Looks like a fun day Rick, nice waves.

Hi Dave, it most definitely was fun!

thanks SUPster, I actually do the Whim abode breathing exercise every morning

falling is what I do best!

Awesome vid. Don't know how you do it without a wetsuit. Respect.

Tardy said..
HEY Rick I missed this vid ,
but just realised you have made a new Sup move ,I think we will call it The HUGME

What??? Your not subscribed?
That was my "Thank God, I finally caught a wave in.... I'm frozen" move

supthecreek said..
My motivation is that after 70, surfing in a full suit got harder,

I just discovered the Isurus wetsuits, and they are a real game changer.
I was looking for wetsuits in XLS - unavailable in Europe - and had narrowed my search to Isurus, Feral, Matuse, Colby+.
I went for Isurus from the various reviews, and the fact that Kelly Slater uses them without being sponsored.

What amazed me the most is their lightness: as their neoprene and lining stay dry, the first time I climbed on my board I felt as if I had a flotation device pushing me up. And it seems their 3/2 is as warm as my Rip Curl 4/3.

They cut the suit with a body template having the arms up... a simple but very efficient trick for shoulder mobility.

slsurf said..
It sounds nice maybe worth a try. Let's see in 6-12 mos how dry it is. My O'Neill and rip curls start out great but they only last around a year. The O'Neil zipper less has same entry as do others. Sheesh that guy should have switched to sup before all those surgeries

From all the reviews they (Isurus, Feral, Matuse, Colby+, ...) seem to be very durable. We'll see.

The Yamamoto neoprene used in these brands has a very different feel from the neoprene used in my Rip Curls, Billabong, Quicksilver, etc...
It reminds me of the feel of memory foams. Less immediately stretchable since stronger (I ripped apart my zipfree Rip Curls), but it slowly (2-3 sessions) morphs into your body shape. Plus it really doesn't absorb any water.
I have thus replaced all my wetsuit quiver with them... before the tariffs wars double the price of everything.

Interesting wetsuit....
I wish they had mentioned what thickness that wetsuit was... it looked pretty lightweight to me.

Where I live in New England, we frequently surf well below freezing with strong winds, so most wear 5-6 mm full suits.
As a previously fat guy, I could get it done with a 4mm and heavy hooded rash guard.
When you get to those thicknesses, the resistance added to a 76 year old, is enough to limit any performance, to a bigger board.

So..... I go south and don't wear wetsuits anymore

colas said..

slsurf said..
It sounds nice maybe worth a try. Let's see in 6-12 mos how dry it is. My O'Neill and rip curls start out great but they only last around a year. The O'Neil zipper less has same entry as do others. Sheesh that guy should have switched to sup before all those surgeries

From all the reviews they (Isurus, Feral, Matuse, Colby+, ...) seem to be very durable. We'll see.

The Yamamoto neoprene used in these brands has a very different feel from the neoprene used in my Rip Curls, Billabong, Quicksilver, etc...
It reminds me of the feel of memory foams. Less immediately stretchable since stronger (I ripped apart my zipfree Rip Curls), but it slowly (2-3 sessions) morphs into your body shape. Plus it really doesn't absorb any water.
I have thus replaced all my wetsuit quiver with them... before the tariffs wars double the price of everything.

How did you get it in Europe? Order from the US website?