tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12160172617054756282024-02-19T08:10:04.922-08:00Double Wing Flyerblogspot by kye fitzgeraldKye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-24196102266498518452011-06-21T22:31:00.001-07:002011-06-21T23:49:43.778-07:00Martin Worthington<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN3daHpCzFaJzlgiVxKGAypkDla1oNmdb09j8Pc32oasKHQacZaMs8ybnzcErFt_gjE_PB8vzROVOcU9VRi-MbcE5fQDs9f8Kiaktoc36M-qje35jTjpfyGgt2cFH6Ex6im8a6c6LNxo/s1600/DSC_0293e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN3daHpCzFaJzlgiVxKGAypkDla1oNmdb09j8Pc32oasKHQacZaMs8ybnzcErFt_gjE_PB8vzROVOcU9VRi-MbcE5fQDs9f8Kiaktoc36M-qje35jTjpfyGgt2cFH6Ex6im8a6c6LNxo/s400/DSC_0293e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620914100098099058" border="0" /></a><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">How long have you collaborated with Terry Fitzgerald, and how did that relationship develop?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">T.F. and I have worked together for forty years. We first met when I read an article in <i style="">Tracks </i>about colour on boards – something I had already done on my own boards. I wrote to Terry and we went on from that, <span style=""> </span>to meet and work together.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">How would you describe your trademark style?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">My style is very much freehand, decorative, surreal and fluid. I like the art to enhance the board’s shape with an emphasis on colour and light.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">What is your process? Do you make a sketch first, or do you just visualize the results and go for it?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Often customers supply picture that they want or they will describe a setting or theme. <span style=""> </span>If I am creating for my own boards I get an outline or concept which is usually formed in my mind but as I paint it develops organically.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Your board airbrush art has a psychedelic feel, where do you draw your inspiration from?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Inspiration is everywhere – the horizon – the play of light in shallow moving water and deep depth – the bush, wind through trees – nature’s fluidity in clouds, colour, light, the mystery at life’s heart.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Do you think surfing and art, especifically board art, are independent of each other?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For me it’s about making art that belongs in or near the ocean – it’s certainly not just putting pictures on boards. <span style=""> </span>The art has to belong to the function and lines of the board that help to make surfing a rhythmic dance.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">How many boards do you estimate you’ve created?<span style=""> </span>Do you ever take special commission work? Please elaborate.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Too many to count, <span style=""> </span>but in the thousands.<span style=""> </span>Much of my work is custom/commissioned, usually around ocean themes. <span style=""> </span>I have painted huge paddle boards with sky/sea murals, eagles, whales, turtles, dolphins, rainbow serpents, galaxies and my own mystical ideas.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">How many boards do you produce in an average month (or year)?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m still a production sprayer at Clear Surfboards run by friend Brad Robinson. We make every kind of board with many different designs which go to many countries and it is difficult to estimate the number.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Looking back over your incredible body of work, what are you most proud of?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I like to think that my work pleases surfers world-wide – that makes me proud.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Besides surf boards, what other kinds of projects have you done?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I trained after Art School to be a set designer and backdrop painter, so mural work has been a natural extension. I have produced murals for houses, hospitals and public places.<span style=""> </span>I also paint canvasses.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">With such an impressive body of work, is there a project you are hoping to do some day?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The idea of really painting for myself is still what I want to do, and have an exhibition even though the surfboards are everywhere.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">If you weren’t an artist what would you do?</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Surf more.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6Q7lfDgywb1IJHoFa9MSGjxiUu2CZBhOfbhlzVvKdePLiRjHZTlqk8LjIQoUcyZ8LkljSVAz7kmi3Bw70Fi5P4pxeNGFx5VFi8WO0uwJAYT0N8Qe9G9aOlPyUZw2sVTvh9WDXpvnpgE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-22+at+4.38.48+PM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 471px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6Q7lfDgywb1IJHoFa9MSGjxiUu2CZBhOfbhlzVvKdePLiRjHZTlqk8LjIQoUcyZ8LkljSVAz7kmi3Bw70Fi5P4pxeNGFx5VFi8WO0uwJAYT0N8Qe9G9aOlPyUZw2sVTvh9WDXpvnpgE/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-22+at+4.38.48+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620931540666618066" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-19696387575812092642011-04-24T22:14:00.000-07:002011-04-24T22:17:46.829-07:00HB Print Media Advertising | A New Direction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitImyzF2Bjlk_2PmLe36vE4xTmhnZrKtdrfx7HLFIAjy9D5Hm5OM68QX143aDbtVpCnEz0-3jBTcegJ0tdpKDyQTXJV4HLY-9RsMUmSYecuHObPlpQRNhJkR35YDeGDUT7STLfepLR8Bo/s1600/HB_Kye_psycha_Final.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitImyzF2Bjlk_2PmLe36vE4xTmhnZrKtdrfx7HLFIAjy9D5Hm5OM68QX143aDbtVpCnEz0-3jBTcegJ0tdpKDyQTXJV4HLY-9RsMUmSYecuHObPlpQRNhJkR35YDeGDUT7STLfepLR8Bo/s400/HB_Kye_psycha_Final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599385794149481634" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-59218667435315543022010-10-24T21:59:00.000-07:002010-10-24T23:25:45.092-07:002 + 1 | Modern Double Wing Swallow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wjfruDntyhc72hBGpkLeziiKEK4H1dsD_1774Ss0l513hef28Z8fELEB2fS5v_fHoItpPIm5oSJNZQ7L0FxglaVhrsp9f2viHetXro748PEdcx4kN_tDY_XUZAe9muoVBuHBINn1mz0/s1600/DXS_0521f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wjfruDntyhc72hBGpkLeziiKEK4H1dsD_1774Ss0l513hef28Z8fELEB2fS5v_fHoItpPIm5oSJNZQ7L0FxglaVhrsp9f2viHetXro748PEdcx4kN_tDY_XUZAe9muoVBuHBINn1mz0/s400/DXS_0521f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531861293181426674" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PEeQzASUpPB-yzkF22eb03JtVZRDPtgDZ-9Kugsh6SDChTzfgHehJZZld15ltnAgA4gK_TLB_vsroquMzO3RvUwZVdsXmOUZyUOQV7Dble9tOAFAz1jJbVGSDWwgkoyDMzsEEmaPqxY/s1600/DSC_4436e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PEeQzASUpPB-yzkF22eb03JtVZRDPtgDZ-9Kugsh6SDChTzfgHehJZZld15ltnAgA4gK_TLB_vsroquMzO3RvUwZVdsXmOUZyUOQV7Dble9tOAFAz1jJbVGSDWwgkoyDMzsEEmaPqxY/s400/DSC_4436e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531861290338000098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Many a surfing folk will pick up a Single Fin relic, water logged, wide point too far forward, combined with long straight rails, and walk away from their Single Fin surfing experience with a miss conception, that Single Fins don't turn.<br />79, 80 , 81 Double Wings, in many variations, were incorporated into many a high performance surfboard of the time. Especially in Australia. The Australian surfing mentality was uber aggressive in the water, almost fever pitch. Surfing was about attack , and shortening the rail length as well as pulling in the tail with a Double Wing combo, it became easier to pivot tight in a powerful, critical pocket.<br />Single Fin design was reaching a performance pinnacle with the Double Wing design, only to be dashed by the Tri Fin in 81 . Almost a shame, as further Single Fin Design development became somewhat pale in significance.<br /><br />The idea behind the 2 + 1 Fin set up in the Double Wing Swallow is to take the board a step further into design progression, a step forward in time that the Double Wing Swallow never really got to take.