Baz at "Domes" (Rincon), Puerto Rico Christmas break 1973.
That board was a single fin swallowtail Nichols (shaped by Danny Nichols) complete with black lightning bolt on yellow deck over gray bottom - one of my fav. boards I ever had. Also - I had taken a keel fin with me that I found discarded in the factory's trash can - it had been removed from a Dick Catri board - this was when keel fins were first being used and experimented with. Anyway - I sanded it until it would fit in my fin box after I pounded it in a bit with my palm. So at some point while surfing "Pools" the darn thing came out and was lost. Of course I had brought a conventional fin with me so just used that the rest of the trip.
It was a fun trip - waves were not huge but had a little size and were fun and of course it was nice and warm. I met a beautiful
PR nursing student who was also on Christmas break. I have a pic of here somewhere - she was gorgeous. My 2 buddies who went with me left early but I stayed the whole 10 days and soaked in the island mojo....
