Around The World In 80 Waves

In my wasted haste to get in to the shore to see if the dolphin pictures came out I surfed the last wave too far in and clattered a submerged rock with one of my fins, nearly ripping the fin box out of the surfboard in the process. Doh!

The knock has put the back of the fin through the fibreglass layer on the underside of the board and I have also broken the figure of eight FCS plug that the fin attaches to, so will need to get this fixed before I can get in the water again

A hectic dash to a local surfshop before it closes and I am put in touch with Ding Dr X who says he can fix it as well as the other minor dings (or damage for the non surfing reader) which I have picked up so far.

It is going to cost me a few bucks to sort the problems out, but a board without a fin is like a ship without a rudder, so I have no choioce but to deal with it.

It will mean I am without my own board for a few days but I can hire one tomorrow (probably treating myself to a longboard for the day) and the Super Bowl is on Sunday when I wasn’t planning on surfing much anyway, so I wont miss the L’Oreal Studio Line board too much. However apart from the unnecessary cost it does create faff for me, because I had already booked a place to stay further down the coast and will have to yo-yo up and down the pacific highway a bit.