HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2010 Season 2 Champion

Congratulations

MarkFoo Waverider Second Life

Surfing Association's

2010 Season 2 Champion.

DW Surf Design Studio

Dee Waverider has just opened her first full scale design studio at Monkey Cove. Monkey Cove holds a lot of history for DW Surf being the place where Dee got her start in the board design world by winning the first annual Monkey Cove Surfboard design contest over 2 years ago. If you love DW Surf surfboards, and I know you do, you have to come and see the new studio. Everyone is welcome and the studio is open to the public 24/7.

December 4th, 11:00am SLT

Back to Posting

Now that my term as SLSA Director is coming to an end I will resume regular posting. I have some great ideas for future posts.

Mori Fades Into The Sunset

Some of you may know me and some not, but I’m normally pretty quiet. I like to let my actions speak for me. Recent news of the retiring of the Mori Pwani surf area really saddened me and pissed me off that these great people work day and night to provide a fantastic place for us to go and there isn’t enough support to keep them going.

For one, I know how hard it is to own a surf sim. You have to dedicate valuable resources to the water, beach and waves with no financial return. As VW Sands/Lissa Pinion said in their note letting us know the said news, you can’t just chop up the sim into nice square residential and commercial areas. What you end up with is a short surfing run next to, basically, a city! No one wants to surf or live in an area like that.

Saving all of our surf areas is near and dear to my heart. The plain truth is owning a surf sim will never turn a profit and will always require the owner kicking in his/her own money at some level. There is another truth out there and it's people love to utilize surf sims but rarely donate. Now I know there are people out there, good people, that do donate and give significant amounts when a sim needs it, but to be honest, the majority of people visiting our surf sims just are not donating. The sim owners I know hate sending the end of month “please help” notice.

I’m not asking for donations for myself and never would, but for the people that don’t donate, surf sims will be gone in short order if you don’t support them!! It’s a fact we’ve all seen it happen!! Instead of buying the next bathing suit, surfboard or whatever, throw some money into your favorite beach’s donation box.

I apologize in advance if anyone is offended, but I don’t want to see my favorite surf beaches go into our surfing history!! In the end, we surf sim owners do what we do to make people happy. None of us turn a profit. It's for the love of Second Life (SL) surfing and SL’s surfers that we do this. So please support your favorite surf sim, until it hurts, or it will be a memory

Up Coming Surf Event at Monkey Cove

Capped! (hopefully)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/16/bp-oil-cap-spill-control

84 days: 91,628,000 gallons

83 days: 90,536,000 gallons

80 days: 87,260,000 gallons

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070902882.html

77 days: 83,984,000 gallons

76 days: 82,892,000 gallons

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
Benjamin Franklin

It’s Inconceivable to me, being an Engineer and Scientist, that we would perform an experiment, create a machine or drill one of the deepest wells in the history of our planet with out a contingency plan!

Sebastian's New Surf Shop at Dive World SouthWest

Sebastian's cool new surf shop is the only place in SL to purchase his new line of Fish boards, and I do mean "Fish". Go check it out you'll be glad you did. Surfing is just steps from the shop.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dive%20World%20SouthWest/43/60/51/

SOMETHING's FISHY AT SSI

MONKEY COVE SURFBOARD DESIGN WINNERS

I’m happy to announce the winners of the 2nd annual Monkey Cove Surfboard Design Contest.

This was the closest contest yet with only a few point deciding the winner and a tie for 4th!

4th Place -Paige Akiri & Belack Zenovka

3rd Place - Rayzza Rubble

2nd Place - Rayzza Rubble

AND THE WINNER: TAKA COEUR

Please congratulate the winners and everyone that participate in the contest, every entry was a work of art. And special thanks to the judges; Dee Waverider, Doxx Drykee, Mick Lunasea, VW Sands, Leogarto Burt, Sebastian Saramago and Analog Jun.

