From Oily

G’day Paul,

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

Well mate I'm loving the Omni. Think I’ve found my place on it, or should i say ‘Dabolt’ as i have dedicated this mat to the legend that is Matman.

We’ve been pretty spoilt lately with swell and conditions and have managed some great sessions with Adam , Neal and Phil at our premier mat wave in our area that is Gillligans Island..  Its always good to hear from a stand up surfer ‘you guys are having the most fun and waves out their’  .. haha

Anyways mate here;s a link to a short youtube video and some happy snaps of an early session last weekend.

Cheers

Oily

SFFS

 

From Adam

Hi Paul,

I will share the new 4GF mats you sent with the Scumm crew, so there will be plenty of feedback!

It's funny...I think Eric would be laughing his head off at Paul and Phil. They would never try or ride his 4GF's, and now they absolutely love their Omni's ! So funny, but so good to see!

Fire and Water...

Last Friday was my RDO from work, and with the bushfire burning its head off over at Wreck Bay, Paul could not get to work, so we hit the Island for a solo session before being joined by Neal and few other friendly locals on boards, till that cross shore wind blew it out.....Zoom

Thanks Again,

Adam

From Mister Dirk

Hi Paul,

A gentleman named Douglas Duquette posted this on a California Memories group on FB.

Caption: 75 year old George Greenough, Wategos Beach, Bryon Bay ~ 2017
Photo: Sean O'Shea

Dirk

From Rob

 

Paul,

 

The surf has been fun this week! Above is a pic Chris got of me on some shore pound Saturday before anyone ventured out.

 

There where five mats in the water this Sat morning, everyone was sending it on shore pound! The surf wasn't very organized but it was super fun! I have some video but haven't had time to go through and edit it. When I realized everyone else wanted to ride mats all I wanted to do was document it 😂! I love to watch other people turn into kids!

 

Sunday was probably the best and biggest surf I've surfed at Hanna Park (Sunrise pic). I rode the inside and got "in and out" barrel, after barrel, on the Lotus! I did miss time my drop a couple of times and get murdered by the lip, large waves are a different animal. Everything happens so fast! More experience and Stoke will be gained tomorrow morning!

 

Thanks  so much for making these vehicles of Joy! I'll try to look at that GoPro footage soon. Keep Spreading the Stoke! Positive Vibes and Healing Energy coming at you my Friend!

 

Super Stoked,

Rob Pollard

4GF Sale Reminder

Our Back-To-School sale is still going on...for 12 more days!

Details here...

Another Treasure Trove From SCUMM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Paul

Hope all is well mate! 

Many Thanks for posting the memorial paddle out video and pictures from that day #ericwouldgo  , Eric would sure have been looking down upon us with a huge smile!

I have attached some pictures and video from the past few weeks, we have shared some great waves of late with Neal, Paul and Phil , and the boys are just loving their new 4GF's. My old Omni has finally kicked it, so will need to order a replacement .

We have also met our doppelgangers last Sunday, SCUMM sub branch they say, so funny to catch up with fellow frothers and mat riders, may the Stoke continue!

Paul, I would like to order Standard & maybe the Lotus as well, how much would it cost with postage? 

Regards

Adam

From Aaron and Sean

 

 

 

Hi Paul,

Sean Johnson was gracias to share some water shots of the 4GF XL in action at Leo Carrillo. His instagram @seanjohnsonyeww.

Dirk calls my body position the Sphinx, so that must make me a sphinxter? I am tall and hang over the front of the mat...do what I have to do!

Photo 1: using inside leg to stall while leaning in to the face to set up for a tight pocket (mat is kept flat for instant speed when releasing the leg stall)

Photo 2: trimming along a dead spot by using the tip of the inside flipper as trim tab to help keep the nose down while adding some lift to the tail

Photo 3: chasing down a bowl section down the line by riding the top of the wave and gently side slipping a ballistic arc into the pocket ahead (notice the inside flipper is behind the wave)

Photo 4: grabbing the bottom of the mat and pulling up on it to pressurize the inside rail for more edge hold as the section readies to throw over, legs are lifted and back arched to add some kick to the tail for better turning

Aaron

From Bob

Cradle to grave matting!  Details here...

Mat Max's Novel

Aloha from Molokai,

The surf here has been worst-ever this summer, which opened up the time and energy to write my first book, WATERBREATHER, that is now available for free from me. Please email ''pahldixon at yahoo dot com'' and I'll gladly send you a pdf file, or if you have a Kindle an Amazon file.

