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Geoff McCoy Designs The icon is back... Phase I 5’ - 6’6” 1974/5 - 2012 This is the original design of the icon Lazor Zap, the original template that later became the modern short board disaster with its impractical slender low volume extremely hard to surf performance. The basic design concept of the Lazor Zap was to increase area and volume in the back half of the board using only one fin. The design concept not only worked, it blew minds around the surfing world, and history shows how it achieved four times 2 nd in the world titles and a 1 st under the feet of the great Cheyne Horan. This extremely advanced design is now being copied world wide by all, so many years later. These facts speak for themselves and indicate the amazing capabilities of the design concept that Geoff calls his ENERGY THEORY. Phase II 5’ - 6’6” 2005 - 2012 Now performing better than ever since Geoff adjusted performance features giving the design, smoother dynamic curves, more even thickness distribution this in turn has balanced the board in a practical way. This allows a much wider range of skill levels to enjoy the true features and performance available from this original GROUND BREAKING design, now 30-plus years old and outperforming all other retro designs and the modern short board by a country mile! Every McCoy surfboard is the result of Geoff’s uncompromising design approach which integrates style, hydro dynamics and pure function. The Lazor Zap / Nugget design, features compact hydro dynamic curves, under scoring the concepts of pure performance oriented efficiency that inspired them. These unique designs develop a personal, emotional connection with the surfer through their superior capabilities on the wave. James Llewelyn zapping Cheyne Horan’s 1981 Zap Cheyne’s 81 Lazor Zap is currently being restored Showroom at 10 Acacia Street Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia Personally contact Geoff on 02 6685 3227 or mccoy@nor.com.au by Randy Rarick in Hawaii www.mccoysurfboards.com 26 may/jun 2012
FISH FOR SUPPER You can do a lot of cool things on a SUP... You can paddle down a river, you can fly down the face of a wave, you can do yoga if you have the skills and balance and if you couldn’t be bothered going to the supermarket, you can do your fresh fish shopping from your board too. The crew at Ocean Addicts at Maroochydore have got quite competitive about their achievements with a rod and reel and recently put the call out to SUPers Australia-wide to take part in their SUP Fishing Competition. If you have photographic evidence of your own fishing endeavours - beside a ruler or sizing gauge (e.g. beer can) for honesty, of course - then be part of the fun... Just comment “ Hook me up, I’m in” next to your name on the Ocean Addicts Facebook page to get started. Best of all, there are NO prizes for this competition at all! Just bragging rights for the leader board winner. For more on the comp and Ocean Addicts, see the website: www.oceanaddicts.com.au Fishing, crabbing... It’s like grocery shopping from your SUP. may/jun 2012 27
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FISH FOR SUPPER<br />
You can do a lot of cool things on<br />
a SUP... You can paddle down a<br />
river, you can fly down the face of a<br />
wave, you can do yoga if you have<br />
the skills and balance and if you<br />
couldn’t be bothered going to the<br />
supermarket, you can do your fresh<br />
fish shopping from your board too.<br />
The crew at Ocean Addicts<br />
at Maroochydore have got<br />
quite competitive about their<br />
achievements with a rod and reel<br />
and recently put the call out to SUPers<br />
Australia-wide to take part in<br />
their SUP Fishing Competition.<br />
If you have photographic evidence<br />
of your own fishing endeavours -<br />
beside a ruler or sizing gauge (e.g.<br />
beer can) for honesty, of course<br />
- then be part of the fun... Just<br />
comment “ Hook me up, I’m in” next<br />
to your name on the Ocean Addicts<br />
Facebook page to get started.<br />
Best of all, there are NO prizes for<br />
this competition at all! Just bragging<br />
rights for the leader board winner.<br />
For more on the comp and Ocean<br />
Addicts, see the website:<br />
www.oceanaddicts.com.au<br />
Fishing, crabbing... It’s like grocery<br />
shopping from your SUP.<br />
may/jun <strong>2012</strong><br />
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