A surfer from Noosa's sun drenched shores obsessed with the dark world of gothic horror, Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity. Words: Chris Preston Photos: Thomas Robinson (pp 1&3), Andy Staley (pp4)and Dane Peterson

Chris Preston chats to Neil Randall of if6was9 about his radical take on traditional board design, Noosa's retro vibe, and his love of vintage style. Photos Dane Peterson

As the Campbell brothers wrap up a European shaping tour, Mark Sankey discovers Bournemouth's hidden Californian connection, and why old designs aren't necessarily retro. Photos and design by Alexa Poppe

From Gerry Lopez to machine shaping and the retro scene, Tim Stafford chews the fat with UK surf veteran - and mighty leader of the Foam Asylum - Nigel Semmens

One of the great things about surfing in this current era is the wide acceptance of different board designs. Over the last 10 years, it has become acceptable to pretty much ride anything from surfmat to singlefin, fish to longboard. Words: Chris Preston Photo (2): Dan Crockett

God Went Surfing with The Devil is a film by Alex Klein, which documents the war-torn region of Gaza. At a time when tensions are high, this film investigates the attitudes and aspirations of a small pocket of people where surfing removes socio-political divisions and lets the ocean carry their aspirations for peace.


Glassing for a week

June 20, 2009 | Words By: Shredsled Society

image4 So, we spent the passed week working on the board. It’s kind of time consuming, as the epoxy has to dry ’till next day, in order to be hard enough to be sanded.


But, we managed to laminate, shape fins, glass the fins and add the top coat and I think we’re finally about to be ready for some surf. All there’s left now, is sanding the final finish. Should be done tomorrow. We made the board as a tri-plane hull, inspired by Greenough. That means the bottom has a very deep single to double concave and that the rails are pinched slightly. It’s a 2+1 fin setup with two homeshaped sidebites placed further back than usually.

It’s gonna be great putting this one to the test… Mikkel’s making the last touch on his hollow wood fish. He’s been glassing on his two keel fins and i think the fish is ready to fly very soon.

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