adieu

farewell to def. one of the raddest boards in my quiver. 5'-7'' m. caro d. bump quad fish hooked up with canard quad fins. caro blew my mind at the ny fry this past may when he came up to me and knew the complete story behind the board - including how many previous owners it had.

as it goes, back when clark closed his doors on blank monday, 5-dec-06 there was pandemonium in the board shaping racket. caro was strapped for material and pavel offered fourteen blanks to keep caro afloat. this board is one of the fourteen. the palm tree logo on the bottom of the board is used to certify that the board was shaped in pavel's shaping room - 'the green room.' pavel requires that boards shaped in the green room don the palm tree proudly. coupled with a first class glass job from moonlight, this board is not only shaped by a highly skilled craftsman, but also glassed for long lasting shredability by the industry leader -

caro went on to also explain that he does not often use a grey finish, esp. for n. californians. this is due to the fact that the board can easily be mistaken for a seal...

more on the swap to follow...