Selling One of My Surfboards

My dad enrolled me in surfing school when I was 6 years old, four days into a developing hydrophobia caused by the movie, Jaws. The Spielberg classic aired on one of those Sunday afternoon movie programs that local channels host upon exhausting their libraries of Star Trek: The Next Generation. For nearly 3 hours (including commercials), I sat paralyzed with fear and by the time the credits rolled, I was not only afraid of the ocean but all other types of water as well. Logically, I knew that Jaws couldn't squeeze through the pipes and attack me in the bath nor could he wriggle his way through the desert and wait for me in our pool. But it really didn't matter. I didn't want to risk it, as when I closed my eyes, I saw my tiny body being chomped into bits like Roy Scheider's boat and, well, that was upsetting.

For three days, I refused to take baths and eventually, my parents resorted to holding me in front of the garden hose in the yard. [Humiliating? Of course. But only because my siblings were laughing at me. Had I been alone with a sprinkler or Slip n' Slide, the experience would have received 2 thumbs up.] On the fourth day, we went to Mauritius on holiday with my extended family. After again refusing to deal with water, my dad got fed up and enrolled me in surfing school, hoping that I'd learn how to confront my fears. 2 days of crying, a near drowning, and a couple faceplant wounds later, his plan started to work. I've lost my fear of water, accepted the fact that a shark might eat me, and have turned into a damn good surfer as far as amateurs go.

In any case, the good news is that tomorrow my dad is taking me to Evolution Surf, the best board makers in the world, to be calibrated for a customized, handmade surfboard. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited about this and am hoping to test her out during Christmas break. But since I won't be doing much surfing between now and the winter, I'm thinking about selling one of my three boards (pictured above). This is a 6'3 Wayne Lynch designed Surftech shortboard with round pintails that have exceptional volume flow and control - especially in waves with hollow barrels and heavy faces, FCS Tom Carroll Redline fins, Creatures of Leisure traction pad, and leash. I'll even throw in some Sex Wax. If you're not ready to buy a brand new board and are interested in an exceptionally fast, light, and durable one that's made by the master of the shortboard revolution, let me know. If not, no sweat, I'll just keep her. We've had good times together.