Sat-Sun 24/25 May 08

On Thursday I bought a surfboard! This is the first proper board since I sold my splendid purple on in about 1978! Have been on a foamie for the last year and finally outgrown it. Got this one
on EBay, my first ever ebay bid. Didn't expect to win it but the winning bidder was a 17 year old whose parents wouldn't hand over the credit card.

Board is a Gordon and Smith V8. About 3 yrs old. 8’1”. 22.25” x 2.75”.

The seller turned out to be Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors!

This board is for my 50^th. I'd planned on a new board but still working out what kind of board I need at the moment. Am enjoying Joel’s a lot - I've had that on loan for a month or so.

No waves on Saturday which turned out well as Pete came down for lunch.

Sunday I cut Sachys hair. Went for late-ish surf at Fairhaven. Tiny waves and a bit competitive. I whacked my foot on the board. Went amazingly blue! This was on the Seymour board. I found it a bit hard to use. Too light somehow (it's a lot thinner than Joel's). Pearled really easily and every wave I got, I would stand and then somehow lose the wave, which is the last thing you want!