Public Service Message From SS6

HP launches new Blog Site

Leogarto Burt has just launched his new Blog Site! Go and check out up to date info about all your favorite High Performance products and Events

http://hpsurfsystems.blogspot.com/

SURF FESTIVAL II

Surf Festival II is right around the corner! This years festival promises to be even bigger and better then last years. Just about every company, designer and organization have already committed to this years show. There will also be special speakers and live musical performances. If your remotely interested in Surfing here in Second Life you won't want to miss out on the fun. There are still a few exhibit spots left, so if your interested in exhibiting contact Mick Lunasea for information.

What the Latest News From Linden Labs

Some Big Changes are happening at LL and its something we all should keep up to date on.

Check out this article from DailyFinance

Also visit Linden Labs Website to read the full press release:

http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/releases/06_09_10

Monkey Cove Surfboard Design Contest

Monkey Cove will be hosting it's second Surfboard Design Contest From June 1-20th. As some of you may remember last years winner, Dee Waverider of DW Surf, went on to have one of the largest SSI board lines in history and is seen as one of the premier Designers on the SSI platform. The contest is for amateurs only and will be judged by most of the top board designers in all of Second Life.

The Top Prize will be L$7,000, Second L$2,000 and Third L$1000. The real prize will be getting your work seen by all of the top designers and creators in SL. See one of our posters in-world or IM me for information and your designers package.

Wave of the Future

Coming up in June I will be presenting a detailed look into the main surfing waves here in SL.

I will also rank the waves in my patented, perfected and totally subjective system to give you all you need to pick the right wave for you. I will also be giving you the locations, which I think utilize these waves in a realistic and fun way.

If you have any input or suggestions you would like to make, contact me in-world or e-mail me at Surfmonkey.6@gmail.com

New Boards In Town

New Boards in Town

Mick Lunasea known for his Surf Crazy designs has just launched his new line of SSI boards. These are 10 really cool surfboards including both short and long boards.

Mick’s new boards are designed on the SSI v5.2 Surfboard platform, and include a few new shapes and sizes. A standout in the new line is the Redwood “Duke” board, which is a tribute to the famous father of surfing Duke Kahanamoku who is singularly credited with popularizing surfing world-wide during the 1920s.

The collection consists of the following:

Noserider Longboard

Fade Longboard

Purple Haze Longboard

Pro Series Longboard

Mick Beater Longboard (First one I bought!)

Duke Longboard

Alia Shortboard (smaller version of the “Duke”)

Wildfire Model

Tri-Fin (Shortboard)

Pro Series Shortboard

This is Mick’s first release and I’m sure we’ll see many more additions to his line in the future. Take a trip to Mick’s main location and support SSI’s newest designer.

Surf Crazy Main Location:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/JJ%20Lanes%20II/161/228/22

Height Ginder HP PRO (asa delta)

Rarely do I review anything other then Surfboards or Waves, but I had so much fun with the Height Ginder HP PRO (asa delta) that I had to just throw a few lines about the product out there.

The Glider comes in one color "Black" and is easy to fly; the "page up" and "page Down" keys control your climb and decent. The up arrow and down arrow control forward and stall. Other then these simple controls there are a great set of controls when you set your view to "mouse look" that give height and speed.

Check this out at Leogarto Burt's main High Performance Store:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/crab%20island/174/99/22/

It's tons of fun for L$800

"CORTES" NOW RUNNING on TAI !!

Sebastian and Heather Bust out their new wave at Tai, Surfside Hideaway just in time for Mother's Day. The wave is a beautiful 80m sculpted wave with animated textures and the most realistic spray in all of SL. The talk at the beach is that this baby runs perfect on Home Stead Sims with at least 12 peeps surfing the way. All I can say is AWESOME!!!! SSI has hit this one out of the PARK!!!

HP5 Now on Sale at Surf Shop 6

Thanks to a special arrangement with Leogarto Burt all of the new HP5 Surfboards can now be found at the Main Surf Shop 6 store at Monkey Cove. Come by and see these boards in person you'll love them.

