Summer is over and we are having a Huge Sale on our current inventory of surfboards…just in time for Christmas! We are heavily discounting most of our Funboards, Longboards, and Beginner boards. We current have a great selection of Epoxy Funboards including 6′8″, 6′10″, 7′2″,7′6″, and 8′0″.
We also have 9′0″ and 9′6″ Longboards on sale starting at $350. These are brand new epoxy longboards for only $350. FCS fins are included with all boards.
The new FCS GOODS-1 fin was two years in the making however it took much less time for former World Champion CJ Hobgood to validate the performance of the fin by winning the Billabong Pro at Mundaka in
Spain.The win marks a welcome return to the winner’s podium for the Floridian dynamo who is now sitting in 6th position on the WCT ratings. In an amazing display of versatility CJ was one of the clear standout surfers as the event shifted location from the beach breaks of Sopelana in the early rounds, and then to the grinding left hand barrels of Mundaka. CJ rode the FCS GOODS-1 throughout the entire event effectively giving it his stamp of approval and validating the design, proving the fin is just as good in mushy beach breaks as it is in long down the line barreling waves. In the shifty beach break conditions CJ surfed tight and radical with plenty of flare, then as the event moved to Mundaka his trademark barrel riding prowess and smooth carving style dominated to clinch the title.
“I rode the GOODS-1 the whole event and I also had them in my back up board. I rode it at Sopelana in one foot messy waves and the whole time at Mundaka, it’s really the best all around fin”.The GOODS-1 was developed to meet the demands of CJ and Damien Hobgood and was designed primarily for fast, radical, performance surfing. In the original design brief both brothers were very clear about what they wanted in a signature fin.“We need a fast and responsive fin that has plenty of drive, hold and manoeuvrability that we can use anywhere in the world in a wide range of board sizes”.That said FCS and ‘The Goods’ went to work and after two years of extensive testing the result is a fin they can use at multiple locations as they compete on the ASP World Tour. When the design process was completed Damien remarked, “I’m so stoked we have finally nailed it. I now have an all round fin that feels solid under my feet that I can use from Huntington to
Hawaii”.The GOODS-1 is also the first FCS fin to feature a new ‘Composite Core’ construction. By using a moulded core insert coupled with a resin transfer moulding process, FCS was able to produce a fin that guarantees precision and accuracy. This construction method also gives the fin the flex properties of a traditional fibreglass fin while significantly reducing the weight.CJ is obviously not the only pro surfer riding the new GOODS-1. Twin brother Damien along with fellow countryman Timmy Reyes, whooften travels with the Hobgoods, have also been riding the fin extensively throughout the year with great success. After the Mundaka event CJ commented on some of his fellow competitor’s choice of fins. “Timmy Reyes was riding them in all his heats and I even tried to get Kelly on a set but he switched to his quad in that heat. He should have listened to me…”The FCS GOODS-1 fin was recently released to the market and is available for pick up at www.phaseonesurf.com. Just click HERE.Pick up the fins from us here: http://www.phaseonesurf.com/product_info.php?products_id=1391
Phase One Surf Team Rider Jeremy Fulmer continues the Phase One Surf Team’s contest domination by scoring first in the Revolt Summer Surf Series Air Show and 4th in the Pro AM held at Pacific Beach
In the Revolt Air Show Jeremy Fulmer took down notables such as Gavin Sutherland and Eric McHenry.
Jeremy was riding his custom Phase One Jeremy Fulmer model hand shaped by Chris Diercks. He was using the FCS PG5 fins.
Congrats Jeremy!
For interest in getting a quote for a Jeremy Fulmer Model Surfboard email sales@phaseonesurf.com
Kelly Slater and FCS claim victory at Fiji.The greatest surfer of all time has claimed yet another victory on the 2008 ASP World Tour riding his signature FCS K2.1 fins. In the final of the Globe Pro in
Fiji Kelly defeated fellow Floridian and FCS team rider CJ Hobgood, and in doing so notched up his 37th WCT win. The final day of competition produced challenging conditions that proved no match for the lethal combination of Kelly Slater and the FCS K2.1. In the shifting wind effected waves of Cloudbreak Reef off Tavarua Island Kelly surfed with aggression, speed and lightning response, reminding everyone that he still at the forefront of performance surfing. In the semi finals both Kelly and CJ produced huge scores and mind blowing surfing to take down their respective rivals in Taj burrow and FCS team rider Adriano De Souza. Of the two finalists it was Kelly who maintained his momentum displaying a back hand attack consisting of huge tail throwing turns coupled with impeccable timing to find the barrel.Event runner up CJ Hobgood was again a standout at Fiji and he was unlucky not to find quality waves in the final. Both CJ and Damien have been riding prototypes of their new signature FCS GOODS-1 fin throughout the 2008 season with great results. With a 3rd and a 2nd in the last two events CJ is validating the performance of this fin which will be released later this year. FCS Brand Ambassador Richie Lovett watched the event and remarked; “Cloudbreak is a tricky wave to surf. You have to react quickly and anticipate how the wave changes as it tracks down the reef. Speed and timing is the key. Kelly and CJ both looked totally in tune with their equipment the entire event. It was amazing to watch”. Kelly continues to have remarkable success with his signature fins as he understands the performance advantages associated with using different templates to suit varying surf conditions. The K2.1 is a fast and lively high performance fin ideally suited for tighter manoeuvres. It features a more compact upright design and is available as in a variety of different materials. The majority of surfers on the World Tour choose to ride FCS in their boards. By riding the FCS system they are able to fine tune their equipment and make travelling a whole lot easier.
