As Channel Islands' head honcho Britt Merrick introduces the Black & White Model in our latest Design Forum, he starts by calling it "Dane's" board, before catching himself to clarify "Dane Reynolds." Oh, that Dane! You'll have to [...]
For those of us who might have struggled on to make the well-rockered, unconscionably narrow, high-performance blades of yore go in average surf (or any surf, for that matter), the short-wide-flat trend in high performance shortboards [...]
Experimentation has long been a bedrock of surf culture. And besides the proliferation of wavepools, the widespread acceptance of alternative, experimental surf crafts that's now prevalent in our current state of surfdom, may be the er[...]
When getting mentally prepared to throw yourself over the ledge, or stroke into an op[...]
A couple of months ago when we interviewed Byron Bay shortboard pioneer, Bob McTavish[...]
With his ferocious power game and proclivity toward tucking in deep behind thick-lipp[...]
Advancing again on Channel Islands Rocket model, this time adding width and removing [...]
Mad scientists are destined to be misunderstood. That's par for the course, especially in surfing. Though we may cling to our counterculture heritage, we surfers tend to be conservatively minded in regards to innovation. Likewise, thou[...]
It should be abundantly clear these days that the appeal of alternative or traditional surf craft has sunk its retro teeth into the masses. As shortboard shapers have adopted the wider outlines, flatter rockers, and fuller volumes firs[...]
There’s nothing more frustrating than being under-gunned. Whether it’s ha[...]
Widely considered the father of modern surfboard design, Bob Simmons might recognize [...]
For Rusty Surfboard's newest groveler, the SD, diversity seems to be the guiding prin[...]
With the summer doldrums in full effect on both coasts of the US, it may be hard to i[...]
For those on either coast of the United States, the full-volume season is upon us. It[...]
For those on either coast of the United States, the full-volume season is upon us. It's certainly not the most exhilarating time of year to be a surfer, especially if you're confined to your local breaks. And although board makers will[...]
Although asymmetric surfboards have been the subject of fascination in some left of field circles since the mid-1960s, when San Diego's Carl Ekstrom first tinkered with the design, misconceptions about the design endure. Specifically t[...]