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Fish Design


The Fish was originally designed in the early '70s as a board that could be used as a kneeboard and stand-up surfboard, hence its designation as a hybrid. At the time, many surfers were infatuated with the new concept of "total involvement" surfing. Just how deep and tight a rider could surf in the curl was still being mapped out, and there were those -- influenced by George Greenough's example -- who thought that perhaps kneeriding was the best path to "total involvement in the curl."

The Fish wasn't the first split-tailed board, nor was it the first twin-fin. Both of these designs had been done in balsa as far back as Bob Simmons' and even Tom Blake's time. In fact, ultra-short twin-fins were already making the rounds in the very early '70s, before Steve Lis is credited with combining both the split tail (swallow) and the twin-fin into what came to be known as the "Fish."

The Fish was the epitome of the backyard board. The backyard revolution was sweeping through the surfing world in the late '60s and early '70s, as new ideas came faster -- and old dogma tossed away more readily -- than the big-time, cookie-cutter surf industry could react to in time. The Fish was designed in obscurity and popularized by word of mouth -- in direct contrast to the over-hyped and superstar-endorsed log models put out by the major manufacturers at that time.

A Fish board, as ridden by Reno Abellira, was the seminal board that begat the Mark Richards twin-fin era in the late '70s, and the original Fish design is still popular today. At around five-and-a-half feet in length and at least 21 inches wide, the outline appears anything but racy, but that's exactly what the fish offers. It's a potent design; even period boards that are shackled with some of the cruder features that were standard in the '70s can be much faster than a modern "high-performance" shortboard. Perhaps that is why so many young hotties scrounge garage sales and used board racks to find a vintage Fish that will give them a taste of blinding horizontal speed that the modern shortboard lacks.

Of course, the array of spin-offs that cropped up in the mid-90s and continue today -- each with its own model name, dimensions and fin arrangements -- can't rightly be called Fish. Such postmodern are generally just slightly wider shortboards with swallowtails. (The younger generation of surfers using them generally ride widths of 17.5 inches to 18.5 inches; so any board over 19 inches would be the equivalent of the '70s or early '80s surfer riding a 21-inch wide board.)

First sparked by Tom Curren's 1992 J-Bay speed run on one of Derek Hynd's custom, keel-fin Skip Fryes, high-performance fans tended to 'split the difference' between their standard dimensions and fin set-ups and the original Fish concept -- adding an inch or so of width and maybe a tiny-trailer between two normal fins. Other additions came over the next 10 to 15 years -- including a shift in popularity from twins to quads, and more pulled in tails for turns.

No matter the interpretation, such fuller, more balanced outlines and flatter rockers offered much more speed and easy lift in junk surf and showed where hotdog surfboard design was heading, best represented by the late 2000's arrival of boards like of Lost's "Rocket" or Dane Reynolds' "Dumpster Diver." (Proof that even a truly sensible or functional trend in surfboard design must be camouflaged with a gimmicky names or a superstar rider to appeal to a certain market.)

In the end, all forms of Fish are really just hipper versions of the funboard philosophy, adding some foam to make surfing more enjoyable. And though all may borrow more from the mid-'80s tri-fin than it does from the more extreme Lis Fish, they remain a welcome alternative to the super-narrow, rockered-out designs of previous decades.

-- Dave Parmenter (updated, December 2009)

Text taken from surfline.com

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Just



Enjoy it ;)

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Lost Myself



;)

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Tributo



Aos Xutos... Parabens ;)

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Slow Mood



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I´m Sick



And tired...

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Step By Step



Eventually become Footsteps ;)

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Waka Fish



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Chasing the Sun



;)

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Going Home...

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We



Belong together... Me and the Ocean ;)

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Of the seaside... here at the office ;)

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Sit Back



And enjoy the Ride... ;)

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Greg Noll

Said :

"you build the fucking thing and ride it. if it works, then you made a good board"

Epic Words ;)

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The Sea

'El Mar, Mi Alma' preview from Blake HJ Copland on Vimeo.

My Soul... ;)

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Congrats Jeremy



European Pipemaster ;)

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Congrats Kai ;)

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Is where I love to be ;)

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Seal



For all of you out there ;)

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One



For the weekend...

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DIY

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Perfect Shape



Handmade always ;)

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Handmade always ;)

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60´s ;)

Love it...

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Shaped and Glassed By Nico

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Is the way of the Ocean ;)

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Funny



Laird ;D

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Kelly on CNN



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Hear it...

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A.I.



RIP Andy

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For AI..

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Andy Irons ;)

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Up here in Brazil :D

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Listen



Carefully... ;)


'ANAPANAPA,
The stars are

I TE MAU FETI'A.
shining through tonight.

'I TERA PO MATA'I,
Feeling this night breeze,

TE PAE MITI NOA TAUA
there we stand by the ocean.


CHORUS:
A)-'OE I MUA IA'U,
As you sit by me,

MAI TE MEA MATAMUA,NO TA'U NEI HINA'ARO,
you're the very first thing I long for.

'OE TE TIARE HUA 'AI TE PO.
Gazing at you remind me of a "Tiare" flower that closes-in at nightfall.


B)-'OE I MUA IA'U,
As you stand by me,

MAI TE MOEMOEA IA, NO TO'U NEI ORARA'A,
you're the one I dream of and want to be part in my life.

'OE TE TIARE HUA 'AI TE PO.
Gazing at you remind me of a "Tiare" flower that closes-in at nightfall.


