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SHAPER’S PROMOTION<br />

GEAR: BOARDS<br />

QUAD FIN FISH<br />

DEMO FLEXTAIL<br />

TWIN FISH<br />

MINI-BONZER<br />

HAWK TAIL<br />

Shaper: Jordie Brown<br />

Dimensions:<br />

5’6’’ x 21 ¾’’ x 17’’ x 16’’ x 2 ¾’’<br />

Ideal conditions: This is<br />

an extremely versatile<br />

design, it goes amazing<br />

in under shoulder high<br />

waves and performs great<br />

when it gets a bit bigger!<br />

Suits: The surfer looking<br />

for a board that paddles<br />

and surfs great.<br />

Description: Short flat<br />

and fast!<br />

Construction: Resin<br />

stringer, Light 6oz/4oz<br />

trimmed lap glass-job,<br />

custom art by Tiphaine<br />

Flurette.<br />

Fins: FCS quad fin setup<br />

(also available with<br />

custom glass on fins)<br />

Shaper comment:<br />

I traveled with only this<br />

design for 6 months last<br />

year and it never let me<br />

down, no matter what<br />

conditions I came across!<br />

HIGH TIDE<br />

SURFBOARDS<br />

Skenes Creek, Vic 3233<br />

Ph: 0401 437 392<br />

hightidesurfboards@hotmail.com<br />

Shaper: Jed Done<br />

Dimensions:<br />

6’2” x 21 ¼” x 2 5 / 8”<br />

Varies from store to store<br />

Ideal: Everyday up to 6 ft.<br />

Extra width in this puppy will<br />

be a bonus in fatter surf.<br />

Suits: Anybody with a<br />

free sprit feeling trapped<br />

by boring, slow thrusters!<br />

Description: For those<br />

interested in the flextail<br />

concept but have never<br />

experienced it before,<br />

I have made boards<br />

available to demo at:<br />

• Wally’s Water Gallery<br />

Marcoola Beach<br />

• Dripping Wet Bondi<br />

• Offshore Moruya<br />

• Bushrat Merimbula<br />

• Zak’s Melbourne<br />

Construction: Twin stringer<br />

carbon fibre flextail, resin tint,<br />

pigment pinline, finish coat.<br />

Fins: 4WFS custom<br />

quad. Fully adjustable to<br />

suit individual style and<br />

different waves.<br />

Shaper comment: Not a<br />

gimmick, this suits clean<br />

surfing. It’s fun, loves to<br />

carve lines and travel fast.<br />

Test it and find out.<br />

BUSHRAT SURFBOARDS<br />

Merimbula NSW<br />

Ph: 0409 813 431<br />

E: jed@bushrat.com<br />

www.bushrat.com<br />

Shaper: Woody Jack<br />

Dimensions:<br />

5’5”x 19 5 /8 x 2 ½“<br />

Ideal conditions: 1-5 foot<br />

Suits: Smaller beachies<br />

and point breaks<br />

Ability: Intermediate to<br />

advanced surfers<br />

Description: pigmented<br />

twin fish<br />

Construction:<br />

Burford polyurethane<br />

blank, with 6oz pigment<br />

Fins: FCS FK2<br />

Shaper comment: Great<br />

fun when the waves are a<br />

little smaller and gutless.<br />

Super responsive from top<br />

to bottom, but also holds<br />

plenty of speed out on the<br />

face of the wave... A really<br />

fun board for summer.<br />

WOODY JACK<br />

SURFBOARDS AUSTRALIA<br />

Unit 7, 25 Leonard Parade,<br />

Currumbin QLD<br />

Ph: 0415 789 706<br />

E: wjboards@gmail.com<br />

www.woodyjack.com<br />

Shaper: Thomas Bexon<br />

Specs: 5’6” x 19 ¼” x 2 ¼”<br />

Ideal conditions:<br />

Head high to double over.<br />

Suits: This size board<br />

is built for around a<br />

75kg guy, but scale the<br />

dimensions up and down<br />

to suit your size.<br />

Ability Level:<br />

Intermediate to advanced<br />

Description: A mini<br />

Bonzer inspired by<br />

Campbell brothers<br />

Bonzers, widow makers<br />

and two-plus-one fin<br />

setup boards. There’s<br />

plenty of drive, plenty of<br />

hold and yet still lots of<br />

release.<br />

Construction: PU foam,<br />

polyester resin, screen<br />

printed fiberglass cloth.<br />

Fins: Two glass-on keel<br />

bonzers with centre box.<br />

Shaper comment:<br />

call me<br />

THOMAS<br />

SURFBOARDS<br />

VISIT THE SHOWROOM:<br />

175 Noosa-Eumundi Rd,<br />

Noosaville QLD<br />

PO Box 239<br />

Noosa Heads QLD 4567<br />

Ph: 04<strong>12</strong> 131 491<br />

thomas_bexon@hotmail.com<br />

thomassurfboards.com<br />

Shaper: Marty Allen<br />

Dimensions:<br />

5’10” x 20 ¼” x 2 3 / 8”<br />

Ideal: 1-4 foot<br />

Suits: Someone looking<br />

for a fun, fast and unique<br />

board that produces quick<br />

and flicky turns.<br />

Ability:<br />

Beginner to advanced.<br />

Description: A wider<br />

forward outline, flat and<br />

wide, with forgiving rails<br />

and a nice kick in the tail<br />

for tight turns. Features<br />

low rocker and radical<br />

concaves to get you deeper<br />

in the pocket to smash out<br />

those critical manoeuvres.<br />

Construction: PU or XTR<br />

using A-grade materials.<br />

Fins: Quad + 1 FCS or<br />

Futures set-up.<br />

Shaper comment:<br />

Available in 5’ and<br />

up, with tints, sprays,<br />

pigments... You name it.<br />

A lot of testing has gone<br />

into the Hawk Tail with<br />

insane results.<br />

UNDERGROUND SURF<br />

3/77 Noosa Drive<br />

Noosa Heads, QLD 4567<br />

Ph: 07 5455 4444<br />

kirra@undergroundsurf.com.au<br />

undergroundsurf.com.au<br />

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110 jul/aug 20<strong>12</strong>

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