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17. McTavish Egg
7’2” x 21” x 2 ¾”
Great little mid-length, one of the earlier versions, shaped by
Bob himself. It excels in a variety of conditions, but I particularly
love how it handles in fullish, clean waves. My son Sam is so
addicted to this board that he has earned himself the moniker
‘The Eggman’. It is pretty much what he surfs 90% of the time.
This is also partly due to the fact he has consigned the rest of
our quiver to the ding repair shop, so there aren’t too many left.
18. Riley Balsa Fish
6’2” x 21 ½” x 2 7/8”
This has become my go-to fish, and what a cracker. Super
buoyant and easy to paddle, it gets you out the back easy as.
It is quick, nimble, and delivers plenty of drive from the keel
fins when presented with a clean face. It admittedly took me a
little while to get used to it because it is so light and floats so
well, but now that I have, I absolutely love this board. It surfs
as well as it looks on my wall at home. Unfortunately, after this
photoshoot took place, it was off for some repairs thanks to
yours truly.
19. David Nuuhiwa Noserider
9’8” x 23” x 3”
I bought this board way back in 2002 and it still looks near
brand new, and I have surfed it heaps. It was one of the
early Surftech models. No matter what people say about this
technology, this board is proof of its durability. It’s a dream to
surf, easy to noseride, and catches pretty much everything. I am
a big fan of the scooped nose for noseriding.
20. San Juan Performance Longboard
9’1” x 22” x 2 3/4”
Broken but not forgotten. This was my all-time favourite
longboard for many, many years. It travelled with me
throughout Queensland and Victoria until one fateful
session at Currumbin. I loved it so much that I couldn’t
throw it out, so it became a wall hanger.
(Refer to image overleaf)
21. Chris Garrett high performance
quad longboard
9’2” x 22” x 2 7/8”
Chris made this for my daughter, Phoebe, but I steal a
ride every chance I get. This board is lightning fast and
features a super lightweight EPS blank and quad fin
setup, which is less common on a longboard. It redefines
what you can do with a board that is 9ft plus. One of the
best surfboard shapers going around, who can craft all
manner of boards, in my opinion.
22. Munro High Performance Longboard
9’1” x 22 1/4” x 2 ¾”
I have previously described this board as a ‘self-help guide to
finding your inner mojo’. It is a cracker. It is lightweight, skips
across the water, and surfs like a performance shortboard. I
have said it before, I am a big fan of a rounded pintail. You can
really whip this board around. Perfectly suited to cleaner, fuller
days.
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23. Hightide Log
9’1” x 23” x 3” (nose 19”, tail 16”)
This board excels on point breaks like Noosa and Moffat when it’s clean.
Not much rocker to speak of and heavily glassed, so she runs and runs.
Beautifully balanced, it is a classic noserider with a big 10 inch glassedon
pivot fin with 50/50 rails. There’s a single concave in the nose through
to a rolled vee. I love all of the elements of this design, particularly the
pintail, which together seem to suit my front foot surfing, enabling me to
turn it even easier. Custom artwork — what’s not to love about it?
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