Maalaea video

Probably my next board!

Sean Mattison

O Sean Mattison não é apenas um fantástico surfista, como as fotos que vão aparecendo aqui pelo blog demonstram. Sean é o responsável pelas marcas Hynson Surfboards e Shimbawa Surfboards, encarregue das vendas, distribuição e acima de tudo promoção/marketing. Sean Mattison usa toda a sua experiência no desenvolvimento de novos shapes, sendo a Hynson Black Knight Quad o melhor exemplo da colaboração surfista/shaper.
O Sean Mattison começou a surfar há mais de 30 anos e competiu como profissional durante cerca de 10 anos. A partir de 1998 dedicou-se á carreira de treinador e criou a Surfcoach USA. Desde o final de 2008 é o treinador assistente da selecção se surf dos EUA.
Para mim é uma honra e um prazer trabalhar com o Sean. A sua disponibilidade para responder aos mails ou telefonemas, para enviar fotos fantásticas ou apenas para conversar não para de me surpreender e torna o meu trabalho muito mais fácil.
Obrigado Sean!



Sean Mattison isn’t only an amazing surfer, like the photos on this blog show. Sean is the manager for Hynson and Shimbawa Surfboards, in charge of sales, distributions and most important, promotion and marketing. Sean Mattison uses all his experience and knowledge developing new design with the shapers and the Hynson Black Knight Quad is the best example of that surfer/shaper collaboration.
Sean started surfing more than 30 years ago and was a pro surfer for about 10 years. From 1998 forward he dedicated himself to coaching and started his own company Surfcoach USA. By the end of 2008 Sean became Joey Buran's Assistant Coach in the US National Surfing Team.
For me it has been a pleasure and an honour to work with Sean. He is always available to answer all my e-mails or phone calls, always there to send some amazing photos or just chat. That’s impressive and what we can only call Best Costumer Support Ever!
Thank you Sean!


This time not on a Fish, Sean Mattisson loaded with style on a Skip Frye surfboard ( photos by Dustin Rosa)

Maalaea

New model from John Belik for Shimbawa - Maalaea

"Maalaea- This is a board that is perfect for shortboard performance but generates speed just like a fish. The template is wider than the normal shortboard but the bottom is designed similar to a Bonzer ...but set up as a quad with the High Aspect fins that allow for the board to go anywhere you want it to go...draws different lines than the fish" - Words from Sean Mattison

photos courtesy of Sean Mattison

Air Shimbawa

Sean Mattison a voar numa John Belik, Shimbawa, Round Tail Quad
Sean Mattison flying on a John Belik Shimbawa Round Tail Quad

Round Tail Quad

O Inverno aproxima-se e com ele chegam as grandes ondulações. Altura para deixar de lado a nossa prancha de verão. E para quem vem das Fish, o que escolher para o inverno? Deixo aqui uma sugestão:

Winter is approaching and with it the big swells. Time to leave our summer board. And for those coming from Fish Boards, what to choose for winter? Here is a suggestion:

on the pictures: Shimbawa 5'10 Round Tail Quad for Sean Mattison

A Round Tail Quad é um design muito versátil que pode ser "esticado" até 6'6"/6'8" com um tail mais estreito sendo uma excelente opção para o Inverno.

The Round Tail Quad is a very versatile design that can be stretch up to 6'6"/6'8 and it’s a excellent option for those winter sessions.

John G. Belik

Muitos podem nunca ter ouvido falar de John Belik nem da Shimbawa Surfboards.
John G Belik sempre preferiu trabalhar em conceitos inovadores, experimentar em vez de ceder ás exigências da produção. Belik fez parte das origens das Fish em San Diego, foi dos primeiros a surfar com pranchas abaixo dos 7’, desenvolveu pranchas com 6 fins mas apenas recentemente aceitou o convite do Sean Mattison para criar a Shimbawa Surfboards por forma a tornar mais acessível alguns dos seus fantásticos designs.

Para quem queira conhecer um pouco melhor a fantástica história do John Belik recomendo a leitura da entrevista que deu ao site Newyorksurf.com. Fica aqui o link: http://www.newyorksurf.com/features/nysintv/belik/

Many might never heard of John Belik or Shimbawa Surfboards. Belik always preferred to work on innovative concepts, experiment other than to fall under the demands of production. Belik was part of the original crew behind the Fish design in San Diego, was one of the first to ride a board under 7’, developed 6 fins boards but only recently accepted Sean Mattison proposal to create Shimbawa Surfboards so they could make Belik amazing designs more available.

For those interested in knowing a bit more about the amazing history of John Belik, I recommend reading his interview on Newyorksurf.com website. Here is the link: http://www.newyorksurf.com/features/nysintv/belik/

Shimbawa II

Some boards from John Belik / Shimbawa

Sean riding one of them

all photos courtesy of Sean Mattison

Shimbawa

Pelas mãos do Sean Mattison chega á Magic Quiver a marca do mítico shaper John Belik, Shimbawa Surfboards. Designs modernos para um surf de performance.

By the hands of Sean Mattison comes to Magic Quiver the label from the mythic shaper John Belik, Shimbawa Surfboards. Modern design for a performance oriented surf.


Sean Mattison on a Shimbawa Viper

more in http://www.shimbawa.com/