Wolf in pink clothing: Ghost 12

Here the Future Primitive Ghost 12 gives a taste of its exceptional and effortless section making ability. The board reacts instinctively and with great subtlety to changes in wave shape.

 Riding the Ghost is quite a big change from the Earl, with an extra foot and a half in length, three inches less in width,. three quarters of an inch less in thickness, 3 pounds less in weight and 35 litres less in volume.

I'm going to stay on this board for a while in the hope of some cyclone swell size over the next two months.




After riding the Earl I  had to find the sweet spot for taking off on the Ghost as part of the dialling in process, here an adjustment aft during take off results in a stall, and the wave was nearly lost before it started, but all turned out well in the end.

Ghost 12's were my mainstay or 'go to' boards from 1997 to 2004, during which time I destroyed two made in balsa, one solid one chambered. I was surprised to calculate yesterday that it's seven years since I've ridden one ... an extra 28 pounds of rider weight seems to be ok.