Depends on the time of year. Having said that, you can't beat a boat trip for scoring uncrowded waves 👍🏼

Thanks for the kind words. I hope you learned something 🙌🤙🏼

Hey, thanks for sharing your experience! That's super interesting. For me, it's almost completely the opposite. I feel like as it doesn't have much inherent speed of it's own, I really need to be on a good wave to get it going. Otherwise I feel like I'm trying to ride a bike whilst holding the front brake 😅 I feel like it's got the outline of a groveller, but has the rocker of a good wave shortboard, which feels really confused to me. Still waiting to get it in some quality surf to see how it goes then!

@@renegadesurftravel I was chatting with a guy at the surf shop the other day who hated it, he also didn't like the lack of drive. Why it works for me I couldn't say. But, I don't find it slow. I tried using large fins to increase the drive but I didn't like that it made the board stiffer. I prefer to keep it loose...I use Kolohe mediums. It just means that I have to keep it in the power section of the wave. But, that's basically my style of surfing anyway.

@@masolino616 yeah I think that's the plan! Will report back 🤙🏼

Thanks for the feedback! There are some clips of me surfing the Sharp Eye in the other video, but I don't have any clips of me surfing the Happy Everyday yet unfortunately. I have used epoxy boards in Maldives and Indo, but I prefer PU for a few reasons: - more of a stable construction in hot climates (I have had a couple of epoxies that have delaminated in the heat) - easier to do a DIY repair if I need to, and polyurethane foam is closed cell, which doesn't suck up as much water if you get a ding (compared to polystyrene foam which is open cell and sucks up water like a sponge) - feels good in all conditions (I prefer epoxy in small glassy conditions as you say, but PU just works in everything, so it's one less thing to think about)

Hey Trev, good question! For a level 3 surfer, I would say these boards are all going to feel quite similar and cover the same sort of wave range. For a pro, sure, they're going to feel the differences. But for the average Joe, I think you're going to want to have more differentiation in your quiver. All 3 of my boards here are completely different, have a completely different job and cover a different set of conditions. If you went with the FRK swallow, you would essentially just have 3 performance shortboards designed for pretty much the same conditions. All great boards, but not much range! I think the Flow Stik would be a much better choice for your 3rd board in this situation.

@renegadesurftravel hi mate I did think that and started doubting myself. I have the choice then of either the flow stick or seaside and beyond 😀 thanks that has helped.

@trevorroberts2806 flow stick!

@ thankyou. That’s why I asked the question needed the advise 😂

Thanks for the kind words! Super hard to say without knowing your surfing quite intimately to be honest. That said, yes, it feels smaller than the dimensions suggest. But do I wish I ordered it bigger? Absolutely not.

@@renegadesurftravel I surf consistent for more then 15 years and only ride shortboards. I’ll order the board just as I ride my other boards. Thanks for the reply!🤙

Love this. It's one of the few cheat codes in surfing!

Yes absolutely. That's exactly what I was trying to say at 6:21 - that if you rotate the hips and shoulders to face forward, the back knee will 'tuck' by default once you compress. Perhaps I didn't articulate this very well, so thanks for the question!

@@renegadesurftravel haha no you did but I foolishly commented before watching the whole video, was my mistake! Keep churning out the videos, they are great

@sebbeasant1868 haha no worries, and thanks! 🙌

Thanks Sebastiaan! And yes, well spotted 🤙

@@vincentkr3w yes, absolutely! I was actually going to go into more depth on this but the video was getting super long - so perhaps this will be it's own video in the future. But yes, to an extent you're right - the best surfers in the world are moving their feet a lot more than people think. However, there are a lot of surfers who NEVER find the back of the tailpad - so this tip is really aimed at them. If you want to turn the surfboard more easily, more radically and with more control, you need that back foot against the block - especially on a thruster 🙌

Thanks Seb! Glad you got some value from this.

Thanks Joao 🙏

@@EleanorJiang Hey Eleanor, thanks for the message! March tends to be best in the Southern Atolls, but unfortunately the domestic flights required to get down there has a surfboard length limit of 7'2. How many people are you?

@@Sean-h6c Hey Sean, if you want to come as a solo surfer, then you can join one of our 10 day coaching trips. Please email [email protected] and we'll be happy to answer any questions and get you on the right trip 🙌

This means a lot Anton! Thank you 🙏

@@renegadesurftravel súper informative and very well explained, been on your site too and love the roadmap. Any plans to do a video on floaters?

​@@antonlancefordwe've got a long list of coaching videos in the pipeline and floaters will be one of them 🤙🏼

Love to hear this! Thanks Joel 🤙

@ yeah keep up the grind brah your channel is super informative

@@KookSurfing you're welcome! 🙌

@@antonlanceford thanks Anton, glad you liked it! 🙌

Thanks Trev! Can't wait to have you on board next year mate 🤙

@ sooo looking forward to that nice warm wetsuitless surf. Not sure that’s a word 😂 I’ve decided to get a red tiger to bring in order not had it yet as a back up for my frk+ or might even be my first choice board. I’ll probs bring the form 6’8 as an easy board or the seaside and beyond as that might be better. Battling with myself lol 😜 even been thinking have I booked the right level if I should have gone 2/3

So sick mate! Frothing for next season already. Going to be a banger!

Too many to name! That's the beauty of a boat trip 🙌

Which was the least crowded?

@@renegadesurftravel Which was the least crowded?

@@giorgiofavillini5643 We can't write the name of the spot on here, sadly! The crowd depends on many factors, but generally if there is swell and light winds it+s possible to surf alone or with one other boat. The more spots working, the more spread out the crowd is. We surfed alone around 50% of sessions during the 10-days above. We always aim to surf with as little crowd as possible and will generally dodge the most famous breaks in favour of quieter, lesser-known waves.

This was late July 2024!

⁠thank you! I am thinking about going in April because this would be too advanced for me.

@@leaderdecision_cz This is not typical in July, it's just more likely. But April is one of our favourite times too, so you can't go wrong!

Not cheap, no. But the cost to wave ratio is through the roof 🙌

These 2024 Southern Atolls coaching trips were $3950 USD all in. We are fully sold out for 2024 but will be releasing 2025 trips very soon. Check the link in the description to head to our website for full details👍

That's not including flights right?

@@Mryochay International flights are not included. Domestic flights from Malé to the Southern Atolls and back, are included 🙌

Thanks!

The waves in this clip are pretty typical for what to expect in March, depending on where in the Maldives you go 👍

@@renegadesurftravel so in Maldives there would be waves above 4/5 feet somewhere else pretty much always?

@@TextsCentral not always, no. But there's a good chance of scoring a few days around that size

Maldives!

Just another wavepool-esque break in The Maldives!

Hey Samuel! Whilst August can see some windier days, we had clean conditions the whole time!

I think he felt the same! haha