It is my opinion that for good waves that have plenty of pushback and power, poly boards are the best way to go if you are looking to keep the rail in the water for the longest amount of time, and displace the biggest sprays. So we went that route on this two-pak.

I had a request >> just shaped it: For a 5’6” shrunk down version of a favorite 7’6”. My friend Spencer has this 7’6” x 22” x 2 3/4” #manateesurfboard which is basically a shrunk down sleeked up version of the Performance Longboard model. Spencer does full wrapping cutbacks like a...

Thought on a Monday morning: All that glitters is not gold / tales from an upside down kingdom >> A what if scenario: What if you had an invention that virtually guaranteed multi-millionaire status overnight? …Patents finalized, license agreements ready to be signed… But...

Stoked surfer reports >> this just in: “This board is the best surf board I’ve ever ridden. Thank you for taking me to the next level.” – Jeremy 40-something, 6’1”, 185lbs. ripper. 6’1” x 19 1/4” x 2 5/8” 31.5L #Flyinlionsurfboard in stringerless epoxy #exoskeletonsurfboard...

This just in: today’s #Zipstajet chronicles … we have a story fresh in from San Clemente….where my friend Ricky let his friend Stephen try this orange 5’11” x 19 3/4” x 2 5/8” 33L #exoskeletonsurfboard  construction epoxy swallowtail. Stephen, who is a 40-something, is a normal...

Just shaped it: A new, one-off design for Bill from Virginia Beach who travels several times a year to spend time at our beloved Ventura points. Bill is 65, 6’0”, 198lbs. and has been surfing 50+ years. Bill has a background in competition longboarding, a proficient surfer who knows how to...

Stoked surfer reports >> this just in: “T.P. : just wanted to say thank you for makin me the kind of board all other step ups are compared to. It paddles like a cadillac and handles like 🔥. Ready for another version of the same ❤️ “ – Ed Ed is a working class American with a good...

In this slide show are three different channel bottoms. Each of them has a different combination of channels to make each board do different things. Board #1 is a 6’6″ x 19″ x 2 5/8″ Ante-up; a step-up board for Matt from Cali who is an expert surfer who’s going...

Today’s storyboard: Underground chargers who rush it for the love….who attack it because they “feel it” in their bones…guys that maybe you’ve never seen online, in the mags or in the movies…but who nonetheless have earned respect. Thiago here is one...

I thought why not give these guys something to change it up, draw out the lines, hone the technique, flow & glide it out a touch more?…something different to look at… & something for the people

Today’s Storyboard: (where we tell you a little ditty ’bout a board) So, about a year ago my buddy Pete Mendia was visiting Ventura to talk boards and his plans for the next year, but mostly and more importantly to just go catch some fun waves with his shaper and enjoy the great...

So, I was thinking to myself the other day….”why custom boards?” Why would anybody in their right mind dedicate their livelihood; their life to such a vast, time-consuming, labor intensive effort of the mind and body…. Then, I looked around out at what is the typical approach to...

These fins have been through the ringer of testing over the past year and emerged in their final state with rave reviews across the board. Todd has found this template just works best for him and many other surfers in the 145 – 220+ lb range. To find out why, you can read this thoughts...

We believe that a board is not just “a board”… We believe it is so much more…an instrument; a tune; a phrase that finds its balance; it’s peace from the one-ness it harnesses with the rhythms of the ocean. There is something special and otherworldly about a specifically tuned, finely...

Board Trachting  Shaped by Todd Proctor | Kookaburra Model By Shawn Tracht Intro:  Before I had kids, I was surfing 3-5 hours a day around my teaching schedule.  My surfing life now, however.  Today, my time is being split between work, hanging with the family, and sneaking in a surf session....

Surfing Magazine | Surfboard Makers Board Technology Feature Todd Proctor Interview Background: I shaped my first few hundred boards out of a little woodshed in my grandpas backyard because no one else wanted me to “make a mess” trying my hand at shaping. I was 19 years old; and the first...

  The Full Stab Interview with Todd Nick Rozsa in the Homegrown Series all but broke the internets on release, proving men with full beards can still be kings. Then he dropped a second set of Homegrown clips and they were even more well received. With the editing skills of Chris Papaleo,...