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THE DRIVER Surfboard trends tend to move in circles. The last few years have been highlighted by a move toward shorter, wider, higher volume surfboards. Because of shapers melding these elements, with creative combinations of rocker, foil, bottom contours and fin clusters, the everyday surfer has benefitted dramatically. But whats next? In the end, we feel it comes back to a user friendly, high performance, modern shortboard. A shortboard that isnt impossible to jump onto after riding a stubby hybrid everyday for a month doesnt feel long or stiff, or paddle like an Alia. A short board that works in everything from 2 mush to 6 grinders. The DriverDeveloped when one of the bigger, more powerful, yet still new school, surfers on tour came looking for something special for the California contest season. The design concept wasnt new, but the resulting board is. Defined by a long, straight rocker through the middle of the board that then lifts to a healthy nose rocker (so the board redirects when put on a rail) and a low, but curvy tail rocker thats moved way back under the rear foot (for quick turns in tight sections). The same goes for the outline: Its long and straight through the middle (netting a wider than average nose and rear hip area, allowing it to be ridden close to traditional shortboard widths with a lot of curve from just in front of the fins, through the tail. The wide point is pushed further back, creating a turning fulcrum between the feet. These elements, combined with a flattish deck line, full rails and a thickness flow that holds volume into the tips, nets a board that glides through flats, holds long arcing carves and still snaps in the pocket. Unlike any other board in our line and is not only being quickly adopted by top team riders pros looking for something new, but we honestly feel that the Driver is the board that can get us all back onto a modern High Performance thruster shortboard. Recommended to be ridden close to typical shortboard dims, with higher volume than normal due to the design.
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SUB BLASTER - A blast from the past. Spawning from the Flashback model of 2010, it features the Flashbacks rocker, foil and volume and dimdensions, smashed together with the Sub Scorchers hugely popular outline. The Flashback is one of my all time favorite mushy wave boards but many people were put off by the radical tail shape. The 1980s influenced bottom, featuring low rocker and a slight vee throughout, allows you to ride much more volume than you normally would (Making waves east to catch and connecting slow sections a breeze) and still be able to the get on a rail. Even though its thick, it doesnt ride flat or boaty. Another nevefit to the vee bottom is how it cuts through chop and slop like a knife through butter. The squash tail is a perfect summer time toy and I also made a rounded pin version that opens the design up to waves well overhead and even tubes. I made on for myself and surfed all over the mentawais with it this Spring. Rock it with nright neon colors, a five fin convertible setup and blast away at summer boredom.
THE SCORCHER - Kolohes all around small to average wave contest board is also the most popular HP short board in our line. His trademark carving style is based around this rocker, outline and rails. The SCORCHER features the same low entry rocker, forward outline and rear rail line rocker of the Stealth, but with the wide bump squash, low stringer centerline rocker and Vee out the back from the SD2. The deep Vee out the tail allows more full rail carving and drive. Kolohe has used this model to win countless national and US surfing titles, as well as his first few Pro events already. This board is already the rage amongst the custom order crew. Ride about 2" shorter 1/8" thinner and 1/4" wider than an F1 or Whiplash type short board.
The F-1 (Formula 1) Inspir by he Inspired p the ultimate p performance of F1 racing cars (which feature the perf perfect combination of speed and turning) and influenced by working with the best shapers and surfers in the world. This years version of the F1 is the result of ongoing refinement based on feedback from world class surfers searching for both carving arcs and tight radius turning. It features design elements from every high performance model we have ever made. Simply put, its our take on the modern, cutting edge, high performance short board. Great board for good waves, punchy beach breaks of any size and surfers who prefer, and know how to use, a low volume, sensitive, modern HP board. Also available in FST technology.
board. During 2009, as the F1 became a board of choice for many team riders, the low end limitations of the design were becoming apparent. Looking to make the F1 excel in smaller gutless surf, we widened and slightly lowered the rocker in the nose for forward glide (but kept the tail rocker the same). We increased rail volume and straightened the outline via a hip making the tail wider in front of the fins and at the tail block - adding drive, lift and tight radius pivot, but keeps same width at 12 for control. Coco Ho won back to back WQS events in Brazil on her magic F1 Stub this fall. Young Aussie Phenom, J.W., used an F1 Stub to make 3 WQS finals in a row and secure a late season push for 2011 WT qualification. Fine tuning and intensive RnD with top pros during 2010 has netted an F1 Stub that is a contest proven, quintessential, modern, everyday performance surfboard.
