My brother dropping in at Waimea!

Bulit 7 · 01-23-2012, 11:09 AM

The big guy in the center. All 6'4" 325lbs of him. This was last week.

He is my younger bro. 46 years old. He is a shaper on the North Shore. Mendonca Surfboards.if you all need a custom board.

http://www.facebook.com/mendoncasurfboards

Some of his boards have surfed big waves all over the world...

Bulit 7 · 01-23-2012, 11:29 AM

Some summer boards...

Don Paul · 01-23-2012, 11:34 AM

Nice... surfing is something I only did once, the spero in me could only handle one addiction.

Cheers, Don

Bulit 7 · 01-23-2012, 11:36 AM

Not bad ...

Bulit 7 · 01-23-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Don Paul

Nice... surfing is something I only did once, the spero in me could only handle one addiction.

Cheers, Don

I used to surf a lot tillI hit 17. Then, all my available cash went for dive gear! I still grab the board and head for the beach when the surf is just right.

behslayer · 01-23-2012, 12:08 PM

46yrs old and still charging. Nice Boards! Those big ones look like they would go well at Giant Uluwatu. We had one day this year which was pretty intense.. 15-18ft backs glassy perfection and lined up for hundreds of yards. If you like surf have a look in the Gallery on the Ulusub.com website. There's a few shots I've taken over the years.

Bulit 7 · 01-23-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by behslayer

46yrs old and still charging. Nice Boards! Those big ones look like they would go well at Giant Uluwatu. We had one day this year which was pretty intense.. 15-18ft backs glassy perfection and lined up for hundreds of yards. If you like surf have a look in the Gallery on the Ulusub.com website. There's a few shots I've taken over the years.

I will check it out! Glassy 18 foot backs sounds epic!

toptuna · 01-23-2012, 12:23 PM

Surfing ruined my life for many years then I got into spearfishing lol

hank · 01-23-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by toptuna

Surfing ruined my life for many years then I got into spearfishing lol

Care to elaborate?

Surfing can be so pure....but there is that adrenaline issue. When I would drive to the beach, thinking it was going to be decent.....and it was flat or totally blown out, well, "might as well go get drunk". The anticipated high of surfing had to be replaced by something.

shallow runner · 01-23-2012, 01:08 PM

Learning to surf changed my life and is what brought me to be so close with the ocean. Living in Ft. Lauderdale there is little to no surf which kills me (actually had more spots on the Gulf Coast). This is actually a tad ironic as I just stripped the wax from my board and made the decision to start making the drive north (~ an hour) and start surfing again. May even buy a paddle board so I can surf these piddly ass little waves we get here. There is nothing in the world that can replace surfing for me......though freediving does come in a close second.