<br /><br />The Medium Sides and the Small Single Fin draws the board a lot closer to a Tri Fin feel. Out of the tail, little extra squirt. Downside, a little extra squirrel. A small variation to the base of the side fins, reducing the surface area, increased the waters free release feel off the side fins and through the forward wing seemed to bolster a smoother flow that i was looking from this particular 2 + 1 Fin Set.<br /><br />The experiment re affirmed that Terry's boards are high performance vehicles when surfed with the right mind set. 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}@font-face { font-family: "ArialMT"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </a><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6u5ASh2815xxaM7Ah2akmy3MiM4LTHAq_jjc82YStsCTmsvILysbm6_-GA78JhiXOj4DtM1NyqxstTjbp7WFrkud0DahBxqI3u8XzwjmPkNr_olWqhyZxGcN9IXU4EOWlZd2lxKZPx4/s1600/DSC_3125e.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6u5ASh2815xxaM7Ah2akmy3MiM4LTHAq_jjc82YStsCTmsvILysbm6_-GA78JhiXOj4DtM1NyqxstTjbp7WFrkud0DahBxqI3u8XzwjmPkNr_olWqhyZxGcN9IXU4EOWlZd2lxKZPx4/s1600/DSC_3125e.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(79, 19, 17);" lang="EN-US">Two main aspects drove the Double Wing into existence, planning area, but, keep the tail tight. The wings give speed, and the ability to hold high and run. The Double Wing Swallow also keeps the planning area forward for front foot entry speed, and combines a shortened rail length for release to maximize rail to rail performance, another driving force in surfboard design early to mid 80's, which, in turn led to further fledgling design aspects that now make up what is called a modern surfboard, but, sometimes the greatest things come in the simplest forms, Single Fin, Wings, Concave......</span></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6u5ASh2815xxaM7Ah2akmy3MiM4LTHAq_jjc82YStsCTmsvILysbm6_-GA78JhiXOj4DtM1NyqxstTjbp7WFrkud0DahBxqI3u8XzwjmPkNr_olWqhyZxGcN9IXU4EOWlZd2lxKZPx4/s1600/DSC_3125e.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(79, 19, 17);" lang="EN-US">Double Wings are exactly that.</span></a></span></p> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6u5ASh2815xxaM7Ah2akmy3MiM4LTHAq_jjc82YStsCTmsvILysbm6_-GA78JhiXOj4DtM1NyqxstTjbp7WFrkud0DahBxqI3u8XzwjmPkNr_olWqhyZxGcN9IXU4EOWlZd2lxKZPx4/s400/DSC_3125e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528862476310463890" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqcC3g39sjFUGfR-ANBbFP5C3rDavUd5pKkPLzNsmq_1vX6lNl-KbklQUxg_Kg_RkSTBhP_VQ8H30MGkF7ZihlV14jiYPlk079zhEMreNRTaCpC7XPaRdyiUcPoqzvslYi37v4YxqK0M/s1600/800475789_hb_boards_030110_0133.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqcC3g39sjFUGfR-ANBbFP5C3rDavUd5pKkPLzNsmq_1vX6lNl-KbklQUxg_Kg_RkSTBhP_VQ8H30MGkF7ZihlV14jiYPlk079zhEMreNRTaCpC7XPaRdyiUcPoqzvslYi37v4YxqK0M/s400/800475789_hb_boards_030110_0133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528862473891313458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGwzuvRD51koqTQciXZdyPGlM2FAyv_QTA5-FwyRQDcnTDhyphenhyphenDmWWNJ3b81Y2yVICH8fb8Ur9gcNfqAK1mjK1pERpJtO5ny7LZiRYoCtTpCoeRz2uUlAWKyvhytmF2zWur5e5Db6ivYAY/s1600/modern+flyer+e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 483px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGwzuvRD51koqTQciXZdyPGlM2FAyv_QTA5-FwyRQDcnTDhyphenhyphenDmWWNJ3b81Y2yVICH8fb8Ur9gcNfqAK1mjK1pERpJtO5ny7LZiRYoCtTpCoeRz2uUlAWKyvhytmF2zWur5e5Db6ivYAY/s400/modern+flyer+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528862468431972402" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-65890997154722731602010-10-10T23:37:00.000-07:002010-10-10T23:46:01.520-07:00Terry Fitzgerald Contest ResultsDuring the 70's Terry was seen as the most devoted Australian Surfer / Shaper, in regards to refining his boards to suit the Hawaiian juice. The Wing Pin Single Fin, was the one design of many, that transferred easily between Hawaii and the vast Australian coastline. The versatility of the Wing Pin therefor resulted in many successful competitive campaigns on a professional level for Terry, in both Australia and Hawaii.<br /><br /><span><b>1972 Bells Beach Contest </b></span><br /><span>1st Terry Fitzgerald</span><br /><span>2nd Peter Drouyn </span><br /><br /><span><b>1973 Hang Ten ,</b> Hawaii</span><br /><span>1st Jeff Hackman</span><br /><span>2nd Ian Cairns</span><br /><span>3rd Michael Peterson</span><br /><span>4th Paul Neilson</span><br /><span>5th Terry Fitzgerald</span><br /><br /><span><b>1974 Lightning Bolt Contest,</b> Hawaii</span><br /><span>1st Terry Fitzgerald</span><br /><br /><span><b>1975 Austalian Titles</b>, Victor Harbour South Australia</span><br /><span>1st Terry Fitzgerald</span><br /><br /><span><b>1976 World Cup Contest, </b>Hawaii</span><br /><span>1st Mark Richards</span><br /><span>2nd Terry Fitzgerald</span><br /><br />Terry Fitz doing his thing at 'Sunset'<br />Photo: Jeff Divine<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R4FQ7aGYuESYNEEQ3NfsBW95-BYoFsX8_9fHe8KzqbRemJr1UsilCGWvENTB6yxbQAR3YzZvKgGd9vwz9qBlk1OU7Knf_uLY-ammgMWxLA_5lL87nPE2ATsIXLJ8_VcXB5qJ5sgdqz0/s1600-h/SunsetSpeed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R4FQ7aGYuESYNEEQ3NfsBW95-BYoFsX8_9fHe8KzqbRemJr1UsilCGWvENTB6yxbQAR3YzZvKgGd9vwz9qBlk1OU7Knf_uLY-ammgMWxLA_5lL87nPE2ATsIXLJ8_VcXB5qJ5sgdqz0/s400/SunsetSpeed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332972170927202962" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-56193086163088312282010-10-01T00:30:00.000-07:002010-10-01T00:40:27.619-07:00Surfboard Design | Classic Drifta<style>@font-face { font-family: "ArialMT"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US">Classic Drifta </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US">The whole Drifta thing was a design divergence in the hunt for a combination of speed and points per turn. At the time (1980), rounding off noses, made a lot of design sense, when 3, 4, 5 inches were lopped off…..voilá, you have a shorter board with no nose weight, that can be stood up, vertical with less effort….but, still hold longer board lines on the rail…strike 1.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US">By taking the old double wing swallow tail templates and widening the front wing the boards had impressive planning area, speeding over flat spots and skating down the line. In stepping down real tail width with two wings, the narrowed tail held in when it mattered, biting deep into the wall….strike 2.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US">Ten years of concave work had provided the engine…single concave under the front foot – lean forward and accelerate, double under the back - lean back and turn, a wide based single fin and two smaller trailer fins focused on the front wing release points….strike 3.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" lang="EN-US">Terry Fitzgerald<br /></span></p> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP_h4mmWKIaRp5vpVSjZ_3HF7UasI-lWsRRlBxYsuSc_f9GDwVGjL2KDz0EYJTZQ7mqk5P3zRZnyXI4GKC1xq6g4VB73WjIHpP5I9hNubeiBQQc7Wh6F0Uzwg_LD9bdhyphenhyphenjs0yfJcneRo/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP_h4mmWKIaRp5vpVSjZ_3HF7UasI-lWsRRlBxYsuSc_f9GDwVGjL2KDz0EYJTZQ7mqk5P3zRZnyXI4GKC1xq6g4VB73WjIHpP5I9hNubeiBQQc7Wh6F0Uzwg_LD9bdhyphenhyphenjs0yfJcneRo/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522978415325713394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hQS_d-znKeY-8THyAY2pJXIOvIRAjHS28iF8Bia47n8EBL_YxCsYmzEoJDgQ242IMNcBoUt4mnyfllhyphenhyphenC2g7B0QXv2RGoIyN0CSgOAiVWd-pTSMPTsoDvz3E9mLMjX4dP4igkcJqfTg/s1600/DSC_0977+esc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hQS_d-znKeY-8THyAY2pJXIOvIRAjHS28iF8Bia47n8EBL_YxCsYmzEoJDgQ242IMNcBoUt4mnyfllhyphenhyphenC2g7B0QXv2RGoIyN0CSgOAiVWd-pTSMPTsoDvz3E9mLMjX4dP4igkcJqfTg/s400/DSC_0977+esc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522978408519955106" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSawB274yLwmvG27PpO8jS5PVRg8mjsEcFfbYsRvY3iomvVvSJ8EXJ4uvTW46KYTn7bWJd4XYth-Tw-okxH4j-4KjmlAzB7_OE5WP80ssFTRTrFXb0OOYbPTaHzWxupcPV68_-36DeHPw/s1600/double+flyer+drifta+yellow.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 516px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSawB274yLwmvG27PpO8jS5PVRg8mjsEcFfbYsRvY3iomvVvSJ8EXJ4uvTW46KYTn7bWJd4XYth-Tw-okxH4j-4KjmlAzB7_OE5WP80ssFTRTrFXb0OOYbPTaHzWxupcPV68_-36DeHPw/s400/double+flyer+drifta+yellow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522978424562004386" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-33411123490002035262010-09-30T22:06:00.001-07:002010-10-01T00:44:31.684-07:00Surfboard Design | Double Wing Pin Single Fin<div>Double Wing Pin Single Fin<br /><br />The Double Wing Pin Tail evolved from one of Terry's most popular templates being the Classic Wing Pin circa 72 , 73. Come 77 to 79 Terry was developing his wing concepts into flat out gun specific designs. The Classic Wing Pin was versatile in the mid size wave bracket with it's wide point forward and Single Wing to give the board a break point for direction change off a reduced rail length, but ad the Second Wing, as Terry did in the late 70's and the board now had a narrower tail to hang tight in bigger waves.