Grain Waka on the Water
Below is a note and images from Matt, Grain Surfboards’s West Coast evangelist, who recently christened his brand new 5′10″ Waka with friend, Tracy Feith on the right coast.
Here is what I have for the Tracy Feith shoot in June: The baptism of this 5′10 Waka by Tracy Feith took place at Long Beach, NY in small waist high surf. Tracy was hooked after his first ride on the borrowed board, exclaiming with his signature bearded smile, “I’ve gotta get one for myself!” The board performed flawlessly a few days later in head high surf in Maine. This gem is gonna travel many miles of waves. Thanks heaps, GRAIN!
If you made it this far, you might be interested in this Home Grown Kit builder and his summertime blog: The Summer of Chris. Enjoy.
July 10th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
looks like it wants to sink. are the boards heavy? im thinking about getting one im in San Diego
July 12th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Hi Rick,
Thanks for the comment. Our boards are a little heavier then foam. The 5′10″ that Tracy is on weighs around 12 or 13 pounds. That extra pound or two adds to the experience though. It gives the board more momentum and drive down the line. Let us know if you’re ever in the area, we’d be psyched to have you try one of our boards. We’ll actually be out there with demo boards sometime later this summer. Keep an eye on our blog for the details.
Mike
July 18th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Guessing it must have been the spring of Chris with that rubber suit on in LB. Great pics!
Did you hit the Laurel for an egg cream afterward?
September 19th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Chris’s blog is perfection on all the details day 1 forward, now I have a blueprint, thanks
Ricky
Calgary, Canada
September 19th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Ricky
I’m glad you found Chris’ Blog helpful. He’s got some great info/photos on there. Please let us know if you have any other questions
Nick