First Class of the Season

Well the first class was a cold one, but it went off without a problem...Had a few take the long swim down past the bridge, but all in all it was a fun group. Najah, Samy and Thierry toughed it out on day 2, longer than i thought and even took one more run before retreating to the shop.. It was only 6degrees afterall.  No pics this time the cold was affecting the camera and it wouldn't come out to play. On a gross note my toe was acting up all class and giving me annoying pain, it had been hurting since Tuesday last and I thought was simply a small annoyance. But by Monday night going into Tuesday morning, I awoke at 3am to absolute blinding pain, and I decided to take the long drive to the hospital in town. After a small wait of 2 hours, I finally saw the doctor who proceeded to get another doc, who proceeded to tell me that I was about to lose my toe in another 18 hours or so if I hadn't come in..With a precise cut of her scalpel she release the pressure and the trapped PUSS. Yes PUSS was spewing across the room...lol so much the doctor stopped and got a face shield..haha. But all is better now, I'm out of the water till Monday I think...if I can last that long..lol

Till next time,

Cheers

Darren

NEXT LEVEL SH%*

I enjoy life...I surf, river surf, kite and many other things that keep my ADD in check. We all have friends who facilitate our efforts to get our fix. My buddy JD, Corran and my friend Jules are the guys that often push me to take it to the next level...BUT WHEN CORRAN AND JULES ARE TOGETHER...they take push each other to some NEXT LEVEL SHIT....CHECK it OUT

HEAVY D

Cheers

D

Kiting

The wave has been so bad lately that we've been out kiting alot in this spring wind...The past few weeks has been riddled with great S winds. Corran even got out for a lesson from our friend Jules. I took a few shots of my buddy Gaby having a great sesh.  The levels for habitat should be better by mid week. But I went for an SUP run at habitat this morning with nobody out at all...I had the wave to myself for over an hour till a few people showed up. They put in a rope and still couldn't stay on the wave, I even tried to get the fom pile going for them on my SUP but it would just turn off as soon as it got going...

SUP Lesson

Ok, so I took these two great guys out for an private SUP lesson, these guys were hardcore. NO WETSUIT, NO GLOVES, and NO HOODIEs for these guys, only booties, boardshorts and a vest. And they were taking headers into the cold water and loving every minute of it...Mike was up and going in minutes and JD wasn't far behind..The day was great we had a great time and I even took an few dips in the cold water myself, we laughed, played hard and enjoyed a beautiful day on the water...Sign up folks it's too much fun

Darren

Habitat

Went to the wave today at Habitat, right sides was going off, had a great time with the crew that was there, got to see some familiar faces, including Matt and the boys from France. Also had a great chat with Lynn, one of the best female surfers in Montreal...All in all it was a pretty awesome day. With temps hovering around 20degrees the sun shining, and I meant to take pics but it was such a great day I surfed until I was late picking up my boy at daycare...Looks like the weekend is going to alot of the same, so get out there and enjoy.

Darren

SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP

I had a busy day at the shop today, tracking shippments and supplies for Corran, but mostly today I answered the phone. And all everyone could talk about was SUP's, questions on SUP's kept coming and coming and kept me nice and busy doing what I love...which is chatting to people about surfing. I must have answered the phone 50 times today. All in all it was a great day. Lots of interest in classes...SO once again if you want to take a class sign up now...

Cheers

Darren

Right Sides

Yesterday, I went to Right Sides in the morning before working at the shop. There were a few people out,  Igor, Carlos,  and others the vibe was great. I had a great hour and half session, quick and to the point, I was riding the new Pocket Rocket 6' by 18 1/4" split board. Trying to get my snap all the way around and having some great wipeouts..(if you not wipeing out you're not learning). The wave itself was a little soft, but still extremely fun, it was great. Hope to see you out there.

D 

The Shop is Almost Open

Ok everybody...the time is almost here..THE SHOP will be OPEN on Saturday..April 18th @ 9:00am, We've got all our wetsuits(6-5-4's, 4-3's, 2-3's) gloves and mitts, booties, clothes t-shirts bikinis...But most importantly we have a crazy amount of 2009 boards, and a few sample SUP's for you to see, and make an order...We'll also be on hand to answer questions about classes, sign you up for a class, help you choose gear and get you in the water..We've been surfing since february so we know our stuff...Come on down and help support your local surf shop, bring a few friends along.

See you Saturday

Darren

Surf Classes

Ok so the whole point of this blog is to update you on whats been happening with surf classes. But since we haven't officially started classes for 2009, I've been letting know what we've been up to, and showing you a few pics along the way. 

  But today I have some class news...We've been getting more and more calls concerning class dates and class info. And people have started to book classes, so if you've wanted to take a class or have friends that want to take classes please tell them to call us at the shop or on our contact numbers at the website( www.imaginesurfboards.com ). Classes can fill up fast so don't wait till the last minute, trust me...

SUP Training with Nat..

My wife Nat has been asking me to take her out on our SUP and it was finally a nice enough day weather wise and wind(none).  SHe wouldn't let me take pics of her, but I told her that she'll have to suck it up cause next time I'm snapping a few. Especially since she did amazing she paddle almost to the point near our place, which is a good half kilometer downstream. Then I went out for a work out and came back all sweaty and sore but it's starting to pay off..I'm feeling super confident up on my feet now and when I take breaks, I don't have to kneel anymore I can just stand there and not eat it(lol). I think she wants to go out again on monday so I 'll try and snap a few pics and post them...

Have a great Easter

D