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Jon Davey
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Location: Cornwall, U.K
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 Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:11 pm Post subject: handboard to paipo |
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| Has anyone got any firm opinions on where a handboard ends and a paipo begins? My theory is that if you hold it out in front of you, truck and trailer style, then you've got a handboard; lie on it and and you're in paipo territory. I found a copy of Midget Farelly's and Craig McGregor's 'How to Surf', circa 1965. Their chapters on 'peipo' boarding and handboarding are really interesting. This for the paipo: "It's a thin board, usually made of plywood or fibreglass; it has no fins, is only three or four feet long, sometimes even shorter, and is wider at the back than the front. It has a square tail, and a rounded nose that is lifted radically and dished out..." How does this square with our conception of a paipo? Are we running down the modern kneeboard road of simply having a short, wide surfboard? |
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PaipoJim
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: handboard to paipo |
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| Jon Davey wrote: | | This for the paipo: "It's a thin board, usually made of plywood or fibreglass; it has no fins, is only three or four feet long, sometimes even shorter, and is wider at the back than the front. It has a square tail, and a rounded nose that is lifted radically and dished out..." How does this square with our conception of a paipo? |
Seems pretty close to me. Sounds like they are describing the type of board that Paul Lindbergh is presently building. That design type was more common back then. |
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Jon Davey
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I reckon you're right and the new HPD website shows those boards off to their best degree. |
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Poobah
Dolphin Glider
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:07 am Post subject: |
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Is the term handboarding actually mentioned in that 1965 article?
If it's too big to strap on one hand, and you ride it with two hands, then I consider it a mini paipo.
Funny coincidence that you should bring up this subject. I've been planning to issue a New Years Eve Fatwah about a new class of mini paipos. New to me at least. Stay tuned.... |
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Jon Davey
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| It just talks about handboards rather than 'handboarding':"The usual handboard is made of thin,light wood such as plywood, about a foot long and nine inches wide, with a curved front, straight sides and a sawn off rear end....." It also talks about handboards leading a "clandestine life in the hands of enthusiasts." Some things never change! |
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