A Flock of Albatross

9'10" x 23 1/2" x 3 1/4"

10'0" x 23 3/4" x 3 1/4"

9'4" x 23" x 3 1/4"

9'6" x 23 1/4" x 3 3/16"

 Forgive us for the blatant disregard of this blog for the last several months. We've been working hard on several different fronts, and the blog got pushed off to the side. So to update you on a few of the boards we've worked on these last few months, we want to highlight our Albatross model for the sole purpose that they have been coming out insane these last few months. The tail rockers, tail width, and foil have been slightly refined, and the glass jobs have been spot on. Our latest one that is still being built has a slightly more rounded tip of the nose that looks really clean. We are really excited about this model right now and we think you'll enjoy what you see. With summer here, having a dedicated noserider in the quiver is pretty essential for those small peeling days/weeks between the bigger swells. Get perching!

Custom Pintail Grebes

A really great couple from Cardiff, CA just stopped by yesterday to pick up their Custom Grebes. Nice stringers, great colors, all volan cloth, deck and tail patches, clean and classic looking. Gonna be hanging toes in no time down at Swamis! A special thanks to Doug Fletcher at the Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild for laminating these for me. He does such killer work. His: 9'6" x 22 3/4" x 3 1/8" with a custom stained glass fin by Rainbow Fin Company. Hers: 9'2" x 22 1/4" x 2 7/8". Thanks for Migrating!

Clean. Classic. Crane.

In a break from my normal resin craziness, this board deserved something much more classic. Clear volan cutlap w/ a resin panel in the step deck. That is all. I think it highlights the wedge stringer and redwood tailblock nicely. The ride reports are coming in VERY positive on this one. Thanks to the quality folks at the Santa Cruz Board Builders Guild for finishing this one out for me.

Custom Step Deck Crane

Hello fellow migrators! Trying out a few new things lately. For this board, we took the Crane in a slightly different direction. Instead of rocking a deep nose concave on the bottom, we reversed it and added a step deck and kept the bottom flat. Came out looking really nice! If you don't know too much about this design, scooping out the nose allows the nose to flex more as you step out onto it and flattens the rocker to generate more speed and trim while noseriding. To amplify this flexing characteristic, we ordered a custom cedar "wedge" stringer, which means the stringer is narrow (1/8") at the nose and gradually widens out to 3/4" in the tail, which allows the nose more flex than a stringer that is the same width all the way through. We rounded this board out w/ a beautiful redwood tail block. It looks really classic! Contrary to most of my boards lately, we're going real simple with a clear glass job and a turquoise/blue resin panel inside the step deck to really highlight the beauty of the stringer and tail block. I sent this one off to the Santa Cruz Board Builder's Guild right before I left for MI and am anxiously awaiting to see the finished product. Thanks for checking in!