ESM 2014 Fall Board Forum by Eastern Surf Magazine

Rob Kelly. Photo: Rich McMullin

F Alle n White Cu stom Shapes

Compressor II

shaped by Allen White 6’2” x 19 3/4” x 2 3/8” Nose: 12 5/8” Tail: 15” Phone: 321-626-6675 E-mail: handcarved@cfl.rr.com Comments: Design comes from the original Compressor, just with a little less summertime. Built for moderatesized performance surf conditions.

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Chino Sur fboard s

Skull Fish

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Cloud Nine Cu stom s

Summer Sled

Cloud Nine Cu stom s

Pelican

shaped by Jonathan “Chino” Wong

shaped by Matt Kennaugh

6’0” x 21 1/2” x 2 5/8”

6’0” x 20 7/8” x 2 5/8”

5’10” x 23” x 3”

E-mail: Shaper@cloudninecustoms.com

Comments: Great shape for summertime grovel. Anything from shoulder- to knee-high range. Low rocker, full volume, highperformance bottom.

Comments: Classic styled-out single-fin. Musthave addition to any quiver. Low rocker, full volume.

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E-mail: info@chinosurfboards.com Comments: Flies through flat sections for effortless surfing. You should be riding it 6-8 inches shorter than your shortboard. Recently tested in Hurricane Bertha (video on our website) and it was phenomenally responsive!

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F D an Taylor Sur fboard s

New 1

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Shark Morsel

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Ian B alding Cu stom B oard s

Tuna Model

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Control Model

shaped by Dan Taylor

shaped by Dan Callaghan

shaped by Ian Balding

5’10” x 19” x 2 1/4”

5’7” x 18 3/4” x 2 1/4”

5’0” – 6’0”

9’0” – 10’0”

Phone: 949-642-1316

Volume: 26L

Width: 19.5” – 22” Thickness: 2.5” – 3”

Width: 21” – 23” Thickness: 2.5” – 3”

Phone: 910-239-9248

E-mail: sales@dtsurf.com Comments: The “shortboard revolution” just revolutionized itself. As the trend to go shorter and wider continues, the New 1 is the perfect shortboard for everyday use. The flipped nose rocker, medium tail rocker, and single-to-double-barrel concave make this one of the most versatile boards around. We suggest you ride this board 1-2” shorter than your height. 3- to 5-fin setup, any tail, and ideal for chest-high to doubleoverhead surf. DT Sur f.com

E-mail: dan@dcalshapes.com Comments: This shape developed over several trips to Indo and Hawaii and evolved to fit comfortably in New Jersey winter barrels. Short, full, and flat for paddling, late takeoffs, and down-the-line speed on slabby sandbar tubes. Ridden 2-3” shorter than your height.

E-mail: info@ianbalding.com

Comments: A modern blend on a traditional design. Single concave through twin keels or a quad-fin setup. Custom ordered to suit, both in form and function.

Comments: Natural, flowing rocker, 50/50 rails, glass-on or box single-fin, and a pintail. This board catches everything, carves, noserides, and even gets in the barrel. An essential for any complete quiver. Custom ordered to suit, both in form and function.

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F Fire w ire Sur fboard s

Baked Potato

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Double Agent

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Nano

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PyzAlien

shaped by Dan Mann

shaped by Daniel Thomson

shaped by Jon Pyzel

5’5” x 21 3/4” x 2 1/2”

5’6” x 21 1/4” x 2 1/2”

6’0” x 20 1/4” x 2 3/4”

5’9” x 18 7/8” x 2 3/16”

Volume: 36L

Volume: 29L

Volume: 39.3L

Volume: 27L

Comments: Primarily designed for smaller, weaker conditions, the BAKED POTATO will surprise you with its performance characteristics. Having the quad fins set further back and closer to the rail than usual allows the board to hold without sliding, even in larger surf. Firewire’s TIMBERTEK has by far one of the least toxic and smallest carbon footprints of any commercially available surfboard today without losing high-performance capabilities.

Comments: This board design features a deep double barrel concave running from nose to tail and is ideal for knee- to shoulder-high surf. Ride the DOUBLE AGENT in the middle to higher end of your volume range. While by no means sustainably built, Firewire’s TIMBERTEK has by far one of the least toxic and smallest carbon footprints of any commercially available surfboard today without losing high-performance capabilities.

