A Little Adventure - me, my brother, and a Firewire Sunday
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2025
- Surfed looks so so this morning at Bolsa so my brother and I decided to have a little surf adventure. We went somewhere we normally wouldn't go. We have been there once, about a month ago, but I left my GoPro in the car by mistake on that day, but not this time.
The surf was actually decent, good size but just a tad soft. The Firewire Sunday 6'0" was perfect. The last time, I had the 6'8 and it felt too big.
Anyways, I hope to have more first time adventures. I may hit up the Ranch and possibly San Clemente Island. Water seems a tad sharky but I'm willing to try if the waves are good.
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nice and fun thanks for share your adv. i enjoyed
Love the opening song ..... So tranquil and fits the bill
Good stuff🤗 and thanks for sharing with us 🤙🏼
just found your channel after purchasing the Firewire Sunday & how cool to see this spot! This was the first place I learned to surf back in high school
congrats on the new board. where do you surf now?
@@ThomyeSurfs I'm in LA so ranges from Malibu down to the South Bay :)
@@kennetds this has probably been a decent summer in the south bay with all the west swells. I can't believe they are still coming in regularly. crazy. I think I remember something similar in the early 90's. It was followed by super warm winter waters.
@@ThomyeSurfs it's been fun!
beautiful spot .. shame about the crowds but you surfed well anyway. sometimes tactics are needed, many put themselves out waiting for the biggest waves but very often they lose a lot, in these situations I position myself a little inside and below and so I surf many more.
Indeed. For that reason I will be the eternal Grom.
Love the adventure format, looking forward for the next one, also great surfing as well
thanks. I suck at vlogging but practice makes better I guess. trying to get a trip out to San Clemente Island. I am hoping there is actually surf out there. Could be an urban myth though. And I'm not sure what swell direction is best.
@@ThomyeSurfs Thomye, your vlogging is like one of those independent film that take all the prizes at the Sundance film festival, please dont change anything about them
Cool surf adventure. Always good to take a day off work and surf. I will do the same next week
Thanks for the video, great vibe. Made me realise how uncrowded my regular surf spots are. Come to NZ.
Love NZ. I went there for a wedding and got the chance to stay in Raglan. Amazing. The point wasn't working but I surf that beach break just north of Ragland and that was better than most days at home. I wish they had GoPros back then.
@@ThomyeSurfs Glad you loved it. Raglan on a good day is something (you cant escape the crowd on that one though). I hope you have the chance to visit again. Wherever you go let the viewers know and you’ll get local guides.
Haha....I was at that spot yesterday morning. I didn't see you though. Too bad. I would have come by to say hi. I recognize 2 people in your video though.
:) It was a pretty decent day right? We almost didn't paddle out because from the bluff, it really didn't look good, not even surfable. Glad we stuck to the original plan. I think I want to take a wave storm out to that one rock all the way to the right. It looks like you can drop in but then the wave fizzles out.
BTW, I think your original comment which I'm guessing you edited showed up for me in the notifications before the changed. Anyways, that guess was spot on. I don't think I could have guessed it. After looking at the footage, no real clues except for trees. haha
@@ThomyeSurfs I've driven on that road so many times. So, I could tell. :)
Yeah. It was a decent day. Being a weekday and small size of waves kept the crowd relatively lower than usual. When it's a decent day it gets much more crowded. I've seen the wave by the rock you mentioned surfed by 3-4 guys once during the past winter season. It was a big day (a few feet overhead). What you said about that wave is correct. I noticed that there was a good drop but not much after and just fizzled out.
Love it🤙🏼. Makes me wanna get out there and film!
Appreciate the pov bro. Love from thailand ! Yeew
Fun session! All that matters!
Hey! Definitely a little late to this video, but curious if you're still on your 6'0 Sunday or have traded it in for a bigger or smaller size? Love the videos!
funny you ask, cuz I actually now have the 6'8", the 6'0, and a 5'6. My favorite is teh 6'0. it big enough to catch more waves than my usual, but small enough to surf well. The 6'8 is a super fun, cruisy mid for me. But I manage to get some maneuvers in here and there. The 5'6 is my least favorite of the three, I still love it but what I find is that it is small so I want to surf it like my normal performance board/shortboard. But it falls short of giving me the performance that I'm used to in my FT or Mashup. I have had moments of greatness. One of my best backhand turns was on this board. But my consistency sucks on it. I still plan to keep it but the Sunday for me should be ridden bigger.
