MickPC said...
5 fin boards hmmm interesting, they'd handle some sucky down the line waves for them hey

I think they do everything well. I surfed a mates 6'10" at that Bombie and it was rock solid on the drop, while carving super sharp hacks in the pocket. It was neither down the line, nor hollow (at least I wasn't trying to pull in - my style there is make the drop, hook up and hack, or make the drop and run for the shoulder as the Avalanche hunts me down ). That was the surf that convinced me they were a good thing. The side fins are relatively small, while the middle fin is significantly bigger.

Tom has been doing them for over thirty years and is all he surfs, but recognises they are weird to the eye and put a lot of people off.

Hand foiled fins too.

Tail slide! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Tux said..
6'2 x 20 x 3...the Sweaty Betty...feels a lot smaller under arm than my usual but hopefully goes alright...more a HP short board than anything else

Wow! Thats one sexy looking sick. Nice!

I really like your shapes, Tux. Very nice lines.

Tux said...
6'2 x 20 x 3...the Sweaty Betty...feels a lot smaller under arm than my usual but hopefully goes alright...more a HP short board than anything else

A lot of backyard shapers I see the shapes and they seem a bit out if portion etc but your shapes always look awesome. Well doe Tux!!

Nice looking board Tux..

And agreed SMH that Richard Cram cuttie is as good as any today and Probably better then a lot of the tour..

farking ripping...

Bryce Young...

Just down the road from a righthand point in the tiny fishing village of Angourie, Australia, Bryce Young had everything he needed to become a great surfer—not the least of which was one of the greatest surfers of all time living under the same roof. "I just call him Dad," says Young of his father, Australian surf legend Nat Young. "He put me on the front of his board when I was about 4 years old and then handed me my own when I was about 5—a sick '80s thruster that was fluorescent orange, green, and yellow." Since then, Young has spent his life riding surfboards both modern and anachronistic, fine-tuning a style to suit them all.




and another..



And one more with Ryan Burch.

Bit of everything for those trying to avoid work on a Monday afternnon.

Dave Rastovich recently got his hands on a Bing Sunfish shaped by master craftsman Matt Calvani. Rasta took the craft for a spin on the beautiful canvas’ offered by the Northern NSW points and the result is most beautiful to behold.The man behind the board explains, “The story of the Sunfish started about 3 years ago when my friend Royce asked me to build a fish to compliment the Sea Shepherd keel fins made by Futures Fins. I had never based a board design off of a fin template before, but I enjoy a good challenge. Having never been a fan of removable keel fins because the size of the fins creates a lot of load on a fin box, I knew the shape had to be extremely refined to take the load off the fins and, instead, distribute it between the outline and rails. To my surprise Royce's 6'3" was magic even though it was way too big for me. Once I got a 5'8" under Chris Del Moro's feet, I knew I had a found a balanced combination of design elements. As we continued to test out the shape, we realized the Sea Shepherd fin template was too big, but luckily Futures offers a smaller version made in fiberglass called the K2. When Chris made his annual trip to Australia to hang with Dave Rastovich, he was able to surf some powerful waves and the board really came to life. Chris ended up leaving the board with Dave, who put the board through its paces at his home spot Lennox Head. Dave loved the glide and control of the Sunfish and the diversity of wave types it could be surfed in, so I made a quiver of Sunfishes ranging from 5'8" to 6'9" for him. Dave prefers Mark Richards style fin in his Sunfish so the design is definitely open to experimenting with smaller, less keel-oriented fin templates.”

Nice clip SP .

Details chrispy

Hmmm I thought the board looked pretty sketchy on nearly every cutty he did but thats usual for a twin in a bit of size,might have been better with a trailer in it,he makes any board look good,Id be spinning out doing a bottom turn on that.heading to Nth Sumatra on saturday but still deciding on what boards to take, decisions decisions

Ricardo1709 said..
Hmmm I thought the board looked pretty sketchy on nearly every cutty he did but thats usual for a twin in a bit of size,might have been better with a trailer in it,he makes any board look good,Id be spinning out doing a bottom turn on that.heading to Nth Sumatra on saturday but still deciding on what boards to take, decisions decisions

Mate just got back & was undergunned...I'd say a narrow'ish 6'8 to 7'2 & an allrounder, plus a sparey allrounder.

I ride the Nano up double overhead in Indo - goes like a dream Ricardo. Loves the hollow stuff. Take it - you will not regret having a board like that in the quiver

Ricardo1709 said..
Yeah Mick,where were you aroundabouts?? Im thinking my 6'2 shorty rounded pin which paddles like a demon with 32ltr a 6'6 AL Byrne rounded pin and a DHD 7'0 x191/2x 21/2 round pin all good if theres swell.
But Id love to take the new Nano and a 6'4 Bonzer but going to have to leave them at home,trying to check swell charts to make final choice.Will leave the 7'0 over there for trip next May.

Sounds bloody good mate, you got a nice Indo quiver there...sounds like you got it sorted

Keep us in the loop mate