Trim Chris is Back

My Friend Chris Haiderer that many of you know as the Austrian Shaper Trim Chris, is back at blogland.

Welcome back my friend! Keep posting.

New Stuff from Mccallum

Algumas modelos novos do Jeff Mccallum. Fantásticas como sempre.
New models from Jeff Mccallum. Great stuff as always.

8'7 Pintail Gun with Quad fin set up! (Jeff's personal). Made for serious surf.

New Model - The 1954

A mix of a Simmons, quad and hull.

Jeff call it the 1954, the yearBob Simmons died.

(Notice the mix of sanded and polish bottom)

Another great board (missed the name).

Again the same mix of finish. It gives the board an amazing and very unique look.

And a new rad Spoon, with a swallow tail, and cut away keels. Insane!

Spoon Surfing

Jeff Mccallum sent me this great photos of him surfing on one of his Flex Spoons. Incredible stuff Jeff!!

This board looks fun!

Josh Hall Mini Fish Simmons Quad

JH Mini Fish Simmons Quad

Avaiable 6’6” and smaller: 6’0, 21, 2 5/8
Rail: Rolled down Rail with lots of edge in the tail
Rocker: Low entry and tail rocker
Bottom Contours: Single concave to double barrel vee carried off the tail
Type of Waves: Good in all waves waist high and above


Josh's comments: This board is the super charged version of the J Hall keel fish. Same outline, totally different performace charecteristics. The quad fins allow you to really surf more aggressively and the vee plane helps with tighter turns in smaller surf with out the side slipping effects that keels can have Removing the keels and adding four fins also increases speed due to four times the amount of flex, allowing a surfer to generate tons of speed with every bottom-top turn combo.


Good review here:
http://btl-borntolose.blogspot.com/2008/05/fistful-of-rides-later.html



Josh is already in Europe, soon he will be in Portugal!

Less is more

Es-cent-ial just released their new collection. The Fullsuits and Springs lost the smooth skin to make them last longer. Now you have a warmer and stronger westsuit while keeping all the good thinks from the yamamoto rubber and the simple and cool look from Es-cent-ial.

I love them, so simple, so cool!! Made to keep you warm and confortable, not to show off!

Josh Hall Long Fish Simmons Quad

Available from 6’7 to 7’1: 7’0, 21 ½, 2 7/8
Rail: Rolled down Rail with lots of edge in the tail
Rocker: Natural Rocker
Bottom Contours: Single concave starts up front and goes off the tail
Type of Waves: All waves, beach and reef breaks, best chest high and above.

Josh's comments: This is my version of Skip’s long fish. He built my first long fish for my birthday in 2003 and this is where it has led me. I’ve added my own flavor to the spice by using the fish simmons bottom on it which shortens up the turning length of the board by adding rail rocker and with out losing any drive. Tons of glide, paddles extremely well and allows you to surf more aggressively in smaller surf than than other long fish.

Para encomendares a tua Long Fish contacta a Magic Quiver.

To order your Long Fish contact Magic Quiver

Josh Hall on Drift

Check put the great interview with Josh Hall on Drift (North America)

Disconnected Guinness

The crew from UWL took this amazing surfboard to the Euro Fish Fry in Ireland.
It's one of the most insane glassjobs I ever saw, a tribute to one of the best things to come out of Ireland, Guinness beer!

May I present you:

Addiction Disconnected Guinness
Shaped by Renaud Cardinal
Glassed by the amazing crew of UWL

Josh Hall on Korduroy TV

Josh Hall about himself

Hi, I am Josh Hall: blessed to have been born and raised in San Diego, California. I learned to surf in Pacific Beach, mainly at Felspar Street, when I was about 14 years old. That is also where, when I was 18, I was fortunate to have hooked up with surfer/shaper Skip Frye.

After ordering my first board, I quickly became close to both Skip and his wife, Donna, during the last few years of Harry’s Surf Shop, and that strong relationship still exists today. It was that same year when I began taking an interest in shaping. My daily routine would be: go to school, and then to the beach to surf, come in from surfing to watch Skip shape and then we would go get a session in after that. I was extremely lucky to have this type of relationship with Skip, not only as an influence in surfing, but also shaping.



I think I knew all along in my head and heart that shaping surfboards was ultimately what I wanted to do. It took me nine years, however, to come to that realization, and I spent most of those years obtaining a Spanish Literature degree, traveling, surfing and owning a wine import business.

Down the line speed and trim are what I grew up knowing, watching, and experiencing; so much of my influence in shaping is along those same lines. But I’m also fortunate to have grown up with other influences in surfing, particularly Joel Tudor. This helped round out my repertoire with some of the classic log shapes, eggs and single fin-style boards that I build. It was the yin and yang of Skip’s influence moving me away from the old shapes, but Joel’s style bringing me back. I guess I’m a true product of the Seedling motto, if it’s over head, ride a short board. Well said, Thomas!



My boards are truly, 100% hand-shaped, custom surfboards. The only machine I use is the Skil 100 power plane and my own two hands. Now I say truly 100% hand shaped because that is what they are, no shaping machines used and no ghost shapers. And if there was ever a point in my career as a shaper where either of those two elements came even close to entering into the Hall equation (highly doubtful) my clients would be the first to know. I want to have 10,000 hand shapes minimum under my belt before I even think about those options. There weren’t any machines back in the day.



I have over 30 models that I shape and surf all the time. I build boards such as my 5’9” twin fin and quad rocket fish, all sorts of mid -lengths, eggs, swallowtails, to nose riders to cross-country sliders. Having grown up with access to Skip’s personal quiver, riding many different board shapes and sizes was a normal and daily practice. I’m not chasing themes or board building trends to make a buck. I shape and design boards that I l like to ride and boards that work, because at the end of the day, that is all that should matter when you get a custom built board - one that makes you have fun and catch tons of waves.



I’m ready and waiting to build you a Josh Hall custom surfboard. I’d be stoked to get a board going for you very soon.

Thank you and cheers!

Slide the Glide,

Josh Hall