Dad suggested that I could write a novel about, "The first human water breather. And name him Shark." Dad wrote SEALAB 2030, a seventies kids' novel and a Saturday morning animated show. So I decided to set the tale at an undersea habitat called SEALAB 2030. He's stoked that I actually sat down and did a decent job of it. So is Mom. This was the most difficult thing I've ever done, but well worth it. I think you'll have a good fun light read.

Cheers Mates,

Mat Max

From Sam

Crowd (mat) surfing at a UK festival!

From Anthony

Hi Paul,

Loving my Lotus. I've ridden a bunch of different mats and the Lotus is the best. I like the control I have for slight adjustments on the face of the wave, which comes in handy when sharing waves or being able to do big turns. Here is a shot of me on the Lotus!

Anthony

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A few hours later an email came in from Rob in Jacksonville, who snuck in a surf during the aftermath of Irma...

This morning, from a beach cam in Ponce Inlet, about 2 hours south of Jax Beach

Paul,

Just had an amazing session on the Standard and the Lotus! 4 hours of screamers! Both these mats fly!!!! Both mats handled the steep drops like a champ, but the Lotus made me feel like I had super powers. I would set a high line on one of these 5-7' faces, and she would respond without a slip or slide and fire me through gears.

The waves weren't lined up very well but I easily caught some 100+ yard rides. I'm going to save a little for tomorrow. Man that was a magical experience! That's definitely the fastest I've ever gone on a wave before!

Super Stoked,

Rob

From Dirk

Hi Paul,

I lent a Standard to my old surf buddy, an experienced waterman but new to mat riding. After some preliminary go-outs, he sent me the following text today...

"Stellar mat sesh all alone at a random sandbar this afternoon. The stars  aligned for me! Pure innocent fun is exactly right. Plus it's a good overall body workout! I feel loose and frothy."

Dirk

From Philthy

 

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the quick delivery of my new Omni!

Took it out for its first slide today and I was really surprised at how good it was. We all had 2 sessions at one of my home breaks today. A bit over 5 hours in the water with some good swell running. Really pleased with it and scored some great waves.

Paul & Neil are glad I've finally crossed over and joined them on your mats.

Thanks again mate,

Another stoked Scumm slider.

Phil " philthy " Harper

From Adam

Hi Paul, 

Finally got some decent video of the Vespa in action.  I have some work to do , technique-wise but we have been having so much fun.  My friend Steve should be contacting you today for a mat.  He tried it once, and as Steiny says, "another life ruined!"

 

Adam

4GF Sale Reboot !!!

Our "Back To School" sale is still on, and the details remain the same...we're offering a $40 rebate on all of our high end mats, and $25 rebate on our Classic model. Plus, if you order 2 or more mats, $50 off each high end mat, and $30 off each Classic!!!

But the whole back-to-school buzz is wearing off fast, and there's the entire month of September left for these incredible savings...so we're going to rebrand this event as a, "Wearing White After Labor Day" mat sale!

Now's your chance to join the rebellious fun!

To order, open our home page at surfmats.com, go to the drop down list along the top, click on 'surfmats,' pick a model or models, and order from there. We'll rebate the sale amount back into your account within a day of receiving your order.

Thanks,

Paul and Gloria

From Oily

Hey Paul, 

Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

Well, I finally got the Omni on some Gilligan's Island specials. Man what a blast. Took me a few adjustments in inflation and after feeling Neal's mat and working from there, I found the sweet spot and the rest is smiles mate.

Here is a short video from our morning out the Island this last Saturday September 2, with good mates Adam, Neal and Phil all on different adaptations of the modern surfmat.

The one thing missing was our good mate, friend and brother Eric. We had a great send off for him last week and to top it off the swell started to pulse a little after we had committed him to his beloved ocean and we all enjoyed waves together on all methods of surf craft.

Cheers mate.

Oily

SCUMM and Proud of It !

It's That time Again

 Any day now...

OK, so September 1st isn't Fall yet here in the Northern Hemisphere. Still, August is over, so at least there's a ray of hope on the west-swell-o-meter!

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Today from the jungles of Nicaragua!!

From Rob

 

 

Paul,

My Saturday was filled with Joy and friendship, powered by my Vespa RT SS!

Chris got some sweet shots on a beautiful summer morning! The waves where super soft but the Vespa RT SS allowed me to get in early and draw some really fun lines. Ryman and I have been practicing our board/mat party waves 😂! Stay Stoked, I'm sending lots of Positive Vides and Healing Energy my friend! I've got to run, it supposed be better today.

Yeeeeewww,

Rob Pollard

From Chuck

Playgrounds, Nicaragua on the Fatty!!