Stoked competitors following the finless event in good point waves
This is the most exciting time for surfboard shapes in surfing history. Never has there been such a wide variety of surfcraft and materials to make them. I use mostly paulownia wood, but also a big mix of surfboard foam, plywood and EPS foam. I see all the new shapes and materials complementing each other. The more I learn about different boards the better I understand each one. For example, when I put a foam shortboard blank on the shaping stand I see things that I would not dream of years ago. In the old days the basic thruster shape was the beginning point of reference, while now the alaia is the starting point. As I morph the idea of the alaia into a foam board with fins, I can see more clearly how each element reacts with the others to make the board surf the way the customer wants.
To keep up with these exciting times we are making the website into a blog format. We will be adding new stories and images, as well as replacing some of the favorite pages from our old website and we want to take you on the journey into what is happening NOW!
We have three major projects on the go:
First, I am making alaias and hollow wood boards. With the hollow boards I am focusing on the Plankton model – the hollow boards finished with oil and no fiber glass. The oiled wood surface simply rides best.
Second, I am working with Global Surf Industries on The Seaglass Project. The GSI Seaglass tuna is an EPS foam version of the alaia. This board delivers the exhilarating joy of finless surfing whilst being much more user friendly.
Third, I am working with Noosa Longboards making a line of foam boards. The models include the Model A, Joker, Tom Thumb mini-Simmons plus a range of single and twin fins.
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