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Phileas was the 50th mat to come out of the G-Mat workshop. To celebrate this, and to say thank you for all the support I've been shown by the mat world, I thought it fitting to send her off around the world.
This blog is a record of Phileas' journey. As she gets around and people send me their pictures and and some words I'll put them up on here.
Around the world in... Well... Who knows?!
So with Phileas in San Diego awaiting a SAN DIEGO MATMEET (yes that's right... Give Kendog a yell if you want to be in on it) it's time to check out the US East Coast video.
As always, thanks to all involved. I'm so stoked on how this is going.
Cheers
G
So, Phileas is en route to North Carolina sporting her new tat, courtesy of John Hughes.
Thanks again John.
G
Artwork by John Hughes
I've just had an email from John Hughes and it seems that the day sight seeing around Cocoa Beach has broken the bad surf hoodoo.
Photo: Dan Mahoney
John says:
Woohoo! Philias must be good luck.We had the best waves of the summer and the pics to prove it.
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Hurricane Eduardo delivered the goods! Philias finally got to stretch his [Ed: Her!] legs after the long international flight. The mat is fast and loose and switches up from a high speed run to a tail-out drift with with just a subtle shift of the hips.
Photo: Dan Mahoney
It also loves running the whitewater and I found myself running parallel to the soup, switching right and left just because I could.
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Photo: Dan Mahoney
We are supposed to have more waves in a few days but unfortunately it is time for Phileas to hit the road. Next stop is for Jamie McClellan in the tube wonderland of the Outer Banks, North Carolina.
Aloha y'all- John
Photo: Dan Mahoney
Thanks a lot for hosting Phileas John. Looks like you had a blast. Many thanks to Hurricane Eduardo for coming up with the goods.
Can't wait to see how Jamie gets on.
Cheers
G
Having got over her jet lag, Phileas has been seeing the sites. Words and images from John Hughes:
I finally got Philias to the beach today after returning from Montana. The surf was pathetic but I wanted to get the mat in the water and get acquainted. I fully expected a "float" rather than a surf, but to my surprise I caught a couple of fun ,knee high dribblers. No photos today but we are expecting chest to head high surf with offshores by mid-week and I will be prepared :-).
After we left the beach I took Philius around Cocoa Beach to see some of the sights.
First we stopped to pay homage to the shrine of hometown boy, Kelly Slater.
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Next we took Philias to the Cocoa Beach Surf Museum to meet some of his American cousins.
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Philias and a family portrait at the "Paipo, Prone to Ride" exhibit. Then back home for a bath and a nap.
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Fantastic stuff you pair. I can't wait to see how you get on when the waves come.
Cheers
G
Literally minutes after posting that Phileas was en route to John Hughes in Miami, this photo arrived:
John Hughes and Phileas
It looks like the timing is just a tiny bit out but perhaps that's for the best:
“Philias has arrived in sunny Florida! (disregard the rain and gray skies in the photo). In a case of exquisite international postal serendipity, the mat arrived just as I am leaving town for a week. However, this is probably for the best since the surf is utterly flat again. The forecasts are calling for an increase in tropical activity toward the end of of the week, so we may be able to get photos of Philias in actual surf. The mat looks great (I really like the valve) and I can’t wait to put it through it’s paces. Stay tuned.”
We certainly will stay tuned. Come on Neptune... Give us something cranking!
G
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