<br /><br />Kye Fitzgerald<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJe5koWjVFNwQJm_MVH0aSogLXTWjVGI6CXYCVaybKkHG3Qn1xVDZZsVkEzEDM0m76e5RFcxU7KCbFNSMBHdmura86ZSqi9jTAMhRiRX7WalRuXplYKESP0jSLE2VIcCa4LXqLS_dolk/s1600/DSC_0646x+psd+copy.jpge.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 467px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJe5koWjVFNwQJm_MVH0aSogLXTWjVGI6CXYCVaybKkHG3Qn1xVDZZsVkEzEDM0m76e5RFcxU7KCbFNSMBHdmura86ZSqi9jTAMhRiRX7WalRuXplYKESP0jSLE2VIcCa4LXqLS_dolk/s400/DSC_0646x+psd+copy.jpge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522939928660243298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwNNKLVVnnmAwLAND_t8mURA5GHqHTHepobMFzlmoJ4VFycz46VlD97du2Gw3HA5QYNjE5j_lYE83O71swHgEHh6Xo4jJ2GkcWU6NYrjeJ6ra4-Nszlx1keXhfMMuurFvQ1hW0DNhoss/s1600/DSC_6535++copy+e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwNNKLVVnnmAwLAND_t8mURA5GHqHTHepobMFzlmoJ4VFycz46VlD97du2Gw3HA5QYNjE5j_lYE83O71swHgEHh6Xo4jJ2GkcWU6NYrjeJ6ra4-Nszlx1keXhfMMuurFvQ1hW0DNhoss/s400/DSC_6535++copy+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522941872160993602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-75452788450617446172010-01-07T20:15:00.000-08:002011-04-24T22:07:17.271-07:00Blue Clouds | Wing Pin Single Fin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNaqcCr0-8FuJB9wHSzWIWdL6WUvb1G3zS4FmH9Pi7h6svyZLzYg4UcdW4m0OxE4wXUw2SdzjAI2J3f8hW7bYnx3GF4u0i9YQ7l_z0qXZ-XR_Hw-k_QFbBQWf7C505Sgjedqo4_RQqL0/s1600-h/1977+Terry+F.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNaqcCr0-8FuJB9wHSzWIWdL6WUvb1G3zS4FmH9Pi7h6svyZLzYg4UcdW4m0OxE4wXUw2SdzjAI2J3f8hW7bYnx3GF4u0i9YQ7l_z0qXZ-XR_Hw-k_QFbBQWf7C505Sgjedqo4_RQqL0/s400/1977+Terry+F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424230027815050210" border="0" /></a><br />TF | Body Arc Direction Change<br /><br />Classic ! Just came across a photo of Terry surfing his 'Blue Clouds' Wing Pin Single Fin. Which of course opens another window, for me, to run shot's of myself surfing my Blue Clouds "slash" Wing Pin San Single Fin, at my beloved South Narrabeen of course.<br /><br />A) I will write about something else, apart from myself, sooner or later...<br />B) My God! South Narrabeen has turned off like a tap! These sequence's are from Feb last year. Close to a year ago now, and South Narra has not woken from it's slumber since.<br /><br />KF |<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMQT9MJ9l3F-rpnBMTBcU5cckpm2AY0_R0gdyX4EYRTmkqqAYaombmH9mzgxxTifXMK3Lyblr3kHVJcyvb0MiY1Xahj92u3mIq8moI_9YvRtXlahfZudjctZ5GWsXUiC2V_nrAKLydfM/s1600-h/MS4E9929.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMQT9MJ9l3F-rpnBMTBcU5cckpm2AY0_R0gdyX4EYRTmkqqAYaombmH9mzgxxTifXMK3Lyblr3kHVJcyvb0MiY1Xahj92u3mIq8moI_9YvRtXlahfZudjctZ5GWsXUiC2V_nrAKLydfM/s400/MS4E9929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424232128684817682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r-zQsWh2ucEMzx8mY1bsExN-R9F7l0qrwCQr5ikKoZhVDG9LZfzBLAUYJXc2yCrysnHpccuvmNccG0-6HzHguqujTzypVREAu7ltr7eSxOYps65fP0I3ISZ1JzJPCCpZOHw6gzPFzoQ/s1600-h/kye1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxe7slCDqHvXolb6BSkOiqfXevsHoNkQmQjJxtoxmiRkxZYTsQGk8xion65uqcbklK_jRWQ4gu97OCMFOIWFPOtmkVU9cWC0whCxlMtP44qJkRVZ4Y6GJyhY_oKfAxMsV6NLNptiIhWs/s200/3MS4E9730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424233172300792946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWLA4Dza2AxDPGdjUorVunJBSYefxe_Umg6BaQ6nv0jqjoiQ20ZBc5VbmprA0Ea6i8mCwDCtZrlrRcK4F4qwjnV2FSzRRIurecB9WvgBhzW-UDO3nMvKCROqPWb22i53i_gNktRpsZCQ/s1600-h/5MS4E9762.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWLA4Dza2AxDPGdjUorVunJBSYefxe_Umg6BaQ6nv0jqjoiQ20ZBc5VbmprA0Ea6i8mCwDCtZrlrRcK4F4qwjnV2FSzRRIurecB9WvgBhzW-UDO3nMvKCROqPWb22i53i_gNktRpsZCQ/s200/5MS4E9762.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424233180592949778" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-61446317013758873312009-09-03T22:23:00.000-07:002011-06-22T00:55:53.250-07:00Nick Carroll | Bobby Owens | Classic Area Pin Tail |<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogKCDalslg_NCnPNUXHnEg_2FuJGGL5XU-n7X2i75MG4Vxg9fBXdNBvO9TP7rsTGbXEtAOuOs3k3fEwF7q1xfxjtDaDipkUzHEmDgFRCPECVIFRMiaPmnxFBvC_hV8fbjZxnkkNR8s2s/s1600/DXS_2026+e+copy+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogKCDalslg_NCnPNUXHnEg_2FuJGGL5XU-n7X2i75MG4Vxg9fBXdNBvO9TP7rsTGbXEtAOuOs3k3fEwF7q1xfxjtDaDipkUzHEmDgFRCPECVIFRMiaPmnxFBvC_hV8fbjZxnkkNR8s2s/s400/DXS_2026+e+copy+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620949518445963762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kTYOjtMBArgUAWMmyLO0ZomcQjOELE6EfbhKkciek5tXfijgvEyQx7N3KdMBs9E-0UD_IdVQmDLYxwLVldKBMN3MDJaTO_YjJahXeSAr6wHjoXID_Bi1OnE36gECMqJ9SFszSdJHMFQ/s1600-h/Picture+12.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kTYOjtMBArgUAWMmyLO0ZomcQjOELE6EfbhKkciek5tXfijgvEyQx7N3KdMBs9E-0UD_IdVQmDLYxwLVldKBMN3MDJaTO_YjJahXeSAr6wHjoXID_Bi1OnE36gECMqJ9SFszSdJHMFQ/s400/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377502370182578626" border="0" /></a><br />Nick Carrol testing his new Hot Buttered Area Pin Tail 1980 at Newport,<br />and, the same board hacking Narrabeen 30 years later, above.<br /><br />During the summer of 80 / 81 Terry shaped Nick Carroll a custom 6'5" pin tail single fin.<br />Nicks idea was that it'd be like a 6'9" wing pin, but sans wings, so it came back to 6'5" as a pure pin.<br /><br />Lucky for me Nick gave me a bit of advice on how to surf this old girl.<br /><br />"I used to shift the fin around a bit I think? Ride it on a big day and use that straight rocker to drive a long turn into the pocket or barrel. That's when it always felt best to me. Bigger waves the better"<br /><br />So there you go. Bigger waves the Better. Hence the dash to Bells Beach. The swell forecast for Sept 27 looked as good as i had seen it, and what a weapon i had at my disposal to surf.<br /><br />But, believe it or not, the story gets better. During the epic World Tour event at Bells in 81 a similar swell ( bigger and better) hit the Torquay Surf Coast. Making the 81 Bells event one of the most memorable in history, because of the waves, and of course, the turning point of Simon winning the event on one of the first Thrusters.<br /><br />Before Simon made the final and eventually winning, he had to start his charge against Bobby Owens surfing Nicks board. Bobby was under gunned at the event like most of the surfers there at the time, so Nicks board was his alternative. The heat went down and is regarded as one of the best heats surfed by Bobby and Simon, and, the first man on man heat the world tour judges had to judge - Single Fin V Thruster .<br /><br />Bobby was never going to beat Simon on that day , Simon was on Fire. But Bobby did go on to win the Trials and was regarded as one of the best surfers at the event, powering on Nicks 6'5 Pin Tail.<br /><br />So here we are , similar swell and the same classic board 29 years later.<br />I gotta say, i was trying my best to channel the energy of Bobby, i could of used a few ounces of his Hawaiian prowess.