Firewire Seaside and Beyond Surfboard Review

Описание: In this episode I review the Firewire Seaside and Beyond designed by Rob Machado. I believe it could go as a high-performance mid-length surfboard.
The Seaside and Beyond is a bigger version of the Seaside. It has a flat rocker, small lift in the tail, a few concaves on the bottom, plenty of foam in the chest area which allow you to have a good paddle speed, get into the waves early especially in the crowded lineup and fly through the sections with a glide.

I’m an intermediate surfer who lives in New York and surfs beach breaks. We mostly get short period swells 6-8 sec, medium period swells occasionally from low pressures going off the coast and long period swells during Atlantic Hurricane Season which runs from June-November

This season has been really active. I got to surf the board in all conditions from 1 up to 8 foot in weak/mushy/semi-clean/clean conditions with Machado’s FCS2 Quad set up which was designed specifically for the Seaside model.
I was really impressed at how the board works with the feelings of riding a shortboard.

When the waves are weak and mushy, I prefer to surf it as a twin. I just take out the trailer fins and leave semi-keels in. I’m getting more speed, longer rides that I usually complete with one maneuver like a foam climb.

When the conditions are close to perfect (3-5 ft waves with open face), I’m able to do more maneuvers such as cutbacks pairing with the floater, re-entry closeout or foam climb.

If you’re looking for a fun board that would work in all conditions with a performance feel of a shortboard, then this is the one.

Enjoy my review!

Board dimensions:
6'8" 20 3/4" 2 5/8" Volume 40.9 L

My Height: 5’9” or 175.3 cm
My Weight: 155 lbs or 70.3 kg

The clips were filmed on Soloshot Optic 25/60 and iPhone X.

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Links:
Surfing 6'8" Seaside and Beyond in Pumping Surf:
   • SURFING ON FIREWIRE SEASIDE & BEYOND IN NE...  

My favorite session on 7'0" Seaside and Beyond:
   • Firewire Seaside and Beyond in 3-4 ft surf