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What Is Base Coat Wax and How Is It Used?

Feb 26, 2023

What Is Base Coat Wax and How Is It Used?

What Is Base Coat Wax and How Is It Used?   Wax has been a ubiquitous part of the surf experience nearly from the beginning. It is practically mandatory for efficient wave riding since the fiberglass that our boards are made from gets incredibly slippery when wet. Here in Hawaii, we are used to using warm and tropical formula wax, but in cooler places, surfers have long been using base coat in addition to their cool or cold formula surface wax. I have recently had some customers here in Hawaii ask me what exactly base coat wax is, since it has only recently begun to...

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Going Deep With CJ Nelson and Ryan Engle’s Displacement Hull

Jan 31, 2023

Going Deep With CJ Nelson and Ryan Engle’s Displacement Hull

Understanding The Parallax: Going Deep With CJ Nelson and Ryan Engle’s Displacement Hull  Displacement hulls are a niche corner of the surfboard market that many people are unfamiliar with. But for some of our best loggers and style masters, these boards represent a unique opportunity to ride waves differently and enjoy a feeling on a wave that isn’t otherwise attainable.  While most surfboards have planing hulls—bottom contours that are either flat or concave, which causes the board to lift and plane on the surface—displacement hulls do the complete opposite. Their convex bottom contours serves as a sort of belly for...

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The Magic Shortboard...

Nov 14, 2022

The Magic Shortboard...

Kelly Slater is one of the most influential surfers. This includes not only how we look at competition and high-performance surfing, but also how we look at the modern surfboard.   The Cymatic blends the best elements of the Sci-Fi and the Omni, but also has entirely new elements that thrive on their own merits. One of these is an increase in rocker throughout the board and especially in the tail. This added kick allows for control in larger waves and provides a platform, from which to maneuver. Increased rocker makes a board agile and able to turn on a tight radius. The first edit of...

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Dann Mann Freaks Out The King With the Slater Designs FRK

Nov 9, 2022

Dann Mann Freaks Out The King With the Slater Designs FRK

Slater Designs FRK Shaped by Dan Mann   Kelly Slater has been called a lot of things over the years. Champ. GOAT. The King. And, of course, the Freak. When Kelly Slater approached Dann Mann about designing him a surfboard, Dann knew exactly what he wanted to make Slater—and what it should be called. The FRK is medium-wave performance machine with an aesthetically pleasing outline, medium rails, and a rounded pintail that almost gives the surfboard a quasi twin-tip look. In a word, the board looks fast—and if Slater’s performances on it have been any indication, that’s exactly what it is. The...

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How CJ Nelson’s “Aha” Moments Led to the Design of the Parallax—One of the Most User-Friendly Longboards Available

Sep 30, 2022

How CJ Nelson’s “Aha” Moments Led to the Design of the Parallax—One of the Most User-Friendly Longboards Available

CJ Nelson has ridden a lot of surfboards throughout his career. He is considered one of the most accomplished traditional longboarders in the business, was dominant in the 1990s and early 200s, and has won the Duct Tape Invitational and MexiLog Fest. His line of boards with Thunderbolt represent some of the most advanced traditional logs on the market, and his Sprout design in particular is considered to be one of the best noseriders ever made. CJ Nelson has recently been turning heads with his Parallax design, which combines a forgiving outline and rails with a fast, trim-happy hull on the...

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A Mid-Length That Doesn’t Sacrifice Performance: GLYDRA

Sep 15, 2022

A Mid-Length That Doesn’t Sacrifice Performance: GLYDRA

...LOST GLYDRA New Surfboard 2022 - A glider-style, mid-length version of the Hydra …Lost’s Hydra is a wildly popular hybrid fish design surfboard, but if the recent trend toward longer surfboards tells us anything, it’s that the average surfer loves a mid-length. Thus, Matt Biolos figured he’d give us the best of both worlds by making a glider-style, mid-length version of the Hydra. More than simply a stretched-out version of the smaller fish design, the Glydra integrates a number of important changes that make it a legitimate design in and of itself. The snowboard-inspired, side-cut “Pelagic” rails are maintained, as is...

