Desert Storm surfboard

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caml started the topic in Monday, 13 Jul 2015 at 2:06pm

Discussion about the
"Desert Storm" shaped by Wayne Webster
Ridden and designed by the "Camel"

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Supafreak Thursday, 23 Mar 2023 at 5:53pm

What’s the deal with customs ? Is that an import tax ? Fark they don’t miss ya . I can relate to the solo mission you were on , hard to focus on the surf when your mind is straying to what lurks beneath. I have shark eyes stickers on my local boards for some minor mental relief haha. Anyway enjoy the new stick and let us know how your fin experiments go .

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NEGATRON Thursday, 23 Mar 2023 at 6:28pm

$23 Bio-security levy
$68 Customs duty
$316 GST {Paid GST on the board in OZ too}
$28 import transaction fee
and GST on Bio levy & import fee.

Plus Air NZ whacking on
$80 for something I'm not even sure of?!?

To be fair I only had to pay for the customs stuff as Beachgrit offered me a thank-you "Pick any board, anywhere" deal.
If I had to pay I would've just waited till I was doing a OZ mission.

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udo Saturday, 25 Mar 2023 at 9:56am

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udo Monday, 27 Mar 2023 at 1:54pm
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Clam Monday, 27 Mar 2023 at 3:12pm
NEGATRON wrote:

Got my DS.

7'2x 20x 3 1/4 49.5lt. I'd post a photo, but can't for the life of me work out how to do that here... Regardless it looks amazing.

Was over $500 to get it through customs on top of the $600 freight to get over from Oz. So keep that in mind NZ crew looking to get one. Next time I'll fly over and pick it up!

First surf was a bit weird. 6ft plus at a local deepwater bombie that moves A LOT of water.
Just on dark, slightly stormy, fresh choppy swell, overcast with just me out. Spooky to say the least, so I wasn't in the most relaxed mood. Paddles smaller than I thought it would with zero issues duck diving. With the thickness even at 20 wide sitting on it was surprisingly rocky.

Anyways, paddled no worries in, but with the forward volume I found myself lying further up on the board and jumping up a little too far forward and having to shuffle back to get a bottom turn in. This with the fact the wave has a steep take off that morphs into a fat section where you bottom turn had me regretting surfing it as a quad. To be fair I wasnt in a relaxed headspace and was needing a buddy out there, so it was a bit of a straight-up, no-frills, 4 waves and get the fuck in surf.

I want to try it again at this wave as a thruster. It's my first board with Futures (Impressed, makes way more sense than FCS} so will buy a thruster set. The other wave I got it for is a faster down-the-line wave which I know will appreciate the quad. (Pyzels Quads BTW}
Webster recommended the Tokoro's so will probably give them a shot.

Thoughts on fin sizing for a board of this size? I usually roll with large fins but thinking dropping down the mediums might be wise.

But there you go, first surf done and dusted with a burning desire to get it in the water again!

avoid large fins with the DS model, large fins are for small boards with concaves and sharp rails. the opposite of a DS with vee, soft rails, max volume..so in powerful waves big fins will cause drag and stiffen the turning ability. if the waves are weak and gutless then big fins help to provide some drive/ speed....
if waves powerful then use smaller fins, try it and report back thanks guys

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Supafreak Monday, 27 Mar 2023 at 4:41pm
udo wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRMN9vyJyx/

Just chatting to Troy , he destroyed his quiver over 2 months in Hawaii so is rebuilding and heard good things about these boards so he’s giving them a go .

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udo Monday, 27 Mar 2023 at 5:36pm

Good eh....Does he get stung with Indo import Tax on them ?

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Supafreak Monday, 27 Mar 2023 at 5:46pm
udo wrote:

Good eh....Does he get stung with Indo import Tax on them ?

Not sure , possibly have a family member or friend bring them over .