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0MDhgdY2J5YNlhsUYe0yIstRcgw2wH1U_bZL_BuNwhFFjgthm4tAVSmntsakRBjOJOu1XyZl_QilqqGqlr4fcJEduAdwKd5iE8rnc7-s6xtjlztz3U8YSaJu3om9DxNMWA8TqWtXH0s/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0MDhgdY2J5YNlhsUYe0yIstRcgw2wH1U_bZL_BuNwhFFjgthm4tAVSmntsakRBjOJOu1XyZl_QilqqGqlr4fcJEduAdwKd5iE8rnc7-s6xtjlztz3U8YSaJu3om9DxNMWA8TqWtXH0s/s320/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377482157416167458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHef3kJq3dBkEPkXgtAtORDSH64KFhBcU6u9wow2rzy5Gc011SZVsYUc84Pzo28Bj74kC_OyQBTfb2A6_ByOKj3oWPCNp19__S3skDrJeRY7H5wZ7F_PePxOsG5x9jCcVlyWeobBD3nQ/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHef3kJq3dBkEPkXgtAtORDSH64KFhBcU6u9wow2rzy5Gc011SZVsYUc84Pzo28Bj74kC_OyQBTfb2A6_ByOKj3oWPCNp19__S3skDrJeRY7H5wZ7F_PePxOsG5x9jCcVlyWeobBD3nQ/s320/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377482146384651202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vYEVPVKOWJzhbl_jIrS2N1s-1glZ2Pa35TpoWVhfTQzGNLXGFrpniGfvPqa1LaRlBiuBt8EOqD1fj61_ASUZFJqJ9PBJlopEpuy8krhPdxMg3Y_qzX6DLfp7l-Dqktf4VrfOQoAS5po/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vYEVPVKOWJzhbl_jIrS2N1s-1glZ2Pa35TpoWVhfTQzGNLXGFrpniGfvPqa1LaRlBiuBt8EOqD1fj61_ASUZFJqJ9PBJlopEpuy8krhPdxMg3Y_qzX6DLfp7l-Dqktf4VrfOQoAS5po/s320/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377482136779456738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzn-_sODrqXM4hVkoL5ZyTKZf1xMUteQG0BLLOT_Yekd1U1OKxApA9ZpJ-37aaqUeSCAwZ7EioFea3D7qzwAZSMY7XnjG6uJUYShvF8aY-S_sbIxngIv1ejJ2ne9A3pfemzkVfejCrW8/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzn-_sODrqXM4hVkoL5ZyTKZf1xMUteQG0BLLOT_Yekd1U1OKxApA9ZpJ-37aaqUeSCAwZ7EioFea3D7qzwAZSMY7XnjG6uJUYShvF8aY-S_sbIxngIv1ejJ2ne9A3pfemzkVfejCrW8/s320/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377482130936385266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Trimming a few high lines on the big Bells wall<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h3c_UhVu_iT6PHdXlj-832rGoWZnYdHKwNRwiofziaRroz9aZWgLx_cshQNbV99IqT810mCa0zsddldTSwavxVGjQA2Dcw3fJwmGpoG5DUvDYKtlwtDjkGqZJYRMn_MqGn9Uqn2N4ao/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h3c_UhVu_iT6PHdXlj-832rGoWZnYdHKwNRwiofziaRroz9aZWgLx_cshQNbV99IqT810mCa0zsddldTSwavxVGjQA2Dcw3fJwmGpoG5DUvDYKtlwtDjkGqZJYRMn_MqGn9Uqn2N4ao/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377502899689967490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Scooting past Nick in the carpark. "WHat ! THats My Board"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr_w8H_-3uiYiY7MJ_YNl-pAhl81mmzV0oOQhpaBK48MaXH9WDrcDd0TFYT8lYUXUeldpyZt2FyqNagjDB9hIjd4nf2HzFGbDfYY1uKDVk1c9lnqrxC2ItVJbglLIu-SEyejod9Yv4Ac/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr_w8H_-3uiYiY7MJ_YNl-pAhl81mmzV0oOQhpaBK48MaXH9WDrcDd0TFYT8lYUXUeldpyZt2FyqNagjDB9hIjd4nf2HzFGbDfYY1uKDVk1c9lnqrxC2ItVJbglLIu-SEyejod9Yv4Ac/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377502912608933410" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-46975356047004045632009-05-06T22:59:00.000-07:002010-10-10T23:45:42.290-07:00Hawaii | Wing Pin Single Fin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi797zmWKUaSZH96WZiBuQCiWAwtS6J_ghRjFLOqZQuzo4CpZGeCUBE9uixpzD00oovBy5oby0JW51PAw9HoJZ_UxY_iJhRrxD4e_aSgumhyphenhyphenVZhsGzgC5Wv49D5NhuY-fTOviy1UDtPuEY/s1600-h/KyeFitz_011409_067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi797zmWKUaSZH96WZiBuQCiWAwtS6J_ghRjFLOqZQuzo4CpZGeCUBE9uixpzD00oovBy5oby0JW51PAw9HoJZ_UxY_iJhRrxD4e_aSgumhyphenhyphenVZhsGzgC5Wv49D5NhuY-fTOviy1UDtPuEY/s400/KyeFitz_011409_067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332965817275864514" border="0" /></a><br />A new quiver of Hot Buttered 'Wing Pin' Single Fins. How jealous are you?<br /><br />To be able to ride Terry’s Wing Pin Single Fins in bigger waves is enough of a buzz, let alone surfing the boards for the first time in Hawaii. The lines I was drawing were a bit different to what was generally going on over their, but, that's how these boards surf. At the end of the day the game was pretty much the same, get your waves and surf them as hard as you possibly can. In a way, that’s Hawaii. So, as much as I wanted to focus on style and the single fin glide, the overwhelming temptation is to light it up , or bust down the door in your own way , so to speak,.<br /><br />You easily get a sense of the competitive drive as far as surfboard design and surfing goes in Hawaii , and it obviously stems from the aggressive burst in the water over the 70’s. Surfing history is overflowing round this rock, on the beach, in the water , in shaping bay’s, glass shops and surf shops. And, under houses, just like the old HB we found stored under Jensen’s house.<br /><br />My 6'8" Clouds 'Wing Pin' was probably my favorite board from the trip. I was a little nervous at first regarding how the single fins would perform at the high profile spots like Pipe and Sunset. But each of the boards held there own as expected, and were eerily suited to the waves i surfed. No doubt this stems from years of design and development on Terry's part during his long stay's on the North Shore and Kauai.<br /><br />Anyway , put aside the competitive surfing environment, Starbucks and hobnobs, and your basically left with the greatest surf destination in the world. I don’t know if it is reflected in the photo’s, but I had one of the best times during this last trip to Hawaii. Good waves, crowds fairly mellow, and hanging out with really cool folks. A great environment to surf some classic boards shaped by my old man.<br />So , special thanks to Kieron Lilliane Kawani and Yasmin, Sean Davey, Jensen Hassett, Bunter, Chris Hagan and Alia and Rena<br /><br />Waxing up my 7'6 Wing Pin, Sunset Beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n74G33Oed5bmks2xq4y6cxwPXg5xnuzFZZHefAeEownpQGSD06WI3nDzFZmP5MHbgpV02YZBuW2TmcB-zcIVRHW3N3JEYwHPidCZD3Ykz4-9UNh8Ib8Sgf29gtDcxe0KsIJcJrth3Vo/s1600-h/KyeFitz_011709_097.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n74G33Oed5bmks2xq4y6cxwPXg5xnuzFZZHefAeEownpQGSD06WI3nDzFZmP5MHbgpV02YZBuW2TmcB-zcIVRHW3N3JEYwHPidCZD3Ykz4-9UNh8Ib8Sgf29gtDcxe0KsIJcJrth3Vo/s200/KyeFitz_011709_097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332973478716050914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZvwUsLidm_10GImTYPLf1mVITSjofsoymJ6PJI5r41uLRTtOaKvNRgXsl7vplFlQYJI2tSWtWmFWYbDvG6xwEZP8YdTVUWs-ucEcoikyNKOIWks6v-VIDiIvTh3sVIk41Me37zPEwnk/s1600-h/KyeFitz_011709_053.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 268px; height: 402px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6foCbJhwQKSqN-7pT7lI_bcVvFpiXeFk_yD3B3G7b1h5Ed9ktkhz6jGhsLX2-oIndc-bYAyUVSCsmaYxT9DKtnW9oPhSCcJG3f_Wzu9DVD-3UCOydEnhB4y2lTRCxOt4T2w4U3a08fY/s400/IMG_1028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332976678807140786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Special thanks to Sean Davey for letting me use his photo's. Legend photog, couldn't ask for a better bloke to hang out with on the islands. Check out his bag at <a href="http://seandavey.com/wordpress/">www.seandavey.com</a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-70690967744752418122009-04-20T18:24:00.000-07:002011-06-21T23:52:16.520-07:00Martin Worthington Airbrushes.The 'Classic Wing Swallow' tail<br />Based on Terry's original 'Old Yellow'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0pxIDftM4yUHYW9mejJWkWSHoODZJLecsUHTfbnBpVvgOVsqfLaScUGx9N0ie9IFJu9KVoi0mRPhY3vLWMzG-8lqvhj8TXicltEbj0FkEAGKfatAbRXU1t4FVOVu3opXm5LHHwr6CbQ/s1600-h/Classic+Wing+Swallow.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0pxIDftM4yUHYW9mejJWkWSHoODZJLecsUHTfbnBpVvgOVsqfLaScUGx9N0ie9IFJu9KVoi0mRPhY3vLWMzG-8lqvhj8TXicltEbj0FkEAGKfatAbRXU1t4FVOVu3opXm5LHHwr6CbQ/s400/Classic+Wing+Swallow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326959610776616786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 'Modern Double Wing Swallow' Tail<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvfzDsipNX7_AedLlYoT4kse5sBnxgYv4SdVKBUOqdo4nwOXv8YglvU9zVHlWdMzjaFTPFZTGLTQ97r-39qiJ1HP5ettWq_Wfuc1mWFR-bqfAinGEEejO7ZuJBZuHzPeVD3FwuCKbnfw/s1600-h/Modern+DW+Swallow.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvfzDsipNX7_AedLlYoT4kse5sBnxgYv4SdVKBUOqdo4nwOXv8YglvU9zVHlWdMzjaFTPFZTGLTQ97r-39qiJ1HP5ettWq_Wfuc1mWFR-bqfAinGEEejO7ZuJBZuHzPeVD3FwuCKbnfw/s400/Modern+DW+Swallow.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326959067307036562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 'Modern Drifta'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr5NEszgPYBrSKeztz9SAGRSx8epQr3Vg08hilcqFU4SWP5vowSuD44g4R3XZD8kSt1G_6SNPbzEZaxrlBE1gD23ghyFJN_yplDlkhAmRWVMaF7H88QZDQvWhQDnF849W8jbsMPDO3TM/s1600-h/Modern+Drifta.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr5NEszgPYBrSKeztz9SAGRSx8epQr3Vg08hilcqFU4SWP5vowSuD44g4R3XZD8kSt1G_6SNPbzEZaxrlBE1gD23ghyFJN_yplDlkhAmRWVMaF7H88QZDQvWhQDnF849W8jbsMPDO3TM/s400/Modern+Drifta.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326959069791581202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 'Classic Sling Shot' (with FCS)<br />Based on the Derek Hynd Pro Model.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkkn6OrQk1Q_SfKQZAYWhaPxoa_G-mDgk5VAviG6mPBLoui_zAxdOfvG9esoyPVVM4jHinCCOZqpHcAOGIqzNJSu4klMP2BkAbU9u2pXdMaWafG87Cmbs-8t-Lz9CXpsjmhZq97S8M1M/s1600-h/derek_sling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkkn6OrQk1Q_SfKQZAYWhaPxoa_G-mDgk5VAviG6mPBLoui_zAxdOfvG9esoyPVVM4jHinCCOZqpHcAOGIqzNJSu4klMP2BkAbU9u2pXdMaWafG87Cmbs-8t-Lz9CXpsjmhZq97S8M1M/s400/derek_sling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326959064372028178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 'Classic Double Wing Pin Tail'<br />Based on the original 'Speed Thrills'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToso-2Ry49pDJ6rXYmUFpxuq1YHB5rdezN3YQdJ0yLmiVphxYMtZsS5aFoBnUKsfFuuxTnonsmumzR7pRz9R4NxdH1B1oNj_Icga18VZqyUfW6-qSfr0d61zWU1uWDWt-gJtOOnqclAI/s1600-h/DSC_6535++copy+e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToso-2Ry49pDJ6rXYmUFpxuq1YHB5rdezN3YQdJ0yLmiVphxYMtZsS5aFoBnUKsfFuuxTnonsmumzR7pRz9R4NxdH1B1oNj_Icga18VZqyUfW6-qSfr0d61zWU1uWDWt-gJtOOnqclAI/s400/DSC_6535++copy+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326950119263065682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 'Classic Area Pin Tail'<br />Based on the Nick Carroll original.