ImaiKalani Devault 2nd place in the Surfing America Championships

Imai in blue takes 2nd place in the 14 and under boys division at the Surfing America championships at Trestles beach California. Pat Devault photos.

Fins 101

Summer is the best time to tune up your fin setup and get the most performance out of your board. Surfing your best may come down to changing a single fin or fin set, here is a Freesurf article that will help get your mind on the right track.

http://www.freesurfmagazine.com/Volume-5-Number-8/fin-fetish-demystifying-the-ideal-summer-fin-set-up.html

Yoshiyasu and Naoko receive their new custom Kazuma's in Japan.

Yoshiyasu and Naoko receive their new custom Kazuma's in Japan. These one-of-a kind custom Kazuma's were shaped special for Naoko and Yoshiyasu and both have custom colors and graphics. Naoko's is a 7'1"x20"x2.625" mini model and has her special pink fabric inlay which makes this board the only one in the world like it. Yoshiyasu's is a 9'4"x23"x3" classic model also has a custom fabric inlay design and color. I added a bit more tail rocker and a harder edge in the tail to give the board the most lively, exciting turning possible. Of course it will still noseride and glide forever like you would expect from the Kazuma Classic.

Chaz Kinoshita Hookipa training day on his 5'5"x19"x2.125" Piglet

        

Chaz Kinoshita doing his daily training this morning at Pavils.  Chaz has been riding his 5'5"x19"x2.125" Piglet and has been killing it.  I know the board sounds huge but it is so fast and loose that he can do just about anything on the wave.  The pictures show how easy it is to break the tail out. Most of the team has new Piglet boards and all agree that it makes small wave surfing easy.