ESM 2014 Spring Board Forum by Eastern Surf Magazine

BOARD FORUM 2

Jesse Heilman. Trinidad. Photo: Adams

ALLEN WHITE CUSTOM SHAPES

6’0” Fly II

BIC SURF

7’0” Dura-Tec Egg

BOARDLAMS.COM

CHINO SURFBOARDS

Your Board Art

5’6” – 6’8” Flying Panda

shaped by Allen White

shaped by Gerard Dabbadie

shaped by your shaper or ours

Width: 19 1/4” Thickness: 2 5/16” Foam: Incide/US Blanks

Width: 22” Thickness: 2.90” Volume: 51L

Dimensions: Graphics for any size board

Phone: 321-626-6675

Phone: 508-291-2770

E-mail: info@BoardLams.com

E-mail: handcarved@cfl.rr.com

E-mail: info@bicsportna.com

Target Conditions: Versatile performance shape for small to average-sized surf.

Comments: The newest shape in the Dura-Tec series of insanely durable boards is the perfect all-around board for small and mid-size riders looking for ease of progression and performance. Five fin boxes for quad/thruster/twin set-up, tail pad included. $359.

Comments: Choose from our stock designs, upload, or use our online customizer. Create artwork or graphics for your board of any size or logo sheets and stickers for your brand. We ship worldwide.

Comments: The Flying Panda has great float and paddle power with a refined outline. It reduces volume in the nose and tail without reducing drive.

www.BoardLams.com

www.BostonSurf.com

Target Surfer: Intermediate to advanced, 165-175 lbs.

www.AllenWhiteSurfboards.com

www.BICSportSurfboards.com

Phone: 949-335-5275

shaped by Jonathan “Chino” Wong Width: 19” – 22” Thickness: 2 1/2” – 3” Inlay: Bamboo

E-mail: info@chinosurfboards.com

CHINO SURFBOARDS

5’8” – 7’0” Ice-Breakah shaped by Jonathan “Chino” Wong Width: 19” – 21” Thickness: : 2 1/2” – 3” Inlay: Mahogany E-mail: info@chinosurfboards.com

demarco SURFBOARDS

ESSENCE SURF

EVOLVED SURF

5’10” Creature

5’10” ARCHER Model Width: 19 3/4” Thickness: 2 9/16”

Phone: 808-220-6822

Width: 19” Thickness: 2.25” Volume: 12.3 tequila shots

5’8” Musubi

shaped by Joe DeMarco Width: 20” Thickness: 2 1/2” Volume: 33.2L (93.6 beers)

shaped by Eugene Wahl Jr. AKA Surreal-G

E-mail: info@demarcosurf.com

Phone: 201-259-4655

Comments: High-performance shortboard with the added volume to counter wintertime rubber. The outline has a “GOFAST” continuous curve and aggressive mentality. One of my favorite boards to ride and tested recently in Tahiti — #shred!

Comments: The Musubi model takes the volume of a retro style shortboard and slaps a slice of high performance on it. Wrapped all together with colored fiberglass and a five-fin setup, this design has you ripping in style.

E-mail: surrealg@essencesurf.com

www.BostonSurf.com

www.demarcosurf.com

shaped by various regional shapers

E-mail: info@evolvedsurf.com

Comments: First-time riders describe this board as having the ability to read the rider’s mind and go to where they desire.

Comments: Designed to excel in smaller, mushier waves, yet still has hold and control in waves up to slightly overhead. Fast and generates down the line speed in slower waves. Full template to carry speed through sections and still allow for maneuverability. Millennium Foam Blank, Appelcore Performance Stringer, EST Vector/Carbon Fabric, S-Glass.

