JUNGLE DREME

                                            

SPACE OASIS

                                                                                                                                            photo Pero
     gATO GOES: LEAVING BIARRITZ TO FAR OUT SURFAR LOCATIONs!
  

FRANCE NOV. 16


Driving all night Volkswagen
packed tight 7 test foils, 6 cameras and 3 hepcat hit the road south through centre espana. Madrid midi, cadiz and the straights by midnight. Early morning 6am aboard a ferry boat headed for the African continent. Quite a long senic venture.
RGK blazing the once gyped  drawn trail insearch of foreign finds. Pero prepared to catch inspiring sight with his camera day or night. Bradford with guitar providing handmade sound and "along for the trip" catching pictures of his own. Spain's vast Geology looks like landscape painting flying past at 100Km. The color changes with the temputure as we reach Europe's gateway to Northern Africa. Surfar prototypes still stuck at customs, gato had to go, meeting up with chiz, Toshi from seakong and Nakamura Jr.& Sr. already at Surfar basecamp on the otherside of the straight.. The original registration was jammed behing the dashboard and African custom officals are quick to take a car. "Driving can be more like surfing for me than surfing". When the road is open and interesting terrain is never ending.  Thats the freedom that Surfar hopes to represent. A sort of enigma, its not really about just surfing. its about living with surf. Thats why Surfar is so unique. Most surf travel stories in todays world are so progressive. World class surfers surfing freakwaves. like super heroes and fantasy lands. towing into monsters, or living boats locked outside of remote islands to catch to perfect boardshort selling photo. Surfar is quite surreal in the fact that we represent single fin evolution on a low non commercial frequency. The performance level is not completely out of the average surfers ability. Simple esthetics , trim speed + direction change avec casual style in even critical situations. We are a breed longboarder. Whether some admit it or not. Sure, we all want to be good surfers.  Single fin surfing doesnt have the ability to keep up with the surf industries Bullet train of progressive athleticism and monthly line sheets with updated pipeline and tahiti movies of heroes drilling super holes for every drop. thats some futuristic shit man. Gato heroi therefore has nothing to prove. Its more of a feeling a mood. a wavelenght. A genre, a trip, we are on it. here it is SURFAR! Cats, dogs, boys and girls all aboard the Marrakesh express. hope all is  well in California and all the bars, glad to be far far away. Staying far out, not to return until 2012 if it last that long. keep hosing down the edison plant, keep it cool at sano and trestles. Get ready SURFAR OZ is coming to bring aquatic creature like foils and planes down under! SURREAL SURF is next in line, with  far out places 2012!

SPAIN'S ROMANCE LIES MOST ON THE OPEN ROAD        photo Pero    
Lanscape scenery reminding a van of surf-gremlin theres more out there than just the surf beach

                               
        Sleeping on a boat after driving 18 hours at 100 km maxed out volkswagen, maxed out driver rests for the trip ahead. . .photo pero
        SURFAR! PRPOTOTYPES missing?
Guilham waits in Biarritz for the rest of the test foils to arrive from customs. Once recieved he hits the road south to the surfar basecamp location. thank you guilham! Good conditions predicted for the next couple of days. see the trip here! 

gato go! -

         SURFAR!FRANCE END TRIP OUT SAHARA AHEAD .   *

                   photo pero

 Black and white Volkswagen loaded. . . 7 boards, 3 cats,  and film headed south through Espana early this morning. To the western Sahara by friday! France provided great test rides for JUNGLE ACID prototype no.1 We had perfect weather and conditions for 10 days . Thank you to Cedric from VIRAL SURF for housing the project while in france.

Viral is a major suplier of blanks and fiberglass in Europe . Gato Goes to FAROUT location soon to film for new gH movie DYNAMIC ENDEVOURS. . . Guns still in customs cant wait any longer gotta get goin.

Hopefully the rest of the prototypes find there way south soon. But until then we got JUNGLE ACID, a classic SLIVER, wider driver,POCKET JOY 7'4, and fresh PISTOLA prototype and pero's rainbow rider.

REPORT FOR THE FAROUT LOCATIONS: LOOKS GOOD.

PROTOTYPES: STUCK IN CUSTOMS

STATUS: SURFAR AHEAD SEE HERE SOON.

  

  Leaving France, we stopped to discuss the trip with JB and Clovis from WALLAKO surfshop in Bidart. They might join us in the desert for SURFAR! filming . Clovis is intreasted in the CLASSIC SLIVER. His surfing looks towards Phil Edwards and Cody Simpkins with classic Joel elements. Clovis classic longboard aproach would compliment the SLIVER well, and key to have a goofy Wallako will recieve a few of the used prototype boards and be taking orders for Rk's return to France early march. 

