Alaia Building, Riding, Sliding

[@mikeemeryy]

It's December here in New England, and I am about to seal my first alaia. Don't wait til summer, build one now! :)

[@nolethreebro]

The board should definitely be longer and wider. the more surface area the board has, the easier it is to catch wave for sure, it needs to be able to hydroplane without sinking. The shorter and narrower it is, the more energy it needs from the wave to get it planing on the surface of the water. With a board that short you would probably need to be kicking as well as paddling to catch a wave. With a longer, wider board (in the 7', 16"-19" range) you can plane on the surface with greater ease.

[@joenotkickass]

man that guy shreds on that thing, sickest wave for it too

[@nolethreebro]

@BEEBEE159... Also, paddling Alaias is, i think, the biggest part of figuring out how to ride them. Its not like any other surfboard because while lying still on the water, it wont float you on the surface. The way an Alaia supports a surfer is through forward movement. It takes lots of paddling effort to keep the board moving forward and thus planing on the surface of the water or "floating". Once you figure out how to keep the board on top of the water, sliding into a wave comes naturally :)

[@JangshinKwak]

Thanks a lot.

[@pray4snowproductions]

soooo sick, building one as soon as my ankles better

[@SquidgyMcGee]

How funny all that cash and R & D in surfboard shaping and you can surf pretty well on a plank lol. Nice to know that when we run out of oil for foam blanks and materials for modern surf board making we can still surf on good old wood ay!

[@SHAG18]

u guys are sick man, awesome rides on that there board

[@nolethreebro]

with a single concave running along the back 1/3 of the board. the width is around 16-17in with the wide point very far foreword, about a foot-1.5 ft from the nose. the outline gets narrower at about at the same place the concave starts, and the tail is either square or swallowtail and between 12 and 14 in. wide. good luck sliding and gliding!

[@integratenyc]

360 slide out of the barrel, WTF!! These guys are killin' it.

[@nolethreebro]

hey all.. the song is 'teardrop' by massive atack. the wood we use is pine, sealed with a lot of linseed oil and few topcoats of beeswax and/or paste wax. an easier and more effective seal can be done with any kind of waterproofing varnish or deck sealer. all of our materials in this movie were purchased at home depot. the dimensions of the boards ridden in this video were between 6' and 6'2" long

[@w00097063]

"Teardrop" by Massive Attack...opening song for HOUSE on Fox...classic choice for this video

[@J3thro100]

teardrop by massive attack. bloody good song! (and video by the way)

[@nidkk]

ya. its a lot different. Its finless so you slide around alot and arent as much in control when you are first learning. But its a great experience and u would definitely urge you to make one

[@LuLzPhrolic]

I just read the article about yall in Surfers journal, lets just say im extremely impressed

[@BEEBEE159]

Awsome video.

[@stphnratcliffe]

whoa man, very coooool. . . .

[@andy24shaw]

Love the clip! Glassy perfection, you guys make it look easy. ...Just finished making my second alaia ~ tested it out yesterday, it goes great! Such a crazy feeling, fast too. ...Wondering if you would care to elaborate on what you've done with your boards in terms of rail shape? Mine's very basic. Slightly less than 3/4" thick at the rail, square all the way through the length, with things softening out as the board tapers to the nose.

[@3tmbn429]

Really nice video:)

[@nfitz92691]

best alaia surfer by far!

[@nolethreebro]

Thanks for all the props!

[@kkonig93108]

"Teardrop" by Massive Attack...perfect song for my bros video

[@holysmile]

beautiful video....makes me miss california all that much more......who is the artist chic singer?

[@BEEBEE159]

@nolethreebro Thank you very much for your advice. I will try making a bigger one for myself to see if that works.

[@odysseimfg]

bummas on the broken board at the end :p nice riding!

[@ShindenZero]

Kelp is no problem when you have no fins. :D

[@nolethreebro]

26,000 views!? wow. now if i could just get 26,000 alaia orders that would be super nice

[@BEEBEE159]

If it worked for my kids, I was planning to make one for myself. I love the idea that the Alaia glides effortlessly. FYI I am 5'8" and 165 lbs (all muscle of course :-). Does anyone out there have any advice for me? Thank you.