Facebook:/EssenceSurfboards

Facebook: /EvolvedSurf

ERIE SURFBOARDS

5’8” Nasty

ERIE SURFBOARDS

FIRO SURFBOARDS

shaped by Erie Peeples

5’4” UFO

7’6” The Cheater shaped by Erie Peeples

shaped by Steven Firogenis

6’0”

Width: 18 1/4” Thickness: 2 1/8”

Width: 18 3/4” Thickness: 2 3/8”

Width: 22 1/2” Thickness: 3”

Width: 19 1/2” Thickness: 2 1/4”

Phone: 321-558-2879

Phone: 561-366-8793

E-mail: Erie@eriesurfboards.com

E-mail: steve@firosurfboards.com

Comments: Team rider Josh Nicastro’s signature board, the Nasty Model is a performance design with full single concave that generates speed and maintains it throughout maneuvers. A small tail hip with accelerated rocker and soft forward rails gives this board control while still allowing forgiveness in critical sections.

Comments: Meet your next groveler. The UFO features lower nose rocker and full curved outline making it easy to catch anything. The bottom concave generates speed and keeps the board quick on the wave or over the lip. Optional tri, quad, or five-fin setup available.

Comments: The Cheater carries the width and thickness of a longboard and is perfect for the rider who still wants to bottom turn and hit the lip with power. Bottom concave with the swallowtail allows for speed down the wave and fast release in the tail for quick turns. Comes as tri or quad-fin setup. Larger boards are available as 2+1.

Comments: Single-fin, pintail, flat to vee for smooth transitions rail to rail.

www.ErieSurfboards.com

Facebook: /Firo.Surfboards

FOX SURFBOARDS

5’10” Mini Hubble

GORDZILLA

HANLON LONGBOARDS

IAN BALDING CUSTOM PADDLE & SURF

5’10” Pocket Knife

9’ 8” Straws Noserider

5’5” – 6’10” The Wiggle Stick

shaped by John Parton

shaped by Gordon Lawson

Width: 19.25” Thickness: 2.45” Volume: 29.8L

Nose: 12.25” Width: 18.75” Tail: 14.25” Thickness: 2.25”

E-mail: johnprotec@aol.com Comments: Knee to head-high-plus surf, highperformance ride. Can be ridden 2-3 inches shorter than normal due to fuller outline. Single to double concave with vee at tail, moderately low rocker profile with strong tail release. This model can be custom tweaked for you on our “in-house” CNC shaping machine.

www.FoxSurfboardsUSA.com

shaped and glassed by Dan Hanlon

shaped by Ian Balding

Width: 23” Thickness: 3 1/8”

Width: 18” – 20” Phone: 910-538-2049

Phone: 603-475-1889

E-mail: gordzilla13@hotmail.com

E-mail: info@ianbalding.com

E-mail: hanlonlongboards@gmail.com

Comments: EPS 2 lb. w/ foam stain and vector tail patch. Shaped for Michael Romano.

Comments: The Straws is an excellent traditional noserider for waves knee- to headhigh. It features a teardrop nose concave, slight belly throughout the center, and rolled vee out the tail. It’s a wave catching beast and is stable as you walk toward the nose. All boards are shaped from classic weight foam, get glassed with 7.5 oz. volan cloth, and feature a handmade glassed-on fin. Glass jobs can be customized to the buyer’s specifications. All boards are shaped and glassed by hand on the seacoast of New Hampshire.

Comments: Made for East Coast conditions and getting the most out of each wave. Relaxed rocker, single concave bottom or double concave with vee in the tail, and can be ordered as a quad, tri-fin, or twin-fin setup.

gordzilla13@hotmail.com

www.hanlonlongboards.com

www.IanBalding.com

LIB TECH WATERBOARDS

5’5” – 6’3” Air-E-Ola Series

shaped by Mike Olson Nose: 11.5” Width: 18.375” – 20.375” Tail: 15” – 15.875” Thickness: 2.44” Volume: 23.5 – 32.1L Comments: Years of impact testing with fresh environMENTALLY friendly ingredients never before used in surfboard construction led to our unique combination of fibers, Basalt, and resin systems, making LibTech Waterboards Eco-Radical and Dang Difficult to Ding! With a foam core that is 100% closed cell and won’t absorb water, if you do get a ding, you can keep surfing. The Air-E-Ola is the perfect performance shortboard for aggressive, progressive surfers. Fast, precise surfing in all conditions. Ridden at standard lengths and widths.

