Momentum: Under the Influence

Momentum is probably one of the best surf videos I own. It's well put together by well-known producer Taylor Steele and if anything gets you excited about going surfing. It features some of the best and most explosive surfers under 23 years old, like C.J. and Damien Hobgood, Mick Fanning, Andy Irons, Parko, Ben Bourgeois, the Malloys, and David Rastovich. Sequences are shot in Hawaii, Cali, Indo, Hossegor, France, Australia, South Africa and more that I can't even think of. Another cool feature of the movie is that it has three different soundtracks that can be selected. Apparently all the proceeds from the sales of this DVD go to the Jesse Billauer rehabilitation fund. Jesse Billauer is a California surfer who was paralyzed when a wave put him head first into a sandbar. He is now a quadriplegic and his family is forced with the reality of having to pay for the care and rehabilitation of his spinal cord injury. The estimated first year cost of caring for such an injury is $417,000...and the lifetime care is approximated at $1.35 million. When you shell out $29.95 for this DVD, know that the money is headed to a good cause and forget about complaining how expensive it is. Plus, the DVD is in fact worth the money as far as its entertainment value is concerned. The video can be found at www.poorspecimen.com.

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Daytona Beach, Florida

I mentioned in my previous post that I went to Daytona Beach last week for my final college spring break. The weather was in the high 70's and low 80's all week and it only rained twice, both at night. I have to say that I was really disappointed with the surf. I went to the beach for 6 straight days and the surf was blown out for every one. Apparently the wind is almost always on shore from October to about June and as a result the surf is usually sloppy. Such was the case for the entire time I was in Daytona. Every day the surf was disorganized and barely ridable. I went in anyway of course since the water was in the low 60's, about as warm as Cape Cod ocean water gets in August. Any way you cut it it was still really disappointing, but then again you can't complain too much about being in 75 degree weather in mid-march either. Note that the picture is not mine and that we never saw anything like this...a typical day would be choppy with white-capping conditions and people on the beach getting sandblasted.

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Inno Boardlocker Review

As I mentioned in my previous post I recently used the Inno Boardlocker to carry my 7'2" funboard on a 2600 mile road trip from Rhode Island to Daytona, Florida and back. I can hardly put into words how happy I am with the system, but I'll try lol. I was in a hurry to put the racks on top of the car the morning we left and was surprised at how easily they went on. I already have racks on top of my car and the Boardlocker system easily bolts on to them with two locking nuts per side. The board strapped in and locked down in about 30 seconds per side, including locking them. I have to say that I've had some trouble with boards blowing off the top of my car on the highway (the racks I had on my previous car broke, a surfer's worst nightmare) and at first I watched my board like a hawk. At times on the trip down we hit nearly 90 mph and the board DIDN'T EVEN BUDGE. I can't stress how great this system is and how much peace of mind it can give you when you know that nobody can steal your board and that you won't see that same board floating down the highway in your rear view. The Inno Boardlocker website is http://www.rv-inno.com/html_pages/surf_boardlocker.html

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