"wornwear:  FCD Surfboard  Keith Malloy, Ventura, California Dear Patagonia, About eight years ago I ordered this 6'6"", Green, FCD Surfboard. I had no idea that I would eventually get some of the best barrels of my life on this board. Eight years may not seem that old, however, for the life of a surfboard getting ridden in big waves, this is an eternity. This board has been packed and unpacked countless times and has traveled around the globe with me. It has been on two boat trips through Indonesia, Teahupoo Tahiti, Cloudbreak Fiji, The Wedge in Newport Beach, North Shore of Ohau, the Pacific Northwest, Nicaragua, Norway and too many places I can't even remember. The most incredibly remarkable thing about this board is that it has never even had a ding! One of my best rides on this board was at the Wedge in Newport Beach, California. I had gone down there to shoot the bodysurfing movie on a huge south swell and brought this board just in case I had time to surf. I got there at sunrise and the waves were massive. All the bodysurfers were waiting for the blackball which starts at 8. So I grabbed my green board and headed out into the empty, semi-surfable Wedge bombs. I got a good set and thought for sure I was going to be pulverized, but my trusty board navigated through! Probably one of the meanest lefts I've ever gotten in California. I got one of the best Indo swells and barrels of my life at the ""Hole"" on this board. This board also survived a double overhead Tahiti swell as well as a perfect swell at Cloudbreak. I have quite a bond with this board considering it has accompanied me through all these travels, swells and waves. We have been through a lot together. Looking forward to the next eight years. ―Keith"
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