www.LibTechWaterboarding.com

...LOST SURFBOARDS

5’8” RV

shaped by Matt Biolos and glassed by the Lucky Bastards

MENCEL SURFBOARDS

6’4” Shogun Series

MILLER SURF CO

5’10” Miller

shaped by Charles Mencel

shaped by Mickey Miller

Width: 18 7/8” Thickness: 2 7/16” Volume: 30L

Width: 18 1/8” Nose: 12” Tail: 14” Thickness: 2 1/8” Volume: 27L

Width: 21.25” Thickness: 2.44” Volume: 33.72L

Phone: 732-685-2018

Phone: 866-REAL-548

E-mail: charlesmencel@gmail.com

E-mail: REALpro@REALwatersports.com

Instagram/Twitter: @charlesmencel

Comments: The latest “recreational vehicle” in the …Lost Domesticated Series, The RV gives a little bit off the bottom and top end compared to the …Lost Couch Potato and LayZboy, but has a snappier, hard-carving performance that is unique to this shape.

Comments: The Shogun is a series of barrelchasing boards I’ve designed with like-minded surfers and close friends. Ideal for steep, hollow beachbreaks or tubing reef waves, the Shogun’s bottom is a paradoxical blend of old and new, which highlights the “less is more” theory when riding the tube.

Comments: This 5’10” powerhouse is made for whatever Florida has to offer. Good for a surfer in the 150-pound range, single concave through the hull.

www.REALwatersports.com

www.MencelSurfboards.com

www.MMSurfboards.com

Phone: 561-371-3434 E-mail: mtmsurf@aol.com

NEILSON SURFBOARDS

5’8” Batfish

NIGHTMARESHAPES

NXTC SURF INC.

ORION SURFBOARDS

shaped by Tom Neilson

shaped by Kane Barrie

5’10” AxeWound

5’11” The Penetrator shaped by Tommy Daniels

shaped by Greg Geiselman

Width: 20” Thickness: 2.38” Volume: One keg

Width: 19 1/4” Thickness: 2 3/8” Volume: 27.44L

Width: 18 7/8” Thickness: 2 3/8” Concave: 3XC

Width: 20” Thickness: 2.38” Volume: 28.6L

Phone: 321-508-5055

E-mail: kb@nightmareshapes.com or cv@nightmareshapes.com

Phone: 941-447-1195

E-mail: orionsurfboards@gmail.com

E-mail: nxtcsurf@gmail.com

Comments: Small-wave weapon. Gradual entry rocker flowing into a concave/vee combo makes this board fast and maneuverable. This board is made to ride shoulder-high and under surf. Great in EPS or poly. Five-fin setup. Should be ordered 3-4” under your regular shortboard.

Comments: More progressive super fun fish for breaking out of the wave or the blues. Go vertical, hit it square, or just make crazy-arse batfish sections. Made in the USA, handshaped by Tom Neilson.

www.TomNeilsonShapes.com

Instagram: @nightmareshapes Comments: Obliterate and decimate the realm of the under head-high is the name of the game. Magic rockers and foil combined with strategically placed meat make high-performance shredding in low-performance conditions a reality. Tested by butchers, shredders, and common folk across the globe, all craft are available in PU, EPS, CoreVac, or the pictured C3 (carbon/cork/composite) “Blackdart” for those wanting featherweights, bling, and added durability.

www.NightmareShapes.com

Comments: Spring is just around the corner… This stick lusts warm wet holes! Call for a tantric time!