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Down... ;)

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P.s. flying back home today :D huhuhuhuh

Spending

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I need

Quando estou no mar
Me sinto bem
Tá tudo zen
Paro de pensar
E os problemas ficam na areia

Quando a série entrar
Eu vou remar em direção
A linha do horizonte

Não posso explicar
Aquilo que sinto
Mas eu posso garantir que não há nada
Que um bom dia de surf não cure
Não há nada que um bom dia de surf não cure

Quando estou no mar
Eu sinto a paz
Que o vento traz
Olho ao meu redor
E agradeço aquele momento

Pois, quando a série entrar
Eu vou remar em direção
A linha do horizonte

Não posso explicar
Aquilo que sinto
Mas eu posso garantir que não há nada
Que um bom dia de surf não cure

To get back Home and Surf

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Surf and Surf

Quando acaba o dia
Choro por dentro
E lembro quando a gente ia pro mar (ia pro mar)
Quando chega a noite
Lembro do tempo
Que a gente costumava viajar no pensamento
E os reggaes que a gente ouvia
Em mim tudo era alegria
Eu me sentia bem quando estava com você
Meu bem, meu erro foi te perder

Por isso vou surfar
Pra esquecer
Vou flutuar nas ondas do mar
Pra relaxar
Vou surfar pra esquecer
Vou flutuar nas ondas do mar

Sorrimos juntos
Choramos também
Seus olhos verdes me faziam transpirar
Não sei se mentiu, só sei que acreditei
No motivo que fez você me deixar
Quando só amigos
Nunca imaginei
Que um belo dia a gente fosse se amar
Pra mim você foi presente de Jah do poderoso Jah
Mas veio e foi sem mesmo eu esperar por isso eu vou surfar

Vou surfar Pra esquecer
Vou flutuar nas ondas do mar
Pra relaxar
vou surfar pra esquecer
Vou flutuar nas ondas do mar do mar
Vou surfar pra esquecer
Vou flutuar nas ondas do mar.

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Year 2

For this blog..

Thank you all for reading and watching..

Obrigado a todos pela vossa participação no blog..

Ainda á forças para continuar ;)

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Glow... Like the star that you are ;)

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Good

Clean fun.. In the 30´s :D

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On...

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In your eyes....

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P.s. Saludos de Mexico

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Meee..

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All the way... ;)

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In Cali... ;)

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Meeeeeee........

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What is a Waterman?
by Jennings Evans
From the Summer 1993 issue of the Crisfield & Smith Island Newsletter

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What is a waterman?
Well, that's not easy to define
But he comes from a special breed
He's usually not the wimpish kind.
He's dedicated to making a living
From a blustery Bay
That can be unrelenting
On any given day.

Each day becomes a battle
For which he must prepare
To fight against the summer's heat
Or the winter's chilling air.

A waterman has to endure it all
The wind, the ice, the rain
Nothing comes easy to him
Except the aches and pains.

Sometimes a waterman is not understood
By his fellow man
His ways are rough and rugged
He's not satisfied too long on land.

Sometimes he's witty and humorous
Sometimes he's an ornery old goat
But what seems to make him the happiest
Is when he's aboard of his boat.

You might say a waterman lives
An unusual way of life
He spends more time with his boat
Than he does with his wife.

Of course, he will try to make sure
His wife isn't completely ignored
If there's extra work on the boat to do
He'll try to lure the old gal aboard.

Now the watermen's news is usually heard
Down at the General Store
Where each waterman can communicate
Or even take the floor.

Many topics are discussed
But the most popular form of gab
Almost always boils down
To nothing but oysters and crabs.
It's the pursuit of oysters or crabs
That make the waterman's day
He's very hard to live with
When he can't get out on the Bay.
A waterman must have a special knowledge
To keep his boat and rig in shape
It's really surprising how much he can fix
With a piece of wire or tape.

And then a waterman's disposition
Is not completely sour
Except, maybe when he has to arise
In the wee, early morning hours.

But he can be downright entertaining
When he spins a yarn for you
And he's certainly not above
Throwing you a curve or two.

But it would be a sad old day
Should the independent waterman
Be forced to leave the Bay.

Big corporations with their smooth operations
Would quickly move in with their slick manipulations
And then, where do you think the watermen would be
Of course, working for "The Big Man" and no longer free.

Yes, these are times of apprehension
When a waterman can't clearly see
What lies ahead for the Chesapeake Bay
Or what his catch will be.

Still he must be determined
To have the faith, and hope
That with the good Lord's help, he'll make it
Along with his trusty old boat.

What is a waterman?
He's just a man, who works on the sea
Who helps provide the food
That God has given to you and me.

May God bless all the watermen
As they toil on the Bay each day.
And may he always watch over the watermen
The colorful watermen of the Chesapeake Bay.

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Get One

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History... :)

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Believing... Everything is Possible ;)

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Of Ben Skinner... ;)

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In Noosa Heads :D

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Longboarding :D

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To get barreled :D

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At 4:05... Gracias Rosie

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Is everywhere ;)

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And Free.. that´s how we are born...

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Simply a dude



With a guitar and a couple of boards under my arm... that´s me...
Take me as I am...

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Soundtrack ;)

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Mood... ;)

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Sessions ;)

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Reduce



Re-use, Recycle...

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Have Fun

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Doing what you love... If you´re not having fun just quit..

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