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Just spent a few days at my favorite beach campground. I’m totally sold on the whole travel-trailer thing. I’ve tent-camped on this point before and its not much fun, especially with the wind. Pretty windy this day, too, and the… (READ MORE)
Basic Shape: The Mini-Widget is a variant of the “mini-Simmons” design, and is a shape that lies somewhere between my T-Belly, belly board and my Widget mid-size shape. The common ground here is maximum planing surface and volume in a… (READ MORE)
I decided it was time to build a board strictly for appearance, which could be displayed in our home. My wife has used a “beachy” theme to decorate our small house in Ojai, CA, and she felt a surfboard would… (READ MORE)
The Nova is my most popular longboard model, and for good reason. It has a wide wave range and can be ridden as a single-fin, 2+1 or twin-with-trailer (a la Infinity Cluster-V). I build this model from 9’0″ to 10’6″,… (READ MORE)
Ray is working his magic on this new 9-6 Nova for Scott in Ojai. In addition to the Ice Blue resin tint bottom and rails, board will have a dark blue pinline on the lap and blue glue lines on… (READ MORE)
Sunday was a hit, despite the crowd. This one lined-up pretty good for me. I surfed my 10yr-old 9-9 Infinity because it was Sunday and my new 9-9 was in the shop having a ding repaired from last Sunday (yep,… (READ MORE)
“Scrubbing” is the term used to describe the process of finish-shaping a machine-cut blank. Here is one of seven SUP blanks I’ve agreed to scrub for my buddy/glasser Ray. It’s an 8’10” SUP. At this point, I have the right… (READ MORE)
I’ll be the first to admit that shapers are pretty spoiled when it comes to new boards. I pretty much ride a new board every couple of months. And with that kind of frequency, its pretty easy to fall into… (READ MORE)
Here’s a 9-9 Classic Model noserider that just had the bottom laminated. That’s Ice Blue tint with clear stripe and opaque blue nose dip. I know, Ice Blue looks like green, but its really blue. Same color as the belly… (READ MORE)
Here’s John’s Ice Blue T-Belly. The latest iteration of the T-Belly has thinner foil and lower rocker. The slope-deck rails are thin, offering good wave penetration. I moved the fins slightly forward, but kept the V outside of the fins,… (READ MORE)