Tuesday, November 19, 2013

5'11" Scorpion Finished!

Here are some pics of the 5'11" x 19" x 22 3/8" x 15 3/4" x 3" Scorpion that just got finished.  I got the idea for this design from seeing a guy riding a Donald Takayama Scorpion.  I tried to mesh that board's concept with the strenghts of the mini-simmons to create a short, floaty, small to mid-size wave board that can handle steeper wave faces and make tighter turns. Ride report to follow...





Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Shaping sessions at Surf Source

Jared Battani and I just spend a couple lunch breaks renting the shaping bay at Surf Source in Atlantic Beach.  We are working on a 7'2" mini-mal for him and a 6'6" retro single fin shortboard for me.  Here are some pics of the session...