@@ThomyeSurfs Thank you so much for the thoughtful response! I feel the same way about my 5’6 mashup and 5’9 Sunday. The 5’9 doesn’t feel like it gets me into waves early enough to justify the bigger size. Will definitely be trading it in for a 6’0 !
(for anyone reading I’m 165lbs for reference)
Great vid - just picked up a “smaller” Sunday myself.
What’s your fin setup?
on the 6', I really like it with keel fins. sort of big but great hold. I have tried it with the future EN and a stabilizer but it would slip once in a while and it didn't drive off the bottom as nicely. recently I surfed it again as a single using a 7'5 Christenson, that worked well for down the line and trimming. I plan to surf it more as a single to surf on my rails more. hoping it improves my shortboard skiils.
Love The vídeo! green with envy! The music was lovely and also your surf.
In your opinion what would be the perfect 1 or 2 quiver boards??
God that sounds so limiting. But if I had no other choice I think I would do the modern2 in 5'6 and then the 60 Sunday. So that would be a 29 leaderboard and a 38 liter board. If my skill level were a little lower I think then I would do the seaside because I would ride it bigger and also maybe a 6'4 Sunday.
@@ThomyeSurfs thanks for sharing! Seems that you are loving your Sunday! Right now I have a Firewire Omni which I love and also a summer board that im willing to change iT to a seaside or a dominator 2…will see 😇
Thanks!!!
looks super fun! Similar to la jolla/scripps surfing down here, hope you try a fish in those conditions too
yeah, I need to try my gofish although the wave is super soft after the first turn, especially the rights. I think I could have just stood there and ridden it twice the distance but in most cases, the should was too soft to do turns so I basically would ditch the waves. Maybe the 6'8 would have been a better choice. 6'0 was fun though.
You were riding the Sunday in this? From the looks of the GoPro, I thought you were on your Seaside. Dayum...
You were frothing on those lefts! 👊🤙
Thought the same but it says he's on a 6.0 Sunday in the notes. 🤙🏼
What fin set up did you use? Board looks maneuverable .
Nvs tall boys with a stabilizer
Fun little adventure! Because of the wave, I noticed you did a lot of close out reentries, foam climbs, and floaters and turned what would probably 0-1 turn waves into multiple turn waves. Any tips on those?
For multiple maneuvers you want to stay tight to the pocket and surf top to bottom. Depending on the Wave i tend to do my first bottom turn right as I drop in, however this is only possible if you have a high liter board or a fast wave. If I didn't have a 38 L board I would have to probably go down the line a bit, do a cutback and then possibly a maneuver.
Hi Thomye. I kinda want to pick your brain about what size I should get on the Sunday. Would you be ok with that? What would be a good way to get in touch with you? Thanks and really nice video this one. Keep them coming.
sure no problem. You can start by emailing. tyeguin@gmail.com
Hi there
About the fins set up, what can you suggest to us ?
i think it all depends on what you want it to feel like. My very first session i took it out as a twin with the machado keels. although it was a tad tight, it held and I was super surprised how well it went. I don't think I ever had a board give me as much initial stoke/surprise as the Sunday. Anyways, ere are the fins that I surfed:
Twin Keel (machado keels): ua-cam.com/video/G91M3opYXwQ/v-deo.html
1+2 (fcs 7" which was probably too big and I had it too far forward): ua-cam.com/video/iKtEnS3BwbM/v-deo.html
2+1 (Futures EN with small trailer): ua-cam.com/video/MMUoq64TdUY/v-deo.html
Single (7"): ua-cam.com/video/MvA2oxT6ugc/v-deo.html
I liked it as a keel twin the best. I'm not sure if the machado keels were the best since they are pretty big. I think either a smaller keel or a modern keel. NVS makes the Marlins in 3 sizes. Hope that helps. I'll try and surf it with different twins since I didn't do that the first time around.
@@ThomyeSurfs Thanks a lot for the suggestions so they are precious.
@@ThomyeSurfs did you try a classic thruster configuration ?
He Thomye, can you duck dive the Sunday at all? I'm thinking about getting the 7' at 53lits, but I'm afraid, I won't be able to duck dive the board. Any advise?
I cannot duck dive the 6 8 which is 48 l. I'm 5'8 and weigh 145. My younger brother weighs around 165 and he seems to do better with it. It's also a technique that I've not really practiced because I have seen professional longboarders duck dive 60 L boards.
What was your fin set up for this video?
I don't quite remember. I think since this was later in having had the board, it was a 2 +1 setup. Big side fins with a tiny trailer. I only rode it as a twin early on.
Which was your fins setup mate?
If I am remembering correctly, I rode it as a twin with stabilizer.
