In appreciation of Kidman…
Andrew Kidman’s “lost in the ether” project has been out there for a while now but it took me a while to get around to ordering it. It was worth the wait….
Andrew Kidman’s “lost in the ether” project has been out there for a while now but it took me a while to get around to ordering it. It was worth the wait….
A little while ago I rolled into the car park half an hour before dusk, not expecting much, not really expecting a rideable wave if i’m honest. Sea breezes were still blowing and at first sight they were crumbling barely knee high waves. Seconds before I turned tail and headed home, a set came through, hit the best bank on the beach and a familiar silhoueted figure carved it up smoothly with tip time and drop knee.
As the winter sets in and the colours of summer are long gone, it’s easy to sink into reverie and dreams of warmer climes, but maybe there’s still happiness to be found within the monotone seascape.
Anyone with even half an idea of current trends in surfing outside the all encompassing thruster movement will doubtless be aware of the emergence of the mini simmons as a new branch on the board design tree, yet few people outside of California will have ridden one.
Given my well documented obsession with surfboard design i was really interested to find out more about them.
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