All photos by Hayato Masuda
This is a morning wave at LOWERS. It's a high tide and the break is closer to the shore, but it's a beautiful wave.
Since it was free, I invited Mayhem to go surfing. We went to the LOST surfboard factory, and Kolohe's dad,
Dino Andino has arrived. I'm waiting for the Kolohe board that Mayhem is shaping to be completed.
Once it's finished, he takes it straight to the glass factory and has them quickly make the boards.
He's a devoted father.
It's a SUB-DRIVER round tail. Mayhem has been watching Kolohe since he was born.
I'm working with Dino to shape boards with the goal of making him a world champion.
Mayhem has finally reached a point where they can finish Kolohe's board.
It's mayhem surf time at LOWERS, close to the factory.
When we went down to the beach, SHAW&KEI's father, MASAKI, was flying high and catching some great waves.
Since it was empty, Mayhem was able to catch a lot of good waves in a short amount of time.
The waves here have long shoulders and open faces, making them ideal for testing the performance of your board.
For lunch, we went to Mayhem's favorite sushi restaurant.
This is an exchange of information between Japan and the US about the state of the surf industry in Japan and events in the US surf industry.
LOST will be releasing new surf goods in spring 2014, so stay tuned!
When I returned to the factory, I immediately started working on the blanks, which had an improved outline of the board I had just been riding.
Cut with an AKU machine,
The results of the test ride were immediately reflected in the board design.
We have adjusted the thickness of each part of the board, the tail rocker, and the maximum position of the outline.
At this rate, Mayhem is constantly iterating on the design, little by little, to make the board better.
