Dragonfly
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This is G-Mat 198 (AKA “Dragonfly”) built for Matt Simon over in Carpinteria, California. Matt is another of the Rincon crew and an all round fine wave rider who I have had the pleasure of being in the water with at Rincon.
He certailny loves mat surfing!
Matt riding a G-Mat Ute named the Rincon Rental Raft. Photo by Matt’s friend George.
So then on to Dragonfly. She’s a G-Mat RB-JMC with the usual unusualness of neg rocker and super-free venting. Being custom of course she is tailored to be a perfect fit for Matt and we’re both pretty sure he will dig her. That’s how I took his response anyway.
“Wow G!! I don’t know what to say. It looks amazing and i can’t wait to give it a go! Riding the G-Mat is quite often the most enjoyable way to ride waves. I always have a huge smile on my face when i’m flying down the line.”
There’s a good crowd of talented mat surfers around Matt’s part of the world who put the effort in (and have the perfect waves to boot) to really master the art of low inflations surfing on light wight mats. That part of the world is historically so important in the development of mat surfing and the tradition certainly seems to be continuing.
Anyhoo, Dragonfly is already in the US and should arrive with Matt later today so lets wait and see. Hopefully the amazing run of swell on the US west coast continues.
Have fun Matt. And George… Get your camera ready!
Cheers
G
FEEDBACK FROM MATT:
“She really flies! I can tell a big difference in instant speed and turn ability. Not too difficult to adjust to, just flew right off the bat. I’ll definitely be rinsing with fresh water and keeping her happy and healthy. The Cartwheel was yummy! I’m usually a bit sceptical when it comes to jelly in sweets but it wasn’t an overwhelming amount of jelly and I scarfed it down so fast I barely noticed it.
It’s an honor to ride a custom mat from a master craftsman! We have a big rain storm starting here now. Expecting 4 inches coastal and 7 inches in the mountains now through Friday. Sometimes fun raft waves pop up from the storm’s south winds so I have my eyes on the beaches out front.”