Monthly Archives: July 2011

Epoxy Kevlar

Kevlar construction Best for Kevlar is the material used to make bullet proof vests, and this is why we chose this to make our lightweight whitewater board. By lightweight we mean compared to plastic, and while the strength cannot be … More

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Stock Epoxy

To produce some of our designs we use a vacuum bagging process and sandwich special PVC foams and fiberglass to create great strength-to-weight ratio boards. Others like our race boards, carbon fiber is used over lightweight foam cores. For our … More

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Epoxy Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber construction Best for Carbon has a great strength to weight ratio, and so we can make exceptionally lightweight boards that are still relatively stiff by sandwiching carbon stringers into the laminate. Long boards tend to flex, and carbon … More

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Epoxy Flux Core

Flux Core construction Best for By adding a layer of Australian Pine into the laminate, in addition to the cork sandwich and double I-Beam stringer construction, we have been able to increase the dent resistance of the boards significantly, for … More

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Epoxy Intec

Epoxy Intec construction Best for This method of construction, using a sandwich cork core and our double I-Beam stringers, allows us to build a board that is relatively lightweight, yet still strong enough to handle the wear and tear of … More

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Blow Molded Plastic

Blow Molded construction Blow molding is a process that allows us to make an extremely strong and inexpensive board. Because of the extreme cost of the molds and machinery it is also one that is rarely used, but it is … More

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Custom Eco Epoxy

Eco-friendly construction At the top of the food chain, are our USA made custom epoxy boards. These are made to the specific requirements of the end user. We design, shape and build the board according to the customer’s specifications, and … More

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Scott D – Honolulu, Hawaii

My first impression of the Pro model is: it looks gorgeous. The board is very light, the rails are perfect, and I love the rounded pin tail. I wanted a SUP that felt like a 6′ 4″ rounded pin tail short board. A … More

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Aaron L – Honolulu, Hawaii

The enigma is fast on the waves, able to hit the critical spots with precision and crazy fun.  The flat deck and thin rails make it very comfortable for such a short narrow SUP.  If you want an aggressive board … More

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Surfers Grand Canyon run an adventure like no other

FRED SWEGLES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER San Clemente’s Drew Brophy spent 16 days and 225 miles risking ‘crazy’ rapids, boulders, heat and cold while stand-up paddleboarding with a friend and an accompanying rafting team. He considers himself just a … More

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Mo Freitas

Mo Freitas Haleiwa, Hawaii 10 years surfing Favorite surf spots Backdoor, Hawaii Favorite boards Push Thirteen year old Mo simply likes to be in the water, train hard, and have fun with friends and family. This doesn’t stop this amazing … More

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Mo Freitas 3rd Place overall at the Kaneohe Bay Fest in Hawaii

Mo came in third overall, about 40 to 50 total. around 48 mins. 4 miles flat water strong sidewind, he felt the speeder, very fast, a bit wobbly, but fast, and a bit on the heavy side, but fat, or … More

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Goodby to a dear friend

Let me tell you about an amazing person I know called Daniele Tira. A guy so fun, and energetic and sincere, that it was instantly contagious. Dani would walk into a room, and everyone would light up. His energy, and … More

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Garrett McNamara Mega Swell in Tavarua

Garrett MacNamara was the only big wave surfer to bring a GoPro-mounted SUP at the Mega Swell in Tavarua 2 days ago. Here’s an unfortunate ending to a beautiful wave. Photo: Scott Winer

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Class 3-4 Rapids on a Standup Paddle Board!

From Julien Fillion : Corran Addison and myself (Julien Fillion) took the Imagine Standup whitewater specific river board called the Rapid Fire out and did 2 days of river running on “La Rouge” River.  It was an amazing two days of … More

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Leco Salazar standup surfing teahupoo

Here’s some shot from the last Standup World Tour Stop in Tahiti, Leco Salazar surfing his Salazar Imagine pro-model

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Some more shots of Gmac in Outer Reef Nicaragua

How amazing is this wave ?  Gmac on his Imagine Standup Pro-model board.  

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Garrett McNamara Big Barrels, Outer Reef Nicaragua

Perfect waves for Gmac!

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