Fun in the SCUMM
/I am so proud that Phileas made her way over to these boys! As you would expect, the SCUMM crew provided a load of footage so the video will take a bit of editing but is on the way.
Whilst we wait, enjoy these photos.
Cheers
G
THE PHILEAS PROJECT
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 global mat collective, I thought it fitting to send her off around the world for my mat brethren to ride and to add their own artwork to. Please get in touch to get involved.
This blog is a record of Phileas' journey. Around the world in... Well... Who knows how long?
Phileas Project Pt 7
/The latest installment is here. After a long spell away, Phileas gets a face lift then it's back on the road!
On she goes to Oz. It's been good to see her. BON VOYAGE!!!
G
Pitstop
/Well look who it is!
Phileas has taken a quick detour for a pitstop back at the G-Mat workshop. She's been on the road for three years this month and, by the looks of her, has been through the mill!
Firstly, the valve has been replaced. I have managed to sort out welding valves in to mats these days but Phileas was built when I was using self-adhesive numbers sealed with glue. due to a combo of hot weather and gorilla-grips, the valve was leaking so I've completely started a fresh. Sealed with Clear Fix so more flexible.
Secondly, the grip was in a right state! It has worn down as grip does over time and people had used wax on the deck. (tut tut)... Then it looks like someone else had tried to top up the grip. Good effort but the sealant had mixed with the wax to make a gooey mess! Yuk!
To solve it, I've got off what I can and then gone HEAVY with Sikaflex EBT over the top. I'm hoping that should see her through pt 2 of her journey.
So, she's gonna be heading back of to the Antipodes soon. I'm just waiting to see if there is a wee wave for me to have a quick session on her before hand but it looks unlikely. Either way she will set sail next weekend for Oz.
It's been a while since we've had a video. I'm going to bunch all the Japanese and Australian stuff together (depending how much comes from SCUMM!)
Cheers
G
First Tazzie Outing
/Word from Ian Jermyn about his first outing on Phileas in Antipodean waters. Many thanks to Ian's wife, Muireann De Buiteleir for the photo's. Follow her on Instagram @muirmaid_
Here's what Ian had to say:
"This is not a surf spot. I highly doubt folks make a bee-line for this place when conditions are good. Yeah, the northern coastline of Tasmania does have its spots this is definitely not one of them. I do however, have a fetish for stopping and attempting to ride waves that would, arguably should, be ignored.
Maybe it's in the Australian spirit of giving someone or something "a fair go". I figured no-one else was going to give this "break" a fair go and put it on the map as ridable so I decided it was the perfect place to introduce Phileas to Australian waters."
"It was only after an hour-long session (yep, I was having that much fun) that I discovered the name of this place - Cooee. In Australia the "coo-ee" is a loud, shrill call used to communicate over long distances. And, to me at least, it seems that's what Phileas is about. This rare craft is a vehicle for the creation and transportation of stories. It's a coo-ee that's echoing around the world."
"I feel privileged to be part of this. However, I would be doing Phileas a terrible injustice if this was the only taste of Tassie waves it had. If folks don't mind I'll hang on to it for wee bit longer so we can find a decent meal."
More to come then. A real place of intrigue, Van Diemen's Land and Ian is exploring... Exciting!
Cheers
G
Eh Up?!
/With Easter coming a resurrection has to be considered fitting! 🙌
It seems that Phileas has landed in Tasmania with Ian Jermyn of Organic Devolution and Mc Surfmats. Thanks Ryo for getting her moving! Oz tour coming right up!
PHEW!
G