Comments: The NANO features a clean, foiled shape, a wide point forward of center, a round nose for smooth turns, and a wide, chopped tail with soft corners for exceptional speed and glide. The Nano has a surprising range with good edge control in bigger, punchy waves.

Comments: The PyzAlien is a great all-around performance board designed to keep speed and flow in weaker conditions while feeling lively and loose in all types of waves. The fuller outline, wider tail, and slightly wider, flatter nose help to produce speed and drive and make it a fast, easy paddler.

Vi sit Fire w ireSur fboard s.com for more info and to f ind a local dealer.

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Lib Tech

Mille r Sur f C o.

Monroe Sur f C o.

Nig htmareShapes

Ringer

shaped by Mike Olsen

Freddy

shaped by Mick Miller

OS2 shaped by Joshua J Moody

V3 BuzzC*** shaped by Kane Barrie

Length: 6’2” Nose: 12.5” Width: 20.25” Volume: 31.3L

5’11” x 19” x 2 5/16”

9’0” x 23” x 3”

5’10” x 20” x 2 7/16”

Volume: 27.4L

Phone: 207-525-3506

Volume: 30.49L

Phone: 206-204-7800 E-mail: info@mervin.com Comments: Ryan Carlson built his double winger swallowtail Ringer for high-performance surfing, acceleration, and control in all conditions — on, inside, or above the wave — from New York and HB to the North Shore.

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Phone: 561-371-3434 Comments: Handshaping this board is inspired by the Fred Rubble. Blanks in EPS or poly. Bottom hull is a single concave fade out the tail. Good in medium and small surf for busting airs and tail blowouts.

E-mail: monroesurfco@yahoo.com Comments: The OS2 is a great board for anyone who wants to noseride with old-school style. Its halflength concave and moderate vee will keep you in the pocket hanging ten.

E-mail: kb@nightmareshapes.com Comments: The V3 mutation of our #1 groveler. Best for turning frowns upside down in subpar conditions and making something out of nothing. The highperformance version of the original BuzzC*** comes stock with all the bling: grab-rails (to feel good and look cool), a late-hip swallow (tighter pivot and hold), a “pre-sunk” double concave tail section (more control and reduced tail volume), and a 5-fin setup for versatility. Moral of the story? You’ll be ripping! Available in PU, Epoxy, CoreVac,or the pictured C3 (carbon/cork/composite).

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F Phil Taylor Handcrafted Surfboards

Bodhi

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Hobbit

Phil Taylor Handcrafted Surfboards

Pod

shaped by Phil Taylor

5’4” x 20” x 2 1/4”

6’9” x 21” x 2 3/4”

6’0” x 19 3/4” x 2 1/2”

Phone: 443-783-1794

Comments: Wide, soft diamond tail with a full outline for volume. Flat to a mild single concave through the quad fins. Great summer board. Green resin tint.

Comments: High-performance egg with down rails. Single to vee bottom single-fin with side bites. Very little rocker. Blue and white paint spray.

Comments: A short noserider. High volume 50/50 into a hard rail at the fins. Single-fin + quad for maximum fin options. Single is great for the smaller days, and go quad when it pumps. Spoon under nose into a double concave vee out the tail. Cloth inlay, black resin pinstriping, and brown resin pigment bottom and rails.

Comments: High volume in a highperformance shortboard. Single to spiral vee. Fluorescent paint spray. Old and trusty thruster setup. Handles the smaller days as well as the overhead days.

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SUP Blunt

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3X Pro

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Q uiet F lig ht Sur fboard s

The Marlin

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The Secret Agent

shaped by Tom Neilson

shaped by Bruce Ragan

9’6” x 30” x 4.5”

6’0” x 19.5” x 2.375”

5’10” x 19 1/4” x 2 5/16”

5’6” x 20” x 2 1/2”

Volume: 156.37L

Phone: 321-508-5055

E-mail: quietflightsurfboards@gmail.com

Comments: Perfect starter board for learning how to SUP surf in the ocean. Stable yet with a proven quad-fin setup that turns great. Forgiving nose flip rocker makes takeoffs and drop-ins like butter.

Comments: Do you want to ride perhaps the best shortboard you have ever owned? No BS — this truly is that board. Order one today and start surfing better right away, period. Built in the USA in stronger, lighter, premium epoxy.

Comments: A new fish design, The Marlin is the fastest fish in the water! Mid-size nose and low entry rocker helps you paddle fast and get into waves early. Increased concave helps create lift and drive in smaller surf, and the swallowtail with bonzer-type bottom helps release on every turn.