THE ROCKET - The REAL board that started a Revolution! Originally shaped as a 5'3" for Shanes young son Noah by former ...Lost shaper and pro surfer Noah Budroe. The board features a wide forward outline with round forgiving rails, flat deck and a wide rocket tail. The rocker is extremely low in the entry, for instant speed, with an exaggerated kick in the tail for tight arcs out of turns. An average wave all-rounder that can be effectively ridden 4" to 6" shorter, 1/8" thinner, and just slightly wider than your normal short board without sacrificing any carve or drive. Hundreds of imitations, but duplicated by none. Everyone deserves to have an original Rocket in their quiver.
of th R k t Pulled in single wing, f the Rocket. P ll d i i l i swallow tail (for tight radius control and precision) and a touch more nose rocker make this hybrid of the Rocket the choice for light, fast, snappy surfers. Gorkin, Ian Gentil, Ben Borgeouis, Asher Nolan, Andrew Doheny, Cory Lopez and Hobgood Bros all count the Grocket as one of their all time favorite boards. ...Now available as the "GROCKET BG". Flatter deck, with full rails and straighter wider tail and nose outlines, give the Grocket "BG" added, built in momentum, and more stable and forgiving ride. This "Gentleman's" version of the Grocket makes a great all-rounder for slightly older or more solidly built (fat?) surfers.
SQUASHET - Placing a typical shortboard squash tail on the Rocket takes some area out of the tail, shortens the rail line and makes for a predictable, less drifty, neutral ride. Not as flashy looking as the Rocket or Grocket, the Squashet flew mostly under the radar in 2010. Combining all the advantages of a stubby, low entry Rocket, with the positive feeling tail of a performance short board, makes the Squashet the purest hybrid in our line.
ROCK-UP - (Step up Rocket) If a Ro OCK-UP p p Rocket (or other hybrid) has become your favorite r fav daily board, and you find it frustrating switching back to a traditional, pointy nose step-up board on bigger, crowded days then this board is for you. Designed to be ridden 2-4 longer than you would a Rocket. The low entry rocker, flat deck and tapered rails (with a full forward outline) paddles through crowds and moving water, and catches waves with ease. The pulled in tail, combined with the aggressive tail rocker and a smoother, shallower concave, allows controlled maneuvers at high speeds on chest high to double overhead waves. Chris Wards one board quiver these days.
surfing the mushy p urfing g y point and beach breaks of break San Clemente, I am always looking for a b n board that paddles easily, glides across flats, and carves mush, yet still allows vertical turning and snaps in the pocket. Influenced by the jumbo wide tails of 80s Laser Zap, this board was designed around a modern thickness flow, rails, and bottom curves, but with an extra wide round tail to stay on top of the water. The outline up front is wide and curvy as well. The round tail encourages flowing turns and rolls tight in the pocket. The rocker is low throughout, but with an aggressive acceleration in the tail. The rail rocker hangs lower than the center line in the rear half, creating a radically deep concave and curvey rail line through the fins. This makes for extreme lift, and fast tight arcd turns out of the tail. The bottom rail is tucked all the way through the fins, so you can get it up on a rail and not slide out too easily. Riding this board is the most fun I have ever had in typical waist to chest high Trestles surf. I couldnt recommend it more.
