The Big Wave Blog » Surfboards http://www.thebigwaveblog.com A Chronicle of Big Wave Surfing From Oahu's North Shore Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Robert August Big Wave Gun: Works In Solid Waimea Bay http://www.thebigwaveblog.com/robert-august-big-wave-gun-works-solid-waimea-bay http://www.thebigwaveblog.com/robert-august-big-wave-gun-works-solid-waimea-bay#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:00:45 +0000 Tim http://www.thebigwaveblog.com/?p=1348

During the last major swell that hit the North Shore I got out to surf Waimea Bay for the first time. There is a lot I could say about surfing it for the first time, and I plan on it during a future post. For now I want to talk briefly about the Robert August surfboard I used. I’ll do so through the captions on these pictures. This turned out to be a perfect board for 15-20 foot Waimea (wave faces). Check out the full review of this board at thesurfingblog.com.

Robert August Big Wave Gun

I took out a borrowed 7'7" Robert August big wave gun to Waimea on Thursday evening, right as the swell was really starting to show.

I was nervous that the board would be too small, since a lot of guys out at Waimea ride 9-12 foot guns. Paddling out there I was thinking the board would probably work fine, because it paddled like a long board.

I was nervous that the board would be too small, since a lot of guys out at Waimea ride 9-12 foot guns. Paddling out there I was thinking the board would probably work fine, because it paddled like a long board.

The board is pretty thick, so it floated me really well helping me to get a lot of speed just paddling out to the waves. When I got out there I caught a few waves, quickly figuring out how the board responds while surfing it. I'm glad I had a smaller board, because it made it really fun once I got up on a wave.

The board is pretty thick, so it floated me really well helping me to get a lot of speed just paddling out to the waves. When I got out there I caught a few waves, quickly figuring out how the board responds while surfing it. I'm glad I had a smaller board, because it made it really fun once I got up on a wave.

The board was pretty maneuverable, but still had enough length to get into waves early. There is very little rocker throughout most of the board so it can get into waves well and get moving really fast, but there is a ton of rocker in the nose so that you don't dig it in on the drop.

The board was pretty maneuverable, but still had enough length to get into waves early. There is very little rocker throughout most of the board so it can get into waves well and get moving really fast, but there is a ton of rocker in the nose so that you don't dig it in on the drop.

Overall, I loved this board out there. I was definitely grateful to have it since I don't even have my own. Although it worked well, I am looking to purchase a bigger one so I can surf even bigger Waimea!

Overall, I loved this board out there. I was definitely grateful to have it since I don't even have my own. Although it worked well, I am looking to purchase a bigger one so I can surf even bigger Waimea!

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