Comments: A new, fun, versatile board! Midsize nose with forward outline and extra foam in the center helps this board paddle insane! Low entry rocker helps you get in fast and easy. Pulled-in tail and rounded pin help the board turn easy and tight. 5-fin setup.

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Phone: 321-508-5055

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Ride r Sur fboard s

Small Wave Shortboard

Alternative Shortboard shaped by Kevin Rider

shaped by Robert Weiner

5’6” x 21.5” x 2.625”

5’7” x 20.5” x 2.5”

6’1” x 20” x 2 5/8”

6’0” x 19 1/2” x 2 3/8”

E-mail: info@surfboardsbyrider.com

Volume: 35.93L

Volume: 30.67L

Comments: This short, wide shortboard features a flattened rocker and plenty of volume to be ridden in small mushy waves, while still maintaining some high-performance characteristics for slightly bigger surf. It is designed to be an everyday East Coast board.

Comments: Intended to be ridden slightly wider and shorter than your standard shortboard, the Alternative features a single to double concave through a three-fin setup, and a rounded pintail for tight, in-the-pocket surfing. Best enjoyed in waves waisthigh-plus with your favorite pair of boardshorts!

Comments: Dreaming about waves? Everyday function due to moderate rocker, full rails, and a wider nose outline. Single to double concave and pulled-in thumb tail 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.

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shaped by Kevin Rider

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The Dreamcatcher

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El Tormentor

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NXT C Sur f Inc.

S avage Sur fboard s

The Experience

Triple Stringer/KBLB Classic Model

shaped by Kenny Briel

The Egg Beater

The Flying Saucer

6’8” – 7’10”

5’6” – 6’6”

Nose: 17 1/2” Width: 22” Tail: 15”

Nose: 13” Width: 20 1/2” Tail: 15 1/2”

Phone: 919-209-8449

E-mail: Kenny@savagesurfingproducts.com

Comments: Paddles like a longboard but performs like a graceful shortboard from the past.

Comments: Fast on take-off, quick to respond in mushy or clean conditions, overhead to out of this world.

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shaped by Tommy Daniels 6’1” x 18 7/8” x 2 3/8” Phone: 941-447-1195 E-mail: nxtcsurf@gmail.com

shaped by Kenny Briel 9’6” – 10’2” Nose: 19” Width: 24” Tail: 15 1/2” Phone: 919-209-8449

Comments: Internationally distributed and celebrating 25 years of topquality custom surfboards. Call today and let’s discuss your next magic board!

E-mail: Kenny@savagesurfingproducts.com

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Comments: Classic Del Cannon template, 60/40 rail, rolled bottom, fun to ride with a lot of grace.

shaped by Kenny Briel

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Starboard Sur f

Hybrid

Matt Moir Signature shaped by Dave Stubbs

shaped by Bob Yinger

shaped by Fernandez

5’11” x 19.5” x 2.6”

9’1” x 22” x 2.75”

E-mail: jono@star-board-surf.com

5’6” x 19” x 2.33” Volume: 26.60L

5’8” x 18.5” x 2.18” Volume: 23.99L

Comments: The incredibly versatile Hybrid features a fuller nose with wider outlines, allowing you to catch waves easily, and is very snappy in the pocket. The bottom runs into a swallowtail for extra “bite” with a 5-fin set-up for all conditions. Now in the Active Carbon technology featuring the patented Active Stringer.

Comments: The performance longboard that two-time World Longboard Champion Matt Moir relies on to compete against the best features a large double concave running into heaps of tail kick in the diamond tail. This offers fast down-the-line surfing, as well as enabling the board to turn very loosely and powerfully off the top of waves. Now in the Active Carbon technology featuring the patented Active Stringer.

Phone: 252-491-8535

E-mail: wrvfactory@gmail.com

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

Comments: The Sparky is a team-tested board that really swings around corners and will go vertical at any moment. A collaboration between Ben Bourgeois and Jesse Fernandez after Ben won the Belmar Pro in NJ on this shape, he noted that it really had some spark! It features a single concave entry rocker where the transition of rail and bottom contours stay straight at the front foot creating a perfect sweet spot and a deep double concave tail. Includes 9 degree angled fin boxes to compensate for the concave and to allow the board to flow rail to rail.

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shaped by Dave Stubbs

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Generator

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