Six Ounce Board Store

One of the things i love about surfing is contrast. Contrast in surfing conditions, contrasting equipment, contrast of stoke, the light and lighter of it all. Lets take the last two days in my world of surfing. Yesterday i had one of my favourite banks all to myself, there was a reason for it, it was tiny, super clean with a great shape even the odd wedge but tiny. Then last night we had a storm front come through, i mean a window rattler, a tree feller, a monster and this morning i found myself standing on the headland with the kids cowering behind me watching our local big wave spot come alive and knowing i’d be looking for shealtered corners or a testicle enlargement to enter the aquatic world today. So it will be a rest day and time to reflect on the contrasting equipment side of things.

Below are photo’s of the some of the Gato Heroi boards i have in stock, suss them out and imagine the effortless flow of a full vee bottom under your feet.

ben

The night i met Robin Kegal of Gato Heroi fame, i was stoned, drunk and blown away. The dude is out there  in a good way if you surf and or are interested in surfboard design, hence why i was blown away. His design ideals which are definitely not conventional or conformist impressed me and his rants on extreme vee bottoms, rail rocker and high line trim had me wanting to throw away any board i own with a hint of concave weather single or its squirty younger brother the double. To him holding and sucking water rather than displacing is the root of all evil. And if every evil fucker in the world rode one of his vee bottom nine plus creations the world would be a much better place. His planshapes and fins have a fair historical weight with a new wave angle that makes you want to surf outside that box we’ve all come to know and love. And his wetrub finished free lapped abstract tint and pigment jobs fit his bill to a tee. I’ve got 5 in stock with descriptions in the “Boards in stock” page and photo’s of all to follow.

Below is the first of his boards to feature and it’s a 9′4″ Cheap Date the most conventional of his range, which would suit beach breaks or those just getting their head and feet around the more fruity of the longer boards.

I’ve updated my “Boards in Stock” page, it includes all new boards, used boards and boards that are in production or on the way, a bunch of these boards are not on the racks at my current home Surf Culture in Bondi Junction, but i can provide more pics and info and if you let me know your coming in to look at a specific board or boards i’ll make sure their there if you give me a bit of notice.

As per usual I’m stoked to be doing what i do and i hope you get into as much as i do.

Get amongst it.

ben