FCS is dedicated to supplying high quality products to the world’s best surfers.
Barbados in the mid-60s or so, from visiting Americans.During the Vietnam War, the US still had the draft.Those who didn’t want to be drafted into the military faced arrest and imprisonment, so the draft dodgers usually only had one choice: leave the country.Many went to Canada.The smart ones headed to Barbados.
Their influence on a select few Bajans who lived near the coast is obvious.The Bajan term for boardshorts is still “baggies,” though we haven’t used that term in the
US for over 30 years.People still remember the first generation Bajan surfers.Most are dead, but some like Snake in Bathsheba and a handful of guys who live in the south part of the island, can still be seen paddling out when it’s good.Everybody knows their names and they are shown respect.
Meanwhile the young Bajans don’t realize how good they have it—the Internet’s daily reports, more traveling surfers than ever, more surf-related products available, like boardshorts, new surfboards, leashes, and wax.The poorer Bajans still have to get by on the kindness of visitors, but many you see with the newest equipment and clothes.
Soup Bowl is empty today, except for one Bajan kid who seems to prefer surfing solo.Yeah, there are waves.It’s bigger than yesterday, overhead on sets, but it’s a little windy and the tide is high.If this was my first day here, I’d be frothing and out there immediately.But, after a week of constant surf, I’m just falling into the Bajan trance—take your time, wait for a better tide and for the wind to calm down.It’s gonna get better, mon…
First, the brief surf report: “wind swell” again today, which means head-high + sets at Soup Bowl.Paddled out late (11 a.m.) because too much rum the night before means too much sleeping in the morning.It gets light here by 5 a.m., so you can be out surfing at the same time your friends are pouring out of the bars headed home in
Hermosa Beach (it’s currently three hours ahead here).
I was late this morning, then, but no matter.Three guys out, light wind, and bowling waves.Even with the windswell, it gets hollow here and clean.Unlike home, where onshore/sideshore winds make it unsurfable, here once the wave hits the reef it’s a super smooth ride.You can go out any time of the day. Sometimes more wind, sometimes less.Don’ matter.
As in
Mexico, pretty much all the local surfers here have nicknames.If you’re lucky like Kevin Nicholls, you’ll get a cool one like “Buju” (as in Buju Banton).If you’re unlucky like Adrian Smalls, you may be stuck with “Grommet.”Nevermind that Adrian is a top surfer, one of the older, second/third-generation guys (in his mid-30s), has sponsors and rips, when he was a young up-and-comer the first generation guys named him and it stuck.Everyone calls them by their nicknames, even non-surfers.You might too if you get to know them better, but until then, it’s Kevin, Adrian, Omar, whatever.
Supposed to have the same swell and conditions tomorrow.Should be fun all day.Lather, rinse, repeat…
They call them “bonnies.”They are better known as Scotch Bonnet peppers and they are hot.What is hot?One of the hottest Mexican peppers is the habanero, which is a ridiculously spicy little cube-shaped pain chamber.According to some spice-rating system, the bonnies are ten times hotter than the habanero.This can make Bajan food interesting.
Bajan pepper sauce is everywhere.It’s the
Tabasco, the Tapatillo, the Sriracha of Barbados.It’s a mustard-based sauce with a strong, but pleasant scent, grounded in bonnie seeds.At first taste, it is somewhat sweet.After a brief moment your mouth is on fire, all bets are off, and you’re reaching for the ice cubes, a beer, a polar ice cap—whatever you can get your lips and tongue on to relieve the pain. But it’s good—oh so good.
Respect the bonnie seeds, man, because that’s the heart and soul of the umph in the Bajan pepper sauce.
