14ft Longboard in Oz

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brightredmegaphone

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Posted 1523359896	Reply with quote #1

There's a local kid here, surfs a 14' board. Waves at the moment in Sydney are just perfect 2' on calm autumn days for us. Temp is still warm in and out. I've been out everyday this week before work in magic conditions. This guy is a great surfer, check him out on this 14' log. French Fred, you'll love this. __________________ "He is no fool, who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"

Jaimo

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Posted 1523361146	Reply with quote #2

No that’s Ryan Burch and it’s Encinitas, California. That’s at least 3 year old footage. __________________ Let the go times roll, Jaimo

brightredmegaphone

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Posted 1523391399	Reply with quote #3

Oops, wrong guy. My son showed me a bunch of them last night incl Ryan and I've mixed them up. There's another shaper up from us, same age doing same stuff. Nevertheless, it's great footage. __________________ "He is no fool, who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"

Grommet

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LouDulche

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Posted 1523458419 · Edited	Reply with quote #5

Cool, thanks for sharing. Burch rips on all manor of boards that he shapes himself. There's some footy of him killing Indo lefts on his assymetrical shortboards. He started out as a competetive shortboarder and later got into logging which is interesting. Rincon was fun/good on Monday, glassy and barrelling. Someone in the water mentioned it looked like it was trying to do a Kirra impression. Lots of sand out there from a flat winter. __________________

MikeInMD

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Posted 1523481241 · Edited	Reply with quote #6

Cool footage Michael and Lou. Thanks for posting. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." Carl Sagan

brightredmegaphone

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Posted 1523481798 · Edited	Reply with quote #7

Lou, thanks for posting that. Those assymetrics look incredible, but that wave - where is that? You can see how that surf style framed early skating. A few of our extended family make logs down here, huge things like small boats. Double glass, double stringer. Just don't get one in your mouth! __________________ "He is no fool, who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"

fredvintage

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Posted 1523535989	Reply with quote #8

Ryan Burch is one of my fave free surfer. He rides everhing from 5’ to 14’ with equal grace and style. And he s great inovative shaper too ! So far away from the wolrd tour and the fuckin WSL Thanks for psoting those cool videos And .... let s go surf. __________________ And, on the seventh day, God went SKATEBOARDING... and SURFING...

brightredmegaphone

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Posted 1524025076	Reply with quote #9

You're welcome out anytime Fred; last of the Sydney summer surf, this was a week ago when we managed to get all the family out for an hour before going out to dinner. Water is still warm it's our local beach, Freshwater just north of Manly. We don't often all get out together. The 2 boards on the right and 1 on the left are shaped by my daughter's fiancee, Abe Shapes. Huge logs, double-glassed. I'm on a 7'6" Takayama scorpion, not ideal for 2' waves. Just about to buy something else. All the others are 8 or 9'. It was a pretty good evening all round. __________________ "He is no fool, who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"

fredvintage

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Posted 1524159361	Reply with quote #10

Best thing is sharing some special moments. Hope your scored some nice little waves __________________ And, on the seventh day, God went SKATEBOARDING... and SURFING...

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