WAKE
SPRING 2018
Our friend Aaron Witherell lives on the local shred lake and is an unbelievable wake surfer and skimmer. He always wanted to ride a Lib but none of our surf focused shapes were quite what he wanted behind the boat. Aaron rode some chopped down versions of our existing shapes for a year or two and kept designing boards and learning with a few other talented shapers he was involved with. He was always amazed with the toughness and ding resistantance our Lib boards have, how long they last without getting crushed out decks, and how smooth and poppy the construction rides. When he got old enough, Aaron began working in our surf factory building boards. He and Hendo experimented behind the scenes sorting out what the ultimate wake surf design would look like in the hopes that someday we might be able to make his dream of the perfect shape in the perfect construction come true. The time to share the fun with the world has come! Two brand new wake surf shapes in our environmentally friendly rugged, smooth riding Lib MBC construction: Aaron’s wide block moon tail, focused on big airs, tricks, progression and competition. The Yacht Sea round pin tail focused on more of an in the pocket surf and slash influenced style of fun. Hit it!
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SPRING 2018
TROPIC
THERMO PRESSURE FUSION SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGICALLY TOUGHER Lib Tech surfboards are not indestructible but, they are a heck of a lot tougher than a traditional polyester. Treat your Lib with care, and it will last you a lifetime.
environMENTALLY NICER! • NO SOLVENTS EXCEPT WATER • NO OZONE DEPLETING BLOWING AGENT • ZERO HAZARDOUS WASTE
JAMIE LYNN
MIKE OLSON
THE PERFECT RIDE
MAGNESIUM BASALT CARBON CONSTRUCTION
The new Lib Tech MBC construction perfectly blends the best characteristics of epoxy: durability and liveliness with the best performance characteristics of polyester: flex and dampness. The addition of magnesium fiber improves our overall impact resistance, and the carbon composite stringer exactly matches the flex of a new high performance polyester and holds it for the life of the board. The world’s best surfboard construction just got even better!
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SPRING 2018
TROPIC
NEW!
THERMO PRESSURE FUSION SYSTEM
MAGNESIUM BASALT CARBON CONSTRUCTION Mike Olson never stops experimenting with composites and shapes, this year he came up with some amazing construction tweaks and improvements we just had to share with the world. Our new MBC construction perfectly blends the best characteristics of epoxy: durability and liveliness with the best performance characteristics of polyester: flex and dampness. The addition of magnesium fiber improves our overall impact resistance and the carbon composite stringer exactly matches the flex of a new high performance polyester and holds it for the life of the board. The world’s best surfboard construction just got even better!
1 MAGNESIUM FIBER
2 BASALT FIBER
3 CARBON POWER SPINE COMPOSITE STRINGER
4 NITROGENECELL FOAM
5 HEXZYLON FIBER FOAM SKIN
TOUGH & RESILIANT! • High impact and break strength fiber • Great rebound / memory
SMOOTH & STRONG! • Pure additive-free mineral fiber • Natural dampening properties • Break and impact resistant
DYNAMIC ENERGY & LONG LASTING FLEX • Tension spread to carbon fiber • Rebound energy return • Perfect flex tuning
STRONG, LIGHT, WATERPROOF
STRONG & SMOOTH! • Smooth riding vibration absorption layer • Impact and ding resistant
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• Environmentally friendly nitrogen blowing agent • Elliptical engineered cells act like a column providing stiffness from top to bottom and “nerf-like” elasticity in side impact. • Recycled: 25-40% recycled content, 100% of off cuts recycled
• CLOSED CELL COMPLETELY WATERPROOF FOAM: “If you do get a ding, you can still surf that thing.”
7 ELASTO PERIMETER DAMPENING FIBER
8 SPROCK BLOCKS
9 FOC ADJUSTABLE SLOT FIN SYSTEM
10 LIB TECH LEASH PLUG
STRONG & NICE! • Low VOC glycerin based chemistry • Surfs smooth like a new polyester board • Longer lifespan than epoxy
SMOOTH & STRONG! • Flex control, pop, precision • Impact resistant
CRUSH & DENT RESISTANT! • Strong • Long lasting performance • Pop
FIN TUNING FREEDOM! • Freedom Of Choice, 5/8” Performance tuning adjustability • Lightest, toughest box on the market • Fits many 2-tab & some solid base fins
BETTER BASICS! • 6061 T6 Aircraft aluminum pins • Lightweight fiber composite cup
NEW!
