New Originals
The New Originals range is not a replica series. These boards are designed to capture the look, feel and character of the original era, with subtle refinements to rocker, plan shape and rails. They can be surfed or displayed, depending on your preference.
New Originals is not a replica series, but a range of boards shaped by Simon in an attempt to recreate the feel and look of the era, with very slight improvements in rocker, plan shape and rail so these boards can be surfed if you want, or displayed.
1977 Pipe Masters Single Fin
A recreation of the 7'6" rounded pin single fin surfed by Simon in the 1977 Pipe Masters Final. Features the original Double Bolt team logo and period-correct design elements, with subtle refinements for modern surfability.
History & Performance
The 7’6 19 ½ 2 7/8 rounded pin single fin I surfed in the 1977 Pipe Masters final was made locally on the North Shore that year after I broke my other 7’6 in the lead up to the finals.
I approached Jack Shipley, the owner of Lightning Bolt surfboards, and asked him to sponsor the manufacture of the board and in return I would surf it at the Pipe Masters. He agreed, I shaped it in a bay out the back of Rocky Point and had it glassed by the legendary Jack Reeves in his glassing bay at the back of Sunset.
It was tough doing the full shape in an unfamiliar bay and using a Skill planer for the first time, but it was also good to shape it from a blank in Hawaii with good basic rocker throughout.
The board has the double bolt logo which was a team logo at the time, hand done on the filler coat. I paid Jack back by making the finals and placing 4th, a great result for my first Pipe contest. The 7’6 double bolt board felt solid off the bottom and pretty good on the face.
Available with full gloss and polish finish, single finbox with single fin.