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It’s getting COLD! You could go West.

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Hey guys, if you think I’m talking about surfing out West somewhere you need to think outside the box a bit. lol I am talking about West Wetsuits! West was one of the FIRST Wetsuit companies that gave us a chance, so we’ll give them a SHOUT OUT and talk about them first! West Wetsuits are SOLID. Most of their models are made from the BEST limestone based neoprene available. Limestone based neoprene is not ONLY the new thing, but it’s lighter, warmer, more comfortable, and stretches better! (I should know, I own and use a West Lotus 3/2) Not to mention it is greener. West has been using limestone longer than most of the guys out there and they got it DOWN. If I had to choose a stand out suit I would say the West Lotus (pick your thickness) Air-O would have to be the way to go! The Lotus Air-O combines the premium limestone based neoprene I talked about with a sandwiched “waffle” layer. This is basically a thin layer of neoprene within the suit that has air holes in it. These air holes warm with your body’s temperature and then transfer that heat back to you, making this West Wetsuit lighter and warmer! Talking about the Lotus Air-O makes me want to upgrade mine! lol Anyway, if you’re cold, going West should DEFINITELY be considered. (Get the pun now?!?)

(Get the pun now?!?)

Future Fins Box Fillers: Review… Really?!?

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lol Hey guys, you know if I start a blog post with lol it’s going to be absolutely ridiculous. Today I am going to talk about one of the smallest parts in surfing that is becoming more and more important as we move further and further down the 5-Fin road. You may not know these exist, but they do and they’re IMPORTANT for any one that owns a 5-Fin board with Futures Boxes. Future Fins Box Fillers are a relatively new product. (Please understand that I say all this because it needs to be said and because a blog post about two 4 1/2 pieces of plastic has the PERFECT amount of comic relief I’m looking for) They didn’t even exist before the entrance of the 5-Fin, though they should have. (For people turning a thruster into a twin.) Basically, a box filler is a piece of plastic that you wedge into your empty Futures Boxes when you’re not using them. (i.e. running a 5-Fin as a Thruster or Quad) This creates a completely flat surface on the bottom of your board. It makes sense and it’s about time. Those empty boxes actually cause a good bit of drag. I mean if you’re buying a $120.00 5-Fin set from Futures you should probably splurge and get the $4.00 Box Fillers to fill the boxes you’re not using. Simple, but GREAT! Which begs the question… Shouldn’t FCS make plug fillers? How can you not enjoy my blog?? With that I bid you good day.

Ke11y IS 11 time world champ!

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Hey Guys! So, it was a bit delayed because of the ASP’s poor math skills, but despite the issues there, Ke11y IS 11 time world champ! (I all ready said my “told you so’s”, before Ke11y ACTUALLY won, so I won’t do it again.) With Ke11y’s victory will no doubt come a NEW Ke11y fin from FCS. (Just trying to call it now so I can say another told you so later.) The FCS K3 was made with 8 circles to signify Ke11y’s then 8 time world champ status! So, I think it’s about time! We want a new Ke11y fin, right?!? I mean we do have the FCS K2.1 PC‘s, but those are a revamp of the K2.1 in Natural. We want something fresh, something that has Ke11y’s 11 time world champ experience behind it. Certainly his surfing has to have changed (I would argue gotten better) since the release of the K3‘s. If it has, we want a NEW fin, a NEW template and a NEW material to reflect any changes in Ke11y’s style. Honestly, at the root of it, we all just want to surf like him anyway. lol With that said, I’ll get on the horn and talk to FCS about it. I’ll tell them that all of you are DEMANDING a new Ke11y Fin. lol Truthfully though, I’ll at least call them and ask if anything’s in the works. If so, you know you’ll hear it FIRST, RIGHT HERE!

ASP did WHAT?!? Miscalculated WHAT?!?

