DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCES

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCES

Primary influence on board design development typically is high profile influencers. That is surfers or shapers making an impact on the world stage. When Kelly, Jack, Mick, Joel, Julian, Medina, Italo etc surf you take notes. And stuff from the tour, or free surfing...
HERITAGE  SERIES

HERITAGE SERIES

The Heritage Range has been evolving since the beginning. That was October 1980, when down at North Narrabeen Beach between the car park and the surf club, I spotted Frank Williams with something different. A twin fin with a 1 inch stub at the back, this was the spark...
DSCV Board Review

DSCV Board Review

The DSCV has been around for a while and this board is a re-creation from an old file of a board that was magic. I had the idea with the WSL Azores World Masters to go with tried and true designs. I was hopeful of surfing to evaluate my quiver before the event, but a...
POOL

POOL

POOL ~ You can’t talk about the KS Wave Co Pool without looking at the man himself. I’ve meet Kelly a few times over the years. I guess no one knows what it’s like to be him except Kelly. I remember one time at Easter in Torquay Kelly turned up at...
MAGIC BOARDS

MAGIC BOARDS

A magic board is a valuable asset if you are lucky enough to have one. In this case I met up with Fred Bass, long-time France Rip Curl main man from the Hossegor region. Fred showed me his quiver of Bottled Lightning Simon Boards, 1 in particular was the one. His 5’10...