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BYRON BAY . AUSTRALIA<br />
Loose as a<br />
goose, which is<br />
just plain weird<br />
considering it’s<br />
a cat.<br />
GEAR: BOARDS<br />
SHAPER’S PROMOTION<br />
THE JORDYN<br />
Shaper: Paul Carson<br />
Dimensions:<br />
5’6” x 19” x 2”<br />
Suits: Jordyn<br />
Description:<br />
A grommet board with<br />
plenty of surface area for<br />
stability but not a wide<br />
tail so they turn easily.<br />
Very light double concave<br />
through the tail.<br />
Construction: Hand<br />
shaped Burford blank,<br />
quality glassing. This one<br />
has a resin colour swirl on<br />
the bottom.<br />
Fins: Thruster setup.<br />
Plugs or set.<br />
Shaper comment:<br />
Great intermediate board<br />
before progressing to a<br />
performance shortboard<br />
or something else.<br />
CARBON FIBRE<br />
KNEEBOARD<br />
Shaper: Dave Parkes<br />
Dimensions:<br />
6’0” x 23” x 2 ½”<br />
Ideal conditions:<br />
3- 6 ft<br />
Suits: All round waves<br />
but excells in good<br />
quality surf.<br />
Ability Level: Anyone.<br />
Description: 4 -fin<br />
“SQUISH TAIL’’<br />
Construction:<br />
EPS stringerless core.<br />
Laminated with one layer<br />
carbon all round and<br />
some glass on the deck<br />
and rails. Glossed and<br />
polished.<br />
Fins: Powerbase<br />
Ceramics.<br />
Shaper comment:<br />
I have been surfing<br />
this board as a part of<br />
my quiver since late<br />
2010. Done a couple<br />
of Indo trips and been<br />
through some cyclone<br />
surfs. It’s hanging in<br />
there REALLY well .<br />
ZAP CAT<br />
Shaper:<br />
Glenn ‘Cat’ Collins<br />
Shaping experience:<br />
I am pretty certain<br />
Boards made:<br />
Don’t count<br />
Description:<br />
I am tall, dark and<br />
handsome. Think of a<br />
suave caveman<br />
Construction:<br />
100% pure muscle with a<br />
twelve pack, to boot<br />
Suits: Anyone with an<br />
open mind<br />
Shaper comment:<br />
My own trip on the McCoy<br />
Lazor Zap<br />
ZAP<br />
LIKE A CAT<br />
WORDS: DAVE SWAN<br />
Fullish conditions, to which the board is not<br />
suited, a bad back, then loads of work meant<br />
I was destined to never really get a taste for<br />
this board. Then one morning a couple of days<br />
from printing this edition, some nice clean faces<br />
allowed me to see what it could do.<br />
I must admit it took me a while to get used to<br />
it. That’s not a criticism of the board but of the<br />
surfer. I have become accustomed to riding a<br />
range of small boards such as mini Simmons,<br />
miniature fish and finless creations but all have<br />
a fuller outline.<br />
The Zap Cat’s plan shape is designed so you<br />
don’t need to move your feet. You simply surf<br />
off the sweet spot being the wide tail. The<br />
problem was I kept placing my front foot far too<br />
forward and with not much width in the nose, I<br />
would stall the board. If anything, this little craft<br />
highlighted a problem with my surfing.<br />
THE FACTORY<br />
SURFBOARDS<br />
CALOUNDRA<br />
17 Allen Street<br />
Caloundra QLD 4551<br />
Ph: 07 5492 5838<br />
factorysurf@southernfoam.com.au<br />
thefactorysurfboards.com.au<br />
C U S T O M K N E E B O A R D S<br />
PARKES AUSTRALIA<br />
4/83 Centennial Circuit<br />
Byron Bay, NSW<br />
Ph: 02 6685 6627<br />
E: d-par@bigpond.com<br />
parkesaustralia.com<br />
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Once I corrected my stance it gave me a<br />
shock at just how loose it was. I ripped into<br />
one forehand turn and nearly pulled off an<br />
accidental 360 – most of my maneuvers are<br />
accidental anyway.<br />
The Zap Cat is a sweet little ride. Highly<br />
maneuverable, easy to paddle and fun to surf.<br />
jul/aug 20<strong>12</strong><br />
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