Today i decided it'd be fun to take out the Olo and 'Blurple' a 7'4" single fin pintail that really is my favorite board.
So essentially i was aiming for two single fin pintals, one half scale, same day, same surf, sets reaching double overhead..scene set! lets surf.
Rock paper scissors not needed i got the Olo and started the paddle out which is a weird set up seeing you paddle between two rocks and over some shallow shelves covered in bull kelp,
today the water was doing a damn fine version of a washing machine and i'm not afraid to say i was nearly getting bucked off the board and turned around just at the time when i wanted to paddle like mad to shoot the gap between sets.
Once out the back it was back to good old olo country just picking a wave well in advance and committing as the waves were tending to be a bit more sectiony with backwash off the rocks.
with only three of us out and knowing the spot well paddling deep and stealing set wave was working a treat for me.
Switching it up with Blurple saw me wondering where the flotation was on my shortboard but first wave it all fell into place and i'll say speed wise the olo seemed about the same but when i stalled the shortboard and got back on the gas it powered away nicely where as i noticed on the olo it seemed when i stalled it i tended to get myself in trouble trying to get it to get moving again.
*any suggestions as to wether i should even be stalling (it seems easier than cutting back) or how to get the speed back on quicker gladly accepted and attempted.
anyhow DOH seemed okay as far as catching/riding but damn hard work .
Disclaimer. get over it! :)
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