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMiRiCigjdFXuRe9UqnjJVEsPCDOQaRiVM45XFVDLJb1ojQTt4XvSgNczW321mFAnUn-c_TD7LdwiyCbgx9xVqJMsbgxH_i-8Ph6YasBfRco8vz3KiDa7mGZgH8LEHmvIWJb4W-TFZxU/s1600-h/DSC_6532+psd+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMiRiCigjdFXuRe9UqnjJVEsPCDOQaRiVM45XFVDLJb1ojQTt4XvSgNczW321mFAnUn-c_TD7LdwiyCbgx9xVqJMsbgxH_i-8Ph6YasBfRco8vz3KiDa7mGZgH8LEHmvIWJb4W-TFZxU/s400/DSC_6532+psd+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326951356270083314" border="0" /></a>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-80756141965628189762009-04-19T15:49:00.000-07:002010-10-01T00:06:46.068-07:00A Treasure | Classic Drifta<div><br /></div>A few people have asked for some more detailed photo's of the 'Classic Drifta' i surfed in Hawaii.<br /><div><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTe-9BJaiowVxDmKqOdA8Ztf1RcESuMowThVpBmdgppt5VtPjvC1lmx_Hawtw8VQF5BFKqLwKsnE5T-wvP9uPdiQ0l_mwlqIc5aVzs1pHp-cpHqd7Gu0ajlerTR8iG3vhIAMGxn4zp_g/s1600-h/P1040548.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Try n get it copied right? So there you have it, the eldest son of TF constantly nagging him back into the shaping bay, to re-produce the specials. That’s pretty much how the story goes, and, a little way's down the track Terry is having trouble keeping up with the orders for his boards.<div><br /></div><div>Yeah , my old mans ‘Drifta’ design was a part of an important design era, (79 to 83) surfboard, and, yes it was brushed under the all conquering Tri Fin, i liken the historical analogy with a Pink Floyd Progressive Epic being brushed aside by a Devo New Wave track.<br /><br /></div><div>But, to continue they story, if we were going to re-produce the boards, they deserved to be taken seriously. I think this is one of the reasons Terry had a renewed enthusiasm for shaping his boards . He knew he wasn't going to be shaping them for someone who was just going to ride them on the off day, or because it was the fashion. He could tell i had a tripped eye for the classic wings n concave's and he knew i had the style to surf them properly, because i had ridden the boards before. I grew up surfing them. A deserved recipient so to speak. The fact that i was his son came a distant second. TF is always telling me to get in line. That's his way of saying he wasn't going to shape my boards until the wind moon and tides line up. And that is fine with me, as there is a lot to be said for alignment.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So as soon as i had my new 'Drifta', it was straight off to Rocky Point to surf some Hawaiian juice..<br /><br />Stoked. New board and chilling in Hawaii.<br />Photo : seandavey.com<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH3Jq4fHeIOKwrRgtGBYlPRF6ox2Bky-ad30CdczTxUH9I1mepaG1j9CRJlUexHi5QLUeYejJB0P1oilgNF-ZLpr7AyNWtWJMaeuqJ4yJfCNkQGSHZlnSiaAdJHnGQx4LEy2SXQQLyuU/s1600-h/kyefitz_011109_112.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 468px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH3Jq4fHeIOKwrRgtGBYlPRF6ox2Bky-ad30CdczTxUH9I1mepaG1j9CRJlUexHi5QLUeYejJB0P1oilgNF-ZLpr7AyNWtWJMaeuqJ4yJfCNkQGSHZlnSiaAdJHnGQx4LEy2SXQQLyuU/s320/kyefitz_011109_112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311173664761629858" border="0" /></a><br />Photo : seandavey.com<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKBrVW97R4DYkYQc69ET74szLOvQGsb64BkzivYFJdyb0tT8hR_8eoipmw1o5_DI5WA7STjdSpXlW3S1i9VKTICybWCS8qbURcV4wuwV-bDQ_A7BpUvh9LDOVjFa4noJzrGSTavj33LQ/s1600-h/kyefitz_011109_033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnUMFu5dCyPMfIDfYYN6TpT4CqHMYn0D3tkeJxlz6WuJ_KWq5tmQppYu3NlULoaHiJbiCMg_9gSDs1FTS2foapV1fwKzZvQXF1HnqJjGywy5asiOQmxRd3kGIyHHNnMc8rjuxbKINTc/s200/_W0Q4884_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314384205870395570" border="0" /></a></div>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-31074184851890521322009-03-09T03:50:00.001-07:002010-09-30T23:21:21.287-07:00The Story Of Big Red | Classic DriftaThe one board that was probably the catalyst for me making the transition to surfing single fins was the 'Classic Drifta'. At the time I was banging around surfing tri fins, struggling, and far from stoked with any board I was ridding. So out of frustration I climbed up on top of Terry’s shaping bay, and pulled out this weird looking board. I didn’t know much about it at the time except that it was a Drifta, which wasn’t hard to work out, because the word was sprayed on the bottom in giant letters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1xTyBkurnqr7aiUJleLcJn5GMimZwbmn9QyHHNaR9j8UapE2uY-bQJLzGilTdSmMYIri4q6QfnoVoedjoI6kMzeHlv7NYJv24xMIUpEN6QJQZKtHoUnwt6mxxHWex-Nz3ILy9AILibM/s1600-h/DSC_0042+ab.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 538px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1xTyBkurnqr7aiUJleLcJn5GMimZwbmn9QyHHNaR9j8UapE2uY-bQJLzGilTdSmMYIri4q6QfnoVoedjoI6kMzeHlv7NYJv24xMIUpEN6QJQZKtHoUnwt6mxxHWex-Nz3ILy9AILibM/s320/DSC_0042+ab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314348262712591874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Terry was a bit dubious about me surfing this board. TF didn’t keep many boards, just the really good one’s, and the really good one’s for TF meant the really good ones.<br />Well it wasn't long after that i started to understand why he kept this board on top of his shaping bay, and it wasn't long after that i was calling this old girl the best board I had ever surfed, and luckily I captured a few special moments on film before I snapped her. Which, unfortunately is an ongoing theme of mine. Climbing up on Terry's shaping bay, finding priceless boards, and then snapping them.<br /><br />TF surfing the old girl 'Big Red' 1980 Photo: Aition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbJHxjsUeqoOqsrqQPlsTpgpRvcKMrrFlQ-hfXaTn-5aXtQcl9fmpKWm5YFOCqOk55N-oJgQsegR5YXJsH0KGeuZ4OmDgJcZ6f2jSf0tCk32WAJIybfhAiAry7F49UNdyFA7GasaBpBo/s1600-h/Drifta+Barrel.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbJHxjsUeqoOqsrqQPlsTpgpRvcKMrrFlQ-hfXaTn-5aXtQcl9fmpKWm5YFOCqOk55N-oJgQsegR5YXJsH0KGeuZ4OmDgJcZ6f2jSf0tCk32WAJIybfhAiAry7F49UNdyFA7GasaBpBo/s1600-h/Drifta+Barrel.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbJHxjsUeqoOqsrqQPlsTpgpRvcKMrrFlQ-hfXaTn-5aXtQcl9fmpKWm5YFOCqOk55N-oJgQsegR5YXJsH0KGeuZ4OmDgJcZ6f2jSf0tCk32WAJIybfhAiAry7F49UNdyFA7GasaBpBo/s320/Drifta+Barrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311150730048357154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbJHxjsUeqoOqsrqQPlsTpgpRvcKMrrFlQ-hfXaTn-5aXtQcl9fmpKWm5YFOCqOk55N-oJgQsegR5YXJsH0KGeuZ4OmDgJcZ6f2jSf0tCk32WAJIybfhAiAry7F49UNdyFA7GasaBpBo/s1600-h/Drifta+Barrel.jpg"> </a><br /><br />Below are a few shots surfing Terry's original Classic Drifta filming with Mick Waters making his movie 'Believe'.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RaisedByWolvesVision#p/u/7/864LeGFQ2fk">Click Here </a>| To view the clip from Believe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWwuaq9pm-YmM3WJMCwoeeIM72JaFBv9kowBOcZWIccdq40um1V7EYeEeWZVXs8LL0DvW7vi2U7KmVwhBg0kYRgYUEdB4u10BazTfNWFH2xJ5DnhzNGsK0KFMDWWDRmeP4S0pdaRdyus/s1600-h/DSC_0054-01+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 260px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxNMp4IWm_te3Qollgxze2UPRHhs_CDffcIdTdEYDjqdbipSNbLL0i2YWBI89D1ZvvM-EG4SpvnJ-AuphTwjNY4tIQfCBkGsgm8vnkCn6VG0WXy3drnHvEOiADq8Qxhj3GH8g0P-a7nw/s400/brunswick+bar2+%283%29-01+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314358321760646482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also surfed the old girl in a stinky ASP WQS event and slaughtered a few groms on their girlie modern short boards. The poor kids had no idea what was going on.