[@rolltod]

It is paulownia wood and it is already water tight so you dont have to seal it. "magic wood"

[@surfer5864]

awesome video. what wood are u guys using? how are u finishing them? and what dims did u guys like best? i'm thinking about building one

[@swwm88]

Hey did you guys buy narrow pieces of wood and glue them together? I can't seem to find any pine blanks wide enough at home depot. that swallow tail alaia looks sick by the way

[@jinjan13]

hii!! the video is great! i have a question 'cause i'm triying to do the same! wich kind of wood did you use?? thanks!

[@quadfin1234]

look fun, but you would get board after a while.

[@Nirvezz]

@urmomlikesheb nope. you're hands are for paddling and standing up.

[@ADSedits]

@BEEBEE159 im 6'0" and 165 an i ride a 5'6 and its about 16" wide and i wouldnt change a thing about it, it rides great it floats well and catches waves easily compared to other alaias ( the trick to getting it perfect is all about which would you use I believe palownia is the best but there may be others)

[@nolethreebro]

@ARANZAULIKMATEO song is "tear drop" by Massive Attack.

[@ShindenZero]

Trails would be my guess.

[@BEEBEE159]

Please help! I just got through trying an Alaia I made for the first time; and I am totally disappointed. The board has no floatation; and, when I get on the board to paddle for a wave, the whole board just sinks below the surface of the water. How on earth do you paddle these things? Does making the board longer help? This board was actually made for my kids (pine wood, 5'6" long, 14.5" wide, sealed with spar varnish to increase the strength); but they couldn't use it. So I gave it a try...

[@Nirvezz]

@urmomlikesheb No actually I have ridden my surfboards without fins. I rode my 8'11" longboard without fins and my 6'3" fish. And I don't use my hands to turn the surfboard. I would have to lean on the turns for the rails to dig into the for it to turn. At some cases the my longboard would slide perpendicular to the wave, similar to breaking on a snowboard. So let me ask you have you ridden a board without fins? If you want I can Go Pro it to prove I have surfed without fins.

[@nolethreebro]

yup. im in the process of creating a website with models and order forms on it- ill post it here when its up. for now im shaping boards for people locally here in Santa Barbara, CA and friends in socal. if your interested email me at nolethreebro@gmail or friend me (Nole Cossart) on facebook. If your in california i could probably get one to you. There are a bunch of photos of us and our boards on my facebook page. i sell pine boards 8 feet and shorter for $300

[@PimpPistols]

Its Teardrop by Massive attack.... says it when u watch the vid....

[@justWatchin97]

HOUSE!!!!!

[@yanmarques3963]

Teardrop - Jose Gonzalez

[@rymmwo]

im 132 pounds and 5'8. I'm a fairly advanced surfer, and I mainly surf it steep waves. Could you provide me the height width and thickness I would want?

[@countryroadstakemehome]

Is it easy to make? Plus how long does it last for? Really interested plz help.

[@genericsociety]

hey did u happen to be surfing malibu about 2 or 3 weeks ago on an incredible day?

[@JuanJoseZevallosCoka]

i want one alaia!! but im from ecuadoor man! thats sucks

[@cod4surfer]

is it much different riding an alaia compared to a regurlar surfboard? tell me cause i want one

[@runguy08]

depending on where you live ill give you a link (east coast or west coast)

[@16kinyo]

could you use ply-wood?

[@madpie109]

Do you guys know of good easy alternatives to pine (other than paulownia, I mean)? I mean I wonder if something like Douglas Fir floorboards would work, or if they would be too heavy?

[@owen261]

The wood he is using looks like pine.

[@vbvini]

what if u rounded the tail ?

[@madisonsch]

how do you get the curve in the wood?

[@tomkreeft1469]

heyy umm just wondering what wood u used ?

[@reganbentz]

what kind of wood do i need?

[@bamjakekilleen]

where is this

[@gwinntanamo]

flat 360 what?

[@nidkk]

you sell them?

[@jstnhnh]

House, MD?

[@mrthen1]

whats da song...?

[@nidkk]

If you get bored of riding waves you shouldnt be surfing

[@jinjan13]

hii!! the video is great! i have a question 'cause i'm triying to do the same! wich kind of wood did you use?? thanks!

[@JuanJoseZevallosCoka]

i want one alaia!! but im from ecuadoor man! thats sucks

[@SteezerZimmer]

where is this