Spooky...

Love this time of year for waves and wind. Found this a little intimidating though.

Believe it or not, it was a solid 5 foot out there and there were a gaggle of blokes on em too.
You would be going by ' feel' that's for sure!

Oh and...

There's also that swallow tail version of the shorty I have shaped and was just waiting to finish shaping the blunt one before glassing them all...
I have been riding the orange blobbed shorty a lot with the Griffin G10 fins and having a blast.

Still mucking around with the colour on that stubby quad as well...
Not enough time in the day / month / year when you have a son!

So looking forward to testing out some new sleds!

Versatility...

First off, let me say this shape has been wholely and solely inspired by Daniel Thomson's MPH range of boards.

He surfs them outstandingly so ipso facto...so should I !!!!!

I have been paying close attention to his design theories and I just love the look of hios boards.
Very left of centre.
So I shaped a slightly more user friendly version. The rocker looks flattish but in reality there is more, especially at the (equivalent) 12" and 24" points from the nose. Tail is pretty standard lowish rocker out the back. Anyways, somewhere to start.
A little wider and a little longer than he would recommend for someone my height and ability (or lack thereof...)
Hows that BIG arse tail?!...

The board is 5'6" x 19 1/2 x 2.35 so should be manageable.
Fingers crossed but they are real fun and challenging to shape so don't mind trying a few things.

Want to get it glassed pronto and try it out. Pretty amped on this one!