Designed for SPEED - low rocker and a straighter rail line makes this board fast fast fast. The wide double diamond tail provides the means for the...
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UK Shaper Pete Symms came into Boardshop HQ to talk about his Refined Retro Fish. The perfect small wave board for the younger rippers, and...
Misfit Shapes NU WAVR Surfboard Review + Futures Haydenshapes Fins
A bad mofo modern single/multi-fin setup, the Misfit Shapes NU WAVR Surfboard Review + Futures Haydenshapes Fins is ideal if you want to mixup your...
The story of John O'Reilly, sculptor and surfboard shaper.
John's work
oreillysurfboards.com
Sculpture
johnoreilly.org
Interview Daniel Thomson of Tomo Surfboards
Matt Gahan is a genius of storytelling on film, who has profiled Donald Brink (linked above), the story of Vans shoes and even the process of aging...
LFT is for sponsored pros. sure the flex is cool (if you know how to feel it) but the torque that waves can give (if you bail) make the LFT tech...
Boardworks 5’6″ Mini Mod Review
Boardworks 5'6" Mini Mod Review. Board Riders Review recently got their hands on a 5'6" poly Mini Mod by Boardworks and surfed the heck out it.
Another fine specimen by foam and resin master craftsman, Jeff McCallum of McCallum Surfboards. The Simmons Step Up borrows elements of the mini...
Joe Baugess talks about his Mini Simms design, bad sound quality but worth a listen.
Chris Stellato reviews the Tomo Vanguard surfboard from Firewire.
Kent Senatore talks about his version of the Bob Simmons creation.
Mini Simmons Board Review By Real Watersports with future controlers. RW reviews a 17+ wide tail and discusses the dynamics of the Mini Simmons with...
Allan Byrne channel bottom gun review. I like his take on the channels and think this information is interesting for channel designs on a Mini...
MPH, or modern planing hull, is a cutting edge approach to surfboard design.
This Mini Simmons inspired surfboard design is based on a very low rocker, very wide template throughout the nose to tail, and some solid double...
Mini (Maccas) Simmons. High Performance surfing perfect waves in Macaronis, Mentawai, on a Mini Simmons 5'0" x 22" x 2 1/2 Surfer: Antonio Portinari...
The Fish Surfboard – A Short History
With it’s unprecedented speed and traction the fish was the most progressive surfboard to emerge from the 1960s shortboard revolution. Coming from a...
Slater on Stu Kennedys TOMO Planing Hull Design
Kellys says:
"TOMOs modern planing hull is the FUTURE of board design."
I bet he's working on one already.
What is a Mini Simmons? Ode to Shaper: Kent Senatore talks about his version of the Bob Simmons creation. Music by Black Mountain - Angels / Nikon D...