Feedback

Feedback for Nick after his recent trip.

7'2" custom 2+1

I love this board! Tipping the balance between a shortboard and mid-length, I was a little concerned it felt too small when paddling out for the first time on a big day (being 6'4" and 14-odd stone), but it then proceeded to easily paddle into good size, powerful waves, and feel really comfortable in such conditions. On smaller / mid size days too, the board goes great, picking up waves you might otherwise miss with the extra length, but not compromising on maneuverability. I love the arcing turns you can do with the rounded pin and fin setup.

I took the board to Panama, where I got to try it out in some hollower waves, and the thing goes great in the barrel, locking in nicely with the rounded pin. You can draw some nice lines too, going as minimal as you like in trim, or pushing it pretty vertical, the tail holds in and the rails are nice and responsive. I've been riding it with a 7" centre and FCS GX sides, which carve beautifully, but I'm yet to experiment with different fin setups. So it's an ideal travel board, and something to ride on the overhead days here, but don't underestimate it's potential in smaller waves too.

Lumus feedback

Well it's been a long time but finally I'm able to report on the Lumus. After a few complications with the leg I'm getting back to fitness and  able to surf pretty much normally again.

I've now surfed the board in a fairly wide range of conditions over the last few weeks ranging from completely awful where the Lumus made the most of what was available to really decent French beach break at about 4 foot...absolutely great!The board paddles and catches stuff well, accelerates quickly and makes it's way easily past flat/weak sections but still holds a line on steeper faces. When there is some power in the wave she flies...a real speed machine! Turns - not something I'm renowned for doing too many of - are smooth and effortless and the board is encouraging me to surf in different ways. Plus with a somewhat different shape, great glass job, resin tint and bamboo fins it's a real head turner and raising a fair bit of interest.

Surfed it again last night in fairly chunky onshore conditions. Even on the bigger drops the board was solid and comfortable when I thought the wider tail might move around a bit. On the odd waves that held up a bit the board really gets up and goes...we get a lot of second rate waves up here so something that makes the most of anything is important to me fir a fun session!


I'm extremely pleased I went for the Lumus...finally a smaller board that I'm really enjoying riding and not tempted to drift back to my big boards...may even be tempted by a sub 6 foot one sometime?

Many thanks for a great board and great service!

Best Regards, Roger

Deskjockey Pres - Banff Point Jan 3rd 2011 from Darryl Roberts on Vimeo.

It's always great to meet the people that you have built boards for.
I built Darryl a Prophet a few years back and bumped into him for the first time at the Fish Fry in Crackington.
thanks for the Clip.

Cassette feedback

while exiting the water the lifeguards rolled up and were all over the board- "what's that, where d'ya get it- we seen ya out there on the nose every wave" 

type thing- I'm starting to think we should have just sprayed the web address on the board, but then I wouldn't be getting to meet all these nice enquiring folk, 

would I? 

Hope your enjoying your time away- will catch up soon.

Ciaran.

P.s We spent the weekend up at Saunton and scored perfect waist high glass at mid tide on Friday- the board went sic!!!! Same thing there, bumped into a lot of the 

local mal riders I know from competing up that way some years ago and there attention was soon taken up by the Cassette. One guy even had a go and paddled 

back out grinning his head off- saying "this is the perfect Saunton board!"- I would have to agree.

Jekyll feedback

Hi Steve.

Well I finally got to surf the Jeckyl in some decent (ish) 3 foot waves down here. It went fantastically well and given that it's been probably 6 or 7 years since I surfed a shorter board in this country I was amazed by the ease with which it caught waves. Fast and manouverable but mainly fast...bloody fast. It's one of those rare boards that you can see the future potential of as soon as you surf it. Three hours of thrashing the weak southern summer water to a pulp and I still wanted to keep going. Splendid stuff. I gave it a friend for twenty minutes and he was knocked out by it ( and not just the looks of it although I regularly get stopped by people who love the finish of the board).
Anyway to sum up.
Great design works aesthetically and achieves it's function. A work of art and a marvellous mode of aquatic transport.
Many thanks.
Regards. John

Thanks John