Surf Mat Blog

Mark thomson of krypt surf technology putting his krypt mt5 surf mat through it s paces.

Surf mat blog. As promised here is a scan of the mat surfing photo of me by sarah lee that was published in lauren hill s book she surf this photo appears in sarah lee s feature in the book. Sit back and enjoy. Paul has made each and every 4gf mat by hand. I ve also attached a cover shot of the book.

It has fantastic grip on the water which allows for incredible speed awesome power and extended projection through each turn. Chunky central californian waves where getting a good line and holding it are paramount. Dive headfirst after the mat sticking your legs up in the air to get as deep as possible. The current generation of hybrid deck models reflect our own insatiable desire for the fastest most comfortable most fun mats to ride.

It s just that in my opinion the mat is the most advanced and adaptive craft i ve ever ridden as with many things surfing is about your intentions as much the act itself. It s an honor to be featured. With the emphasis on fun. I still love surfboards and i spend hours in surf shops checking the rails rockers fins and foils.

In waves that are 1 foot to 10 feet the krypt mt5 is a super intuitive and exciting surf mat to ride. To this end there was only really one candidate that came to mind after our discussion. 4th gear flyers have evolved continuously over the past 25 years. Krypt surf technology are mass produced in asia.

Each surf mat features a self sealing one way valve that is unique to krypt surf technology. He began on the classic rubber ended rental rafts graduated to the high end hodgman converse mats at age 13 and has been designing building and riding nylon 4th gear flyers since 1984. The surf mat has been my chosen surf craft for a while now. The mt5 is a fairly versatile mat although it does favour better waves.

Josh told me that he was looking for a mat to get in to fast barrels. G mat 192 aka crazy horse is a new mat for san francisan josh edwards. They come in adult and junior high performance surfmats called the mt5 and jt5 respectively which are and are relatively inexpensive and commonly available in surf shops. Paul gross started mat surfing as a youngster in 1960 and his passion for the sport continues to this day.