From Jonathan

 

Hello Paul,

Get ready for some serious "stripes down" surf mat action!

WTH? 

Take care,

JJ

SCUMMbag and Proud

Hey Paul, hope you and the Clan are happy and healthy...

Well, I took one of the Lotus SS mats for a blast at one of our premier mat waves in our area
Gilligans'. Our fav mat wave was working, well and we SCUMMbags hit it before the sun was up..

I inflated the Lotus to what i though was the same as i would the Omni and noticed immediately as soon as i mounted it.. that there was more mat in different places and less in others.. for me it felt there was more support on my upper thigh than the Omni and that my elbows were tucked more into my sides.. I note that the Lotus is slightly longer and a little off the width of the Omni, but surprised as to the change in feel on the mat.

Ok as for wave riding .. woohoo  what a blast,  we picked a great morning to let me try it out.. The mat was fast, faster than the Omni.. id say.  Mmm  thats a hard one..  I did make comment to the lads that after talking off on a bomb set and hitting 4th gear doing a big roundhouse back to bounce of the foam ball and line up again i felt as that id never been so far out on the wall before .. even the Guru said that i was honking down the line  i did do some fully sideways slides and managed to control it and continue.. 

Gilligan’s had turned it on early for us and as the tide fell the waves were few and far between and the crowd was swelling.. we had had nearly 3 hrs and needed coffee and food.

Cheers Oily…

SCUMMBag and proud.

Still Rob, Still Stoked

 

Paul,

Here are a couple of mats pics that filtered into me from Chris Falzone. I shot him with his camera and housing. Not many because he had to grab his board, I don’t blame him :)! I should have a couple more coming from the first day that my buddy Chris Shultz took. What an amazing swell it’s been!

Super Stoked,
Rob

Cyber Space Find From Surf Sister

From Rob

 

 

 

 

Hi Paul,

I went to the Plaza tonight after work on the Standard. It was pretty crowded, but I sat way outside by myself, and only took bomb sets. Lots of hoots and nobody jumped the shoulder (I hooted at two guys off on the first wave in flight) after I surfed the first wave. It was a blast! People never see it coming 😃.

Here are a few pictures from our bodysurfing session yesterday. Chris took most of the shots but I used his housing and camera on a couple. Mat Surfing pictures should filter in to me through the week. These where Marks handplanes. He just started a brand, Stoked Handplanes. He brought demos out for us to try.

This was my second dedicated bodysurfing session. I feel like it complements my mat surfing, and is making me a more complete waterman, but mats are, and always will be, my first Love! I’ve been sort of stressing about this since Chris sent the pictures and Mark went crazy over them.

Rob

From Bob

Hi Paul

I have no way to confirm this, but that sure looks like a yellow mat being clutched by the kid in the middle of the puddle.  This is the street I grew up on in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  The spring thaw sent freezing water between the houses into the street.  I'm in the puddle with my brother.  

Little did I know that in a couple of years my aeronautical engineer dad would move us all to Redondo Beach where the aerospace action was in the late '50s.  The rest is history.  

Going to get wet today at Pismo or Shell.

Bob

From Jonathan

Provide your own caption in the comments section...

:)

Monday Morning Update From Rob

 Paul,

The air temps dropped here with the storm. It’s in the 40’s but should reach 68 today. The water cooled down a little again too but a 3/2 and some 2mm socks is all you need to be comfortable for a couple hours! 

After I get this housing I’m saving for a trip out there to meet you and Gloria, and surf some points. It’s looking more like a Summer trip.

This is a picture my buddy Chris Shultz (another Chris) sent me a few minutes ago from the Poles. The swell is here! I’ll be on it today and tomorrow. Nervous 😃! I know the guy on the wave Ross and he’s 6 feet tall.

Yeeeewwwww! I’m fueling up and drinking water. Gonna try to get some footage if the paddle is manageable! 

Any tips on Barrel riding big powerful waves?    

Super Stoked,

Rob 

Latest From Rob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul,

First I want to say the people that are in the path of winter storm Riley are in my Prayers, and I’m sending them Positive Vibes and Healing Energy!

I decided not to drive south for the swell because the wind will only be favorable in a few locations during the biggest part of the swell. Crowds for waves like that don’t sound like my Cup of Tea. I’m staying here and playing it by ear.

