The New Originals program is a series of boards inspired by some of my old original boards that have made a small impact in the evolution of the modern surfboard.
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First up is a 7’6 19 ½ 2 7/8 rounded pin single fin I surfed on the North Shore in the 1977 Pipe Masters final. This board was made locally 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.
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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.
This board was available in a 1 thru 25 Limited Edition program, now completed. Boards were 7’6 19 ½ 2 7/8 rounded pin with gloss coat, fin box and single fin. Contact us for a custom order.
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The 2nd board is the Bells 81 Thruster finals board 6’1 20 ¼ 2 ¾ double flyer rounded square.
This board was the small wave board of my 3 board quiver for Bells 1981. The finals were held in 1 to 2 foot Rincon and I was surfing against Cheyne Horan winning a split decision to take the Bell.
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The Bells finals board is available in 3 sizes with the original 6’1 as above plus 5’11 19 ¾ 2 ½ and 5’9 19 2 3/8.
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The New Originals program is not a replica series but a range of boards shaped by me in an attempt to recreate the feel and look of the era. I have added very slight improvements in rocker, plan shape and rail so these boards can be surfed if you want or displayed.