Exostoses....or Surfer's Ear to you

As you can see from my previous post I've just had my ear operated on for Surfer's Ear. Otherwise known as exostoses, surfer's ear is a boney growth in the ear canal that is brought on by repeated exposure to cold water and wind. This boney growth will eventually close the ear canal and obscure the ear drum. Not only does this impair your hearing but it also leads to complications with ear infections as water and debris gets trapped behind the growth.
Anyway, my surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital has just e-mailed me 'before and after' internal shots of my ear. The first shows the boney growths with the grey ear drum just visible behind. The second shows the now exposed ear drum after the bone has been removed but before the incisions have been closed and the skin flaps re-positioned.
Ear plugs anyone?
Did I mention we have some in stock?

taking the rough with the smooth....

the rough ear

the smooth new board

frustrating times but something to look forward to......

Great Days

Sorry no photos, too busy surfing. Great session @ home. 3' plus, clean and a few good friends.
Happy Days.

Pumping Surf - Pain in the Back

The most hyped swell for quite some time didn't quite live up to it's size expectations but it certainly delivered quality.

Reubyn's speed carve.

For more photos click here
Same again next week but hopefully no back pain relegating me to photographer.

Autumn 2009 Ordering for 2010 Season

One we taught earlier on NCS Softboards - Sean cruising.

Well it's been a while since my last post as we've been pretty busy here at NCS. Due to a change in our normal production schedule, we have had to instruct our first production run for next season much earlier than usual. This has now been done and as orders have been flooding in the majority of the boards have now been pre-ordered, although there are still some available.
If all goes well we will be instructing another production run in the New Year but this is by no means guaranteed at this stage.
So, the upshot of it all is that if you are planning ordering boards for next season then please do so as soon as possible to avoid dissapointment.
Boards for 2010 will feature the same high volume shapes as this year but with the added benefit of HDPE slick bottoms to give greater durability and fully moulded plastic 'bar' type leash plugs.
Please check www.ncssurfboards.co.uk or gives us a call on 01840 230164 for further information.

Chocolate Surf

Willy Wonka's Left. Secret Location.

Missed it again!

Really need to get my shit together. Got here just as the tide was starting to fill up too much. This was one of the last sets to break.