Paipo

To Ride Head First

It was my RDO last Friday and as always I try to make the most of this chance to surf end week instead of usual Sat/Sunday shit fight with the rest of those weekend warriors/holiday makers! The swell was only small but had some east in it ,  so for a change I threw 3 of my favorite timber paipos in the back of my van and took off to one of my local breaks which I knew would pick this swell up to the max.

As I walked up to the lookout a nice little clean set blew thru , so a quick run back to the van to suit up ,  grab all 3 sticks and bolt down to the beach. 

First board off the rank was the little Tom Wegener model, constructed with a foam core, paulownia skin and cork rails &vacuum bagged , it has miles of concave and reverse curve running from the tail to its nose, proberly my favorite ride out of the batch of paipos

Next is the ' spoon' plywood model from Owen Surfcraft , super flat and heavy, has the least buoyancy of the 3 but trims beautifully with zero rocker  

Last but not least, the Surfing Green model , way smaller than the other two , with a total paulownia construction, this little baby has all the curves and concaves going on , very much a side cut and surprisingly big enough for me to stretch out on.

So after a couple of hours it was time to re fuel ( they even made me a lifes a beach coffee)  and go for another surf...

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Round Two

                               Score! nobody out or around, only small but its my roster day!!

                                           Surf Empire

                                                          Belly Boards

Michael Suggas 

shaper

work in progress, stay tuned

                                       Blood Oranges

                                                                  Home Grown

Sons of Fun

                           Your never to old to have FUN

' SCUMM sharing waves with a younger generation, teaching them to share waves with your mates , 2 or 3 to a wave , and a older generation who have way to much Fun' 

                                Fun Land 

SCUMM AIRLINES from adam williams on Vimeo.



7 o'clock in the Morning from adam williams on Vimeo.



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John Adkins,  the visiting mat rider has been scoring while travelling the NSW north coast , scoring his boyhood dream of surfing Angourie , with just a handful out ( pictured below)

and Saltwater with a mellow crew

                                   'So Damm Cold' Sunday

It was cold but the swell had finally came ! Maybe with not the greatest direction but enough to push onto the local reefs that I haunt , and as I walked up to the lookout a nice set wave blew thru with just 2 others out, it was enough to encourage me to suit up with some extra warm rubber and jump out to enjoy the fun. There was this seal in the lineup , hanging around and not enough to be annoying but just letting us know he was there when one of the guys mentioned he saw a surfer out at the point, so hearing this I starting paddling out to sea and out to Coco Pops to join my friend Paul on his 8 foot shooter and the waves were twice the size to what I was surfing back on the reef. I then noticed that the  seal had followed me out, and again just hung around us with some dolphins thrown in as well. I would catch a wave and paddle back out, that seal would pop its head up to say hello and it stay with me for the whole session .SCORE ! just the 2 of us for a couple of hours before his brother Nathan came out on a mat as well. We were finally joined by another 2 surfers but by then the tide had backed off, the swell had slowed down , so it was time for me to go in for some breakfast and warm up! As I walked up the steps I thought about that seal that followed me earlier and when I checked my phone there was a message from Eric's daughter that today was his anniversary, so it all made sense now , well I like to think that old mate was surfing with me like we use , only this time he was a Seal!

SKID VICIOUS from adam williams on Vimeo.

I ordered some extra chips as well, Eric was a fucking seagull when it came to eating hot chips!!

Vale Mat Man

1/08/19~ Today my dad has been gone 2 years, we all miss him so much, dad would always have hilarious stories to tell and told them with such amazing detail, most family occasions you couldn't get a word in, but what i wouldn't give to sit around the table and listen to his surf adventures & crazy stories now, he left us with such an important message, always get your skin checked, melanoma took my dad way too soon, The surf, friends and family were my dads whole world, not a day goes by we don't think of him and his positive happy vibe, we all cherish the moments we had with him & the wonderful memories of him.❤️ love you forever dad!




Vale Eric Bridges from adam williams on Vimeo.

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till the next lifetime my friend!

SUPER SPORTS

                     Just a Standard Sunday

Standard Sunday from adam williams on Vimeo.

Another fun morning morning with Neal and Phil, we had a hour before the local kids came out to join us ' old blokes on their blow-ups'...way too much FUN!!


to quote visiting mat rider rider John Adkins....

' Theses mats are getting out of Control! I went to get take away coffee up the street and watched you guys for a minute.In America you would be arrested for having to much Fun ' 

Whats a Super Sport Model?

These are surf mats that have had their material pre-broken in, so way more flexible and sensitive to feel and ride!
for more info contact Paul Gross @ 4TH Gear Flyer Surfmats



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                                                    Going up the Country 

 The wind has been blowing its head off , still small this morning with the wind arching back up again...fingers crossed tomorrow !

going up the country from adam williams on Vimeo.

there is always a Happy Ending though!

                                       Blast from the Past