Smoke and foam dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 2
Tuesday 16/04 18
Keeping the theories flying, Stretch riffs on reverse channels, controlled flex, and WSL stagnation.
Design Outline
Smoke and foam dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 1
Monday 15/04 22
The Santa Cruz gun slinger chats to Swellnet about his big wave board designs.
Sunova: A story in two parts
Friday 08/03 23
Or, how Sunova is reviving the two-piece surfboard.
Jumping on boards with Bert Burger!
Wednesday 27/02 45
One small step for man, Bert takes one giant leap for surfboard design.
Greg Webber and his concaved Creature
Tuesday 22/01 190
Webber releases a new model with concaves on the deck and catches the eye of the eleven-time champ.
Watch and read: Graeme Smith on living in the shadows of the surf industry
Monday 21/01 52
Meet the unknown fella who's 'shaped' more boards than anyone in Australia.
Pull the Woolight over your eyes
Thursday 06/12 11
A collaboration between Firewire and a New Zealand inventor will see fibreglass replaced by wool.
Steve Hann from etc boards
Wednesday 22/08 21
The barefoot board builder pushing the limits of wood.
Crinkle cuts and the great Macaroni fin experiment
Friday 20/07 58
Science friction from the world's most mechanical reef.
Champagne Glass: The #77 by Sharpeye
Friday 06/07 20
Filipe's winning steed is exactly the same dimensions as last year's, though with a few crucial changes.
The history of the twinny
Tuesday 19/06 49
From Bob Simmons to Neal Purchase Jr. From San Diego to Newcastle.
'Shapeshifter' interchangeable tail shapes
Thursday 03/05 24
A clever system or an over-engineered gimmick?