G-Mat 105 (AKA "The Eggbeater")

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This is G-Mat 105 (AKA "The Eggbeater"), so called because she has the task of helping Jesse Witthoft to negotiate Egg Rock. Jesse says:

"This point I will surf her atthe most is called Eagles. There is a rock that if you get a real good one you make it past called the Egg Rock."

Eggbeater pretty much named herself then!

So, about the mat.  Jesse is 6' 6" tall and long. He wanted a mat that would go fast, hold well and managed the smallest of conditions but still go in juice. The holy grail!  The other thing is that with his size 16 US feet he can't find fins to fit properly (although perhaps doesn't need to).

Given all that, we went for an Ubercat basic design to make the most of the concave and rail hooks. I also extended the length to width ratio slightly to help Jesse to get in to waves more easily.  Eggbeater is a 200/70 construction with Sikaflex EBT grip to add stability to the deck, given the larger size of the mat.

Jesse has also opted for a bungee. Whether this gets much use remains to be seen but it's there if needed.

So there we have it. Long mat for a long chap. She will certainly be a different ride to his current mat and hopefully will beat the Egg Rock.

Cheers

G

G-Mat 104 (AKA "Lupine")

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This is a Ute built for Pam Reeder in San Diego. Pam has ridden a few G-Mats including Phileas, Wiggleworm (a mat I built for her late husband Scott) and a mat I built for my son, Joe which he passed on to Pam and Scott's son, Maz. 

Lupine is a 200/70 Ute with elastic rocker, pigmented Puraflex 40 grip and a Hestered valve.

This is a very similar mat to Wiggleworm but scaled to fit Pam so is MUCH smaller.

I was interested to hear how Pam named her mat.

Her name is "Lupine." 

Lupine is a California Wildflower. It grows abundantly in our yard because Scott spread the seeds a few years ago and in the spring the beautiful bluish/purple flowers return every year. They are gorgeous! (You will see them when you visit). 

I recently looked up the symbolism of the Lupine and thought it was perfect because riding mats was a key to my feeling better and accepting the future and building hope again. 

Here is what I found regarding the symbolism:

"The Lupine flower symbolizes happiness and brings one the inner strength to recover from trauma. The Lupine also brings the message that new opportunities are discovered when one finds the way to have a positive outlook."

Love, Pam

My family and I are heading over to Southern California at the end of March so I'm looking forward to hand delivering Lupine to Pam and seeing them both in action. 

Cheers

G

Clothes for All!

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Up until now G-Mat clothing has been restricted to those with G-Mats and the odd gift but a few people have been after stuff so I've opened it up.

HERE is all the pricing and stuff.

Clothing is significantly cheaper for people buying mats of course (ie. cost price).

If you want anything just get in touch and we can sort something out.

Cheers

G


G-Mat 103 (AKA "Serenity")

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been working on a mat for AJ Goodwin. AJ is currently travelling around SE Asia with her husband Chris and has been riding mats for sometime, but struggled to find a good fit, being quite petite.

The obvious beauty of custom mats of course is that they fit. AJ was looking for an all rounder so a Ute was the obvious choice and Serenity was born.  Serenity has a 200 denier deck gripped with grey Sikaflex EBT and 70d I-beams and bottom skin. She is a free-breather and has a positive elastic rocker. 

From what I gather, AJ and Serenity should rendezvous in South Korea. I've tried to talk AJ in to taking a trip to the north to try some of those spots on Google Earth but she's having none of it!

Hope to see some pics in the future.

Cheers

G

Adventures

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I'm had emails from a couple of people off travelling with their G-Mats of late.

First up is Chris Goodwin who is taking a trip with his mat, The Onion. Chris and how wife, AJ are currently in Taiwan.  

 Here's what he had to say:

Hi Graeme, 

I wanted to send you a few pics of The Onion's first time getting wet in Taiwan.  This was at a rivermouth/jetty spot called Fulong Beach in the north east.  It is about an hour and a half by train from Taipei.     We had a ton of fun.  

Chris 

Only a small day but I'm guessing winter is a pretty good time to be in that part of the World so fingers crossed that Chris, AJ and the Onion come across some more solid surf. 

As it happens, I'm currently building a mat for AJ. More on that dreckly.  

Next up is US East Coast legend, Jeremy Grosvenor. 

Jeremy has just been making the most of the wonder that is the Icelandic coast with his low key Flying Carpet named Celeste. 

Word is that Jeremy might head over to my neck of the woods next year so I'll be happy to get him into some local delicacies. For now though, he's making do with a trip to Hawaii. Let's hope we get to see some pics of that too. 

He might even get to hook up with Phileas again!  

Cheers  

G

5 Star General

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G-MATS @ UK MAT SURFERS!!!

I've been a bit busy building some mats for UK Mat Surfers. I designed a mat a year ago called the 5 Star General. Something of an all-rounder, which UKMS now have in their store. 4 mats, all built by me. 

The original prototype was tested by the now infamous Matsquatch.

Luckily, that mat was rescued from the hands of that beast and now lives with Demi and Chris from ApproachingLines.com.

I'm very happy with this mat. It is a little different to the spec of  a full custom with a more restricted air flow to suit  a wide range of riders.  It goes great in all sorts of conditions.  

To get hold of one or to read more check the UKMS Store:

http://www.ukmatsurfers.com/warehouse/g-mat-5-star-general-surfmat

£175 plus shipping ain't bad if I do say so myself.

G