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Board Talk: Firewire Dominator 2.0 Shaped by Dan Mann with Mark Pesce of Firewire Surfboards

Aug 5, 2022

Board Talk: Firewire Dominator 2.0 Shaped by Dan Mann with Mark Pesce of Firewire Surfboards

Next-Generation Dominance With Dan Mann’s Dominator 2  SHOP NOW  Forget all the hippie hoopla about dancing with the waves—when you are out in the water on a shortboard, you want to dominate. You want to paddle with confidence, take waves from behind the peak, and tear the heck out of them all the way to the shoulder. That’s what Dan Mann designed his original Dominator shape for—and the new Dominator 2 is no different. It’s just better The original Dominator was an easy board for Dan to design—it virtually leapt out of his mind and onto the foam. It featured...

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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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The New and Improved Sweet Potato from Firewire and Dan Mann (April 2022 Newsletter Part 3 of 6)

May 4, 2022

The Sweet Potato from Firewire and Dan Mann

Unleash Your Inner Surfer: Master the Art of Groveling with the Firewire Sweet Potato SHOP NOW While Dan Mann has proven himself to be a master shaper of all types of surf craft, it was the Sweet Potato that first made him a household name. A short, wide, volume-heavy groveler with straight rails and a deep double concave that effectively “splits” the board in half in order to allow it to turn and transition from rail to rail, the Sweet Potato was an instant hit with anyone who found themselves stuck surfing tiny longboard waves but not wanting to ride...

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CJ Nelson’s Surfboard —The Apex

Nov 9, 2021

CJ Nelson’s Surfboard —The Apex

The Apex Photo Credit to @cj_nelson Looking for a longboard that combines classic design with modern performance? Look no further than the Apex. Loosely based on the 1960s Involvement Log template, the Apex features a narrow nose and hips set back of center, allowing for critical noserides and aggressive "hotdog" surfing. But that's not all - added concave in the nose extends those noserides even longer, while a performance-type rail in the tail puts the final polish on the board's maneuverability. This board truly lives up to its name, representing the "apex" of classic longboard design and performance. And with...

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Dan Mann Answers Question About His NO BRAINER Model

Sep 1, 2021

Dan Mann Answers Question About His NO BRAINER Model

DAN MANN ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS NO BRAINER MODEL Dan Mann is an avant garde surfboard designer and shaper who has recently joined the stable of shapers at Slater Designs. Dan recently took the time to answer some questions about his No Brainer model, covering topics such as fins, sizing, skill level, ideal wave, and more. If you’ve ever considered adding the No Brainer to your quiver, here are some guidelines straight from the man who created the board. Fins: The No Brainer works best with a quad setup, giving you drive and speed through flat sections when you are...

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The Slater Connection—How Akila Aipa Became a Household Name

Feb 4, 2021

The Slater Connection—How Akila Aipa Became a Household Name

The Slater Connection—How Akila Aipa Became a Household Name Akila Aipa was content to quietly create beautiful, custom boards in the Waialua Sugar Mill, without much fanfare or hype. But when you are a master craftsman (and an excellent surfer with an undeniable pedigree, to boot), people will eventually begin to take notice. A few years back, Kelly Slater (which is from the same generation of pro surfers as Akila) asked Akila if he would like to collaborate on a quiver of boards, to see if they couldn’t dial in something special. Akila ended up shaping seven boards for Slater—a...

