New boards.

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chrispy said..
Yep it's pretty fckuing mental

What do you really mean? LOL 'tis a bit Epic.

****ing great looking board..

Keen to hear how she goes when you get it wet..

Its not a long board but its brand new. just arrived today. Bring on some swell please.

Don't ever apologize for that quality of board porn...

Great looking board..

Definitely need a report on how that one goes Bender. Looks like an absolute weapon!!!!

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Bender said...








Its not a long board but its brand new. just arrived today. Bring on some swell please.

That looks unreal. I had the pleasure of watching the late great Col Smith surfing some big lefts at Nobbys reef one day back in the early 80's . Great surfer who went way before his time .

My experience with channels - and I am talking years ago now - was that they were wonderful in glassy / light off shores. But as soon as the wave face had a slight bit of bump you just got bounced off. Have surfed a mates AB with deep tails channels often in Indo this year and it's been incredible. Pretty stiff bit goes like a rocket. Always in good waves though so hard to make a call based on those experiences.

How do you find them in a variety of conditions Mr Drip?

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Ted the Kiwi said...
My experience with channels - and I am talking years ago now - was that they were wonderful in glassy / light off shores. But as soon as the wave face had a slight bit of bump you just got bounced off. Have surfed a mates AB with deep tails channels often in Indo this year and it's been incredible. Pretty stiff bit goes like a rocket. Always in good waves though so hard to make a call based on those experiences.

How do you find them in a variety of conditions Mr Drip?

They certainly come alive in clean conditions. And it's not that I would describe them as stiff, but certainly aren't for radical, snapalicious surfing in a HP board. My twin fin (5'10") is one of the most versatile boards I have ridden. The channels must add some hold in big surf as I have surfed triple head high waves on it, while in knee high surf they seem to make it faster and drivier than my two other twins.

The other channel board I have is a high performance thruster (6'6" X 2 5/8 X 18 3/4). Super quick, huge carves and hacks, but doesn't release off the top if I throw it vertical.

In lumpy conditions, I tend to think it's not that the channels are detrimental, but that they stop working and the other curves on the bottom come into play. On the twinny there is double concave running through a vee AND then the channels were put in (that's just what Tom Hoye recommends). In the HP, I asked Al Bean to emulate that. His channels are a little different too because the rail channels extend further than the center channels so that may account for some of the difference.

The AB (in the south west AB means Al Bean not Al Byrne btw) board doesn't feel bad in lumps - it just feels like a normal board, not a supercharged rocket ship.

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thedrip said..
I look forward to the ride report. I have often thought about a seven foot single with channels. I wonder how a 2+1 would go. Channels are cool.

Hi guys I surfed the new board today in glassy 3-4foot wave. it was a A frame peak over reef. The wave is short and hollow. I'm stoked how well the board went. I was worried it was be a bit slow to paddle. Its the opporsite. The board feels small but has plenty of float and it paddles like a stream train. The board loves a back door entry to a pit. Very fast drivey but still loose I'm hooked. Mid face turns and cut backs can be done at warp drive speed!!!
Cheers Bender

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Steve78 said..
Sounds like a keeper.

agree, stunner

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SP said..
Noticed it had the address???

So it is on its way to Dave?

Fast mate yes I pulled it and tomorrow its on its way,now to off load the Beer Garden board.

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SP said..
I just opened it up and that topic was on top and it was a box so I zoomed in.

Those fragile labels were good, they were what caught my attention.

I posted it to get McHenry's forth to a high level then noticed whoops some private info on the labels so pulled it.
So tomorrow the box which is so light makes its way to the suburbs and those places scare me Those labels were on
an email the freight company sent which you print and also the packing slip,this board had better be a keeper McH

Yes this board is a keeper. Now that the board is with the freight company I am hoping to cash in all my karma points in hopes the board receives no dents or dings. Thanks Mac. When we do catch up one day I'll make sure I drown you in South Australian wine!!

Ohh she's in overdrive!!!!

ok peeps time to stop sitting in the car park drinking coffee...its time too shred