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A RARE COLLECTIVE OF MILDLY DERANGED BUT HIGH-POWERED MISFITS”

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SOFTOP TECHNOLOGY

SOFTOP TECHNOLOGY

If this is all a bit too real, that’s fine, we can’t please everyone because if we did, we’d end up catching something. But if you are looking to escape the rotating door of normality, please, come inside.

“ESCAPE THE ROTATING DOOR OF NORMALITY”

Beach Metal

Rock and Roll! The ‘BEACH METAL’ reflects MISFIT’S continued desire to advance performance ‘twin fins’, with this model being the most contemporary, and damn lively one to date. They’ve straightened the rail line from mid point to flyer providing even more drive. The flyer, or wing then breaks the rail line for release and turn-ability. The rails and overall foil is refined from nose to tail to let the water flow over board with minimal restriction, also giving the board incredible hold and control. It has a medium nose lift, but is quite flat out the tail, encouraging masses of planning speed. Slight singles through entry for paddle, blended into doubles under your feet for controlled lift, then mucho vee out the tail, so this baby sings rail-to-rail and off the toppers, while maintaining giant highline pumpo ability like our other more “traditional” twin fin models. It is a pure, unadulterated redux of classic flyer swallow twinny based around a more up-right style fin design. No trailing fin required here mam.

Whether you’re a primitivist á la Gauguin or a minimalist like Mies Van der Rohe we know you believe the essence of a thing is it’s true value and that kitsch accoutrement is for the birds. You know that real creative expression happens on the wave and what you need is great design and purist performance.

Bienvenu à Primitek.

By keeping the construction simple we’ve found our boards built in Primatek perform as an extension of surfers’ instincts. Intuitively connecting your imagination and ability in a creative collision of a primal past and an ethereal future, Primitek is the blank slate and firm foundation for you to build your masterpiece.

HIGH DENSITY EPS CORE

// Lively response that distributes vibration equally for predictability

CLEAR HD-EPOXY RESIN

// Premium resin with emphasis on high durability and liveliness

1 X LAYER OF E-GLASS

// Strong and resistant to denting

1 X LAYER OF BIAX GLASS

// Gives multi-direction strength while maintaining a lively feel.

What It Does How It Feels

“ESCAPE THE ROTATING DOOR OF NORMALITY”

Dope Machine

5-FIN OPTION/ DIAMOND TAIL

Unrivalled, unprecedented, pure fun; the ‘DOPE MACHINE’ is the first of our collaboration series with long time ‘MAD MINDS’ Advocate George Henderson of ‘A DEAD COFFIN CLUB’. Fundamentally, it is a combination of a classic high wide point fun-board, almost reminiscent of a 70’s single fin spawned with a modern proggy fish or hybrid.The signature diamond tail gives the board a shorter rail line, so the water breaks earlier which creates an early pivot point for a wildly responsive, tighter turning board that also allows for positioning in more critical parts of a wave. The rail volume is reduced slightly, rocker increased and bottom concave charged up for damn a lively ride. True to name, the “DOPE MACHINE” is one TUFF customer. It’s a little known fact that before the invention of transparent, high-impact polycarbonate, the L.A.P.D used DOPE MACHINE’s as riot shields during the ‘big bruise up of ‘88’.

Whether you’re a primitivist á la Gauguin or a minimalist like Mies Van der Rohe we know you believe the essence of a thing is it’s true value and that kitsch accoutrement is for the birds. You know that real creative expression happens on the wave and what you need is great design and purist performance.

Bienvenu à Primitek.

By keeping the construction simple we’ve found our boards built in Primatek perform as an extension of surfers’ instincts. Intuitively connecting your imagination and ability in a creative collision of a primal past and an ethereal future, Primitek is the blank slate and firm foundation for you to build your masterpiece.

HIGH DENSITY EPS CORE

// Lively response that distributes vibration equally for predictability

CLEAR HD-EPOXY RESIN

// Premium resin with emphasis on high durability and liveliness

1 X LAYER OF E-GLASS

// Strong and resistant to denting

1 X LAYER OF BIAX GLASS

// Gives multi-direction strength while maintaining a lively feel.

What It Does How It Feels

“ESCAPE THE ROTATING DOOR OF NORMALITY”

Fungzetti

3-FIN

The Fungzetti is high-end European luxury supercar energy manifest in surfboard form. The plan-shape inspiration came from Misfit’s previous team favorites. Mitch Coleborn, a surfer’s surfer who defined a generation with aggressive free surfing and game-changing appearances in surf films like Modern Collective, Cluster, BS! and Stranger Than Fiction, spent years fine-tuning those boards into a pro model that accentuates his surfing style. One of the most notable changes is the distribution of or disguising of foam. Mitch wanted the board to maintain volume without a full or boxy rail. So, Misfit blended the volume modern surfers are accustomed to with sensitive or hyper-responsive rails, resulting in a more domed deck than any of Misfits shortboards. That thickness along the stringer means retained volume for paddle power and a more forgiving ride, but the rails are medium to low for sensitivity and reactive rail feel. The other notable update is a slightly wider outline. We need to stress, it’s only slight, this board is amped up performance machinery. So, let’s refer to this width as “curve”, which is continuous from nose to tail, with slightly more width up front, which aids in paddle and forward momentum. This is then blended into a swallowtail for the perfect combination of release and control. The bottom features a single concave from nose to tail cause she is all about wearing speedos. This concave is accented between the feet, which works to flatten the rocker for more controlled drive. Fin placements are also adjusted to offset drive and lift, enabling incredible release and projection out the tail. The last but all-important design feature is the rocker, which is a medium to continuous rocker with the apex close to the fin area for early and fast acceleration, which is great for generating speed quickly as well as improved carry over fatter sections. This is a board that has been designed by one of the best free surfers of our generation, but it actually transitions perfectly and accommodates your everyday surfer. She’s a beautifully balanced board, offset in all the right areas to give maximum performance and forgiveness.

What It Does How It Feels

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