Hey Matt,,,, man I gotta jump in on this one!!:) I AM a Surfer. From age 15 to 22 I traveled from SE Fla. to Cape Hatteras surfing contests. I went from 1-A to 3-A virtually overnight. Do an ESA (Eastern Surfing Assosiation) search,,, you will find me there for sure!!8) Search Mc Kevlins & Natural art surf teams,,,,, you will find pics of me,, (Member of both teams)
Im sure you remember "Jeff Crawford"?? I surfed against him in my first Pro contest at Daytona beach,,, I placed 17th,:0 I was honered to have met him & traveled from that contest in Fla. to Cape Hatteras for the East Coast Championships,,,, among our party was Pat Mulhern,,,,, remember him??
Pat & Jeff were GREAT guys & befriended me,,, they were the KINGS back in the day on the east coast,,,, Jeff had won several contests in Hawaii!!8) Jeff & I were the ONLY ones that pulled 360,s in the Fla contest,,, Jeff SMOKED me though,,,, he could switch stance from "goofy" to regular foot & spin em at will!!:p I came home from Hatteras & sold everything to move to California,,, (I was done with competition & just wanted to surf),,,Bought a cab over camper for my new truck & headed west. 2 days later,,, the wife & I landed in San Diego,, (Lahoya?) Right next to Blacks Beach. Camped at Carlesbad Campground for 2 months. Surfed EVERY DAY!!:D Ran out of $$ & left for Texas,,, ended up in Corpus Christi. Stayed for 2 years. Back to SC. Been surfing ever since. Did not surf last year (Back injury). It is SOOOO ironic you made this post!!:o I still have a really nice board,,,a 6-2 "tri fin" (thruster),,,, made by "Lost",,,,, bet Ya heard of Lost!!8) Mark Richards developed the twin fin (Wiggle Board) Simon Anderson was the pionier of the modern day "thruster".
Soon as the water hits 70 deg.,,, Im out there,,,,,, wanta bet if I can still pull off skeg slip 360,s?
? I know Surfing Matt,,,, PROMISE!!8) Tim. (AKA,, Makaha!!)