THE DBL-BLUNT - For many of us, th HE us the Blunt has been an all time favorite in waist to head high surf. I end up taking mine on work trips to places like Costa Rica and Europe, etc and I know I can feel comfortable in most small surf situations. Often times I end up being in surf thats just one step (or maybe 2 steps) above what the Blunt excels in, and I wish I had something with a bit more hold and control... without sacrificing the freedom, speed and looseness. Introducing the DBLBLUNT. Meant to be ridden 1-2 longer than a Blunt. Everything (outline, foil, rocker, etc) the same, except a touch more nose rocker in the front 12 and double bumps added to create significantly less tail area behind the fins. I can still generate speed in junk, but lay down far more critical and precise turns, when going full speed, as well as hold in off the top and bottom on waves up to 3-4 overhead. Not as gunny or foiled out as The Rock-Up, but more of a one board quiver for a conservative, hybrid loving, surfer who needs something for 3-8 surf.
you can forget the long board. Originally inspired after trying a friends "Mini Simmons" twin keel, retro board in knee high lumps. The board was fast and fun, but I couldnt really lay into it. Motivated to do better, I hand shaped a "Green Foam" recycled fish blank and attacked the 6'0" blank like a high school sculpture project.... keeping in mind the unique glide of that Simmons The blank was . pretty thin, so I left the deck flat. It's really wide, so no concave. Looking for ridiculous glide, but demanding aggressive turning, I left it really straight rockered, but did a little flip out the back. I made it a strong bump, diamond tail. In place of the twin keels, wanting a more reliable feeling, I chose to make it a quad, and used a Future Fins solid glass fin we have been playing with as the template. That first Plank was about 6'0" x 22" x 2.5 full, and was the easiest board I have ever ridden in waves I would normally only bother with on a long board. The Plank catches anything and does full rail roundhouse cutbacks on 10" high lumps of water. If you like the way it looks, and want a truly unique and extreme small wave tool to keep you off that log, then think about custom ordering one of these. I guarantee you won't be let down.
UBER PLANK - Refined, more high BER Refined hi performance version of The Plank". Never one to leave well enough alone and influenced by the feeling of burying a snowboard rail 90 degrees into soft powder, I went to work fine tuning The Plank into a small wave, on rail, carving Machine. Same rocker and foil, but with updates in bottom curves and outline to increase performance. Wing "Squallow" (swallow set into a squash) tail adds bite and increases precision. Nose tip is pulled to reduce un-needed volume, swing weight and quicken up turns. Bottom now features single concave set into a rolled Vee through middle, increasing lift at low speeds while still being easy to roll onto a rail for hard carves in the smallest of waves.
Influenced by the high volume, vee bottom, MR retro models. Without being tied to recreating boards from the past, we have developed this great post modern redux. The tip to tip vee bottom is a great and mostly overlooked design that allows thicker, high volume boards to still be sensitive rail to rail and not surf flat Vee . bottoms go through chop like a hot knife through butter and glide smoothly in windblown slop. The thickness, flat deck and width makes it a great paddler. The steep rails and forward wide point provide drive and stability, and the pulled in nose tip with healthy amount of rocker allow for tight radius surfing not possible with typical retro fish boards. Also available as a single wing, round pin tail (for a wider range of surf) as seen under the feet of Cory Lopez in the Corys left segment in 55 x 19 1/4 Redux.
THE MONKFISH
-A versatile design with low entry rocker, flat deck, and full rails for built in speed and stability. Popular board for average surfers in junk surf. Features a wide tail, full but pointed nose, shallow single to double concaved Vee behind the back foot. Works great in broken up, mushy surf. Paddles fast, makes you look good. Available in numerous tail shapes. Ride 2-4 shorter and 1 wider than a typical short board.
5 FIN SHARK
- What if we take the Sub-Scorchers front half (rocket, outline and foil) with the Rockets back half (but with a more conservative rocker) and then ran a deep single channel out the tail? ... You get the Scorch-It Although they have . faded in popularity, channel bottoms add bite, create drive through turns and bring explosive, exhilarating and powerful qualities to surfing. With all the creativity in surfboards these days, it seemed right to combined the locked in, powerful, driving sensation of classic tail channels with post modern hybrid designs of today. The Scorch-It has a moderate tail rocker for glide, but the deep single channel through the tail (which both adds grip and an afterburner like thrust out of turns) lets the water release out the tail and actually increases the rocker without sacrificing any drive.
