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BEN SKINNER OVA - The Newest Mid-Length from Thunderbolts

May 10, 2022

BEN SKINNER OVA - The Newest Mid-Length from Thunderbolts

BEN SKINNER OVA   Ben “Skindog” Skinner has been at the center of the UK’s longboard scene for decades. A proven competitor who put on a dominant performance at the Malibu Pro this past season, he is also a widely respected board builder who has proven the validity of his shapes by surfing them to competitive success. Skindog is an adept noserider and knows his way around a traditional log, but is also a fan of modern, high-performance longboarding, surfing with power and authority, particularly when the waves get juicy. His ability on a longboard is unquestioned, but what many...

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What Customer’s Say About Thunderbolt Longboards

Nov 26, 2021

What Customer's Say About Thunderbolt Longboards

SURFER'S FEEDBACK ON THEIR THUNDERBOLT LONGBOARDS BEN SKINNER/SKINDOG REVIEWS   CHERRY PICKER REVIEW BY BRETT (HwnSouthShore Manager)  "I took our Cherry Picker for the first time. The board is super fun! I caught everything I went for"     CHERRY PICKER REVIEW BY JD Single Fin: Taylor Jensen Pro Flex "Amazing caught every wave that I wanted!"     SMOOTHIE SURFBOARD REVIEW  Side: Harley Ingleby Fin  Center: XL Performers "Paddles super easy. It was really good!"       CJ NELSON SURFBOARD REVIEWS APEX SURFBOARD REVIEW  BY JOHN FIN: CJ NELSON 9.5 POWER FLEX (Single Fin) "It's amazing! Super fast super stable at the nose. Very stable and very...

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Ben “Skindog” Skinner’s Signature Fins

Aug 24, 2021

Ben “Skindog” Skinner’s Signature Fins

What's New! Ben “Skindog” Skinner’s Signature Fins The best surfers often make the best board and fin designers, and Ben “Skindog” Skinner is no exception. A world-class longboarder from the UK, Skinner has won the European titles 11 times and finished as high as second on the longboard world tour. He also has his own line of boards, designed and built in collaboration with shaper Jason Gray. Now Skindog has added signature Flying Diamond fins to his quiver, with both a specially designed center fin and his own set of twin fins. Skindog has been refining the Subcenter Surfboard fin for...

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Welcoming Ben Skinner to the Hawaiian South Shore Team

Aug 4, 2019

Welcoming Ben Skinner to the Hawaiian South Shore Team

Welcoming Ben Skinner to the Hawaiian South Shore Team Coming from the UK, you have may not have heard much about Ben “Skindog” Skinner in the past—but we have a feeling that is about to change. From a successful junior career in Britain to a third-place finish in the longboarding world championships in 2015, Skinner’s star has been on the rise for a while now, and every year his reputation as a surfer grows. And recently, his reputation as a shaper has taken off as well. Like many professional longboarders, Skinner has an intimate understanding of what makes a good surfboard, and...

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