Thanks,

Syx Toshi

HP5

High Performance has just announced that its new HP5 Surfboard is now available for sale at their main store on Crab Island. Go check this baby out you wont be sorry you did.

SLSA Surf 6 Event at Monkey Cove

April 10, 2010 11am SLT @ Monkey Cove

Surf Shop 6 SURFBOARDS

We have also just opened a store at the newly redesigned TSUNAMI BEACH

FAKT

Quick Note: Doxx at FaKT has released 4 free surfboard textures called the Armada of Love. These are really cool textures so if you into modifying your board be sure to grab your free copy.

These textures are available anywhere you buy FaKT Surfboards and are located in a nice box so look around. Remember to "buy" these textures for L$0 you need to Right Mouse Click the Box and choose "More" from the Pie Menu and you will see the "Buy" option.

URGENT MESSAGE

If you haven't already experienced it there is a problem with some animation used in a few SSI surfboards. This is not an SSI surfboard issue, it has to do with some broader issues within Second Life.

Rest assured that Seb and Heather are working on the issue and it will be resolved quickly.

ABSSL April 4 2010

I'm Happy to Announce Surf Shop 6 first sponsorship of an ABSSL Event.

FAKT UPDATE

Just heard from Doxx that all FAKT Vendors should be operational.

FAKT 2010

They are finally here! FAKT Surfboards have launch the long awaited line of new boards. The new boards are designed using the standard SSI sculpty and are in a word AWESOME. The line features both long and short boards so there's something for everyone's preference.

These are brand spank'n new so make sure you get to your favorite spot and take a look first hand you'll be blown away.

I am aware of the new boards being available at Mori Pwani and SS6, but if more location become available I will post with a SLURL

Make sure you give these boards lots of love, Doxx is not only one of my favorite people in SL but is incredibly talented in his designs.

Mori Pwani, This is one of my favorite places and they have many boards to choose from;

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mori%20Pwani/143/205/21

High Performance's New Surfboard

Just yesterday Leogarto Burt came to visit me at Monkey Cove while working on a wave he broke out his new HP5 Surfboard. Right away I noticed how cool looking this board is. It has a great thick feel too without a bulky feel and shape that looks fast just sitting there in the water.

The performance of this board is in a word Awesome! The feel and ability to make razor sharp cutbacks is amazing. As far as animation goes he’s nailed it! The animation changes when cutting back into and up the waves with your AV maintaining balance just like you would in RL surfing.

Although the board has some modifications to be completed I really enjoyed the experience it’s definitely a really fun ride. I didn’t have an opportunity to explore the features of the board but there are a few key elements I noticed within seconds.

First there's is virtually no belly time while interacting with the wave you spring to your feet almost immediately. The second observation is that the board has better control then the HP4 boards. Some new riders have had expressed difficulty in the “touchy” nature of the HP4, I can assure you there is a great balance between the old and new here.

New and experienced surfers alike will love this board.

The HP5 board will be tested at the next Associacao Brasileira de Surf no SL event and then go on sale later in April.

SURF WATCH 2nd ANNIVERSARY

SUPER SUNDAY

GO SAINTS!!!!!

DW Surf 2010

I just got my hands on the latest DW Surf Surfboards and let me say this is Dee’s finest work to date. The new collection breaks the mold of the SSI board! New Designs include Swallow Tail and Pin Tail board configurations. Dee also created great old school art to go with these new boards.

The boards are scripted utilizing SSI’s latest v5.2 script with avatar positioning. These are the great v5.2 boards you know and love but with the additional option of being able to custom position your stance on the board.

The collection is available in two options:

no copy/no mod/trans and copy/no mod/no trans.

After trying the board out on Epic, Sunsets and Mavericks I don’t know if its my imagination or if they really seem to handle better then previous boards. You should get down to Dee’s main shop and get your hands on one of these babies! So you can be the Judge.

