grubster wrote: I dont think anybody has said Roys board cant be ridden in waves of consequence. The whole pipeline challenge started precisely because Bill Barnfield said on Swaylocks that none of my boards would ever handle a drop on a North Shore...

Here's the tunnel fin for the #Baron_surfboard taking shape. Because this tunnel fin setup also has a planar fin in the form of a bulb tipped flex fin, it won't have to handle high angles of attack, so we are able to use a very thin fin for low ...

INVITEES Andy Irons, Hawaii Brian Keaulana, Hawaii Brock Little, Hawaii Bruce Irons, Hawaii Carlos Burle, Brazil Clyde Aikau, Hawaii Darryl Virostko, California Greg Long, California Jamie O’Brien, Hawaii Jamie Sterling, Hawaii Kelly Slater,...

" Now for a proper ride report! Well, almost anyway... Keep in mind that I'm not the best surfer so I'm only able to comment on how well the board handles me. I'm not quite qualified to test the abilities of the board. So with all proper disclaimers...

Finishing off the first internal panel: the tail with fin blocking. This panel will be under the deck so it doesn't need blocking for the tunnel fin. The blocking for the main fin goes right through from bottom to deck, but the tunnel fin only needs to...