SCORCH-IT
F FLASHBACK - Knowledge of
your past to create a better future. The 1980s, an era of functional, full v volume boards with bright colors and a flashy, fun attitude that made summertime small wave ripping a piece of cake. That was the inspiration for this board. Taking design (both shape and art) direction from some of the hottest boards of the n neon 80s (McCoy, MR, Simon, Stussy, McElroy, Schroff and Rusty). By m morphing together what I loved most about this era with a bit of what we have learned in modern times we came up with this "Blast from The P Past". The primary components are a low overall rocker, thickness g generously distributed well into the n nose and tail (and out into the rails), a c conservative bottom with slight Vee in the nose to flat through the middle and slight double concave Vee out t the tail. The extremely wide back half o the board generates radical drive of and lift, while the double bump "butt" tail adds control and smooth roll in and out of turns. Works great a as quad or thruster so we stock with 5 fin plugs.
The Every mans shortboard features a moderate entry rocker and low, drivey tail rocker, with a hyper-extended rail line in the tail (creating a pronounced vee behind the rear fin), flattish deck, full forgiving outline and rails, with a single to double concave bottom. Its a board for the average surfer looking for slightly wider standard dims than the pros potato chips, without sacrificing maneuverability. Makes a great Big Guy Short board in the 6'6" to 7'6" range.
SD-2
A team rider favorite. Great grovel board or extreme junk, contest board. A Stealth rocker with short board rails, and a regular squash tail
STEALTH PRO
- Custom replicas of Chris Wards magic 1995 510 x 19 short board he rode in the video Whats really Goin Wrong The . result of experimenting with shorter, wider, high performance short boards when most were riding Slater inspired, rockered out potato chips. Comes with retro lost logo (no planet) and the classic paint pen design from 95.
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THE MONKFISH - 56 19.50 2.25(27.0cl)- 58 20.00 2.38 (29.9cl) 510 20.25 2.44 (31.8cl) 60 20.50 2.56 (34.5cl) 62 20.75 2.63 (36.7cl) 64 21.00 2.75 (39.6cl) THE MOTIVATOR - 56 19.50 2.25 57 19.75 2.25 - 58 20.00 2.32 59 20.25 2.38 - 510 20.50 2.50 511 20.75 2.56 - 60 21.00 2.63 62 21.25 2.75 F1 (WHIPLASH features slightly less volume) 58 18.00 2.13 (22.0cl) - 510 18.25 2.18 (23.6cl) - 511 18.25 2.18 (24.0cl) - 60 18.38 2.25 (25.3cl)- 61 18.50 2.32 (26.6cl) 62 18.75 2.38 (28.0cl) 63 19.00 2.50 (30.2cl) 64 19.25 2.63 (32.5cl) 66 19.50 2.75 (35.4cl) 68 20.00 2.75 (37.4cl) F1STUB/STEALTH PRO - 58 18.13 2.13 (22.4cl) 510 18.38 2.18 (24.0cl) 511 18.50 2.25 (25.33cl) - 60 18.63 2.32 (26.7cl) - 61 18.75 2.32 (27.9cl) 62 19.00 2.38 (28.8cl) 63 19.25 2.50 (31.0cl) 64 19.50 2.63 (33.4cl) 66 19.75 2.75 (26.4cl) THE SCORCHER - 56 18 2.13 (21.7cl) 58 18.25 2.13 (22.84cl) 510 18.50 18.18 (24.5cl) 511 18.63 2.25 (25.8cl) 60 18.75 2.32 (27.1cl) 61 19.00 2.38 (28.6cl) 62 19.25 2.44 (30.1cl) 63 19.38 2.50 (31.5cl) 64 19.63 2.63 33.9cl) 66 20.00 2.75 (37.1cl)
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