If you’ve watched Point Break lately, you probably considered the thrill and elation involved in night surfing. If you’ve hung out with a lifeguard, though, you might instead have fretted over the dangers. In any case, it remains a popular pastime, and it’s all the more fun with a light-up surfboard like this one from [Moritz Sivers].
This project came about due to a local tradition for [Moritz], where people often surf at night to avoid the crowded breaks during the day. The build started from scratch, with a foam blank shaped into a compact design optimized for riversurfing, with three fins set up in a thruster configuration. The back side of the board was given a coat of resin impregnated with glow-in-the-dark pigment such that the entire thing would emit an nice green glow, making it more visible at night. On the top surface, a pocket was cut in the board to host electronics for running an electroluminescent panel, complete with artwork inspired by 2001 – A Space Odyssey. The board was also outlined with EL wire to further improve the look.
[Moritz] has experimented with some neat LED surfboard designs before, too. Video after the break.
Isn’t that a bit like those light-up fishing lures….only for sharks?
Reminds me glowing fish lure ;)
The same [Moritz Sivers]; Hackaday blogger?
In a time long ago, I routinely surfed north of Red beach on Camp Pendleton after sunset.
I would advise to not use a board that glows.
There’s a reason squid boats have bright lights. Green glow aside, the rf an el panel that large is undoubtedly going to give off will probably attract some attention from anything that senses a bioelectric field to hunt. It might even keep a few submarine operators scratching their heads for a minute or two.