Donald Bunnell rides the Future Primitive 13 footer at Ali'i beach Haleiwa Oahu Hawaii

Here are Donald's comments. Donald is building a 13 foot Blake era wooden surfboard at present"I surfed the FP today at Ali'i beach, Haleiwa.It was awesome.I was apprehensive about the weight and narrowness in the tail, but as soon as she went in the water and I was paddling out I could feel the balance between the weight and amount of flotation.The waves were shoulder high and there was an adequate amount of power to let the board work.Turning was very easy, much to my surprise.In these days of potato chip pop outs, it is nice to feel the real soul of surfing.Mahalo Nui Loa !Donald "