5’11 x 19 3/8″ x 2 5/16″ for Felim. (4+4)+4 = 2.85kg

5’11 x 19 3/8″ x 2 3/8″ for Nils. (6+4)+4 = 2.95kg

6’2 x 18 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ thumb for Dan. (4+4)+4 = 2.95kg

6’4 x 19 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ for Enda. (6+4)+6 = 3.5kg. Enda’s tripped off to Sri Lanka, so who knows what waves this board is planing along…

A couple of tropical ‘winter’ shots that make this morning feel even colder, steely grey and windswept than usual. Martin Howell knows how to bring on the shades of green with a well timed message from ‘paradise’. We salute you!

Here’s Martin and his son, Rafael. Thousands of miles from here.

A special month, even the boards are sporting them…

6’0 x 19 1/2″ x 2 3/8″ Son-Of-Bob, for the winner of the Emerald ‘Mo’ contest. (4+4) + 4 = 2.9kg.

Thanks Alan (Of Emerald Surf Wear) for getting me involved. I’m not sure if Raquel has been quite so thankful…

5’5 x 19″ x 2 3/8″ for Kai. (4+4) + 4 = 2.65kg. Quad plus trailer option plugs.

Art by Eoin O’Connor – to Kai’s design.

Old mate and lens magician, Mickey Smith, has been at it again. This time he’s telling a story with his spoken word, not just with the images he crafts. It is part of the ‘Do Lectures‘ series, which I don’t know much about, but like the spiel says, it is affirming stuff.

Make a cup of tea and check it here

I’ve been surfing a lot recently as the waves have been pumping for the last three weeks – apologies to those of you waiting on surfboards, R&D in progress. Anyway, Mickey was kind enough to send me through some shots of some DH boards being piloted through the madness under the Cliffs Of Moher…

Tom Lowe

Waiting for the right one

Fergal Smith

Surfing with these two keeps you reaching for your peak moments

I was away for most of October – mining – and cleared the decks before going. This gave me the chance to deal with a few long finger projects when I was home now and then. This long overdue Aileen’s board finally got sanded and I’ve even taken it for a surf since – although I only managed to catch a single wave… Felt good and solid though.

7’8 x 18 5/8″ x 2 11/16″. (6+6)+(6+6) = 4.9kg.

6’2 x 18 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ for Cork’s Mairead O’Donovan. (4+4)+6 = 2.8kg

6’5 x 21 1/4′ x 2 3/4″ for Stephen

Dan and Reed on the road again. Happily, I’m not sure if this steed is looking quite as shaky as the ‘Mother-ship’ in ’05, but one thing is for sure – those freshly pressed Gildan’s are smoking!