www.NXTCSurf.com

5’6” Diamond Head

www.OrionSurfboards.com

QUIET FLIGHT SURFBOARDS

5’8” Vandal

QUIET FLIGHT SURFBOARDS

ROBERTS SURFBOARDS

shaped by Bruce Ragan

5’8” Vandal

6’1” The Dreamcatcher shaped by Robert Weiner

shaped by Robert Weiner

6’0” El Tormentor

Width: 18 3/8” Thickness: 2 1/8”

Phone: 321-799-0655

Width: 20” Thickness: 2 5/8” Volume: 35.93L

Width: 19 1/2” Thickness: 2 3/8” Volume: 30.67L

E-mail: quietflightsurfboards@gmail.com

Comments: CJ Hobgood’s board of choice, the Vandal is a high-performance shortboard that works well in all conditions. Has a slightly forward outline with a little extra foam in the front and a little lower entry rocker. Squashtail with a deep single to double concave and extra vee make it one of our most responsive boards.

Comments: Dreaming about waves? Everyday function due to moderate rocker, full rails, and a wider nose outline. Single to double concave and pulled in thumbtail help The Dreamcatcher hold in big, hollow surf.

Comments: Robert worked with Torrey Meister to develop a board mixed between the Black Punt and White Diamond 2. The El Tormentor goes mental in small to medium-sized beachbreaks, specifically designed for maintaining speed through the flat spots while keeping control in hard turns in critical sections.

www.QuietFlightSurfboards.com

www.RobertsSurf.com

ROZBERN

5’5” Groveler

ROZBERN

RICH PRICE SURF DESIGNS (RPD)

5’4” Option

5’5” Kid’s Style Grom Model

6’1” Factory Direct Custom for Chris

Width: 17 7/8” Thickness: 2”

Width: 19 1/4” Thickness: 2 3/8”

E-mail: rich@richpricesurfdesigns.com

shaped by John Oppito

Width: 18 3/4” Thickness: 2 1/8” Volume: 23.5L

Width: 19 3/8” Thickness: 2 3/8” Volume: 26.5L

Phone: 732-221-6726

E-mail: sales@rozbernsurf.com

Comments: The Groveler is an essential tool for any East Coaster’s quiver. It makes a ramp-fest out of summer slop but holds its own up to head-high-plus. A wider outline, deep single concave, and low rocker make this board fly down the line and skate over flat sections.

Comments: The Option is a versatile board for waves in the waist to overhead range. Relaxed rocker with a single to vee bottom contour make this board fly down the line and flow rail to rail effortlessly.

Comments: Model series is based on the smallwave boards I do for Josh Burke from Barbados. Board pictured is custom for Quinn at Blue Sky Surf Shop in St. Augustine, FL.

Comments: Although I have a wide variety of models, I do specialize in custom designs with personalized attention. The artwork on this board was designed by the customer himself. Board designed for small to mediumsized waves with tri-fin setup.

www.RozbernSurf.com

www.RichPriceSurfDesigns.com

shaped by Rich Price

SAVAGE SURFBOARDS

SCOTT GUINTO SURFBOARDS

5’10” The All American

9’0” – 9’8” Triple Stringer

shaped by Scott Guinto

shaped by Marcio Zouvi

Nose: 11” Width: 19 1/2” Tail: 14 1/2” Thickness: 2 5/8”

Width: 18.75” Thickness: 2.35” Volume: 25L

shaped by Kenny Briel Nose: 12.5” Width: 20.5” Tail: 15” Phone: 919-209-8449 Comments: The all-around East Coast beachbreak board.

www.SavageSurfingProducts.com

shaped by Kenny Briel Nose: 18” Width: 23” Tail: 15” Thickness: 3” Phone: 919-209-8449 Comments: This classic triple stringer design to be ridden from two-foot to overhead surf, from classic noseriding to classic oldschool performance. Let my 40 years of boardbuilding help you experience the excitement of surfing.

