Featuring a med-low entry rocker that flows seamlessly into a med-high exit rocker providing an instant burst of speed from take-off with exceptional control, drive and carry in small-sized conditions. The forgiving soft-boxy rail optimizing drive through flatter sections and sub-par conditions.
The bottom contour features a subtle single concave in the entry that gradually fades from the boards centre of mass to a modest single-double concave, moving smoothly into a slight vee off the tail.
The NUCLEUS is designed using a clever parallel plan shape positioned centrally, with the nose tucking in neatly providing extra paddling efficiency, ensuring maximal drive under your chest. The pulled-in-hip tail template eliminates any restrictions, warranting crisp rail-to-rail transitions for magnetic surfing.
A reviewed and updated model stemming from our original XOVA ride the NUCLEUS 2 inches shorter and 1/2 inch wider than your regular shortboard with option to add a touch of thickness. We build the file out in a squash, swallow and thumb-pin as well as taking all custom ideas and bringing them to life, it's what we enjoy the most.
Designed with a low entry rocker for easy speed and acceleration through weaker sections, The tail curve in contrast is kicked out and lively for performance oriented and maneuverability. The RAD.og(fun) has a relatively flat deck line with med-tapered rails providing added front foot volume without sacrificing sensitivity.
The RAD.og(fun) features a unique entry contour transitioning from a soft vee into a single concave under your back foot and out of the tail leading to a crisp, drivey, high-performance feel to get the most out of every wave you catch.
The outline is pulled in through the nose, featuring a full-bodied performance outline in the back half of the plan shape with a natural hip adding to its responsiveness and liveliness off the tail.
Ride the RAD.og(fun) anywhere from 2" to 5" shorter than your regular shortboard depending on your surfing ability, and 1/2" to 1" wider and add a bit more volume than you normally ride.
Carrying a full-length continuous mid-entry and exit rocker for quick acceleration, paired with forgiving medium rails providing instant bursts of speed from take-off and a reliable balance of manoeuvrability and drive.
Full length single throughout the bottom that runs into a lenient double between the fins that softens through the tail exit for full rail to rail contact.
Use of parallel curves and clean and well balanced plan shape in the nose and tail disburses the volume out evenly empowering an electric performance in a vast range of wave types and sizes.
The LAMB is one of WA’s most popular shortboard models for a reason and proven itself for many years most notably by Nick Munts who 'Choofs' it up and down the coast regularly.
The TWNTY20 has a continuous medium-curve in the entry with a full extended-exaggerated tail lift combined with a flatter deck line to engage with the performance rail profile that allows for critical surfing in various conditions and sizes.
Featuring a deep forward single concave in the entry generating speed and rail connectivity, running into a double concave that exits through the fins.
Reviewed and updated with a slightly fuller nose and tucked-hip in tail to retain volume and control at speed.
Ride the TWNTY20 in your standard dims and can also add a touch of length to extend the rail line and really engage with the curve. It will sit nicely in your quiver and excel in waves from 3-6ft.
The PORTO features an increased-full rocker profile that carries evenly from entry through to the tail exit to enhance control and speed in punchy conditions, more concave meaning more speed for searing surfing, with med-low, tapered rail, for locked in, connected and balanced control at high speeds with the continuous rocker.
Deep single entry concave with a pronounced double concave cutting through the tail retaining speed, lift and tight radius turns.
The PORTO carries a touch more width in the entry plan shape with plenty of central curve to retain a smooth turning surface area under the chest for proper, vertical performance surfing while pulled into a soft-area pin tail in the last few inches to add confidence and hold in the pocket.
All of our top tier and underground surfers claimed the PORTO as the best board in their quiver for high intensity surfing in above average waves which cemented this design as something unique to the West Australian coastline.
The rocker is med/low through entry to get you into waves easily and momentum down the line, the exit end has plenty of med/high curve for dominance and composure, we decreased both the tail and rail profile to help grip through barrels and turns at speed.
Single concave runs through the full rocker length, with a well-set double concave to engage through the fins and exit, which equals speed and lift both on a rail and over flat spots while allowing for quick rail-to-rail transitions.
The outline is more refined: it still has the wide point pushed a bit forward of center, but the nose area is kept down and the tail slightly pulled in to help it fit into a tighter curve. The thickness is also pushed forward, which helps even more with getting you into waves easily.
The ANCHOVY is the design that Luke Sarahana rode through his global quests, the collaboration between surfer/shaper offers performance in hollower, more powerful waves and has proven to work extremely well in waves of consequence and most notably the spiralling lefts of the Donkey bay.
The JM02 uses a proven rocker curve tested throughout WA's premier waves of consequence where an engaged, high-end step-up is required to match the power and intensity of waves.
Featuring a full continuous single to double concave exiting between the fins, allowing you to surf with more confidence and freedom as you are firmly connected to and planted in the wave face.
The overall body of the outline is pushed slightly forward to meet with the distribution of forward foam, however to eliminate catch points, it is crimped and tight in the nose, with a well-balanced straighter pulled in outline through the tail to optimise hold.
The JM02 will hold its own anywhere in the world and the curve, being multifaceted, will serve you well in a full range of conditions. The design can be ridden a touch shorter than you + size steps ups with added thickness as the design is best compressed to bring the boards mass under your feet where you need it most.
Unit 3/10 Griffin Drive
(showroom entry via Faure Lane)
Dunsborough WA 6281
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