Saturday, July 21, 2012

Surfing and Riding new boards

It's been a great week, we spent five days surfing at the San Onofre Beach Park in San Clemente, there were six of us in the group. We had so much fun, the only part I could do without is the 1000 miles of driving. We only suffered one breakdown of the truck, which turned out to be relatively minor, although at the time is seemed like the truck was destined for the scrap heap. We made it home.

During that time I got a great message from my friend Louis Lafornier, he as a new board and it is getting great reviews. I rode this board and it is exactly what I need riding forward.  I would not have another board, this one will allow me to ride until I am am 110. 

Thursday, July 12, 2012

July is almost halfway done, August, September and it will be snowing in October. I want to be ready but there is much to do. I am still in mold making, looks like limited production for the upcoming season. Being one of the only made in the USA snurfboard shops, I am proud of what I am doing. As I've mentioned in earlier posts, get your order in today and I will put you on the list of boards to be built. $300 plus shipping.
JG

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Mold making

Artic Berdimurat Snurfing Stowe, Vermont. 1977

Well here we are almost to the middle of July 2012 and I have been spending my extra time building the next generation of molds for my boards. Unstead of using concrete, I have moved over to fibreglass and gel coats to create a lighter weight, stronger mold. Its alot of work sanding, waxing and making things pretty much perfect. I have two molds I am focused on, mainly my new kids model board. The final product should weight about 2 pounds and be super strong and expecially fun for kids old enough to walk. If they can't ride standing they can ride sitting. If all goes as planned, I will hold a series of demo tour events as part of the "Snowsurfing Tour of America (SSTA). Hope we can make it to a hill near you, we plan to arrive at each demo with 30 boards for all to enjoy.