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| Chris
is from the UK, brought up on the coast in South Wales. Being displaced
about 200 miles inland this past summer (2003), and probably out of boredom,
he made a wooden paipo board using his own design (a sort of straight-sided
mini longboard shape). The method of manufacture was based on plans
published in a 1930's edition of Popular Mechanics (if his memory serves
him right). As balsa is impossible to source in the UK, Chris ended up
using 3.5" x 2" pine planks from a local hardware store which he then shaped,
hollowed out, glued together and finally varnished.
He used the board twice during 2003. After each session he modified the board to remove some of its 'boxiness.' He still plans to make additional modifications to the board: increasing the nose and tail rocker and making the rails less 'square.' The board weighs about 10 kilos out of the water, "but is exceptionally buoyant and maneuverable, easily outperforming modern bodyboards." Chris asks, "Does anyone know of another board that has been built with this design? |
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