
LOWER is preparing for the contest to decide the US representative, which begins tomorrow.

Nishii is test riding the SUB-DRIVER on the UPPER side.
The fins are AUROLA 4.5.
http://www.luvsurf.co.jp/item_detail/itemId,180/

From San Clemente, the southernmost point of Orange County, heading south towards San Diego
We went to Oceanside, which is a 20-30 minute drive.

There is a jetty (embankment) on the ocean side,
I was able to avoid the wind on the side so I did some light surfing.
Among the three coaches who worked with Kolohe were:
Dino Andino, Schoen Beschen and another
Mike Person was there to surf too.

This town is also home to Epoxy PRO, the company that makes XTR boards.

This is the first time we've shown you the blanks (forms) of the "XTR PARALLEL-FLEX".
Each piece is carefully crafted to fit the size and model, taking time and effort.

This is a special red wooden stringer specified for "XTR PARALLEL-FLEX".

I've reserved an XTR stock board that's taking a while to be completed for Habiyar.
I asked them to hurry up and finish the custom order board as soon as possible.

Habiyar had hurt two of his ribs from the fins.
It will take a month for him to recover completely. There have been a lot of injuries to those involved.