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Hey Guys! Posting on a Sat. is a new one for me, but this is absolutely INSANE! If anything deserves a Saturday post this is it! Now, I admit my math skills aren’t the best, but how do you NOT confirm that Kelly ACTUALLY has enough points to BE the eleven time world champ before you crown him!?! That’s RIGHT! Kelly, as of right now (11/5/11 and they’re NOT surfing today in San Fran. so this would be until they surf again) IS NOT eleven time world champ! NO I am NOT making this up!

http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/11/04/asp-admits-calculation-error-prematurely-crowned-2011-asp-world-champion/

Just earlier this year at the Quiksilver Pro. N.Y. I watched (as many of you did) as the ASP banned Bobby Martinez from future ASP surfing for “Damaging the sports image”. This was due to his R-rated rant about the world ranking system. This makes me think that someone should ban the ASP from the ASP for “Damaging the sports image”. lol I would like some comments on this. Who do you think actually damaged the sports image more, Bobby Martinez (don’t get me wrong personally I don’t care much for Bobby anyway and I love the ASP, but come on guys) or the ASP? Interesting thought… It’s a crazy world we live in. See you in the work week!

Fourth Lesson… Go with your gut.

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In business you don’t always have time to do all the research necessary, or the finances for that matter. However, that doesn’t matter, because crunch time still comes and you still have to make decisions. When you find yourself on the fence with an issue or decision, go with your gut. I’m NOT saying don’t do the research, and I’m certainly NOT saying don’t get all the information possible. What I am saying is do all the research you can. Get all the information you can by looking at past decisions and how they panned out. Also, have people (good people) around you to help fill in the blanks. Then, if you’re still a bit in the dark as to what to do, go with your gut. In the beginning, The Surfboard Warehouse was like most small businesses. We didn’t have the budget or the personnel to be making the kinds of decisions we had to make, but that didn’t bring everything to a halt. I did research the best I could, (There weren’t many bench marks to look at. We pioneered a lot of stuff when it came to selling surf gear on the internet.) then on a shoe string budget made decisions. In hindsight I don’t agree with all the decisions I made, (my wife doesn’t agree with a lot of them! lol) however were still here! Proof my gut was just as good as it needed to be! GO WITH YOUR GUT!

Journey of The Surfboard Warehouse (Part Uno)

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I figured we would work on our Spanish during this round of posts. lol Anyway, with the addition of Billabong, Quiksilver (Which reminds me! Congrats to Kelly Slater who won his 11th. world title yesterday! One word, FREAK! On a personal note I called it back on Oct. 12th. in my FIRST “Future Fins or FCS Fins?!?” post. So , without further adieu, I told you so and I told you it was coming. lol) and Hurley, I sat back with a smile as we hit this important mile stone and reflected on where we have come from. I figured I would share some of our story with you. Growing The Surfboard Warehouse has been an unbelievable experience and without diving into this right now I would like to say that the fact that The Surfboard Warehouse exists is proof that God exists. The Surfboard Warehouse was a class project of mine my Junior year of college. In the beginning I’ll admit had NO IDEA what I was doing as a business man. However, through the grace of God, things happened that not only kept us going, but had us thriving in no time. I’ll make it simple for you, if you have a business and want it to succeed pray over it. PERIOD. I’ll dive into The Surfboard Warehouse‘s past over the next few posts.

Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (The Sixthquel)

