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Mo Freitas Wins 30th Annual Santa Cruz Paddlefest

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Pat Rawson

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: Rawson and Otis Schaper of Hawaii Surf Factory

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Pat Rawson

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 →

Larger Wave Surfboards: Rawson 11’6 for big Makaha Point surf

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Pat Rawson

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 →

Real Water Sports and the Rawson ”SNIPER”: the mix of Impala and high performance design.

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Pat Rawson

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 →

“Jaws” Guns and extra-large wave boards in Hawaii Winter 2014-2015

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Pat Rawson

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 →

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