You can find all of Dee Waverider's Surfboards at her shop DW Surf

http://slurl.com/secondlife/west%20of%20ireland/23/227/24/

SS6 Surfboards

I'm Happy to announce the availability of 6 Limited Edition Surfboards. I've tried to design a small cross section of boards that reflect the old and new. Additionally the boards are not the traditional SSI Long Board Shape. So come in and take a look.

Action Surfboards

In an effort to have a comprehensive guide to surfboards in SL I am publishing the Action Surf section for open comment and correction. please comment, e-mail surfmonkey.6@gmail.com or IM me in-world Syx Toshi.

ACTION SURF and SK8T

Action is made up of a group of talented graphic designers, 3D artist and Code junkies that have come together to bring exciting products to Second Life. The team at Action is lead by Bobn4uyes Winkler and consist of Marilunmonroe Munro, Scholes Devin and Savant Hax. This group has consistently developed new Waves and Surfboards for the community here in Second Life.

The Action line of surfboards is one of the biggest and most varied in SL. From their original Toad board, traditional Long Boards, Thrusters and Pro Slammers they cover most of the surfboard universe. These boards work with most SL waves and some are also available with a unique HUD, (Heads Up Display), which allows total control of your surfing experience.

In addition to the diversity in their product line they also have a unique “skin” approach to board graphics. When you purchase a board you can also purchase alternate skins, which are different graphic designs for your board. applying these skins is as easy as rez’ing an object. The boards are constructed from sculpted prims and look sleek and stylish.

Although Action tightly controls all designs they have allowed a few third part designers to have small lines. The Action boards are updated when new versions are available and also have a lost board return program.

The following surfboards are readily available throughout Second Life. Currently action boards are used in “open” competitions only.

Toad Surfboards

The Toad boards would be considered a short board version of a “Fun board” small and beefy in appearance and are available in 18 different designs.

Ownership options: Group, Owner, Share

AV sit positioner

Animated surfing movements

Long Board Surfboards

Action’s long boards are the closest representation to a RL long board. These traditional styled boards look just like the real thing in shale, size an styling. The line consist of 30 board designs and feature old school wood designs and more modern long board looks.

Ownership options: Group, Owner, Share

AV sit positioner Animated surfing movements Wipe Out Mode

3 Camera Angles Glow, location beacon, Boost 4 Animated tricks

Automatic Updates Hud Controlled Adjustments

Thruster Quad Fin Surfboards

This is Action’s surfboard for intermediate surfers. The thruster features two distinct sculpted designs; a square/squash tail design and swallow tail design. There are 30 swallow tail boards and 24 square tail designs to choose from in this collection.

Ownership options: Group, Owner, Share

AV sit positioner Animated surfing movements Wipe Out Mode

3 Camera Angles Glow, location beacon, Boost 4 Animated tricks

Automatic Updates Hud Controlled Adjustments

Pro Slammer Surfboards

The Pro Slammer is the most advanced Action Surfboard. A sculpted design with a square tail this board has the Action hallmark design, sleek and stylish with a variety of graphics options. This design also features a full hot key driven ride.

Ownership options: Group, Owner, Share

Hot Key chat control settings

AV sit positioner Animated surfing movements Wipe Out Mode

3 Camera Angles Glow, location beacon, Boost 8 Animated tricks

Automatic Updates Hud Controlled Adjustments

Third Party Designers:

To dat there are only a few third party designers working with Action Surfboards. These designers are striving to bring a new individual style to the Action line of surfboards. The following are the dedicated artist;

Surf Crazy

Surf Crazy is the the child of Mick Lunasea. Mick is a real life surfer and business owner that brings his real life experience to Second Life to product products that mimic what is available in real life. Surf Crazy has produce a line of 6 Thruster Quad Fin Surfboards. These boards display Mick’s creativity and eye for the realistic. These boards have the same options as Action’s standard Thrusters.

Jaks Surf

Aurora Jacks is the creative force behind these boards. Jaks features both Thrusters (10) and Pro Slammers (10) in her collection. These boards are beautifully designed and come with the standard features that the Action line includes.