We surfed yesterday and the wind wasn’t that bad but the paddle was a bitch! Long hard paddle outside during low tide, drifting South on the inside like a river, with a slow drift North on the outside. Fun session but challenging!

A sequence of my bouncing down the line trying not to smile 😃! 👇🏼

I'm taking a day off to see what tomorrow brings. I'm a little beat up after multiple long paddles, and a couple of proper beatings on the inside, but damn was that fun! I was riding the Lotus SS!

Positive Vibes and Healing Energy! Much Love from Florida 🤙🏼!

Super Stoked,
Rob

Adam And Oily

 

 

 

 

Howdy Paul

Another 😉 early morning raid with just Paul and myself, the moon was still beaming down thru the treeline as I paddled out , fun little peelers on the lower tide.

Caught a few for  #ericwouldgo , then a yummie breakfast and coffee!

The Lotus is still my favorite for the smaller dayz, with the Standard more of my bigger wave raft! 

 

I think the Standard has that more stable feel, but then again it all changes on the wave type we are riding, eg reef, point or beachie , and also how good the pilot is contributes greatly to the performance of the mat itself.

 

Me? I love all types of surf craft and it keeps my mind fresh and open to anything , riding mats are my favorite in 3/4 face (big) long wall waves, not so much about tube riding, but about ' surfing ' the wave with style and flow, where as I love riding my knees, paipo and hand planes in sucky, barrel  and tubey type waves! 

 

We are blessed here where we live, have some of the best waves on the NSW coastline, so many different setups , but its all so changing, the past 2 years, everyone is heading down this way, so way more people floating around.

Stay Well my Friend

May the Froth be with You 

adam

Oily Goes Rogue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey mate, 

Hope all is well across your side of the pond.

Well, as you may have seen on the interweb, there's a place we SCUMMbags have been having a few slides of late in varying conditions. Managed a sneaky day off, and an adventure with the Guru around our glorious country side. We took our boards and mats and ended going ''hard'' and riding the kneeboards...but we both said after would have been a blast on the 4GF’s. But hey hindsight  is a wonderful thing...hahaha! 

Anyways here's a couple of pics from the early morning adventure to an old timber milling town not far off the beaten track, and a pre-dawn raid out at Gilligans Island, and a short movie of the kneeboard session out at Gilligans.

 

Cheers mate, may the fourth be with you always…

Oily

Inflatables To The Nth Degree

Paul,

For fun, check this out. This is inflation to the Nth degree!

Abstract steel sculptures by Jeremy Thomas.

George Leone

From Steiny

 

Mat levitation is a rare talent...although Steiny has been credibly accused by rivals of inflating his mat with helium!

:)

From Rob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul,

I surfed some beautiful little lines this weekend! I had an amazing time on the Standard SS Saturday, and the Vespa RT on Sunday! Thank you for making these amazing vehicles of Joy! I wouldn’t trade anything in the world for being a Surfer.

Positive Vibes and Healing Energy my Friends! Keep Spreading the Stoke! Yeeeewwwww!

All shots taken by the very talented Chris Falzone. Thanks for pointing your camera at me Bro!

Super Stoked,
Rob

SCUMM Chronicles, Chapter 4837

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howdy Paul

Hope all is well mate, had my 9 day fortnight , RDO, last Friday and scored a few waves over that 3 day period.

Friday provide some nice waves, with myself riding sole first up in the morning, checking out a few places before heading further south and scoring some nice little waves all to myself.

After a fun surf and refuel with food and coffee, I headed back north to pick up Neal and check out another break, with Paul joining us later that afternoon as well.


 

The next morning , Saturday, we all regrouped for a session and I decided to sit this one out and film, the direction was not was forecast but they score some fun waves none the less.



Sunday the swell was big, the cyclone was pushing some decent waves down the coast from Queensland, and I ran out in the dark, with 3 other guys out there before me. I caught my first wave thru to the inside only to witness at least 30 guys in a pack paddling out, but still caught a few bombs to satisfy my thirst for big mat waves.



Saturday Morning SCUMM RISE.  Love my Lotus SS, my go too mat for all round maximum FUN!

 

Yesterday's SCUMM fun in the rain...



Anyways, Enjoy the Froth and may the Force be with You!

adam