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Cuban Paipos

 
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Poobah
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Joined: 09 Jan 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:45 pm    Post subject: Cuban Paipos Reply with quote

Ahoy,
I was just reading a story about surfers in Cuba making paipos from scavenged driftood-style plywood and tearing the foam out of old refrigerators to make surfboards. I can't help but wonder if this is the golden age of paipos in Cuba. Longboards are a means of escaping the island, and that probably makes paipos more politically correct. But in the future...in post Castro Cuba 12 foot surfboards might be the normal choice for those with the new freedom to choose. Paipos and paipo riders might be considered bad reminders of the old regime. I hope I don't upset anyone with my weird specualtions, but I really would like to see some of those driftwood paipos.


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rodndtube
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like the paipos you'll find throughout the 3rd world... not too far distant relatives of the ancient Hawaiian boards. Didn't Endless Summer show some natives riding planks in the West African waters?
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Phantom
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Joined: 10 Jan 2004
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Location: state of wa....shington

PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vintage paipo and mat footage can be found throughout Bud Brownes classic movies of the 50`s-60`s.The Far Shore has a great shot of a young African in perfect trim, on a piece of wood possibly torn from the side of a village hut. At the moment,I have something going with pink polystyrene wall insulation,using technology gleaned from Swaylock`s. And it looks preatty third worldish...
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stormseeker



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Slightly off topic... This reminded me of the popularity of the brown McDonald's serving tray as a wave riding device on the West Side of Oahu during the late 70's and early 80's. They apparently worked well as a hand-gun. I saw many local kids racing across the face of those uniquely blue-hued Waianae waves, McDonald's tray in outstretched hand.

Sadly, much of the Waianae coast of Oahu qualified as the third world back then. I wonder if that's still the case?

And, will surfing history repeat itself in Cuba? Will the longer boards be ridden by the elite as they were in ancient Hawaii?
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