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| Original photo by Tami Veldura |
Instead of my normal standup paddle board, I surfed a board my brother gave me a year ago when he was here visiting from Australia.
It is a Dead Kooks Hell Hound. The board is a retro 70's single fin pin-tail board. When I first got it I didn't really like it. Mostly, I wasn't able to surf it.
I have been surfing a LOT more since a year ago. Plus, my Valdez Tanker of a SUP board makes the 6'11" Hell Hound feel very light and responsive. I wish we lived closer to a point break surf spot. This board would be AWESOME on a good sized day at a point break. It's fast enough to get out of trouble, has all kinds of hold in the pocket, and would cruise all day on a point break wave.
I still had a lot of fun. I caught all kinds of waves, some that I didn't think I was going to make the drop on. It was a funky day as far as surf because of the low tide really early in the morning, swell direction coming in at 180 to 190 degrees out of the south, and then the wind picking up as the fog blew off. Still, the waves had a nice little a-frame peak to them and could be ridden for more than just the bottom turn, which is typically the case on a bigger day at Anderson Street.
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