Hey Guys...thanks for the kind words.
I'm really excited to get this boat together. Pete and I have know each other for a long time now, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. He first talked to me about his idea for a new hull back in 2010 and his progress up to this point is really impressive. I really like his whole approach to building these boats and riding in general.
I haven't had the chance to ride one yet, so I'm not going to on about what I think it will do. But I have had some quite extensive conversations with Pete about the hull and I can say that I'm pretty confident this FP1 hull was basically tailor made for me and how I like to ride. However this is just the beginning, and our plan is to work closely together to continue the development of this hull for years to come.
I don't really plan on competing anymore, but I have been training hard again, and I still have a lot that I hope to accomplish riding wise...I just needed to step back for a while to get my business life on track.
I'm really looking forward to the next step in my riding career (man that sounds pretentious) but I've got some stuff in the works that should be pretty cool.
As soon as this boat is ready it will be available for anyone to ride.