Back to the Blue
I'm so glad now that I didn't sell my old board, my 8-6 Blue. Any money I would have made is irrelevant compared to the option of having a backup board. I didn't really think I would need it but now I do.
So I went out on my old board, which had grown cobwebs. And I still don't like that board. Waves were manageable today, only about three feet with a negligible paddle out. I didn't have any problem with my takeoffs (which I used to have all the time with that board) and after three or four tries I could get my feet in the right spots to ride. But I didn't do any popups today. I guess I just wasn't feeling confident enough, or something. I did get rides, which are a lot harder to get on this than on my new board.
I can deal with this board, I guess, for the two weeks or so it will take to get my new one fixed, if it even can be fixed, which can't be determined until it's seen by a surfboard doctor. That involves a drive to a place I've never been which will take place next week.
Really, the taking off and balancing are easy comparing to the popping. I did, actually, thinking back, get one popup today---but then I landed in completely the wrong spot and fell off immediately.
More tomorrow.
So I went out on my old board, which had grown cobwebs. And I still don't like that board. Waves were manageable today, only about three feet with a negligible paddle out. I didn't have any problem with my takeoffs (which I used to have all the time with that board) and after three or four tries I could get my feet in the right spots to ride. But I didn't do any popups today. I guess I just wasn't feeling confident enough, or something. I did get rides, which are a lot harder to get on this than on my new board.
I can deal with this board, I guess, for the two weeks or so it will take to get my new one fixed, if it even can be fixed, which can't be determined until it's seen by a surfboard doctor. That involves a drive to a place I've never been which will take place next week.
Really, the taking off and balancing are easy comparing to the popping. I did, actually, thinking back, get one popup today---but then I landed in completely the wrong spot and fell off immediately.
More tomorrow.
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