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Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
...hello,
all the stuff looks like a nice adventure
but I have some questions:
-where s the waves?
-what this is related to surfing?
-why choose a surfboard and not a wakeboard?, the board is not performing as a surfboard...
-why not carefully take care of the board?
that board suffered from very bad treatment...
so you say that you cross the Atlantic wakeboarding?
thanks
Re: [reverb] world's most famous surfboard
...hello,
all the stuff looks like a nice adventure
but I have some questions:
-where s the waves?
-what this is related to surfing?
-why choose a surfboard and not a wakeboard?, the board is not performing as a surfboard...
-why not carefully take care of the board?
that board suffered from very bad treatment...
so you say that you cross the Atlantic wakeboarding?
thanks
I have to agree with everything reverb said.
Cool adventure, bad board abuse.
"Fun can't be stopped. Simmons's philosophy was to build just enough boards to support his surfing habit."
Re: [srpato] world's most famous surfboard
Originally the board was found in the trash, broken in half. I put it back together and used it, one of about 10 boards. It soon became my favorite. 8 foot fun shape. Florida (mainly small waves and I am 52) anyway. I took it on the trip for two reasons, first it the conditions were right, I was going to run off the deck of the flats boat into some big surf (why?-for fun) I also brought it to take pictures of the boat in front of an iceberg. I never really expected to see an iceberg, but if I did, I wanted it for the cover of the book that I was going to write,(long story, my house burnt down and the book was distroyed, 350 hours of writing, will resume at a later date). The wake-board thing was sorta of a spur of the moment thing and it seems to be what a lot of the media always talks about.
I guess you saw some of the helecopter 10 to 12 foot swells.
No, I did not cross the Atlantic wakeboarding. We were on a world record boat trip. "Smallest power boat to cross the Atlantic." The board is in a lot of pictures around the world and on television a lot. Very identifable, making it famous.
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
A show of hands please......
Who of you here on this, the premier international surfboard design forum, have ever seen that self-described "world's most famous surfboard"...???...
I thought only Roy would make a claim like that...
Paul Jensen
www.hollowsurfboards.com ... http://hollowsurfboards.blogspot.com
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
I liked seeing the Cape Surf sticker. I used to live down the street from the shop in Cape Canaveral. Brought back memories.
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
While I applaud the adventure and the journey, I agree with Paul... I don't recall seeing that board.
On the other hand, while I'm not sure I could identify it if I saw it in person, this board comes to mind as pretty famous:
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
I'm with JohnMellor on this one. I have never seen this so-called "famous" board. Don't care if I ever do, to be frank. The fact that it's a funshape tells me all I need to know. I will refrain from further comments on that.
Noll's board is certainly one of the more recognizable sticks among people who actually surf.
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
Probably need more than 148 youtube hits to be the worlds most popular surfboard. Maybe worlds most popular beater that isn't used as a surfboard?
Surfing for me is mostly two turns and a wipeout
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
I watched the video. I would hardly call that thing a "surfboard".
First... it's a funshape, so it began its life as a joke.
2nd....It is a piece of junk, now. So whatever resemblance to a surfboard it used to possess is long gone.
Re: [notombstone] world's most famous surfboard
Now guys...play nice. If he want's to call it the worlds most famous surfboard, he can.
I enjoyed seeing the flats boat all top heavy with that T-Top and junk on top, slapping around in 10 ft washing machine surf......no wonder the CG was close by.
So are you the same guys that were looking for sponsors for this trip, or is this different adventure. If so I got a few questions.
1) did you do it on one tank of fuel,.. cook, eat, sleep, kill seals, on that boat the entire time?....LIKE VIKING WARRIORS!!! Or did you have a mothership that passed off cold beer and Hamburgers?
Looked like a nifty adventure, and your board is "special"
Resinhead
-Some people are like Slinkies- Not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when pushed down stairs.