Great vid.. Reminds me of the Warren Miller ski films.

DJ

that baxter kid is good, real good

stuartp said...

Does anyone know if the boards they are riding are custom team boards, or are Starboard going to be producing them??

This from Wardog in Santa Barbara...




Hi PT Woody,
There are a couple of iterations of 14' Starboard race boards in circulation...a couple of production 14' Surf Races just arrived...and, are for sale now...Brian Syzmanski has produced several custom carbon 14' Surf Races...including the one that Connor Baxter will be riding at BOP...you will be able to check them out at the BOP coming up shortly...they will also be available for sale through our shop after the race...12'6" and 14's...

We will also be playing around with a bunch of the new 2011 Starboard SUP models next week in Santa Barbara...including one that has my name on the bottom...;-) These will also be at the BOP to check out...




So I think it's fair to say these two boards are custom, but the production boards of 2011 will be pretty much what you see here.

JonathanC said...


Hoping to take more downwind video of it soon.

Abso-freakin-lutely. Bring on the wind. And I hope to see some of that backwards paddling action from you Jonathan.

stuartp said...

Thanks for the research PT and Jonathan!

I wasn't convinced about those noses until I did a couple of runs in 25kt+ on a Naish glide.

I'm looking for a good all-round 12'6 for up/side/down-wind - so I'll chase these up.
Look forward to seeing the video of your 14ft board and comments on it.

You may want to checkout the new C4 Waterman switchblade 12 6 racer at c4waterman.com

Boylos