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RaisedByWolvesVision#p/u/6/MuiSuduDMXw">Click Here</a> | To view a couple of the Heats<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO25fQDG3WxDi1PlL794Af-UwahkhpN_mcrRsNkKL1u64xpK63Qcv0e25DKrLpFRgunAH2UuBj4Cq-VwyL_xMV6uBMDOY1eXhpDkRz2-Uoh1ciTdAU1cYUjoYllzP3QBqDPISI-jp-enw/s1600-h/dakine+9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO25fQDG3WxDi1PlL794Af-UwahkhpN_mcrRsNkKL1u64xpK63Qcv0e25DKrLpFRgunAH2UuBj4Cq-VwyL_xMV6uBMDOY1eXhpDkRz2-Uoh1ciTdAU1cYUjoYllzP3QBqDPISI-jp-enw/s400/dakine+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314361903255155586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This wouldn't be a blog if we didn't have 'Big Red's' last wave and<br />possibly the last original 'Classic Drifta' in two pieces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnilG4fCbEn_7IXyrgeqsiq5d4MLBGD5eDZY5qdDWb56FqNy9e4kKjnhx4Oh1_0KQBiyz4x533cxr1YUGoIN8bxW6WGVNVtOvCG5d8QaGqLjO-XpwKo8XWJiCgDEnDAX4j7BnhshQ_7s/s1600-h/IMG_4070+The+Last+Wave+-+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZsjaykOx-bJDJ4lKNp6NxHBI5FAozSP2A_y2sRm_2RVdlTB2AESK1Qqy2l1w88wsRZQUt8Pb51jkXi7MDzXutyI7SPgRu4a0CNi79hvWt7NVCuhkn_WOaHPQnqmyTUocbzSKR88O55A/s400/P1030749.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314373409296905426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Epilogue by Terry Fitzgerald<br /><br />Big Red is Dead<br /><br />It’s not morbid interest, but, good, educational, writing can be found in obituaries. The more appealing are those that use pathos while underlining performance. Marrying personality with cult status. Pointing out peccadillos amidst chronological fact. A straight obit can be pretty dry, but, as boomers on the backside of the slope, emotive connection with the subject matter makes a lot of life’s stories interesting.<br /><br />Kye didn’t tell me about Big Red for a few days after the break, he wisely waited until the pictures turned up and then let me find them, realising the end result was the death of an old friend, to all of us. I didn’t exactly chase him around the carpark (it’s not like I haven’t broken a few over the years), but, I was just a bit bummed, at first…..<br /><br />After accepting the fact that another one had bitten the dust, I thought about mirroring an obit and writing up Big Red. You know how they go, born August 1980, surfed Narrabeen mostly, with highlighted travels to Africa and Tahiti. Spawned from a generation of Drifta models and tried vainly to compete with MR and Simon. Died August 2006. I don’t know if I could be that detached. Filling in the gaps with anecdotal memory. But, Big Red is a story to be told, and pictures to be shown<br /><br />The whole Drifta thing was a design divergence in the hunt for a combination of speed and points per turn. Moves to match MR’s twinnies and Simon’s thruster. Derek Hynd was HB’s twin fin master, DH’s narrow tailed thin nosed twin fins allowed him to surf on edge and hold speed, vertical and down the line. Frank Williams was our production shaper at the time, he had been fiddling with third fin stabilisers on his twinfin, which Derek (and Derek’s shaper Ronnie Woodward) picked up on. My tri tangent was a little more off beat….harkening back to the single fin/trailer side fin concept that Brewer shaped and the Chapman’s surfed in the early 70s. All the above options featured variable fin sizes in various three fin configurations. It was Simon who turned on the lights by making three fins all the same size.<br /><br />So, with MR flitting all over the face, Simon going vert and laying back, what was a poor boy to do? To hold onto some individual space in that competitive race? Trawl the memory banks and look for something better…..drift!<br /><br />At the time (the late 70’s), needle nose boards were injuring kids, there was even a move to ban ridiculously sharpened noses. Of course the purists all got their knickers in a knot, but, the jump to safety was too easy, by simply rounding off noses. Which also made a lot of design sense when 3, 4, 5 inches were lopped off….keeping the hips and width of a (say) 6’3, but, lopping and rounding the nose, voilá, you have a shorter board with no nose weight, that can be stood up, vertical with less effort….but, still hold longer board lines on the rail….strike 1.<br /><br />By taking the old double wing swallow tail templates and widening the front wing the boards had impressive planing area, speeding over flat spots and skating down the line. In stepping down real tail width with two wings, the narrowed tail held in when it mattered. By pinching the wings, they would bite deep into the wall, keep you high on the face where gravity and wave speed provide the power….strike 2.<br /><br />Ten years of concave work had provided the engine…single concave under the front foot – lean forward and accelerate, double under the back - lean back and turn. All that planning area allowed speed set-ups which could be ridden as almost a slide, controlled, waiting for the fins to kick in and drive, drifting, down the line, through bottom turns, setting up for the punch and side fin controlled pivots….strike 3.<br /><br />So how to keep these suckers in the water? Simple, a wide based single fin (straight out of a Sunset gun from 1975) and two smaller trailer fins focused on the front wing release points. Couple of flutes through the second wing to channel water into the narrow swallow and what have you got…..a triple latte double flat caramel shot mongrel mix that was love at first sight…..hey, this board was so weird (quote JF) it even had the foil on the side fins reversed….flat on the oustside foiled on the inside (and it worked)…..strike 4.<br /><br />Big Red was my number 8 in the series. Shaped in August 1980 (and my template says so). It held the battle against Simon's Thrusters for about six and a half minutes and sadly to say ended up on top of the shaping bay with one of its brothers. Until…..<br /><br />Kye and Joel did some single fin surfing for a mag shoot about five years ago . You know the sort of thing, young smartypants editor dragging out old single fins, trying to show the way things used to be. But, something stuck for the boys when they rode those things. Then Kye re-birthed Big Red in a retro add shot…..<br /><br />And so, after the loss of my son Liam, Kye and Joel’s brother, we went off to Africa, the boys took a quiver of the oldies but goodies. And rode Jeffreys like those old boards were made for the place (which they were). Anyway, K and J kept surfing the bloody things at home….and hounding me for new replicas. And, yes, I’m guilty of wallowing a bit in the glory of my old boards getting a re-run. There is definitely a heap of satisfaction in seeing 25 - 30 year old boards tearing it up. There was even a WQS at Northie, Kye made the semis.<br /><br />I guess I should have made the boys new boards sooner though,. That may have stopped the abuse of all that old fibreglass, shrunken foam and triple patched rails. Then again, imagine if you were an old board that had been resurrected, would you have handled being put back on the shaping bay roof with a bunch of broken and tired old relics? Worse than an old people’s home. Or, would you rather go out with your boots on, getting barrelled?<br /><br />Big Red died in a beach break tube…on a crisp clear spring morning, with an offshore blowing and nobody out. Kye buried Big Red in a poetic end.<br /><br />Big Red is dead….long live Big Red.Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-33634490007059369602008-10-26T23:50:00.000-07:002010-10-10T22:35:17.679-07:00Terry Fitzgerald | 7'4" 'Speed Thrills' | Double Wing Pin Single Fin<div><br /></div><div>Just recently a few people have been asking me if the board i am riding in the HB ad, that appeared in the Oct issue of Surfing World mag, is actually the same board that my old man road during the epic "Bells 81" contest. Yes folks, it is. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ULTNtmOc-gjQm-moS-jcFHTB_DV0zSzABRquvQAZRmTEAlVrzGAy_v2mV8iy2tJibqPhaC0YsP3l6Nds132jr-4gOexgp47x6MTOM91Wk5iHr8auX23Y7lMpUBQULUB81-JN4KKoXBE/s1600-h/HBAdd_Sw290.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ULTNtmOc-gjQm-moS-jcFHTB_DV0zSzABRquvQAZRmTEAlVrzGAy_v2mV8iy2tJibqPhaC0YsP3l6Nds132jr-4gOexgp47x6MTOM91Wk5iHr8auX23Y7lMpUBQULUB81-JN4KKoXBE/s400/HBAdd_Sw290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264968539302476834" border="0" /></a><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>In 81 Terry shaped that 7'4 single fin (dubbed 'Speed Thrills') ,with a Double Wing Pin Tail for the Bells event, as well as a variety of other single fins for the HB team that headed down to the contest, such as Nick Carroll and Derek Hynd. The period was a real transition period as far as board design goes. Mark Richards, Shaun Thomson and a collection of surfers were riding a variety of twin fins. Shane 'Channel Bottoms' were also in the water, TF 'Classic Drifta' models with side stabilizers, and of course Simon Anderson won the event on the Thruster. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>On the large Saturday many surfers were under gunned, and opted to borrow boards. Hot Buttered Surfboards were the most sort after with Derek surfing TF's 7'4" 'Speed Thrills' to 3rd place in the main event, and Bobby Owens won the trials on Nick Carrols 6'5" pin tail.</div><div> </div><div>But , due the monumental rise of the thruster in 81 and 82 it wasn't long before old 'Speed Thrills' ended up on top of Terry's shaping bay, (which is kind of a space where Terry keeps his prized possessions ) and there it stayed until i picked it up in 2007.</div><div><br /></div><div>TF 81: Photo by Aition</div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfUOsm_bqVSla_D7WQuZ9eq_3f4rN-8pecuf6riR1PNGns3yGmwj1k0rPtRwDMFc-TLKS9YrxagD4CT2aW1Lnh-CJ-TobGJSEFFTaWCDYHl00Vl2vCtp_FAm134lo3EPrV_b9kzpi5rQ/s1600-h/TFStylin.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfUOsm_bqVSla_D7WQuZ9eq_3f4rN-8pecuf6riR1PNGns3yGmwj1k0rPtRwDMFc-TLKS9YrxagD4CT2aW1Lnh-CJ-TobGJSEFFTaWCDYHl00Vl2vCtp_FAm134lo3EPrV_b9kzpi5rQ/s400/TFStylin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264968530313641282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>After a few surfs on the board, it felt pretty obvious, that this was one of the best boards my old man had shaped. It just had such a natural fluid speed under my front foot, and a solid driving direction out of the tail. The board really did hold a combination of single fin, rail and concave perfectly, and, luckily, TF and i got in the shaping bay a couple of times, to do our best in reproducing the original before i snapped it.</div><br /><div> </div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDd5CyOLhQ5XgChtUj3fiJlso-TNAsT5XV7QERmDSxMb9-ckZeRsXtt8muSr13GanPY3tnhYxcMhTrgqLls_VPY8oIcN4ZpLngdroF_MXm2n73fbFRgZJv8VO7kKMrncp2fMhIr-doOY/s200/IMG_6289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264999606624703042" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XQlCT05nnAIqvUd0SyxV40tnjgg5sswkEm3yHNXzZabGVA0gw05ebQJJHZANMZbgPRu8iyzZ6jgS4qeZ8kOeA12ImxP0MZ3QjmduUPWU_kuRcMkohjCz34XSWrqhJDTiymNxnX2iyyU/s200/IMG_6292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265006838060585890" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6-6HRhOd8nzbEuo-mNFqhT6kXw59NZbWSHTZImb18t8EdZLJe3M41tHwLqLD2SrNEx99qK0EUbu5sT4LIbloc8S_bpHQ_EIpc5aGJDzSJ_-HN2Mla7saHEbfeXxVtXiA_ipNdVDi2-w/s200/IMG_6293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265006839159839874" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztiNpgqbQwg18v83LrF_MN6uPaAwRGXvFpySkquoB_45GLYxr40M0NKqHmxy8-lbZLESkgCBeQPvzASlHzFVtAUPDx8hdFC4EBL6B1Uh-MENGB-KeNRtjLVnKjOdJC76ejmOE0qR97ds/s200/IMG_6294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265006850974129426" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMAfPeSVj0YxTQ8_EhBoVhIuiPXkAApe3JqRoDCSJav0gwlX-zJP5zafZCmHxRVENbDOysirddcb8VsZAUNnjhJXEkLjxxs1_mv94TMU9RxiZAqw2QzumTCq_59n0bTZg6dlVl1vR0QU/s200/IMG_6296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265007596409068754" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-81PMT8Gc3fcEb6qu9yMkEQNiXTBFlEYOExc6p9JRGkrdMcI5GGEiaL7AgEBiGr45XwCzX_l4LUpJKhySqAu0S60ybjKTDCPrgElD5jor1oXyqu6PmS9IZbfmAqp6AmffaLsi5QTvxgg/s200/IMG_6303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265007593514499266" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Epilogue</div><div><br /></div><div>When i snapped 'Speed thrills' i new TF wasn't going to be particularly impressed. Especially since it was one of his favorite boards that he kept for 26 years. I kept the broken bits in the back of my car for two weeks, wondering what the hell to do about it. (Cause it wasn't the first time it's happened)<br /></div><div>Eventually he found out and it wasn't pretty!</div><div><br /></div><div>In the photo's below i am riding my new 7'4 Double Wing Pin Tail. TF used the same original rocker, concave and outline as 'Speed Thrills'. It goes insane, and i'm looking forward to hopefully getting it to Hawaii in Jan 09.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Photo's by Brett McLeod</div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB_EXLVghl7tfQ2lWmGcVV6-t_lJZ91kqQwmna_ZpRMpT2psVCioBHtnzelMrQ_5TZYNsuct2vy9m9AJmfr62XOBrAVyXHnBP32mTr4IOXouPicJRfiFF5SFCQTpJqqKcFmhnhtWm-NQ/s400/_DSC1479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265023713196738178" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQQ1FaNxUXCyWoLrTG88muyNOGAnw4MMpEMBRIKGRSw8UHc4ifzBuAZbp02FY4Wo2iGwJI9Iiii4GDJuj4SKe2WecYAUJO6Uja-tCYZORFEN7y_wBudQPtxvU57R6bEF6461U7pqIGmA/s400/_DSC1489.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265023709672988210" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr59-r-COCqs54AMKpTmlL-RFAPzdTL56P40Md5OGUHWOL6razGkG0W-udRfe8lGtXSUD9MttDoSJXzimfIzf0u4sBn0C3EyV17R3aNQwTUl3oacyKBOLWK0-aS-Ayz6tdx3lCxK5ERE/s400/_DSC1500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265023716306451330" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216017261705475628.post-24287983741329533542008-09-12T18:43:00.000-07:002010-09-30T20:54:54.641-07:00Northern Beaches | Big Wave Surfing<div><br /></div><div>Big wave surfing on the Northern Beaches has drastically changed over the last 5 years. I wish i could say for the better, but i can't. The reason for that is, the heart and soul of big wave surfing, which is the art of paddling in, is fighting a loosing battle against the jet ski.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>2003 is a surfing year that sticks out for me, it was a year of great, great swell., and it was a year i possibly rode some of the biggest waves i have surfed in my life outside of Hawaii.</div><div>My brother Joel was back from paddling into mindless bombs at 'mavericks' up in Northern California, and when the swells hit Sydney in 2003 you could guarantee we were paddling out, and there was always a solid crew in the water, all going through the same mental battle you were. Which was to somehow push yourself over the edge and paddle in. </div><div><br /></div><div>Joel Fitz 'Mavericks' 03</div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyOUAybx8NqtlPJBoLJotrh9JTM61r7558BBUboWZpR_OF-MsQ86qFb7M84e2Mwa6a1gSVDW5qnLUcY4Evgw8O7kQYqfKQkv6PswId1JU5aNJk-zUEAvide1mYkffs-W-tNkoWV9SKcM/s400/36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246109243505918354" border="0" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>A group of guy's surfing big waves creates a curtain energy, and this big wave energy really pulsed during a couple of sessions out at 'Deadmans', behind Fairy Bower, in 2003. You could possibly call it a bit of a macho vibe., but you needed to tap into it, it helped you push yourself, and it certainly helped me and a few of the boy's experience some crazy moments. I'll never forget how cool everybody made it out in the water.</div><div>Positioning and timing is also that little bit easier with a committed paddling crew in the water, especially to judge the critical part of the line up, and hunt the better peaks, there was nothing to worry about except making the drop and riding out the wave, or perhaps facing the embarressment caused by pulling back in front of your mates.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH9LbBscYT8YGreHu_gfdte648fnU-tLDtP2IEk3jOy8pkcouD2tF6s0KUsaq9eH2aRmXQ__cTwFE_HB2sWVSiyUHhRd-ZU7Y_ih5Jzmo80WnPkv_ajqdXSZ-UCP5lqalR31xWNEtdio/s400/Deadmans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246110890282655666" border="0" /><br /></div><div>'Deadmans' 2003 photo's by Andrew Christie<img style="cursor: pointer; width: 598px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto7BsAtPPr_TrRGxvdTrZtTMS4_wb1dAC_KQLhKMVx60pxPpRnB4OQ9jyUB_CG1Tpt5DDv9h0ImbXkxLhn65vJIjcxXgR4HHA44n1X3cMVWe3ok2cUq6mSG9bGY3h3jbdxCwE_MYuEUw/s400/Kye1-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246130922637033762" border="0" /></div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 598px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm6a7N8HL-5LRKSSbLSZrp0qULrr2Gzs-fyF50nUkoYEByQpF42TsYsLhgsKdgX2NPV-YdAxDX9h24YiGTSe_FYnjeomojx3l0Bg8NLLZUZjKkKVoFA_Muma5UCr9kaFUvN4P-LmRCEA/s400/Kye3-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246110895339464610" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DrT5FIPY6do-LsCM-HMqLu5Qslnz9cfwioKq-k_98tgPhRAlYKl72l8BQSCfYMI958JrQdYwL531Od6aXxpDT3xSV4OuMPS19OFnq0r5VXnQKggh0a9-6_oBHsgR4eq61NE_qxG9C00/s400/Kye4-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246110895588338402" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuHRfeFZsz6KkmbABbrSOAI6RhFt9nS7RWiKOium5skyV-HIctss-wDscFJnWhw42D-py65mRjkYDcam3S_VXM1YySj4Cj9Pm5ylntNBeeZSvFuzkHp-ts5741wOJTbTFWSgmuCJ6ti4/s200/Kye7-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245352467907740946" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9DJuMRehT9W-lkg8yJaOIH52PmnXFa9d2GRjeVnYT7lkBdFAeATfsnJ9n0vFMKDaUoFf4JcETcSNNynwa_QpRgkYfFIvDF02vo15TtvAcsXVhb3vPcUGnuzi9hNPCFlYZsEY7ljs4MM/s200/Kye11-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245352472428389906" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk9NU3uc_sUL-y1GB1QP0XQ79D2hGGVo2YOyL7A8fQpdGLYxJoXOsFxN8-PEjRw6Qts3QwoE5Pg7WsmhVHXQhQRp4l2wuC0p0YT1PnCqfDDfkwp9SgV6eMz2kmWCxISQqt0kJ6gj7wBw/s200/Kye12-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246111675407518322" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Fast track to 2007 and 'South Narrabeen' is the new big wave hot spot on the Northern Beaches.