   CEDRIC VS.RK BATTLE ROYAL photo pero

BRADFORD WITHOUT KAZOO

                                        

KEY to the CAT KINGDOM

gato' sucre a la monde

                                                  gato secures its place in the Antlantic


                            DYNAMIC FOIL + EVOLVING CONCEPT 

                                BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION
                   
                              Look at her as she lies on the sand. 
                            wet with  seafoam and gH C.  fin. . . 
                            Like a beached sea creature , dynamic
                            design created for SURFAR! enthusiest 
                             afar. 
                              
                              9 foot in lenght suitable for conditions 
                            big or small. carve or trim take your 
                            natural course. 
                              
                              The concept behind SURFAR! based 
                             on evolution and natural progression .
                             Blending existing gato properties with 
                             transitional era surfboard design factors
                             to create all around progressive single 
                             fin longboard. Throw out the noseriders
                            buy a suitcase and explore! have no 
                            shame in leashing the acid. Shes   
                            designed for the international market  
                            of riders who dont consider themselves   
                            longboards only, but the rider who needs 
                            a 9 foot pintail built for carving and entry trim 
                            PREBOOKING JUNGLE ACID AND OTHER SURFAR! SERIES MODELS NOW!
                            
                              In order to follow natural progression of design elements evolving, The SURFAR
                            models are availible for limited time . Pre order now for the following travel schedule

JUNGLE ACID! see more at SEAKONG JAPAN

                           
                            SURFAR! : SHAPED AFAR!
            EUROPE : NOVEMBRE - MARCH 

           US and HAWAII : JANUARY - FEBUARY

           AUSTRALIA : FEBUARY - MARCH

          JAPAN : already shaped and shipped!

JUNGLE ACID FEATURING VEE ENTRY  RK DROPS OUT PHOTO PERO


SURFAR! PHOTOGRAPHER PERO HAYASHI                                                                                                  

!In search of mood driven visual 

interputation of the trip. .  

He has shot many gato projects prior

to SURFAR! His photo can be seen on 

the gH shirt freakwaive. Also 

abstract image " paddle out":,

 as seen printed on the flight bags. 

His work exibits feeling and classic surf

 esthetic and can be seen in japanese magaizines Blue, Nalu and On The Board.

          Spinner take off's give him a unique surf 

style not seen since vinatge Takayama. 

 Look for SURFAR! photo: PERO here!

            SURFAR! second camera and American musician Bradford "along for the trip". . .

PERO SLIVERS LEFT ! PHOTOS BRADFORD

                                      GUILHEM SLIDES LEFT ON DALEY DRIVER

                                                                                             

                                                                                             

  

       

                                                                                                 

ACID TEST FRANCE

Featering a straight vee and turning from the front half,  Rk on JUNGLE ACID PROTOTYPE no.1 . Gyro Turn  inspired by George . Gato goal: get 9 foot equiptment on rail!     photo pero

                                                           PSYHCEDELIC SUNSET AFAR! 

SURFAR! currently taking place in FRANCE avec RARE indian summer conditions so far! 

Perfect head high offshore conditions act as perfect test fields for new foils . 

Classic gato Heroi sliver worked well in softer offshore conditions, like a hot rod log , low rocker and knifed rails penetranted the stiff morning wind and high tides.

The JUNGLE ACID prototype no.1 

had the basic essentials for the overhead days. Providing carving properties, and a critical floatation 

level bridging transitional era surfing with moderrn longboarding.

"The two boards had an amazing amount of similarities . The Sliver shape and jungle board together proved to be a key combination for riding waves from waist high to overhead. the common factor between the sessions so far would be 

would be that the wind  has stayed offshore every session. The slivers low rocker and knifed rails can be a problem in choppy conditions. The jungle acid's vee entry helped me backside with the side offshore chop, displacing the negative energy  off the bow . . ." says Rgk gato Heroi shaper commenting on the recent trip out in FRANCE . 

photos byBradford








JUNGLE ACID ACTION!

SURFAR! LEAVING FRANCE

OFF TO FAR OUT LOCATIONS 

SAHARA DESERT BEYOND!

catch the TRIP OUT here with currently uploaded visuals!

FLIGHT BAG - travel taliored

 GATO GO - for the trip out

   

FLIGHT BAG :

 by gatoHeroi

  DYNAMIC design foils
carry less resistance. Needing a FLIGHT BAG by gato Heroi means less excess material on the trip afar. . . Unique construction of recycled SAIL material. Sleek

demensions tailored fit for gato design .wont fit noseriders, based on functional design only.

