Sun and surf

With second year assessments all wrapped up at uni, the weather and surf reports were looking as good as it gets on Cornwall’s north shore, and so a contingent loaded with surf boards, body boards, skim boards, power kite and Axiom 8.5 settled in at Gwithian Bay for a weeks worth of epic conditions.

Since the Axiom came out I’ve had my eye on the 8.5 as an all round machine due to wanting a fast flat hull for blasting the local runs and using in races but also wanting a boat that doesn’t leave you lagging in good surf.

I’ve used it on rivers with the seat in a middle position, giving a bit more stability and momentum, but moving the seat all the way back for surf put a grin on my face.

This wave earned some cheers from a couple of local surfers, not what I was expecting as I’d been managing to pick up waves a lot earlier than them all day and was sensing a little frustration.

The Axiom blunt. Despite it’s size, this boat has a playful edge due to an agile hull, it’s freestyle forte is definitely in throwing the fattest kick-flips around! With 8’5″ of boat you can get a lot of speed to rocket you into the air off the back of on coming waves, I went more than the full 360 on numerous occasions… although the guys at HQ tell me they’re working on their kick-flips in the Alchemy touring boat!

See you on the water

Ed