my sticks
September 2002, I found a surfboard on the beach made by Chris Kaysen of Kaysen Surf Designs. The "blog post" on my original web page that included the information has been lost to the annals of history (or the wayback machine), so I'll not repeat it here.

Well, this past weekend I went by the Chris' shop down in San Juan Capistrano and asked about getting it fixed. He said that even if I were to get it fixed, it probably wouldn't be big enough for me unless I was really good. We chatted for a bit, and looked at the board to see what they used to do. He then pointed out some used boards that were quite reasonably priced. One caught my eye, and I couldn't say no. So I said yes.



The yellow one is the one I found broken on the beach. The blue one is what I bought. It's 10 years old (2 years older than the other board), 6'4", and was well cared for. I can't wait for a spare day (or week) of good waves to get used to it. It needs a few dings repaired (I have a kit), and I need to wax it up, but it's going to be a lot of fun.

I still need to pick up a selection of longer boards (7', 8', maybe 8'6") for the variety of rides, but that can wait for the summer ;).

update: I forgot to mention that I also managed to get to the DMV to acquire my motorcycle endorsement. Whee!