www.SavageSurfingProducts.com

6’4” Rose

Phone: 443-756-0972 E-mail: scott@scottguintosurfboards.com Comments: Named after my mom and shaped keeping all the ladies in mind. Allaround shortboard with a relaxed entry rocker, fuller outline, and a five-fin setup. Built with EPS blank and epoxy resins. Proud Member of SIMA.

www.ScottGuintoSurfboards.com

SHARP EYE SURFBOARDS

5’8” Disco Inferno

Phone: 619-542-1088 Comments: For all you Disco lovers, we created the new Disco Inferno. The same magic feel of the Disco with some modifications aimed to handle larger surf. If you already have a Disco, you got to have an “Inferno” in your quiver.

www.SharpEyeSurfboards.com

S.SLATER SURF TACKLE/#SSLATERBOARDS

5’8” SSLATER CAN BOARD

SOLLIFE

5’10” MV Round

SONIC SURFBOARDS

4’5’’ Heavy Z

STARBOARDSURF

5’11” Hybrid

shaped by Sean Slater

shaped by Scott Crump

shaped by Mike Hawkins

shaped by Dave Stubbs

Width: 20” Thickness: 2 3/8”

Width: 19” Thickness: 2 3/8” Volume: 29.01L

Width: 15 3/4” Thickness: 1 3/4”

Width: 19.5” Thickness: 2.5” Volume: 29.2L Tail: Swallow

E-mail: info@sslatersurftackle.com Twitter: @SSLATERBOARDS Facebook: SSlater Surf Tackle Instagram:@sslatersurftackle

Phone: 949-412-3952 E-mail: scott@sollife-surf.com Facebook: /SollifeSurfboards

Comments: SSLATER CAN BOARD, extremely fun necessity for all quivers. DoubleCon deeper in the tail, quad and five-fin models, custom art available for extra, great in most surf, great paddler, makes tiny days fun! EPS Core, aircraft quality epoxy, UV inhibitors, recyclable. Also available to spice up any business as well, topoftheline handmade rideable novelty. Shaped and designed by Sean Slater. Wholesale inquiries contact us. Many models available all shapes, sizes, and materials.

Comments: Great all-arounder for someone around 185 pounds. Proven on the East Coast and worldwide! Available on the East Coast at Sweetwater in Wrightsville Beach and Onshore in Topsail Island, or custom direct to your closest airport. Experience counts!

www.SSlaterSurfTackle.com

www.Sollife-Surf.com

Phone: 772-460-2277 E-mail: mike.hawkins@sonicsurfboards.com Comments: Our grom sticks are sick and on the money! This helps keep Zoe Benedetto (age 8) on top of the competition.

www.SonicSurfboards.com

Phone: 866-929-9626 E-mail: info@tridentsports.com Comments: The “new normal” shortboard featuring a fuller nose and slightly wider outlines, The Hybrid is versatile from small punchy waves to hollow beachbreaks. Now featuring a 5-fin setup for the best of both worlds.

www.Star-board-Surf.com

ULTRALITE SURFBOARDS

WATERBOYZ – WBZ SURFBOARDS

5’6” Phantom

5’2” – 6’0” Hooker shaped by Rick Bullock

shaped by Mike Whisnant

Width: 19 1/4” Thickness: 2 1/4”

Dimensions: Scaled to size

Phone: 757-652-5267 Comments: Similar to our performance model but shorter and wider with thicker rails, this is a great board for everyday surfing — even when the waves are small. Its concave bottom and lower nose rocker make it perform in all conditions. This is our most popular model. Dealer and direct orders welcome; worldwide shipping available.

shaped by Rob Kamp

www.UltraliteSurfboards.com

WHISNANT SURFBOARDS

5’2” Rockstar

10’0” Classic Longboard

Phone: 850-433-2929

Width: 18 1/4” Thickness: 2 1/8” Volume: 21.3L

Width: 23 1/2” Thickness: 3 1/4” Volume: 80L

E-mail: sean@waterboyz.com

Phone: 904-246-6120

Comments: The Hooker is a modern-day ripper with relaxed nose rocker and mellow center concave to slight vee out the tail. Slightly fuller rails and super fun on waves in the waist- to head-high range. FCS II or Future fins.