Lightwieght shape is easy under the arm. Prints  and logos are subject to varry. complete with 

over the shoulder strap. ANY LENGHT AVAILABLE, DOUBLE or SINGLE version.

                                                


 photo pero

  

                                                                                                       SINGLE VERSION DOUBLE VERSION 

JUNGLE ACID CUTSBACK

 THE GATO FEATURED FIN BELOW YOU CANNOT SEE IS A GH C MODEL  pero!

THE GHC HAS BIG A BIG PART OF THE EVOLUTION OF DESIGN WITH GATO MODELS. ALLOWING NEW RAIL CONCEPTS TO COME ALIVE WITH AGILITY AND  FLEX - DRIVE. 
AVAILABLE FROM GATO DIRECT FOR $50 US DOLLAR AND
MIGHT CHANGE THE STATE OF YOUR CURRENT BOARD!
COLORS VARY.  9" - 9.65. 949 496 GATO

    SURFAR! PHOTOG HEPCAT, BRADFORD SLICES BACKHAND SPACE PIG ACTION 

      PHOTO PERO

JUNGLE ACID PROTOTYPE no.1

JUNGLE ACID no.1 PROTOTYPE


Novembre =  dark morning walk to the boulangerie.  photo pero




Perfect conditions for experimenting with  fin placment on a new model featuring transitional inspired design
below:                         
                                           
9 foot 3/4 forward is the featured riding point of trim            photo pero

    




     JUNGLE ACID PROTOTYPE no.1-






 Just as suspected , the new model felt extremely loose rail to rail on the more flat faced waves. Typicaly Gato models feature a unique rolled bottom with slight crowned vee. Jungle acid features a more straightend leading vee bottom making for more acceleration from the fin and more critical direction change 

                                                         

 once tested in beach break conditions the straight vee entry in the nose  hepled penetrate the fast backside bowls. Proving the jungle acid so far ideal for beachbreak conditions . Due to the fact the bottom contour fit better in a steeper wave with the straightened   vee entry. Feeling her out. ..  at 9 foot!    this place is heavily backwashed and i reccomend a shortboard for that reason nevertheless the JUNGLE ACID proved to be the antidote for the afternoon of fun golden runs

JUNGLE ACID day 1 ends -

Afternoon  starting showing for more swell on the horizon for tomorrow . so check in on the prototype progression of SURFAR! and the adventour of the DYNAMIC ENDEVOUR ahead!

Rk slides switch stance in order to "Really feel her out"                       photo pero

Vee entry is a special feeling. It will lead to tracking out, being a function of trim usually not assosiated with 9 foot and sub 9 foot equiptment.

                                            Rk riding  prototype no.1 -      "feeln her up... . "  

                              SURFAR!      JUNGLE ACID  DAY.1 -   COMPLETE AU REVOIR                 photos :pero

SURFAR! phase 1 - the escape

SURFAR!  phase 1 - the escape

gato goes! far from capo beach out of the california riff-raff,  into Atlantic dreamscape .

                                                                                                                                                   photo pero

  

  

 PROTOTYPE:

n0.1

JUNGLE ACID.

boogie,

acid wash pannels

from surfar flight board bag.

     photos in action and report coming soon... 

concept:

transitional era surfing stlye calibrated to just 9 feet. 7'11 version currently stuck in customs in paris , but once waxed and wet functional report and images to come !

       SURFAR!

First session back in France. RGK riding
standard SLIVER. good example of rail surfing in fair 2 to 3 foot conditions.

Sliver's uniquely wide foiled outline , with settle rolled bottom allows for rail sensitivity on even flat faced conditions.
glad to bring her on the trip out...

The rest of the week the crew is hanging in gato's home base in France, preparing for the epic journey by VW van towards the Western Sahara in search of DYNAMIC ENDEVOURS beyond!

The surf report for the week calls for overhead surf so the protoype SURFAR! no.2 - PISTOLA, will be seen here soon along with feedback on no.1 Jungle Acid.

Upon returning to CA gato will recreate the best riding boards from the surfar trip. available for limited time only. . .

follow the trip far out here!

2012 : SURREAL SURF,
new phases n' waves by RGK4GH
surfar ends, new concept por new wave

        
          Sliver features unique rocker allowing for trim from the end point. rgk feeln it, photo pero.
              
          Good photo to represent the Sliver's pointed outline below,. pero photo through the mist

          Gilliam, gato enthusiast and local basque surfer rides a gato Daley DRIVER shaped by rgk.
    preparing for the trip, these will be the last rides he obtains going left. the trip ahead contains
    mainly rights... photos: pero