How you digging the Sunday?
I love the 6'0 Sunday. at 38L, it is about 12 L more than I would surf a normal performance board. So, it is my ultra groveler but because it is only 6' and 20.24" wide, it still can perform. I can do top turns, wraps, and layup off the lips. It's been the best board for review I have done so far, in terms of fun and always surprising me. Obviously, it's not the best performing board but it does to some degree perform.
I have been surfing a 6'8 as well ad that one is a little tougher. I've not been surprised by it but it's an entirely different board. it comes in at 48L and is more of a cruiser. This might be a bad comparison but for a beginner and or intermediate, the Sunday be better than the Seaxe I tested and much better than a large Twice Baked (too wide), and possibly better than a Beyond which could be too straight railed and not enough volume unless you get the timbertech versions.
Anyways, it's a keeper for me.
Im curious how the 5’9 with a single fin setup would feel
same. i think I am going to try a different single and push it all the way back to see if that changes anything.
Try it out, but I’ve seen some old school films of them ripping on single fin shorties. I wish I remembered the names
@@Jay-fq8uz I got my 5’9 Sunday and as a single fin there’s something magical about it and it feels so great and has helped me improve my turns
Don't know where it is but it looks beautiful! It's always great to change scenery and surf different spots. Yew!!!
it Looks like good old PV cove :)
Yeah, I need to break out of my habit and surf different places.
Looks like haggertys/Palos Verdes
Edit: one of those bays in there. Can't put my finger on it.
I definitely want to try Haggertys. Next big west swell.
Your POV angle looks great. Probably some of the best I have seen. What is your setup? Thx
in this particular video, I was using Chronos Mouth piece, it's one of the few that doesn't make me gag. The GoPro itself is the 9. The lens that I mentioned is the Max Lens Mod. Is a super fisheye lens but it allows you to turn on the Horizon Leveling. Basically, the camera will make sure the horizon always stays level. You can flip the camera 360 but the image will stay perfectly level. You can see the effect when you look at the water spots. The spots will move but the horizon stays level.
One big caveat though is that the darn lens grabs water. My other lens provided you lick it keeps drops off. but this one, doesn't matter how much you lick it. I think the curve of the lens really enhances the hydrogen bonding effects of water (surface tension). I'm going to try that gopro clear solution to see if that helps. But for now, back to the old lens.
couple more things. I make sure the camera is 45 degrees to the mouth piece. I almost looks like it is point to the sky when in my mouth standing but when i'm laying down or surfing, I guess my head is tilted down.
Goofy footers always so things back to front. 😆
Which length is this one bud? The 6 or the 6,8? I surfed a lot when I was a teenager and now 36 the kids have grown up a bit and trying to get back into it and really like these Sundays. As anyone I’m struggling with size choice. I’m 6ft 4 and around 92-95 kg and looking at the 6,4. How are they like for duck diving etc….. they have quite a bit of volume don’t they.
I'm on the 6'0 in this video. it is 38L and I'm 65Kg when I shot this. They do have a lot of float but since they aren't really performance boards per say, it doesn't hurt to oversize it. I usually surf around 26 to 29 liter boards. If I wanted some more for performance, in my liter range that is, I would likely not get the 5'6 Sunday since there are better performance options out there. But i think the 5'4 would have been a really fun board too. I just found this board to be super surprising. i did not expect it to go so good and I am still able to squeak out some performance here and there.
At your height and weight, the 6'4 would put the needle closer to performance and not grovel. So it depends on what your waves are like and how much you want to paddle. I gave my 6'8 to my brother, way too much grovel for me. but I know I wouldn't be sad about owning the 5'6 as well as my 6'0. Point being, I think you would be happy on either the 6'4 or the 6'8. I would suggest go 6'8 since everyone needs a good summer board. You could always get a smaller better performing option down the road. That was my logic by going with the 6'0, 10L over my norm. I knew if it was too big, I could go out and get the smaller one and still have a really fun summer board.
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to prevent those water drops on your lens put a lot of spit on pre-surf and while out surfing keep rubbing more on the lens
I spit on it quite a bit. This normally works on my normal GoPro lens but not on this Max Lens Mod.
Oh the max is really difficult to control!
@@michaelgurney3281 yeah, literally dehydrated myself licking that lens and thought I was doing a good job till I saw the footage. it was shocking to say the least. It has to be the curve. I wonder if they sell a flat shell for it, like a cap of some sort.
@@ThomyeSurfs yeah my buddy has the Max and it is near impossible to control the water drops! Thanks for the videos!