dumbbell posted 02 July 2008 11:01 Been meaning to do something with some olo footage Groovn shot for a while now. Finally pulled finger and tidied it up last night. Don't expect too much, it's just kooks on an olo that was meant for bigger things, okay!! Click on 'watch in high quality' just below the vid, it will be much nicer.
The first two waves are beano (including the face plant) and then they swopped, and the next wave is surfscab, then two of his wipeouts, then then scabs soul arch wave the two more, actually when they are both walking down to the beach,you can see a short clip of scab limping from the fin chop off the olo a few days before. last wave was from the other angle of the switchfoot. then beano got it back with his slow big drop. then scabs barrel on beanos shortboard, then beano smashing thru the wave at slomo, one more beano wave and then the end, oh and that Fugly, my guinea pig, who was on the tape that got filmed over, he was at the end so I just kept him in there, because hes so special.
The music is by a brilliant Dunedin band: Junk Shop Star from their album 'Music for Headfilms. Check out their myspace or download their music here
I love their sound, and with song titles such as stringer, twinfin, mindsurfing, railgrab layback gives it away that they are passionate surfers too.
On saturday the Dec 1 2007, The Power Hikoi started with 'Kat' from the NZXsports forum picking up the board. The board will be passed from surfer to surfer in NZ.
kat is contacting adamJ to get some photos taken and will be leaving mid morning Saturday 1st December comments: Roy Stewart: posted 30 November 2007 19:11 "The new board bag has arrived, it's a beauty, please feel free to record surf sessions, dates, names, comments etc on the bag with marker pens, no obscenities please and only positive stuff as it's an expensive bag at $350 and I won't be able to get the writing off" Here are a few of the first waves on the board:
Paulownia seedlings at the beginning, The future primitive and it's first introduction to water(wet sanding) . . .showcasing pure Spring water from the Blue spring in Putaruru. . . And a peek in Roy's workshop at the shape of the Power Alaia. . .music by Phil Thornton and Hossam Ramzy called 'Last words of the Temple'
Roy setting a spitfire fin into the future primitive 13 ft wooden longboard, inspired by the 1920's Tom Blake designs. Woodwork for surfers! Music by solar fields 'union light'
comments: RoyStewart posted 22 November 2007 "The board is all but finished, fin is installed, final sanding and polishing happening this arvo ! I'm going to take it for a paddle this weekend, and monday or tuesday next week, and then it's all go to go ( at least as soon as the board bag shows up, which should only be a few days now)We need to be sure that the beast's location will coincide with that of the Spudster during February/March, other than it's free to go anywhere in the country"
TheRealGroovn "three cheers for craftsmanship not being dead." C3PO "the pink gloves are a nice touch, offsetting the sexy look of that wood" swellseeker "hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! looking good Roy. well done!"
comments: RoyStewart "Firstly I have it in mind to ride the board a few times before it sets off on its journey, just to check that its all good. I think the swell is going to come up, haven't surfed in 6 months, and also all my other boards are under repair right now so I don't have another board to ride. This will delay things by a few weeks, otherwise it's all go. I think I deserve afew waves on it first We have ordered a custom fitted board bag from Geoff at Surf Tubes, with three handles down each side so that two people can carry it ( a woollen board bag is ok except when it rains then it's a hassle. . . heavy and soggy ) so that will make transportation easier, also I'm putting an ATC2k waterproof video camera on the nose facing backwards, the idea is that everyone who rides it can make a record of it if they want to ( plus we all get some footage to check out )". By the way one of the purposes of the boardbag (RED) will be so that it can be signed with names,places, messages (nice ones) etc. . . who konows it might get to be signed by Bonga Perkins or Joel Tudor or Laird Hamilton or Gerry Lopez or Jamie O'Brien or Spud or Kat or RealGroovn or C3PO or Surfscab or Phoam or Oldscool or Hunty or Waves and all the sub 1000 members plus Daniel Kereopa and Doug Young but Maz isn't allowed. Nor is Helen Clark, unless she pays.
Building the 13 inch Spitfire fin for the Future Primitive. This fin is laminated from 7 layers of 3mm Paulownia planks and glassed with cotton cheesecloth. Music is 'Fires of Ork' by Pete Namlook
Kaitaia to Bluff and back via both coasts of the North and South Island of New Zealand Below a rough destination-itinerary of the Completed Hikoi: North of the North CREW 1st Dec-07- 12th Feb 08 kat - The Beginning - met with roy in Tauranga drive to Aux -met with Father Ted and surfed at Tawharanui 2nd Dec-07. AdamJ - 8th Dec07 had a surf and took pics at Tawharanui with FT Father Ted -pickup from Kat2nd Dec-07 surfed Murawai. passed on to jabes13th Dec07 Jabes - 13th Dec07-4th Jan08 hunty- 4th Jan 08- 12th Feb08 pickup from jabes in auckland - based in Kaitaia for the far north leg - surfing with his mates thompson and ali.
Doof - 12th Feb08 - 25th Feb08 -Took the board from Kaitaia to Christchurch crossing at Picton down the west coast of the South Island, through central and up the East coast to Chjristchurch. :: Rapa Crew ::Blunt' Met Groovn at the ferry dock in Wellington 23rd June CHRISTCHURCH CREW 26th Feb - 21st March 2008 and again 25th April 08 - 23rd June 2008 TheRealGroovn-Fulfilled his pledge to bringi it back north after the SI tour. Organised a run over to Westport 15-16 march Dmand- spin at ChCh dumbbell- surf in ChCh Brighton Pumps- surf in ChCh earinfector- surf in ChCh downsouth- surf in ChCh and delivered the Olo to Dunedin Easter weekend 21st of March DUNEDIN CREW 21st March - 26th April 08 phoam & surfscab- a good workout in Dunners for a month Homer - The last ride in Dunedin jono -Dunedin Jimi Crooks - Dunedin - tandem with Jono Beano- surf @ Dunners shayne Baxter - surfed St Clair Hayley & Caity - Dunedin
posted 02 July 2008 11:01
We have ordered a custom fitted board bag from Geoff at Surf Tubes, with three handles down each side so that two people can carry it ( a woollen board bag is ok except when it rains then it's a hassle. . . heavy and soggy ) so that will make transportation easier, also I'm putting an ATC2k waterproof video camera on the nose facing backwards, the idea is that everyone who rides it can make a record of it if they want to ( plus we all get some footage to check out )". By the way one of the purposes of the boardbag (RED) will be so that it can be signed with names,places, messages (nice ones) etc. . . who konows it might get to be signed by Bonga Perkins or Joel Tudor or Laird Hamilton or Gerry Lopez or Jamie O'Brien or Spud or Kat or RealGroovn or C3PO or Surfscab or Phoam or Oldscool or Hunty or Waves and all the sub 1000 members plus Daniel Kereopa and Doug Young but Maz isn't allowed. 
