THE master
“Surfing is life. A simple saying… one we take for granted when we start our surfing journey, but one that rings truer the longer we partake in our passion. Surfing truly is life.”
As we surf through the decades; maneuverers, take-offs and timely drop-ins become more challenging and sometimes difficult. We can make adjustments physically, do more yoga and stretching, and prepare better mentally, but what about our equipment?
I am thrilled to introduce my new model “The Master”. A board for those of us that still want to feel the glide, drive down the line, put our board on rail, and smile confidently after a clean roundhouse cutback.
After a conversation I had with Mickey Muñoz and Dennis Choate, Mickey pointed out that “as you go up in age your balance isn’t quite as good and your pop-up gets more difficult. So, your board needs to be wider for stability.”
Thinking that thought and grasping the idea, I went into the shaping room to rework one of my favorite shortboard outlines - a winged rounded squash. After adding 1” in width to the center and altering the nose and tail to balance the overall outline, I finalized the new plan shape. The outcome was a 7’2”, 15.25” nose, 23” wide, 16.50” tail, and 3.12” thick. The results in the water were nothing short of amazing, a total rebirth of joy.
The “outside the box thinking” resulted in a board that I’m confident will revitalize your stoke. It will bring your passion back to life regardless of age, injuries, or whatever decline in your surfing abilities you’re facing.
I’m recommending a size range from 7 feet to 9 feet, although I can take it down into the 6 foot range with some tweaking. Surfed best with a Thruster or 5-Fin set up, the Master features a short board rocker to allow the board to turn and be fast and loose.
The Master is not a mid-length or a fun board, it is a short board for people who want to recapture their surfing prime and have the right tool to do it.
SIZE RANGE: 7'0" TO 9'0"
AVG DIMS @ 7' 2":
Nose: 15 1/4"
Width: 23"
Tail: 16 1/2"
Thickness: 3 1/8"
FIN SET UP: 3 or 5 Future Fin Boxes
RESIN: Clear or Color, Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE mIND’S eYE
The Mind’s Eye is Roger’s latest entry into the popular Midlength or Midrange category. Designed to let you go wherever your mind takes you without having to think about anything else, the Mind’s Eye lets you run free.
A functional fun board outline designed for stability, paddling power, and easy rail to rail transitions. The Mind’s Eye bottom contour is Roger’s proven double concave with some vee off the tail design, which keeps the board fast and loose yet positive. Finally, the Mind’s Eye utilizes a deck and rail contour that places the thickness under your chest for paddling speed, and keeps the rail thinner and foiled for the ultimate rail control and carving ability.
As versatile a design as you’ll ever see, the Mind’s Eye design excels in size ranges from 6’4” to 8’0” and will accommodate any fin set up you prefer, working well as a tri-fin, quad, single fin or 2+1.
The Mind’s Eye is designed to make your surfing free and easy, fun and exciting, and let you take your ability to the next level…. Picture yourself, in your Mind’s Eye.
SIZE RANGE: 6'4" TO 8'0"
AVG DIMS @ 6' 4":
Nose: 15 3/4"
Width: 21 3/8"
Tail: 17"
Thickness: 2 3/4"
FIN SET UP: 5 Future Fin Boxes or 2+1
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE nomad twin fIN
An exciting revision on Roger’s original Nomad, the Nomad Twin Fin has become the workhorse for the Summer of 2022. A no-nonsense electrifying speed demon that will race down the line and turn and adjust with absurd quickness. The Nomad Twin Fin surfs like no other twin fin you’ve ever ridden.
As with the original, The Nomad Twin has a shortboard high performance rocker combined with a larger planing surface and a thinner overall foil which creates a more responsive, versatile surfboard. The added fullness and width of the outline allows you to catch waves, turn like a shortboard, and surf fast and loose - we start there.
Where the Nomad Twin Fin differs from the original Nomad are the key game-changing elements for the twin fin setup, an adjusted outline and the fluted wings.
In Roger’s words:
“I moved the wide point of the outline back and added fluted wings towards the rear of the fins. Adding wings to break the rail line and putting flutes in the wings for bite and projection, while maintaining the same bottom contour and rocker as the original Nomad, allows the board to turn with a tighter radius while maintaining control, speed, and looseness.”
