Incut Fish

One of my favorite designs from Rob Lion is the Incut Fish. It’s a different approach on performance on the Fish design and seems to go really well, according to all the feedback from surfers that tested it.
The idea is to have all the best features of a small twin keel but with better hold on vertical surf or surfing backside. The incut keeps it loose but allows for easier and more in control top to bottom surf

A while back I chated with Rob about it and this some of the words from him:

“Maybe a little dramatic, but the Incuts work so well it is hard to believe more people aren't doing them. They work similar to the way a winged tail works, by creating a narrower tail for turns, but without all the skatey release.

The outline looks weird, but what you end up with is 2 boards in one. If you ride a 5'10" you have the outline curve of a 5'4", which makes the board super loose, but still has the glide and hold of the 5'10".

The idea isn't all mine by the way, as i was inspired by Mick Mackie in Australia, and he was inspired by skiing and incut boards from the 70s.. Alan Gibbons in Santa Barbara is another guy doing cool things with incuts as well.

Super fun!”

Well worth a double check before buying something else.

Rob on a 5'8 Incut Fish

Royal Surfboards

Born in the Bahamas, Rob Lion got intimate with the waves at the age of 12, while living in Florida. His first surfboard wasn’t something worth looking at but enough to get him hooked.

From the beginning, Rob became interested in shaping and spent hours at the local shaper watching and learning until starting to do some ding repair and hand sanding.

A few years later he moved to California to study and work. There he got the chance to work at Channin Surfboards in Encinitas, where worked not only Tony Channin but also Rich Pavel, Jim Phillips, Steve Clark and some of the best glassers of California. Being in the centre of everything really opened his mind to another reality in the surfing industry.

After California, Rob moved again, this time to Brasil where he worked with names like Mauro Roxo, Jeff Lopes and Endyroy. It was time to explore performance shortboards and learn more about performance and alternative materials.

After Brasil Rob moved to the UK where he still lives and shapes.

Rob shapes under the label Royal Surfboards and his designs reflect his experience and personal view of the surfing world. He shapes some nice classic logs, beautiful Twin Keels, modern Quad Fishes and some unique shapes like the Simzer or the Incut Fish. Rob isn’t afraid to explore new ideas and materials and it’s surely at the top of the line in Hybrid/alternative shapes in Europe, where his boards are known for their quality and performance.

You can learn more about Rob checking his website at http://www.royalsurfboards.com/ or his blog at http://royalsurfboards.blogspot.com/





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nascido nas Bahamas, Rob Lion, iniciou-se no surf aos 12 anos quando a sua família se mudou para a Florida. A sua primeira prancha não deixou grandes memórias mas foi o suficiente para o deixar viciado no surf.

Desde cedo o Rob interessou-se pelo fabrico das pranchas e passava horas no shaper local a ver e aprender o máximo que podia até que começou a fazer remendos e lixar á mão.

Alguns anos mais tarde mudou-se para a Califórnia para estudar e trabalhar. Lá teve a oportunidade de trabalhar na Channin Surfboards com o Tony Channin mas também com nomes como Rich Pavel, Jim Phillips e Steve Clark além dos excelentes laminadores que lá trabalhavam na altura.

Viver e trabalhar no centro da indústria do surf abriu-lhe novas perspectivas e influenciou claramente a sua visão do surf e shape.

Depois da Califórnia o Rob mudou-se para o Brasil onde trabalhou com nomes como Mauro Roxo, Jeff Lopes e Endyroy. Foram tempos dedicados ás shortboard e á exploração de novos materiais.

Depois do Brasil mudou-se para o Reino Unido onde vive e trabalha actualmente.

Sob a marca Royal Surfboards, Rob faz fantásticos logs clássicos, belas Twin Keels, modernas Quad Fish e alguns shapes únicos como a Simzer ou a Incut Fish. Sem medo de explorar novas ideias ou materiais, Rob tem-se mantido na vanguarda do shape híbrido/alternativo na Europa e as suas pranchas são sinónimo de qualidade e performance.

Podem conhecer mais sobre o trabalho do Rob em http://www.royalsurfboards.com/  ou no blog http://royalsurfboards.blogspot.com/