I love this shot of test pilot Maurizio – from the gouged tracks you can see just how square he got his 6’6” Give Me Shelter board to go off the bottom.
Sadly Maurizio broke his knee later this session, first day over there. Glad to say he is recovering and going to be hitting the Italian breaks again soon.
This board is actually now finished and will be on its way Italy on Monday… more pics to follow when the rain stops!
Based on the SAS campaign artwork to highlight the troubles at Broadbench… (nuff respect to the original artist). Please sign up to this campaign if you believe that we should all have access to our ocean rather than being excluded so someone can use it as a firing range.
Right now this board is awaiting its bonzer LokBox set to allow it to show its full potential… more details about the board another time. T 
6’10 cheek-tail Atlantic POD EVO5 in Lava tint and artwork on the deck by Sarah Goodfellow.
Photos by Hugh Goodfellow, (thanks Hugh).
A while ago a guy named David Willer contacted me about making a bonzer kayak and wanted some help on fins angles hulls etc. – here’s what he made and where you can see more… http://willersurfcraft.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-production-black-swan-by-murky.html
Beautiful craftsmanship.
EVO6 set up with FCS plugs for a whole heap of flexibility. Wood EVO bonzer sides in American Ash.
I think that is an Campbell Bros Russ Short above it.
This is a board I'd been thinking about for some time… a long board with the volume and trimming of a 9’6”+ but the foam and manoeuvrability of something much under 9’0”.
The wide nose is effectively “cut off” and has part of a teardrop concave, with the cut providing an initial straight entry, similar to a Harbour nose channel. This will provide a more stable lift that should trim from the nose through the flatter sections that often pop up on our waves here.
The mid section features a straighter, soft rail line for nose riding and high-line trimming. Don’t expect it to turn from the middle though, this is a board that want to be ridden classically, turn off the tail and walk to the nose.
The tail has a distinct hip to pivot around when you do step back, and then the foiled out narrow tail with bonzer concaves will provide the acceleration, drive and holding power.
The rocker is appropriate for an all rounder of its true length, 5 1/8” in the nose and 3 1/4” in the tail, even and with the apex slightly back to allow for off the lips and floaters when riding off the tail.
Glass job… not sure to go for a classic red tint or clear with some nose bands in khaki + orange pinlines. Views in comments or on facebook welcome.
This was the 6’8” EVO5 post Mentawais. Not a mark on her despite being ridden in the largest of the waves. This board is as light/lighter than a PU of the same length even with the wooden deck and chestnut parabolics. A great way to make a beautiful and high performance bonzer… if you have deep pockets. These go out at £850 including the FCS fins and a mat finish, add another £100 for gloss (which would look awesome!). They are collaborations with Mark from Glass Tiger, so leadtimes get a little stretched as we pass it between us. Allow 6-8 weeks. Has to be the ultimate travel board though!
6’7” X 20 3/4” X 2 7/8” this Riddler comes a little different to the norm being less barrel oriented, so less V, harder rails for more drive, a little less tail rocker and a thicker foil. Designed for Peter for easy wave catching without the normal nightmare of duck-diving a wide nose egg at somewhere like Polzeath. Set up with EVO 5 fin bonzer and EVO 6 fin bonzer options. A pair of custom wood CRV rears to be sent as soon as my blasted pinkie heals (yes it’s still a mess and not surfing or power tools for a while longer – sorry Pete!).
Hope to have a review from Roachy in the near future.
By the time she is 18 my daughter will have a rack of boards… each one telling the story of each year of her life. Here is her second board. 5’10” EVO5 Hornet with FCS bonzer sides, and a cream and orange resin tint with ink artwork featuring some of her favourite characters of the last year: The Gruffalo, Zog, The Room on the Broom and Tyranosaurus Drip to name but a few. She was typically stoked and immediately started practicing her pop-up on it!
PS Thanks to Daz for rescuing things in the sanding/glossing. I glassed this one and messed up the deck rails a bit when i sanded the laps. That will teach me to rush things!
A new test from myself and Mark at Glass Tiger . It’s a 6’8” x 20 1/4” x 2 5/8” Cleanline EVO5 with oak parabolic rails, epoxy 6oz bottom and a wood/epoxy 4oz sandwich deck. We aiming to achieve a superlight wood option with a more traditional flex pattern.
Big thanks to Mark, Jason, Daz and Nigel for pushing this one through in time for the Mentwais trip, leaving this Thursday. Right now Daz is getting the FCS plugs in and fighting against the clock to have it hard enough to flip over, do the valve, the fin box + drill through, and then sand it before I go.
