the crooked vulture

this is another of my regular models

"the crooked vulture" this board is a small wave ripper made for tight little turns

 and off the top snaps. it generates amazing speed, and will catch almost anything that breaks,

 hence the "vulture" name... it can live on the scraps that others leave behind 

again all fins are hand made and hand foiled, i've got a thing for matching fin colour to board colour at the moment, its time consuming but they look great, this one is sea foam blue resin pigment layed straight onto the foam with clear glass over the top 4+4oz top and 4oz bottom.

fixed fins add a little more response to an already responsive board

so you can squeeze every last drop out of  a smaller wave

the vulture has a real fast look to it, this one is a custom and has been scaled up for someone in the 85-95 kilo range, but still manages to come in at 5'11 x 20" x 2 1/2" it has a litlle more nose and tail volume to accommodate the extra weight but is still a really fast loose board with low sharp responsive rails

here you can see the bump flyer that narrows the rail line at the tail allowing you to bury the tail easier, it also adds a pivot point for the back foot. the diamond tail also shortens the rail line which again = shorter turns

"the crooked vulture" is a great addition to your quiver ideal for small beachies or smaller days at the point 

the bonzer 5 jive

here it is the black apache version of the cambell bros bonzer

this model is "the bonzer 5 jive"

its a classic five fin bonzer but used in a modern shortboard style template

i kept the diamond tail and added a little width to the outline

the concave is narrowed up slightly with a more hydro hull style bottom as opposed to the trditional vee bottom of the original bonzer

its a design i've had good results and feedback with

all fins are hand made and hand foiled in house

darker blue deck for contrast

this one measures in at 6'0" x 20" x 2 1/2"

has very low thin rails and feels great under the arm

great little speed machine

bonzers are a great addition to your quiver

the fish fry 2010

here are a few shots from sundays fish fry

me talking rails and edges with the diverse boys

we had a good crowd though the weather didnt co-operate at all

at one point the wind threatened to blow the whole show away

part of the black apache line up for the day

me checking out some boards with my good friend dick harvey

he had some nice boards on the day

the apaches were recieved really well lots of photographs were taken and lots of enquiries were made

lots of interest and a few orders too,

even had a couple of guys wanting to purchase boards on the day

though thats not allowed as the fry' is a non profit day

some great boards here from my friend sam yoon, of flying soul surfboards,

with glassing by peter mo' glasser to the rich and famous

nice resin work. and some quirky little D fins on his twins.

whats yo flava?

bonzer? quad?  twin?  fish?

we got em all, .....new models and pictures coming in the next few days

 but we got the fry of fishes on tomoro so we are too too busy till monday.

the "richard simmons"

here it is my newest incarnation of the mini simmons,

this one is the "richard simmons" more flamboyant than the original mini simmons

 sharper edges and geared towards performance just like the 1980's exercise guru that it steals its name from this one will make you "wake up and breathe!"

this is the other end of the simmons spectrum - single concave with the fins further forward than the original.

 if you thought the simmons was fast this will blow you away, ive never ridden a faster surfboard period.

rasta signature keels with the vector foil, these are the best keels ive found anywhere, the vector foil adds speed and drive

smoke tint with tailpatch mixes the vintage with the modern,

protec wetrub finish to keep the weight down,

 single 6oz deck and 4oz bottom again to minimise the weight

and some lime green bands to get som attention

heres an older one done in a simple magenta tint with a full gloss and polish