move on up

stay tuned people the new black apache surfboards website will be running in all its glory in the next few weeks... watch this space... do it...

the growlers - sea lion goth blues

ive been listening to these guys for a while now and they blow me away, i dont normally post this stuff but these guys are hepcats, and theres always space for hepcats

this months title screen by the talented kerry down

his stuff always makes me so homesick. check him out at

http://theblackwhitelife.blogspot.com/

its not easy being green

here it is my new simmons, i got rid of my last one about 2 weeks ago

and the last 2 weeks without a simmons have been some of the hardest of my life

i do love these little boards..

this one is kermit the frog fluro green.

this is from my "simmons dynamica" template. it has

an S Deck. hull entry that rolls in to a single concave slot

through the fins, with the rails tucked/chined up from the fin outwards

like a hydro hull. very similar to the original 40's bob simmons bottom

but much more blended and subtle.

the fins are pushed up and sit at 2" from the tail.

i find this gives me a larger sweet spot the board works from. this photo does exagerate

the distance and the toe in... its only toed 1/16"

the "brown dog" gives his all knowing nod of approval in the background

he knows a good foil when he see's one.

hows the S Deck on that monster?, and the foil?, i really bladed this one out.

those of you that know me, surely know by now

that i love to blend retro with performance

heres another example instead of the old simmons disc fins, i've been experimenting

with my own template, its a hybrid of the disc and the keel fin. its single foiled for bite

and im getting amazing feedback from it. all the fun of the keel with the

surface area and drive you get from the disc fin.

old skool glass on leash loop to keep the vibe 

6+4oz deck 6oz bottom, built to last

but surprisingly very light...

measures in at 5'7" x 21 1/4" x 2 5/8"

simmons gets some colour

she's gettin some colour

its kermit the frog fluro green

the best part is... this is MY board oh yeah...

more pics next week when its finished

another happy customer

Last week i was lucky enough to land one of these finely tuned, hand crafted fishes shaped by Jesse Watson of Black Apache Surfboards and boy do they go good... from hollow little tubes to fast down the line walls, this board takes off like a bullet and lets you throw it around like it's one of your thrusters...

It's going to be very hard to get off this board!.... 

All surf shots taken by the very talented surfer/photographer Jughead

check out kerry's blog and his wicked new video teaser at

http://theblackwhitelife.blogspot.com/

by the way thats kerry in the barrel at the top of the black apache title page.
the kid knows how to thread the tube.

my new board

its finally here, MY new board, i've been waiting for this one for a while

i've been so busy its been hard to get my own quiver organised.

i got rid of all of my quiver from last year and MY new boards are finally trickling in.

this one is my hullabaloo its a hull/stubbie hybrid.

this one blends a rolled front with a slightly

double concaved rolled vee in the tail.

its one im experimenting with at the moment...

5.5 oz volan top and bottom with a deck patch and tail patch

i love the greenish tint that you get with volan, its so simple

but sooooo old school, and the fins become the highlight

hand layed glass on sides are slightly larger but have the same base as my smaller    

side fin, so as i refine the fin placement i can sand down the sides as well

which lets me do some real experimenting. the center fin is a 7 1/2"

hand made flex fin by my man wiz.

hows the flex in that bad boy... good flex too, you really want a full flex

 from the midpoint up, not just in the tip, this one came out great

this board is just screaming to be rideen

6'1" x 21" x 2 1/2"

damo's new mini simmons

i dropped off a new simmons for my man damo the other day

this one was a 5'6" done in a blue pigment

with white stripes on the nose for that "nautical" theme that

is quite popular with the cool kids at the moment

damo works at the cooly board store (the old base surfshop at cooly)

he usually has the board with him so go in and check it out if your in the area and say hi

damo is the man... thats what he'll tell ya anyway..

this one has the traitional simmons slot/single concave through the rear

with a hulled entry.. i got to ride this board the other day and it flies,

i liked it so much i went straight back in the bay

to shape myself one on the same day that i finished this one.

i've been making mini simmons as long as anyone in australia,

and i'm glad to see they are finally starting to get the attention they deserve

i have been singing their praises to anyone who will listen for a long time now

if i could have only one board the simmons would be the board.

if your thinking about getting one do it.. you'll never look back.