R+D

Working on surfboards in the Northeast is a challenge. Getting materials is costly and harder than in most other places so we are always on the look out for new sources. Down at Surf Expo Charlie, owner of Maine Surfers Union, was on the look out and ended up coming back with a new stringerless blank. This is one of the first ones up here from Varial Surf and it is supposedly a new stronger denser foam that can make a lighter longer lasting board. We decided to make up a fun blunt nose pin tail that has both a single fin and twin keel fin set up. The board ended up at 5'10" x 19 7/8" x 2 1/16" with fairly thin hard rails which really help bite into the face letting you have more control in the critical section with a wide board like this or give you the ability to pump down the line if it flattens out. The glass job was done by Twin Lights Glassing and as always came out perfect. Now we just need some swell to test it out in.