The good news: Bajans aren’t immune to it.They think it’s as hot as you do, but they know how to cook with it and use the correct amounts in a meal–just enough to bring out the flavor, not too much to blister your palate for a week. It’s all about seed control.While bonnie skins are somewhat sweet, bonnie seeds can ruin your day.It’s a Bajan yin and yang and somewhere in there is a balance that makes a meal excellent.And interesting.
What’s the point of all this?After two separate three hour sessions at Soup Bowl, in the fun head-high range all day, water about 80, turtles popping up everywhere, Snake brings over some fresh caught local fish, vegetables, and, yes, some fresh-picked bonnies and immediately goes to work.I supply the rum and the locally-brewed Guiness Stout (7.5%).He plays chef with a dexterity that matches his flow in the Soup Bowl pocket.
Marley,
Third World, David Kirton on the radio. The sun is setting. I’m surfed out and soon to be full of good food.Another day ends in Barbados.Yes-I.
Big Congratulations to Phase One Surf team rider Theo Fedoruk on winning the seventh event of the Sun Diego / Monster Energy in Ocean Beach.
Surf was 3-5 feet and Theo dominated the entire day. Theo rides a custom Phase One Surfrboard hand shaped by Chris Diercks in San Diego.
Theo has been surfing very well in the contest scene recently. Coming in 7th at NSSA Nationals and also making the semi-finals in the previous Sun Diego Surf Contest.
I asked Theo to put something together to describe the experience:
The competition was especially difficult, given that several of the Pro Juniors had entered the event.
During my heats: I tried to stay confident and wait for the good waves.
When you’re surfing in a heat against someone that is better than you, you gotta surf every wave as good as you can, and rip it.
I got a some good waves during my heats and surfed them well.
An awesome Phase One surfboard, a positive mental state and confidence goes a long way…Special Shout out to Adrian, the one who makes sure you have the BEST equipment, and to Chris Diercks, the ULTIMATE surfboard shaper!Keep it up Theo!
This article is borrowed from our good friends at Swellmagnet.com. The bottom line best surf report for the Southbay. Enjoy!
Although the practice of nasal irrigation originated in India, today there are numerous people in Europe and the United States who use this simple technique as part of their daily routine.
I receive quite a few email about treating surfers sinusitis with the Neti Pot and how exactly to sinus flush. Hopefully the Net pot in action picture is not viewed during dinner. I can see the scenario now, the Midwestern starlet comes to Hollywood hoping to make it big and her first break is nasal irrigation. Dream big! Here are a couple emails and my response that hopefully will better describe the sinus flush and the Neti Pot:Hello Dr. Jude,
I’m an acupuncturist/Surfer in Long Island, New York. Wild, we do actually have waves and a great surf scene. I’ve noticed among my patients and also among my fellow surf family that the Neti Pot is awesome to use after surfing and pretty much before bed time if you are experiencing chronic sinusitis. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the Neti-pot. Its a ceramic little tea pot looking thing and you place bottled water in it with a bit of sea salt and you gentle place it in one nostril and coordinate your head and lean back so that the saline solution can fill the sinus and drain from the other nostril over your sink.I do this every time I surf and when the weather dries me out in winter… so far so good all is well.Warmly, Pie(Not to shabby, Swellmagnet has a New York contingency. Hey Pie, Surf where you live Kook! Just kidding, welcome to the South Bay waves, check out El Porto next time you land at LAX)
Dear Dr. Jude,
I am a long-term surfer, living and working here in LA for the past 10 years. I have been surfing religiously since 1989, but over the past 8 years I’ve found myself increasingly sensitive to changes in the water, especially around here (venice/SoBay).At first it was reactions to obvious/thick red tide with multi-day screaching headaches; total sinus blockage without drainage and sneezing. Now, any sign of redtide in neighboring water (playa del rey for example) sets me off. when the water’s opacity changes (and signals the presence of some bacteria or algea?) the symptoms return. There have been many days where the water appeared normal, just a little murky perhaps, and i got sick. i confess i’ve had trouble keeping myself out of the water, unless it was clearly red or the waves were truly awful.It always seems to take about 10-15 hours for the symptoms to fully manifest, meaning, i get no sleep, since it always strikes at night. my sensitivity has intensified and the congestion/headache is pretty much chronic. my ears have been crackling for months and months.I have no preexisting allergies of any kind, that i know of.
Medication-wise, I’ve taken benadryl and claritin and various inhalers at times, over the years. But pseudoephedrine makes me feel like i am going crazy with amplified nervousness and the inhalers are short-term.