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Island Bay Thursday, 30 Mar 2023 at 11:26am

If any of you think the DS looks too blobby, but are curious on a Webster, have a look at the Spartan.

My 7'6 hasn't seen a lot of action since moving from my old haunt, but that was a mistake. First day of the recent run of long period swell I took it out in barely OH waves. Friends laughed when they saw it, but I ended up getting three nice little barrels and some solid carves. And I was of course hopelessly overgunned.

The week before it was a treat in 12-15ft faces.

It's a refined, versatile semi gun.

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Max Wax Thursday, 20 Apr 2023 at 6:51pm

For anyone wanting the stretch quads I’m pretty sure they are no longer being brought into Australia according to the Futures rep I know. I like them in fishes and shorties in up to 5ft waves, they have a nice inner foil that makes them feel lively, I haven’t tested them in step ups, the rears are too big for me at 5’9 65kg in bigger boards. I have a 5’11 DS and I use F4 fronts with 80/20 foil 3.625 quad rears. Feels very stiff with bigger fins like camel said and I haven’t found a thruster setup that works for me yet.

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Bnkref Thursday, 27 Apr 2023 at 5:33pm

There is a 9'6 DS available in Geelong. $1,200 (including a board bag). Looks incredible.

Listed on Facebook (Surfcoast Secondhand Surfboards).

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Blowerpow Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 9:29am

FR, talk me through the baby swallow on your DS?

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freeride76 Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 9:40am

I love the feeling, especially with the quad set-up.

Feels like the two quad fins and swallow work in conjunction to provide more drive and just a better feeling underfoot - it feels more positive to me- wherever you go rail to rail you have fins engaged and one tip of the swallow in the water.

Feels much more stable on whitewater rebounds too.

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 11:04am

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seaslug Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 11:07am

very very noice, looks mint

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lostdoggy Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 11:26am

Very nice.
Dims?
Why’d you get off the yellow and black sprays for red and black?

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 11:59am

6’6 x 19 1/2 x 2 3/4

Good to change it up ld

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john_c Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 12:30pm

Just picked up one of these (Desert Storm Twin) 6'2 x 19 3/4 x 2 3/4 36 liters as a mini step-up.

Loving it so far in the solid waves we've had recently:

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lostdoggy Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 1:53pm

Hey, John,
You were running your standard 6’6 as a twin from memory out at bower?
How different is the fin placement on that and how does that feel in comparison.
Same keels that you put in the 6’6?

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Blowerpow Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 2:18pm

Thanks Freeride.
Very nice goofyfoot, I've ordered something very similar.

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Seabiscuit Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 2:38pm

Anyone ridden one of Webster's Cannonballs? If so, how did you find it. Looking at getting my mits on one.

https://www.webstersurfboards.com.au/step-down/cannonball

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Supafreak Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 4:17pm
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Anyone ridden one of Webster's Cannonballs? If so, how did you find it. Looking at getting my mits on one.

https://www.webstersurfboards.com.au/step-down/cannonball

. I haven’t ridden one however when I was picking up my boards I had a look and was interested . Webby said it’s one of his biggest sellers . Let us know how it goes if you pull the trigger on one . A friend bought a 6’6” wacko recently and absolutely loves it .

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john_c Thursday, 11 May 2023 at 9:29am
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Hey, John,
You were running your standard 6’6 as a twin from memory out at bower?
How different is the fin placement on that and how does that feel in comparison.
Same keels that you put in the 6’6?

Hey Lost, the fins are probably 20mm closer to the tail on the DS Twin. The fact that there is a lot less board combined with thinner rails gives it a real lively feel. Handles late drops and barrels well also. It's the perfect size for those days that aren't quite solid enough for the 6'6. Pic from yesterday:

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lostdoggy Thursday, 11 May 2023 at 9:41am

Epic, John!

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icandig Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 2:50pm
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Island Bay Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 3:37pm

Good effort, john c!

