Agua Surfboards

I've had this AGUA twin fin collecting dust in the rafters of my garage for about ten years now, and I was really excited to pull it down and go for a surf on a fun and glassy 2ft day. As I initially hit the water and began to paddle out, it felt as though the old 6'2 AGUA was "chompin at the bit" to get out in the lineup. I was glowing inside. Here I was, back on the old horse, out in the water with one of my cherished vintage gems...and with some fun little peelers rolling through, man I was really tuned up.

I've been on a vintage surfboard kick since I started surfing, and I've always enjoyed riding a diverse quiver of boards. As silly as it may sound to most folks, finding a new surfboard is one of my favorite moments in life, and it really fires me up when I come across somebody's old board that they don't want anymore. I've always found it rewarding, and I've become somewhat of a surfboard nut...kinda like the crazy cat lady down the street, except my passion is for old sun faded boards. I just can't help it. I look at those old boards, and I can imagine the kid who was holding it under his arms on a fun early morning surf sesh 30 years ago and how stoked he was to have this brand new board to paddle out. Sure that same board is all beat up now, and it doesn't have the same shine that it once did, but I so enjoy being able to call it mine and having the opportunity to pull it out of the rafters and go for a surf.

I found this board by searching through a list of SOLD items on ebay. The policy has now changed, but you could once peel through all of the sales of any particular ebay seller and look up who they sold the item too and for how much. At the time I was really hungry to add more boards to my quiver, and I was feverishly searching high and low for any & all deals. When I came upon the SALE record for this board, and I saw how cheap the dude bought it for, I instantly contacted him and offered to pay double the price of what he had originally paid. It was definitely an unorthodox tactic, and it was sorta awkward showing up to this guy's house to buy a board that he had just picked up a few months back on ebay. But I quickly got over the awkwardness, gave the dude cash, and hustled off to the beach to test out my new sled.