Stab in the Dark - 2017

in surf •  7 years ago 

On a quest to find the best high-performance surfboard in the world. Twelve of the world’s best shapers were asked to shape their finest 6'2" three fin, high-performance surfboard. No logos, no branding whatsoever, so the judgments would be purely on the ride and feel without any preconceptions.
        The celebrity super surfer chosen to take the challenge this year was none other than South African Jordy Smith. It was particularly interesting as one of the boards to be blind tested was shaped by his father. He used to ride his fathers boards as a kid but moved onto to bigger name brand boards when he started to compete on the world circuit.
        The fine nuances that make up the perfect board are explored in detail by the master water man Jordy, in first class surf. The Mentawi Islands were chosen by Jordy for a perfect and consistent wave to best test the awesome selection of surfboards.
This was the third year the Stab In the Dark contest has been run and the results were as interesting as always. There is a clear winner, and it is quite a surprise to Jordy!

        

        
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Jordy Smith

RIPS!

P.S. I caught that Corona Bottle he was sippin on waiting for a wave...

;-)

I swear by fish boards! nothing else satisfies the same way

Hello tuitupou,
Surf god Rob Machado agrees with you! I love fish too... I have a 6'2 Badfish quad - is is a beast!! It is big for me but goes like a rocket! My new favourite board is a really thin 6'2" Buddha epoxy board.

Pleased to meet you and following you now - I love NZ - I had a great surfer hells angel friend from NZ ... Brett or Bat - heard of him? Sadly he passed away in Indonesia 10 years ago - he was a legendary guy!

Great post, upvoated, please check out my fitness blog , I posted some workout videos, maybe you will like it:)

Hi Ivar,
Your blog is very interesting indeed - following you now!

Would love to learn surfing but hmmmm.... I hope one day will be able to have it in my plan.
Surfer look man!

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi steemfuture,
What part of the world do you live? ... I bet there are some waves near you - and if you live inland there is alternatives like river surfing and snow/earth boarding.

Go for it :D

Yes,we do have beaches nearby but no one is surfing here.

Wow ... where is that?! Sounds awesome:D

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