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...
A tale of longevity
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Here’s a tale of longevity: This board was made eight years ago. It’s a standard poly construction, but made with care and attention to detail. It was from the time just after Clark Foam had closed their doors suddenly and unexpectedly; leaving 80% of the worlds board builders without foam. I had ordered a container of Burford blanks from Australia so I had a stock of foam to make it through the drought until new suppliers could step into the gap (thank you God for your mercies towards us). So this board was made with Ozzy foam and we glassed it with direct size glass and a 3/4 patch of S-glass. It was a new prototype shape I was working on...
That looks like the ...
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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...
The story of Edwin’s...
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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...
Supernatural Flow & Raw Aggression
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I’ve been watching old Andy clips lately and wondering what it would be like if he was still around; if he had continued his progression and what he would be surfing like today. And then I had a vision and saw as if through a glass darkly what that would look like, and that’s when I saw in the vision this board. It is a cross-between; a bridge; a joining of dichotomies from the two ends of the spectrum: *supernatural flow …and *raw aggression. Nowadays it seems too often that I see choreographed, over-coached, graphed out surfing that has been so mechanized and broken down into formula that the divine mystery of spontaneous...
A study in channels
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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...
Underground chargers...
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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...
Power to the People
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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: ...
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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...
Indians & Surfb...
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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...
Proctor Futures ...
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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...
At-One-Ment – ...
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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...
Kookaburra Review De...
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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....
Board Tech Surfing M...
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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 STAB CADDY 2.0: ...
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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,...
Birth of a Board Model
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People often ask me, “Where do your ideas come from for new board models? Do you decide to create a new board just for the heck of it? Why do you have so many different board models?” Well, here is the short story of one particular board ‘Da Monsta’, which has been and continues to be one of my most popular designs. I think it explains well that question … at its root, the simple reason, is to fill a need for a certain type of surfer; a certain kind of wave … to create something that will bless people in a very specific sort of way. Here is the story of ‘Da Monsta’: For me, each new board idea grows from relationship; and sometimes...
ELECTRIC WELCOMES PE...
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INDUSTRY NEWS ELECTRIC WELCOMES PETER MENDIA Peter Mendia has joined Electric’s family of world-class athletes BY SURFER | POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 04, 2014 A quintessential power-hack by Peter Mendia. Photo: Electric SAN CLEMENTE, CA – Electric announced today that free surf veteran...
fruit of labor
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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. -Abraham...
Thruster vs. Quads
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Thruster vs. Quads (….Five fin convertible set-ups….when to ride thruster? When to ride quad?) When trying out a new board with the five fin convertible option, I almost always find that it is best to run first with a tri-fin set-up. Thrusters are the most predictable and stable...
Why Bigger is Better...
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TODD’S TAKE: More positive hold and drive off the bottom with springier release out of turns; anyone and everyone will notice the difference. The best surfing starts with a strong power base; the fundamentals; turns that use both the fins and rails in conjunction with one another. If...