"The channel bottom has its rightful place in Australian surfing history and is as current today as it was in the 70s." says Phil Myers of Free Flight. "It fits perfectly into today’s high performance modern surfing. It's easy for a lot of shapers to dismiss them as a fad simply because most modern boards come out of a machine and is all too easy. Let alone finding the glassers and sanders with the experience to make them as well."

These photos were taken in the Free Flight factory and feature both Col Cmith remakes (faithful to the original) and Phil's modern take on the channel bottom. The first surfing shot is of the late Col Smith at Lennox Head, the second shot is Phil Myers at Lennox Head.

For a full interview with Phil click here.