Champagne Glass: Simon Jones 7'2" twin fin
Friday 02/08 51
Torren Martyn chats about his 'Buried Treasure' twin fin and why he never gets two boards the same.
Design Outline
A restless creativity: Hayden Cox
Wednesday 31/07 37
More than just slick marketing, the success of the Haydenshapes label relies on Hayden Cox' ability to reimagine how a surfboard should be made.
The New Cloth On The Block
Thursday 27/06 53
It's cheaper, it's stronger, and it's more environmentally friendly, but will basalt cloth replace fibreglass as our preferred reinforcement for surfboards?
Carbon patches ain't carbon patches
Friday 14/06 116
In fact, some of those patches ain't carbon at all!
Tom Hoye: Why Stop At Four?
Tuesday 07/05 94
"I don’t want a glorified twin fin. I'm gonna put a fifth fin in the back!" Swellnet chats with Tom Hoye, the creator of the five fin 'Claw'.
Smoke And Foam Dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 2
Tuesday 16/04 21
Keeping the theories flying, Stretch riffs on reverse channels, controlled flex, and WSL stagnation.
Smoke and Foam Dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 1
Monday 15/04 34
The Santa Cruz gun slinger chats to Swellnet about his big wave board designs.
Sunova: A story in two parts
Friday 08/03 24
Or, how Sunova is reviving the two-piece surfboard.
Jumping on boards with Bert Burger!
Wednesday 27/02 45
One small step for man, Bert takes one giant leap for surfboard design.
Greg Webber and his concaved Creature
Tuesday 22/01 190
Webber releases a new model with concaves on the deck and catches the eye of the eleven-time champ.
Watch and read: Graeme Smith on living in the shadows of the surf industry
Monday 21/01 52
Meet the unknown fella who's 'shaped' more boards than anyone in Australia.
Pull the Woolight over your eyes
Thursday 06/12 11
A collaboration between Firewire and a New Zealand inventor will see fibreglass replaced by wool.