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I recently replaced my ol’ reliable Neilson 6′0″ Rocketfish. I was stoked on the EPS/epoxy construction and how well it held up over the 4 years of abuse I put it through, but it was time to replace it while I could still get some resale value out of it and I was planning on [...]

We’ve tried nearly every combination of board construction available from the average custom board builder -from standard polyurethane to Biofoam, Ice Nine, and EPS. Each material has its merits and drawbacks and each has its place depending on how you want your board to perform. Over the past couple years I’ve been dialing in a [...]

I’ve got a board rack in my garage that holds 6 boards. I figured that’s plenty of space, 6 boards should cover a solid range and would be considered a pretty solid quiver. Over time I’m amassing more and more boards, finally the past few weeks after having 3 boards in bags piled up on [...]

So we’ve been slacking a bit on content lately, but not without good reason. The biggest reason being the birth of my baby girl last week. All is good and we are stoked on the latest addition to the quiver.

Dims: 19.5″ x 7 lb. 14 oz.
Definitely a “small-wave” model, notice the adjustable, accelerated tail rocker. [...]

I’ve had my Ice Nine Bonzer for a couple months now but we had a stretch of terrible waves. And then we got one of the best swells we’ve had all year and the night before my shaper dropped off a new stringerless EPS board that I’ve been waiting on for quite a while. [...]

Today’s post is about longevity and the concept of quality in craftsmanship. There is an added benefit when acquiring a tool that is well made to last for years of use. That benefit is familiarity. When we use something over and over again, and it is a tool that by design fits our needs and [...]

My mom taught me a very important lesson back when I was in middle school. It wasn’t one of those life altering experiences or epiphanies that change your world-view, but more of a slow creeping note that kept
resonating throughout my life as I grew older and began to evaluate my purchases more. The lesson in [...]

We’ve spent quite a bit of time lately talking about the “essence of surfing.” What is the essence of surfing? Is there even such a measurable thing? The truth is that the essence of surfing is simply a concept, an ideal shared by the surfing collective but manifesting itself to each individual in myriad ways. [...]