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I think I just made up a new word. lol The point is that this SHOULD BE my LAST “Surfboard Travel Bag” post! (Somehow some of you will be upset and the rest of you, grateful… I don’t understand. Either way we’ll be moving on after this.) I was breaking down some KEY differences (generally) between companies. So, lets continue! Next up, Creatures of Leisure. Born in Aus., their Surfboard Travel Bag claim to be “Slim Fit”, (which they are) giving you less size and weight! Meanwhile, Dakine has the industry leading Recon II, available in both Shortboard and Longboard sizes. The Recon II is one of our best selling Surfboard Travel Bag and for good reason. It’s one of the SICKEST slim doubles we offer. It COMPLETELY HIDES YOUR 2nd BOARD! (Stick it to the Airlines! Hey, don’t judge! Those airline fees are getting out of control.) Next up is Destination Surf. With their Family Owned attitude and industry leading Manufacturer warranty, you know your set with one of their bags. Last BUT NOT LEAST is Ocean and Earth. Their price point approach gets you a SOLID Surfboard Travel Bag at a GREAT price. With all this said, we carry all these brands and more! If you want the BEST surf gear in the world there’s no better place than www.TheSurfboardWarehouse.com! If you need help sorting through our Surfboard Travel Bag, our LIVE CHAT is a GREAT place to start! Thanks again, see you soon!

One of those days will lead to one of THOSE days!

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Hey Guys. Just wanted to take a minute and recognize one thing we all have in common, “one of those days” and I am having one today. Holiday planning, (for the company, you guys DEMAND good holiday deals and we’re trying to deliver) and email problems (basically don’t send me an email right now because I won’t have it for a few hours) are just two items on a list that seems to be ever growing today. I know you know what I’m talking about, “one of those days” where nothing gets done and it simultaneously feels like everything else is coming undone. I don’t even know how that’s possible. Anyway, when you have “one of those days” I just want to remind you that on the other side is “one of THOSE days!” Meaning, that if you can make it through today you’ll find that all your hard work, problem solving and multitasking will pay off. You’ll have a day where not only does everything go smoothly, but that through all the hard work done today, you’ll have clients handing you money. I like to think everything makes its way back to average. So, if you have an off day today, pretty soon you’ll be on the other side of the fence; where you’re on FIRE and nothing can go wrong. Sorry, I didn’t have any more content than this for you today, it was “one of those days”. lol

BREAKING NEWS: Approval from Quiksilver and Hurley!

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Hey Guys! Just wanted to let you know that we just heard back from Quiksilver and Hurley. I am EXCITED to announce that The Surfboard Warehouse was given the green light from BOTH companies to carry their Wetsuits! This follows the recent news that we were approved with Billabong to carry their Wetsuits as well. Quiksilver, Hurley and Billabong will all be offered alongside our West and Body Glove Wetsuit lines. Making The Surfboard Warehouse one of the BEST places on the net to get your new Wetsuit! AND, we’re not done yet! I can’t say who, but we have a few more TOP contracts pending! Keep you eyes here for all the BEST industry leading Wetsuits! Thank you for all your support. Without you, our customers, this never would have been made possible! I’ll follow up with a personal note on where we (The Surfboard Warehouse) has come from and what a HUGE milestone it is to have these new partnerships. THANK YOU!

Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (Part 5)

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Happy Halloween! (If you want to see a YouTube Vid. of some of the guys costumes from The Surfboard Warehouse click HERE, FUNNY stuff!! More proof you can do ANYTHING if you put your mind to it! lol) Now, back to Travel Surfboard Bags. How much padding do they have? Well, typically they have 3/4 in foam padding sandwiched between a tarpee inner liner and a tough nylon outside. Some bags (my personal favorites) have one side Nylon and the other a heat reflective tarpee. When you’re using this type of Travel Surfboard Bag PUT THE TARPEE SIDE UP! This way your boards will stay cool whether they’re on the roof of your car or sprawled out on the beach. (Yes, it makes that much of a difference. That’s how the bag is designed!) FCS uses dual density foam on some of their Travel Surfboard Bags. I wouldn’t be surprised if this type of construction becomes the standard because it’s SICK. Prolite‘s protection and pocket placement/usage are KEY. So, if you’re the surfer that likes all their gear in it’s place, Prolite may be the way to go. I’ll highlight some of our other companies stand out Travel Surfboard Bag features in my next and possibly LAST Travel Surfboard Bag post. (Don’t quote me on that though. lol)