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TRAVEL<br />
SURF TRIP<br />
“My philosophy<br />
of building<br />
surfboards has<br />
always been to<br />
make a few<br />
nice boards.”<br />
PHOTOS: BEN VOS<br />
RUAKAKA LOCAL:<br />
ROGER HALL<br />
SURFLINE CUSTOM SURFBOARDS<br />
Being extremely organised, we pulled up at Surfline factory in<br />
Ruakaka completely unexpected and unannounced. Our luck still<br />
seemed to be holding up and Roger was in. Despite being hard at<br />
work, he gave us more than an hour of his time and after walking us<br />
through his factory and hearing of our brave quest to travel, discover<br />
and surf NZ without our own boards but relying on the kindness of<br />
shapers, he sent us on our way with three out of his personal quiver<br />
to make use of over the next few days. It turns out he’s not only a<br />
shaping legend but an awesome bloke to boot.<br />
PHOTOS: A look inside Surfline in Ruakaka is a trip to a grown-ups toy shop, stocked<br />
with beautifully crafted boards featuring intricate parquetry work, eye-catching resin<br />
designs and - on closer inspection - interesting and experimental shapes, rockers,<br />
channels... You name it. INSET: Roger surfing, as drawn by his nephew.<br />
34 may/jun <strong>2012</strong>
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