E-mail: whizsurf1989@gmail.com

Comments: This model is a bit of a groveler with some performance tendencies. It has a tri/quad-fin setup and free lap resin tint and sanded finish. All boards come standard with SBT from SurfboardTracker.com. Go to their site and put in serial number MW147842 for more info on this board.

Comments: This shape has become a standard for me lately. Not just a cruiser, this one will go wherever you point it. This one features resin tint cut lap, triple stringer, and high gloss polish. Enjoy!

www.WhisnantSurfboards.com

www.Waterboyz.com

shaped by Mike Whisnant

WAVE RIDING VEHICLES

5’4” Jumbo Shrimp

WAVE RIDING VEHICLES

6’4” Stingray

WAVE RIDING VEHICLES

6’0” Vapor

WAVE RIDING VEHICLES

5’6” Generator

shaped by Jesse Fernandez

shaped by Mike Doyle

shaped by Bob Yinger

Width: 20” Thickness: 2.45” Volume: 30.24L

Width: 22” Thickness: 2.75” Phone: 252-491-8535

Width: 20.75” Thickness: 2.68” Volume: 35.50L

Width: 19” Thickness: 2.33” Volume: 26.60L

Phone: 252-491-8535

E-mail: wrvfactory@gmail.com

Phone: 252-491-8535

E-mail: wrvfactory@gmail.com

Comments: The Stingray’s large planing surface, minimal rocker, and full volume give it speed and plenty of paddle power.

E-mail: wrvfactory@gmail.com

Comments: If you had to have a one-board quiver, this would be it. It’s back to the future with a retro outline and a high-performance bottom. Deep single to double concave. Responsive maneuverability. Versatile wave range. Meant to be ridden shorter.

Comments: The Generator squeezes and slides into tight pockets and functions well on waves with less face. Reduced tail area and wings allow user-friendly flow on the back foot while wider nose allows for speed, control, and great landing plane for off the top. Deep single concave to slight double vee out the back.

www.WaveRidingVehicles.com

Comments: The Jumbo Shrimp features a flat rocker, wide fish outline, rolled vee in the nose, and single concave out the tail. It’s a full volume shape with a classic nose outline and bottom contour that will get you into waves and down the line no problem.

www.WaveRidingVehicles.com

CATCH SURF Super ONE

Shaped by Tom Morey 4’6” (54”) x 20” x 2 3/8” Comments: The Super ONE is a pocket-size shredder based on The ONE with the addition of the new Catch Surf performance fin system.

www.CatchSurf.com

Beater Pro Original 54 Johnny Redmond Model Shaped by Catch Surf 4’6” (54”) x 20” x 2.5” Comments: The gnarliest Beater yet. All Beater Pro models feature the new Catch Surf performance fin system and custom graphic bottoms.

Odysea Stump

Shaped by Catch Surf 5’0” x 22” x 3” Comments: The world-famous Odysea LOG has a little brother! The all-new Stump will take you steep and deep or in the air. Available with tri or quad performance fin systems.

CATCH SURF Shaped by Catch Surf

Odysea Skipper

Shaped by Catch Surf

Odysea LOG

Brian Stoehr Pro 45”

5’6” x 20.5” x 2.5”

7’0” x 22” x 3”

45” x 21.5” x 2.5”

6’ x 22” x 2.5”

8’0” x 23” x 3”

Comments: Don’t be a Gilligan, shred the Skipper! Now with quad performance fin system.

9’0” x 24” x 3”

Comments: The stiffest, most durable stand-up bodyboard on the market — and it’s endorsed by East Coast pro bodyboard champ Brian Stoehr! $150 for the goods.

Comments: Hog the waves on a LOG! All new colors and graphic bottoms.

Shaped by Division 71