6 BIO- MATRIX RESIN
FREEDOM OF CHOICE II FIN BOX SYSTEM (FOC II) - STRONGER, LIGHTER BOX • FCS II compatible • Two Tab compatible with 1/2” fin adjustability for precise tuning of your board’s surf characteristics.
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AARON WITHERELL’S SPEEDY, POPPY PRO SHAPE
Aaron put his years of design work and experience into the design of his Air”N model. A wide tailblock for maximum pop and release of the lip. A flat rocker and mellow concave for amazing speed. A dynamic “up rail” entry rail design keeps the nose from poking in tight transitions, and a hard tucked edge through the tail create precision and control. The Air’N is all about air and progression.
sizes FINS INCLUDED
AIR’N
SPRING 2018
4’6” N15.2” W19.75” T17.8”
4’8” N15.2” W20.0” T17.9”
“This board is unbelievable. I never lack speed or pop and I don’t bury the nose. The durability of these boards is better than anything else you can find. Heel dings, and having to worry about dinging the board on the boat are a thing of the past” ~Aaron
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SPRING 2018
The Yacht Sea is a fast surfy round tail shape that fits perfectly into the pocket for an easy trim. The smooth round tail planshape allows aggressive carving and unbelievable control. A flat rocker and mellow concave and dynamic “up rail” entry to hard edge exit, make the Yacht Sea fast, agile and catch free. Lib Tech’s smooth riding rugged construction gives you pure surf feel without the constant ding worry.
FINS INCLUDED
sizes
4’9” N14.8” W20.0” T17.5”
5’0” N14.85” W20.5” T17.75”
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AIR’N
NEW!
NEW!
SPRING 2018 AARON WITHERELL’S SPEEDY, POPPY PRO SHAPE
YACHT SEA SURFY POCKET SLASH BLASTER
sizes
4’6” N15.2” W19.75” T17.8” 4’8” N15.2” W20.0” T17.9”
Our own local ripper Aaron Witherell is currently leading the points race on the 2017 World Series of Wake Surfing tour. Aaron built boards in our surf factory and we have been experimenting with modified surf boards for wake with him for a few years now. We are really excited to team up with him on his dream board design the Air’N. A wide poppy tail block, speedy flat rocker and mellow concave combined with dynamic “up rail” entry to hard edge exit rail design make the Air’N catch-free, precise and perfect for progression. “This board is unbelievable. I never lack speed or pop and I don’t bury the nose. The durability of these boards is better than anything else you can find. Heel dings, and having to worry about dinging the board on the boat are a thing of the past”
FINS INCLUDED
FINS INCLUDED
sizes
4’9” N14.8” W20.0” T17.5” 5’0” N14.85” W20.5” T17.75”
A fast surfy round tail shape that fits perfectly into the pocket for a smooth easy trim. The smooth round tail plan shape allows aggressive carving and unbelievable control. A flat rocker and mellow concave and dynamic “up rail” entry to hard edge exit, make the Yacht Sea fast, agile and catch free. Lib Tech’s smooth riding rugged construction gives you pure surf feel without the constant ding worry.
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SPRING 2018
FREEDOM OF CHOICE II FIN BOX SYSTEM
FCS II COMPATIBLE
FCSII compatible grub screw configuration: Silver screw in front, brass screw in back of box.
INTRODUCING STAGE TWO OF THE WORLD’S BEST BOX: OUR HIGH PERFORMANCE ADJUSTABLE FREEDOM OF CHOICE FIN BOX SYSTEM.
• FCSII compatible • Two Tab compatible with high performance adjustability • Stronger box • 40% Lighter than conventional boxes
TWO TAB PERFORMANCE ADJUSTABILITY 1/2” ADJUSTABILITY WITH TWO TAB FINS FOR PRECISE TUNING OF YOUR BOARDS SURF CHARACTERISTICS. EXPERIMENTATION ALLOWS YOU TO MAXIMIZE YOUR SURFING PERFORMANCE AND DIAL YOUR BOARD IN FOR A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS.
FORWARD SETTING Loose quick turns
CENTERED SETTING Predictable performance
BACK SETTING Longer radius turns and drive
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