I am pushing 40 now and after almost 10 years of returning/chronic sinus irritation and infection, I’m beginning to get paranoid that a more serious condition/damage could be in the works.
Any thoughts/recommendations would be truly appreciated! Thank you for your time.
Sincerely
Alex
Here is my reply to the last email
Alex
Thanks for the email.
Your symptoms, nicely described, definitely put your diagnosis as chronic sinusitis.Your treatment plan is currently reactive. You plan to only treat the symptoms when they pop up. To optimize this plan, I would add 600mg of Motrin three times a day when the symptoms return. This will help with the raging headache and frontal sinus pressure. Also, Sudafed has various over the counter derivatives that you might find helpful; this drug and the related drugs really help dry up your sinuses after your sessions.
So here is my advice, if you want to keep surfing beyond 40 years you need to be PROACTIVE about your health. The one simplest solution for your chronic sinusitis is the Speedo competition nose clip. The Speedo clip has a tighter grip than the others on the market which helps with duck diving and wipeouts. Amazon sells these clips; purchase a few because the shipping cost usually equals the $3.00 cost for the clip and they do tend to disappear. I absolutely guarantee that if you wear a nose clip every time you surf you will never have another surfer related episode of sinusitis. You probably already read my article but just in case you have not, check it out:
The only other proactive solution to your sinusitis is nasal irrigation with the Neti pot after every session. Nasal irrigation works great: turn you head so it’s parallel to the ground dump the water from the Neti pot into one nostril and let it drain through the other nostril. Youtube demonstrates nasal irrigation but start with wikipedia here:
So most important: purchase the Speedo nose clips right away and your sinus problems will resolve. Give the Neti pot a try, the nasal irrigation will clear your sinuses but the flush takes a little getting used to.
Email me back with an update or any questions.Surf Safe!
Dr Jude
More info on the “Neti Pot”About 50% of the emails I receive are from surfers with sinusitis so hopefully we can put this topic to rest.To learn how to use the Neti pot, with an added laugh bonus, take a look at this youtube clip (its hilarious):
I sit out at the top of the break alone.It’s early, on a nearly windless morning.Eventually one guy paddles out, then a few others.
“Hey, you’re here!When ’d youget in?” one asks.“Good to see you,” says another.“You brought the swell, thanks mate!” says yet another, half joking I thought, until I heard the same line from five more people throughout the day.
I’m the only visitor at this break.The rest are locals, but they have a knack for remembering you if you’ve surfed with them before.I’m on an island with a population of 250,000.Only 300 of them are surfers.The break is called Soup Bowl and it’s surfable about 350 days a year.
Welcome to Barbados.
Barbados has its share of visiting surfers.A lot of east coast surfers have it figured it out, but most surfers assume the
Caribbean is flat, except for big hurricane swell.Not so here.
Sitting toward the bottom of the Caribbean island chain, Barbados sits the farthest out into the Atlantic Ocean of any the islands, exposing it to any manner of swell—South east tropical waves, north east storms, and the constant, oh so constant, trade wind swells.When there aren’t waves, it’s usually dead calm and tranquil in its own way.But, that’s ok because sometimes you need a break to snorkel and fish under the spot you’ve surfed practically every day.
Barbados, like so many
Caribbean islands, relies on tourism to drive a large part of its economy.But surf tourism isn’t really the mainstay.Wealthy Europeans (many from the UK, as this was once a British colony) make their way here to the expensive resorts on one side of the island.Surfing is more of an afterthought, if anything, and that’s ok with the locals.
Kelly Slater comes here, this is one of Timmy Curran’s favorite places in the world, and Reef has held professional contests here, but it still stays off the radar screen.That’s good news for me.And could be for you.
Check out two of Scott’s Videos from Past Surf Trips to Barbados featuring Bathsheba and Soup Bowl
PS: that’s Snake (aka Edison Hedley, one of Barbados’ first ever surfers) grilling fresh shark with Bajan spices for dinner. The peppers are “bonnies”–scotch bonnet peppers–that make habaneros seem like milk duds. Or M&Ms.
Phase One Surf Editor’s Note:
Scott Valor is a very knowledgeable and experienced surf traveler. We are stoked to share his stories of surf travel and adventure. We will be posting Scott’s adventures to this BLOG as he travels the Globe from his home base in Manhattan Beach to wherever the surf is calling…
Summer is over and we are having a Huge Sale on our current inventory of surfboards…just in time for Christmas! We are heavily discounting most of our Funboards, Longboards, and Beginner boards. We current have a great selection of Epoxy Funboards including 6′8″, 6′10″, 7′2″,7′6″, and 8′0″.