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The Black Baron JS’s First Twin Fin

Aug 15, 2019

The Black Baron: JS's First Twin Fin

The Black Baron JS's First Twin Fin   SHOP NOW  When JS works on a board for six years, you know it’s going to eventually become a classic. The Black Baron is JS Surfboards first dedicated twin fin, and delivers exactly what you’d hope from a classic design with a modern twist. Released in conjunction with Joel Parkinson’s retirement from tour, the Black Baron is the perfect board for a high-performance surfer looking to expand their quiver and perspective, and fall in love with surfing all over again. The Black Baron Overview  Built for fun—and there’s nothing more fun than going...

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NOW IN THE NEW MODEL PUDDLE JUMBER HIGH PERFORMANCE! 

Apr 2, 2019

NOW IN THE NEW MODEL PUDDLE JUMBER HIGH PERFORMANCE! 

NOW IN THE NEW MODEL PUDDLE JUMBER HIGH PERFORMANCE!  It's the WORLDS MOST Environmentally Friendly Surfboard Made in the USA. "If you are one of the thousands of surfers that enjoyed the Puddle Jumper Series, the PJHP allows you to take your small wave surfing to the next level."- Matt Biolos NEW LIBTECH PUDDLE JUMPER HP  A mainstay of the …Lost quiver, the Puddle Jumper HP is a revved up, slimmed down variation on the classic Puddle Jumper, designed for high performance surfing. The pulled-in nose and moved-back wide point allow the board to shred like a normal shortboard,...

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Firewire- It’s one of our best selling small wave boards

Apr 2, 2019

Firewire - One of our best selling small wave boards

Firewire - "It's one of our best selling small wave boards" Tomo’s EVO is a modern take on the classic double-ender, with a nearly symmetrical nose and tail. A tweaked-out version of the MPH, the EVO has softer design elements and more curve in the template to make it forgiving and maneuverable in the pocket. While the EVO also has a wider center point, allowing it to thrive in smaller, more gutless waves, like most Tomo designs, it also does well in overhead surf. The board’s bottom contours are quite unique, with a “double inside single concave into split quad...

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Oct 8, 2018

United Just Made It a Lot Easier to Chase Swells to California

This summer and fall seem like they’ve had more tropical storms than ever before—not a week goes by that there isn’t a hurricane bearing down on Hawaii or spinning off the coast of Mexico, or a typhoon running over Guam or the Philippines. All of that tropical storm activity means a lot of interesting swells from unique angles, and this week’s Walaka swell was no exception. The last remnants of the Walaka swell are slowing fading away, but there is already another hurricane churning in the east Pacific, and this one looks like a doozy. Hurricane Sergio is currently sending...

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Hawaiian South Shore Adds Kelly Slater and Rob Machado’s Surfboards To It’s Quiver

Aug 8, 2018

Hawaiian South Shore Adds Kelly Slater and Rob Machado's Surfboards To It's Quiver

HAWAIIAN SOUTH SHORE ADDS KELLY SLATER AND ROB MACHADO FIREWIRE’S TO ITS QUIVER   Here at Hawaiian South Shore, we like to stay on top of the latest advancements in board design and construction. From carbon rails and memory flex to the most cutting-edge fins in the industry, if it’s high-tech and high-performance, we probably carry it. So, it is a no-brainer that we would want to carry Firewire boards, which have been an industry leader in strength, weight, and sustainability for over a decade. As of June 2018, Firewire surfboards have been added to the Hawaiian South Shore quiver—and...

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Jul 18, 2016

An Email from Matt Biolos of Lost Surfboard...Mark Richards Surfboards

Hey check out this email I just received from Matt Biolos of Lost Surfboards…let me know if your interested, if you are just email me. sales@hawaiiansouthshore.com - David Hey Everyone…spread the word…. We can do them with any Classic MR air spray, or also with The Son Of Cobra resin art…or clear, light and  and white. Glass on twins…FCS2 or Futures, up to you. MARK RICHARDS U.S SHAPING TRIP | ORDER NOW! Feeling that Twin Fin resurgence bubbling up, but not confident enough of proven performance to pull the trigger? Why take a chance, here’s your opportunity to get a...

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