film is on this page if you click on the movie icon in the top right corner. It was an amazing trip full of […]

make it or beak it, vol 4: REVEALED

Here is the sequence! Made it! This one-foot push loop is from years ago. And though it looks sketchy (and felt very sketchy at the time), it was pulled. Congratulations to all the winners: Kuba Jimmie Hepp Romain Lucas Panagiotis Each winner will be contact for their mailing address to have the winning prize sent […]

2 posts tomorrow

today was hectic with being in princeton so no more posts. But double posts tomorrow!

pro tip: Fin Shim

Loose fins make boards slow and unpredictable, but luckily they can be easily fixed with a shim. Shims can be made from readily available film. Here is the how-to on making a fin shim.

Maui Monday: Sept 5-12, 2011

The waves are back! On the glorious 8th of September, a small north swell hit Hookipa right in the face. Unfortunately, I left the night of the 7th to go to the east coast. This only reaffirms one of surfing’s age-old lines: “It was always better before you got there and after you left.” So […]

foto friday

Here are the photos! The explanation will follow later in the day.

the fall is coming!

The fall is coming! I’ll be away from Maui for most of September, but when I get back the waves should be in full form. Here is a wave from last fall with a turn, an air, and a goiter: Remember to keep voting to win the prize.

keep voting to win the prize!

Vote on the latest Make it or Break it, to win the prize!