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>2007 had a run of swells similar to 2003 but the swells had a lot more east in their direction. Perfect for Southie. Tow surfing really threw itself into the mix in 2007, South Narrabeen and various spots around Australia. Every solid swell that hit, there was a ski towing in, and granted, the majority of waves towed were legit reef breaks you can't paddle into. But, South Narrabeen. C'mon! This is a beach brake, and ski's along side surfers paddling in the line up, for obvious reasons, ain't a good mix.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The run of swells of 2007 culminated in a timeless east at the end of the season. Possibly the best east swell i have seen staking up at 'South Narrabeen', but what was surprising was there was no paddle in surfers giving it a go. Amazing, since there was perfect feathering peaks to paddle into. Passing comments on the beach amongst surfers considering paddling out was that, "there was to many ski's in the water", so they didn't bother. This unenthusiastic approach unfortunately was brought about by a few previous sessions in 07, where surfers had to jockey with ski's in the line up. Nightmare.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The session was well documented, and the crew towing in, were glorified for there bravado and spreads in the shitty surf mags sold in service stations across the country. No questions asked, no credible journalism, no questions asked. Why was no one was paddling in? No mention of the lost essence, the mutual trust and encouragement found amongst a group of surfers who spend time together in big waves. The energy it used to take to paddle in - was gone. It was a whip from a ski and your on. Piece of piss. No positioning , no bottom turns, no grind paddling back into the line up.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I could tell the attitude heavily shifted this day. Unfortunately even i was being encouraged to go out on the back of ski. Fools. Partly because i had only managed to paddle into two waves before i was absolutely slaughtered and snapped my board. But hey, i rate those two waves as two of the greatest waves i had surfed at 'South Narra'. I drew my line and i was stoked. This was my gig, and Tow ain't my bag.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>End of Rant.<br />Kye Fitzgerald</div><div><br /></div><div>The two waves at South Narrabeen o7. </div><div>Photo's Keiren Prenter</div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggy6W4yNpvnKqkdXgJviRwC51mvCEd31Z75uefXSVmukfJ1dM5hcE7YLQ6A5xwoyW48Omk6CwefeEY-FaWWQ92DyipuVR1nt33XFmGS4dzs44m4UVrWPtQlMXXn3sY4b0iTFABf5MnkGw/s200/IMG_6235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260994220449596722" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZYMKo-x_mNjy9hNVGVEitfIKt_AtlsCnS8F4dkPoTET5z87BgoF4THSPaYPCy6gP1Mh-ZYMoXBOzkjv1eLecGCna8tw8TWLK1g6sdI0-ftWb7CBOHK94niFkDSa1Kfsfj2eK1kLR0NE/s200/IMG_6236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260994222897206674" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GxsFRNC7vMaulXEZtjN6P8-jBQHmuUFpiwPg2IRyFpANlCSrFwMEqfeabHtPshYb5gUHN9rmSktPioiiNmb0aeEyaFfgHoE-SslrxSs6j4vnf5MMSVzAS0Bmn_4G4WsjduxRzyiY2vo/s400/IMG_6238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247267988766505394" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH901VC-SVMKu-cbGita07kLuHHSQbIBalAEUMscMwCo0_cLTdgH-KZF2JKAuzmxj-6r9eT7-mSaLvBqeFfCO5jVn_7p313a0EloiagKdLRBm9lOOHBtaLCJzZ5rxtipelQnzExPXSa-I/s400/IMG_6240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247267992786924258" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBTZ5doFIkcYpYXItDtQDSivLIMkf_iSS3WDih3Z3iY1JuwfbXVhIh1sTyxaNJmAXN91JEuRrUhOuG2_JR3Ma2mOpkSsNJ3SnyhSbUzgJXW4qsgc_Zvp5UzDK2drqPvGJouoUxtOUoNo/s400/IMG_6242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247271198101548018" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL_klYLOscLiCg6Qje93j_TFofL875OgIc-stEvIVD_LM9MgDPj16ghITDZKvVnq7J8bepHaW8W3RTwLpaRtxPCc-jloF3Gb0k9vSQPp9cPUkg_tM5XZtgEhlWO9p48Q_btfLHlQk-uc/s400/IMG_6244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247271201812935730" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEfX2bfYAK53tspOUKvVVeHG7UnPPUMllNg0zSm1H7xT9dmBWbHtEC_OwWrlo827jpGbS_51xqDWOaewX1iIr5lybCsWiVXRubGBXu4er_5ztLG51xULpbv7aoinJ13iajPqBYbafghE/s400/IMG_6246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247271207972731090" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmopAJTCj_u0urPab1fjiNvB5mXQX3E_MXu8XCn7naUvQhOpI0GpPbWK9WdfJ300wE6hgikw2Cn1KFCFMN7DJyRv27E-76h8LO40OP9ROWEapWlX4arilenBGseuBDLYB6vj9I_mpvqg/s400/IMG_6289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247271213754271298" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Epilogue:<br /><br /></div><div>Fathers Day 2008. Another big east arrives at 'South Narrabeen'</div><div>6 jet ski's are in the water early. Sign of the times. My bro Joel Fitz and i still couldn't resist getting out there and finding our spot in the line up. It was pretty tough going though.</div><div>The below photo pretty much sums up the session. Ski's trashing the line up.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqYAI6FYa0wEbKkl9KJ1lR4Scu42ENJ52Fzy5lSYLa4jc_WMnejeISSgUwd_MeUzSxmmGD-p7OmOUmjKir4Ia8KUfIka6dxHHCJYHhQdLm63rOYg_SxZsiWeeN0OZkcHptv0F93HgYY0/s320/Picture+41.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261000342467842914" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Joel still picked off a couple on the inside though. </div><div>It was great having him out there to paddle around with. </div><div>He is always pushing deep.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 595px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyFxeS2eXMtfZXBTvwah00wKcRG8xxDk1b78r4amopZdoBKcuB3Xkxy8-vUVsXxMq6CJgLUdpzFvawKhvtsBIJDGLght0dExlc_D1v3cGtLyBSdTonFWAvM2GAtYMbWMi4WYmLPjN6R0/s400/Picture+40.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247276925621062194" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 594px; height: 408px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYM8aLpox2Iot9elXr7FQt8FRr30paKcvu6aNyoCYkks0f-bSD7wcNH_5K5HK070hpBJFrKg1vUEO7zgtSOrqIz7T1UFH03n67s_culUlrWPyFVcongK_l9j7rCPjV2Bjcfl6h40QFTgk/s400/Picture+42.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247276938607880946" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was stoked to find the odd one as well.</div><div>The old 'South Narrabeen' beach definitely has it's day's when it's firing.</div><div>Great waves to paddle into if you ask me.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 596px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ6pix1F5Z20NtXglG36jWR9kda98AKIv6ffFfpBHrRdeIhuxaWjGhYqa1tYrIsDa9wvNHK-eEr013qCyz9refr1-n9_szYZvzE7m9cz7bDxdHj2x7MuM3uYqC0tKGvjnxUZHxS8A85U/s400/DSC_1122-01+copy.jpg+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247276914603655602" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 595px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOwgZqrTxpkVRtsn9PqIn-RKj7nN9aG5OEh9EpTJzs5kAGMYdSmVP-mx17tnLCuO1cKf_SO0IrDeY-u8ENqqI3_xeLdl8YkdSB1vkSVXPMct3HhwgzC_8pufOBrMk4lWW_29kjVodrkk/s400/DSC_1133-01+copy.jpg+re.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247276919396902546" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 594px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleEn05Vo77JjvhOgBlSNQ10W1ic48h7FQL35iOntnZRD2PJ6Wq1iEp0-TdWYCSLCW3jvwII8Pi5fCUYfGoSy62jF268bTc8lbARvX4gdY1lcjwtDfQ-ljHFnUPXcWKIFN5FNGniAwORU/s400/DSC_1138-01+copy.jpg+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247276920762318274" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kye Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045845523237614719noreply@blogger.com2