Summer waves don’t have the punch, power, or groundswell strength that we are blessed with in the winter. The Nomad Twin Fin generates its own power, speed, and drive while allowing for the precision adjustments necessary to maximize your summer surfing experience… step on the gas pedal and give it a go…
SIZE RANGE: 5'4" TO 8'0"
AVG DIMS @ 6' 3":
Nose: 15 3/4"
Width: 21 1/2"
Tail: 16 1/4"
Thickness: 2 7/8"
FIN SET UP: 2 Future Fin Boxes
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE BANDIT
The Bandit was an original template from 1972 which would have been a twin fin. At that time I was using the Guidance Fin System, the fins that you push in and pop back to put the holding clip in place. I decided to bring this back in late summer 2017.
I found that this design, coupled with modern rails and a modern rocker in the original outline, works well with all fin configurations and will accommodate bigger surfers on a shorter board.
SIZE RANGE: 5'4" TO 8'0"
AVG DIMS @ 5' 10":
Nose: 17 1/2"
Width: 21"
Tail: 17 1/2"
Thickness: 2 5/8"
FIN SET UP: Single, Twin, 3 Fin, & 5 Fin
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE KING FISH
When the fish came out of San Diego and other twin fin designs started popping up, there were specific outlines that were surfacing on the North Shore that were ideal for the conditions.
SIZE RANGE: 5'2" TO 6'0"
AVG DIMS: @ 5'4
Nose: 17"
Width: 20"
Tail: 16 1/4"
Thickness: 2 1/4"
FIN SET UP: Twin Keel Wood Glass-On, Fiberglass Glass-On, Future Fin Boxes
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE DREAM FISH
As the name implies, the Dream Fish is a Fish that performs beyond expectations. The curve of the outline allows you to get more vertical than the traditional Fish, while the width in the tail gets you through the flatter or slower sections. Expect fast, loose, carving possibilities that are only limited by your imagination, the “Dream Fish” is a perfect choice for versatility and overall performance surfing.
Due to Roger’s unique fin box placements and when combined with his custom NVS fins, The Dream Fish can be ridden with the characteristics of a Fish, Twin Fin or Thruster depending on the fin setup you choose. Run it as a quad or a twin and draw long lines and fly down the line. Run it as a thruster and carve tight arcs in the pocket and off the lip. The “Dream Fish” will take your surfing to a new level, while giving you the versatile options of Thruster, Twin Fin or Quad.
SIZE RANGE: 5'4" to 8'0"
AVG DIMS @ 6'0":
Nose: 15"
Width: 20 7/8"
Tail: 16 3/4"
Thickness: 2 1/2"
FIN SET UP: 2, 3, 4, or 5 Future Fin Boxes
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE ASSASSIN
The assassin was a board I originally shaped in 1971, it was inspired by what some of the Australians road in the 1970 world contest in Victoria Australia. The board had a displacement hull bottom, the new version can be built either with the displacement hull or a contemporary bottom. The original was 6’8, 22 inches wide 3 inches thick.
SIZE RANGE: 6'0" TO 6'8"
AVG DIMS @ 6'8":
Nose: 15"
Width: 22"
Tail: 15 3/4"
Thickness: 2 3/4"
FIN SET UP: Single, 2+1, 5 Future Fin Boxes
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished
THE THING
Part fish, part hybrid, and part performance make The Thing the ultimate one board quiver. Whether groveling in slop or surfing the best waves you've had in a while, The Thing will have you maxing out your wave count without sacrificing performance. Great for surfers coming down from fun boards and longer hybrids, or those just searching for a board that will make your surfing sessions more enjoyable. If you're looking for a versatile, easy to surf yet responsive surfboard, The Thing is a must have board.
SIZE RANGE: 5'4" TO 8'0"
AVG DIMS @ 6' 0":
Nose: 15 1/4"
Width: 22"
Tail: 16 3/4"
Thickness: 2 5/8"
FIN SET UP: 5 Future Fin Boxes
RESIN: Clear or Color(s), Pin Lines, Hot Coats
FINISH: Sanded & Sealed OR Glossed & Polished