Happy Turkey Day!

I've never been there, don't really know what we celebrate it for, but dammit, I do like their native dished that we seem to worship...or warship...speaking of...this thing is badass:

and speaking of badass...

Biggie Sized

7' x 23 x 3 and 7'4 x 23 x 3 BigSims...first of the large scale type for me, i wasn't super excited about them as an idea but once they took shape i quickly fell in love with them...my next board will most definitely be one of these!

Glassons-Shmassons

I enjoy foiling wood fins...which comes in very handy in my line of work...here's a set of velosim keels start to finish:

Details Details

Don't sweat the details...just enjoy them :)

7' x 22 3/4" x 3" Hullibut for Damien in Australia:  

Rail thickness:

Shaping Room Red pigment:

Twofer Reviews

Getting lots and lots of epic emails lately, here's two from the past few boards that have been posted...

Pete's Quadsim:

Ryan~

Oh...oh...oooooh...so stoked on the velo/sim/quad!!! It seems that Cardiff Reef is the testing ground for your new boards down this way.  I got some head waves down there today with some good ol' buddies. 

First wave was a little weird but then second, third....the board came alive under my feet!  I could not believe the speed down the line...the drive off the bottom...the acceleration from turn to turn...outrageous! I had so much f**ing FUN! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really enjoyed the liveliness of the stringer-less foam. My favorite moment of the sess, was when I grabbed rail...cutback...and was blown away at the amount of speed it generated...i mean insane...i came back at the white wash so fast i did not even have a chance to rebound of the wash. that little board lit up my day. thank you so much. i cannot wait to get some more waves on it!!
all the best!
Pete

and Nathan's modified T-Rev:

Ryan,
What can I say? Two sessions in on the new 5'5" round-tail quad, and it's already my favorite board I've ever owned. It's super loose and flow-y, and yet it screams down the line when it's time to get moving. It rockets out of bottom turns. It's exactly what I wanted for going backside at the points: sensitive off the back foot, loves to go up at the lip and comes around quick, gets into waves with plenty of speed, and has plenty of foam to carry me. I surfed a local right-hand reef this morning in chest high waves and had so much fun--best session in a long time. I'm just getting started on this board; it's already allowing me to go places I want to go in an instant, but I can tell that riding it is going to make me a better surfer. Can't wait to surf it in big waves. Thank you for investing in your gift. You know what you're doing.
Sincerely,
Nathan

...kinda makes being covered in dust and resin every day worth it :)

both of their boards are posted below, and HAPPY SUNDAY!

WNW

Albers + Vampire

Albers + Vampire

Nick's roomie on his first hull ride ever, backside no less, gettin' it sorted out!

(sorry i forgot your name!!!!) 

 Photos by Brandon DiPierri

Fishies of the large variety

Brandon enjoying nature at the 'con...photo by Steve Hadley

Oh Lord, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

5'5" x 20 1/2" x 2 1/2" modified T-rev.

I've said it before.

THIS email is exactly why I build surfboards, Alex picked up his Dreadnought on saturday morning, and by sunday night I had this in my inbox:

Hey Ryan, I took the Dreadnought out to Cardiff on Sunday. Super sick. I can't believe how responsive the board is. It is by far one of the best boards I have ever ridden; picking up when it needed to. I am really really amped on the board and I wanted to tell you thank you for making it. Keep up whatever youre doing, cause its working! I'll keep you updated on other sessions. Thanks again.

-Alex

Pete S's Quadsim

A little pep got put in this sim's step...double concave running through the board's belly to triplane setup adds drive when she's on rail, a bit quicker rail to rail and pulled in all over...not to mention double the amount of fins :)  

Oh ya, stringerless also!