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Bnkref Saturday, 20 May 2023 at 4:11pm
icandig wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsXSUBsv_-D/

Thanks for the link icandig. A mate bought that today. He's already got a 6'8 DS. He said it's in excellent condition. Looks amazing.

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Max Wax Sunday, 28 May 2023 at 9:57pm

If anybody has a set of Danny fuller futures quads lying around I’m interested in buying a set? Or even just the quad rears?

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Bnkref Monday, 29 May 2023 at 3:59pm

My mate that bought the 2nd hand 8'0 DS from Anglesea debuted it yesterday at big Bells. He was frothing. First time for him on a board bigger than an 6'8.

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udo Monday, 29 May 2023 at 4:36pm

Can you get him to write a few Words ?

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Island Bay Monday, 29 May 2023 at 5:24pm

Nice one, Bnkref. Nothing like the first time :-)

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pittsy Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 11:58am

1/3rd life crisis, just purchased a 6'6 (38.5), Webby couldn't have been nicer, recommended the f4 quads (i'm a slight 70kg) - detailed review to follow

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edd_finn Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 1:02pm
udo wrote:

Can you get him to write a few Words ?

Hi Udo. Yeah great to be out in the bigger stuff with a large board. First time stepping up from the 6’8 to the 8ft. Paddled well, kept you clear of trouble and duck diving not a problem. Didn't have the right fin set up (thruster) and was really only getting used to it.

Wasn’t really sure where to position myself on the board when paddling in. Tried sitting further back than i thought felt right and that seemed to work. Sometimes i feel though the nose of the DS pushes a bit of water when trying to paddle into bigger ones (rather than knifing in).

As i say, nice board and still experimenting.

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udo Wednesday, 12 Jul 2023 at 2:48pm
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I focus Wednesday, 12 Jul 2023 at 5:12pm
udo wrote:

Brand New 6'10 - $750
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/port-macquarie/surfing/surfboard-6-10-we...

Haaaa just drove past PMac a couple of days ago.

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lostdoggy Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 6:16pm
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Supafreak Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 6:25pm
lostdoggy wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvzA4PaSGzY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Troy again , same swell , maiiden surf on the 6’10 IMG-5043

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lostdoggy Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 6:34pm

Epic!
Is he a big dude?
Board looks small on him haha

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Supafreak Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 6:40pm
lostdoggy wrote:

Epic!
Is he a big dude?
Board looks small on him haha

Id say he’s 5’11 and 90kg , fit bastard, he wears the power ranger helmet as he’s been scalped at 12ft scar reef , knocked out cold at lassos ( duck diving got sucked back over ) and knocked out and drowned at 6’- 8’ chopes , got revived and then got secondary drowning that night . Wife makes him wear a helmet these days .

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goofyfoot Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 7:59pm
Supafreak wrote:
lostdoggy wrote:

Epic!
Is he a big dude?
Board looks small on him haha

Id say he’s 5’11 and 90kg , fit bastard, he wears the power ranger helmet as he’s been scalped at 12ft scar reef , knocked out cold at lassos ( duck diving got sucked back over ) and knocked out and drowned at 6’- 8’ chopes , got revived and then got secondary drowning that night . Wife makes him wear a helmet these days .

Ha far out that's a decent history of injuries supa

get off the shoulder and have a real dig ya pussy

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goofyfoot Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 8:27pm
Supafreak wrote:
lostdoggy wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvzA4PaSGzY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Troy again , same swell , maiiden surf on the 6’10 IMG-5043

That is an epic photo, how’s the flare on the wave

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Supafreak Friday, 11 Aug 2023 at 8:37pm

Yeah I was chatting to him and told him of my new school bus driving roll and he sent me the pic with the caption ‘ maybe you can drive your bus through this ‘ Its got the photographers name bottom right, don’t know if he was swimming or on back of a ski . It’s certainly a round bazza . IMG-5045

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udo Saturday, 23 Sep 2023 at 8:00am

Negatron - Hows that DS going ?