I'm very happy with the weight of LOW PRESSURE at 14.350kg as we oded on the Double Bias Carbon putting an extra layer on the rails, nose and tail she's as strong as No flex in this board, Gary did a very good Glassing and Sanding Job. "Good Job Gary" From the Rudder Fin to the end of the tail the rails are Razor Sharp STOKED you'd be able to lather up and shave your face. LOW PRESSURE will be getting sprayed on Monday. The final weigh in should be under 15.5kg STOKED for a board thats 18'2''

Looking good Phil!!!

The board in the top right of the first pic has a sick spray job. Must be going to a very lucky paddler.

big board phil. and those 'notches' look wild.

have you seen this before .

pretty good weight I reckon for the size.

looking forward to a ride report.

ive got one of those awesome open ocean 14's nearly done- the reason I saw yours mate

Today would have been EPIC for a test Downwind run on the Goldie today between 1:00Pm and 4:00PM conditions were excellent with 20+ knots of ESE winds with one foot of ESE swell. But I was working spew bulk! it was the best Downwind conditions I've seen on the Goldie for a while, plus I haven't done a Downwind paddle since Maliko. I spoke with Mike Manning when he came into the beach at 4th ave Burleigh around 11:00AM he said it was awesome out there "lucky bugger"

I'll do a Bond Uni canal paddle at 5:00AM in the morning just to feel how she paddles then fingers crossed IF THE WIND PICKS UP it should from the ESE around 15 knots ? I'll do a Bilinga to Nth Burleigh Downwind paddle 11km to feel how she glides.

Christening LOW PRESSURE

The NOSE


The TAIL

The DECK

AndyR said..
Awesome DW. Whats the theory on the nose.
World first creation this whole shape. Love it

G'day AndyR
I should have went another 2 inches deeper with the theory on the nose as it gives the board it's own identity.
I paddled her in the canal this morning it's the fastest Unlimited board I've ever paddled in the flat to date, LOW PRESSURE has hardly any wake, GOLD.
So I'm happy with LOW PRESSURE in the flat, two more challengers for LOW PRESSURE to face, the next challenge is how fast can I get LOW PRESSURE up to speed when doing the 10 x 1000's sprints. The last challenge is how good and how long is the Glide on LOW PRESSURE in lite Ocean Swell winds.
If I get all 3 LOW PRESSURE will be a magic board.

LOW PRESSURE'S Final Weigh In, she came in at 15.75 kilo's and has a very strong glass job using the Double Bias Carbon, STOKED.

Phil I'd be getting some self-amalgamating tape on those exposed swage ends on the steering arm. The wire will cut your feet and arms up nicely at some stage. You can get the tape from a marine shop.
Looking forward to seeing the old girl down in sunny Vicco!

Well done to you and the crew down winder ...looks great ..can't miss ya with those colors ..flying past everyone no doubt .

My second Downwind run at 3:30PM was even better than the Maiden Downwind run at 1:00PM

I didn't have to adjust the Rudder after all for the second run as I got used to LOW PRESSURE after the first run. I even shaved of a minute averaging 4:45 min a k with a top speed of 19km/h STOKED.

I'd rate the second run conditions 6.5/10

LOW PRESSURE has Magic Glide "Yes Please Mr Wizard"

Where my hands are placed on LOW PRESSURE is were the rails are super sharp the rest of the rails to the nose is a nice soft tucked under edge


I got the deck sunken about one and a half inch so I can bury my feet into the rails to surf LOW PRESSURE if I'm not using the Rudder or in Surf Stance.

laceys lane said..
big board phil. and those 'notches' look wild.

have you seen this before .

pretty good weight I reckon for the size.

looking forward to a ride report.

ive got one of those awesome open ocean 14's nearly done- the reason I saw yours mate

The "notches" are used to disperse the water when you've buried the nose in a troth (I should have went another 2''inches deep per notch and at a bit more of an angle)

I took LOW PRESSURE up to Morton Bay for a test run, condition where looking very good with a strong 25 knots of South Winds. Went from Raby Bay to the Port of Brisbane 17.4 kilometres.


I was told you could get one minute runners with ocean swells in the waist high range.

One excellent thing I found out about the Nose of LOW PRESSURE is, she’s like Bloodhound Dog she just sniffs out Runners LOW PRESSURE just took of on any Bump the glide was unbelievable.

On some Runners I was going so fast I had to stall LOW PRESSURE (put all my weight on the tail to slow her down) so I could stay on the bump to surf for fun.



The first 13 kilometres of the Bay run was EPIC with some fun little Bumps and the rumours are true there was some Big Bumps out there where you could glide for like ONE MINUTE "Yes Please Mr Wizard" I buried the nose a few time while even standing on the tail, but lost NO speed. I had one major fall and also jumped off around half way to see if I had any WEED wrapped around the fin.

I was having flash backs out there Déjà vu seeing so many SUP's on a Downwind Run am I on Maui paddling Maliko. Andy Rowland quoted 40 SUP’s, Awesome.

BIG THANKS to the SUP's that went ahead of me you guys made a good SUP trail for me to follow all the way to the finish.

LOW PRESSURE was averaging around 4:45 down to 4:25 min per k with a top speed of 20km/h But the last 4.4 k's was vey, very slow though around 5:30 to 6:00min per k must have been the tide? The Bay run took me 86 minutes for 17.4 k. Andy Rowland gave this Morton Bay Run a 7/10 for today I'd love to see a 9+ Morton Bay Run, I was told it was a 9 the week before, be like taking candy from a baby even a novice would learn quickly Downwind Paddling this Morton Run.

Thanks Andy, Nick & Brisbane SUP for inviting me up for a Morton Bay Run. Looking forward to coming back it was a BULK FUN DAY.