Today was a good day. The sun was shining and after a short car trip I returned to the Surf Shack. I noticed a dude was having a yard sale and I stopped to talk to him. I had noticed a sign the other day advertising some long boards. He offered me to come and have a look.
It was love at first sight. Long board love. It was gleaming white extreme concave noserider. He explained he needed to get to France for the surf was good there and he was looking to scale down and get some quick money. Sensing I was in the right time at the right place and after a little haggling we shook and I got my first long board.
So I took it out and gave it a go, it was excellent, fast like a catamaran. The concave nose seemed to make it glide through the water a lot more quickly than my previous longboard. Easy to balance and steer and light. I cant wait for the surf tomorrow.
The only downside I see to surfing is “swimmers ear” a condition caused by water getting in the ear and causing “itchy inner ear syndrome”. Which is damned annoying but not as bad as root canal treatment. The remedy I am still looking for. I have tried some ear plugs but they don’t last long. As soon as one gets wiped out they disappear.
Some hardcore surfers get it real bad and they have to have their ears drilled. This is because the surf so much in all conditions that cartilage starts to grow to cover the ear and protect it. Something to be avoided.
Here is a link to my board
Osprey Nine Plus

My new board

My first proper surfboard