Mo Freitas…winner again in Santa Cruz, CA! Last month Mo and I set off to design a small wave board that would go richter on mushy, CA type surf, and I wanted to get the finished weight down. I’ve been … Continue reading
The “Real” Pukas surfboard: My glasser, Otis Schaper and I with 1 of 4 Pukas team boards for Mateus Herdy. Otis was the original glasser for Pukas Surfboards in Oiartzun, Spain in 1988 when they had opened their current factory. … Continue reading
Mike Coleman is an accomplished big wave rider, and his goal was to have an 11’6 Quad design that paddled extremely well into 20-25′ Makaha Point surf, but could still freely maneuver on the face as well. The board pictured … Continue reading
Trip Forman, owner of Real Water Sports and I have had had a project in mind for a new design called the Sniper since last October. The idea started at Surf Expo in September 014 and was about “marrying” the … Continue reading
All of the Hawaiian shapers that build large wave guns have been extra busy this year, especially with 10’6- 11’6 guns. It seems everyone is adding a wider thicker big wave gun to their board quivers. Eric Arakawa and I … Continue reading