What happens when you blend 45 years of fin-making, decades of shaping, and a surfer’s intuitive understanding of noseriding? You get the new Channel Islands Noserider fin @cisurfboards - a collaborative effort between @devon_howard , @waynerichsurfboards , @chuckfoils , and our crew at True Ames. Born from extensive R&D, archive finds, prototype fins, and long sessions swapping feedback in the water, this fin is designed to make noseriding effortless without sacrificing trim or turning. A modern log fin rooted in history, shaped by feeling, and refined through experience.
Watch the full edit on the process of designing this fin on our site now (link in bio)
Fins are available at trueames.com
Here’s a new board we’re working on with @j.brazie_ of @valaric_ . Similar DNA to his popular Star Cruiser model, then stretched to 8’0. (These are narrower at 21 1/4” wide at that length.) Glass on thrusters hand foiled by @chuckfoils of @true_ames . Thanks Chuck! Glassed at @thefactory.mfg .
What’s the goal here? We tried a few of Jordan’s 8’0 prototypes and found them to be super lively and fun in very sub par surf. The narrowness really lights them up; exciting to surf in conditions most would just drive away from. The Star Cruiser rocker (not flat) fits the curve of the wave and prevents pearling. Wide point back outline provides crazy turning ability. Always looking for ways to make summer surf fun. Jordan now mentioning it will also work on outer bars makes the whole project that much more interesting…. Stay tuned.
A little project for @shauntomson . He is creating a couple of his signature single fin boards from the mid-70s. He came to me with this special wood i had never worked with “jelutong” It is a low density soft wood and has some balsa characteristics. It has a very straight grain with a medium-fine texture. Very fun to work with and a “light touch” is most important. Very cool that the original boards used this wood for the fins! You can follow along @hollingsworthsurfboards as these boards come to life
I am selling the Garc! So much can be said for this unique vessel. It’s foundation lies with the creative genius of George Greenough. He wanted to build a boat that could serve many uses in the “rescue” world. This boat is modeled closely from his personal boat. Far more capable than a jet ski, the military has adopted this platform for their needs in “rapid deployment”. Many are in use now and have gone as far as being autonomous.
When I acquired this boat it needed some love. The fuel system has been upgraded to an internal fuel cell and holds about 15 gallons. Duel batteries were installed. All paper work is now in order. The Garc runs strong and is an open platform for fishing, surfing and any other modification that may suit a new owner.
For more info head over to @garctheboat . DM me @chuckfoils if you or someone you may know is interested. Thanks for the vid @gypsy_pickle
Price $46K
Fresh run #powerglide45 . This design has more rake than the #powerblade. Designed to have a broader range of use. More forgiving, but still heaps of stored energy for full power rail turns. We are using a measured 40mm flex/twist. “Very flexy!” The flex provides control when transitioning from driving to rail turns. Constructed exclusively using our engineered composite layup. We mix it up and will run #powerblades next.
The finished product does indeed speak for it’s self👍🏼. Museum quality ✅. So epic to honor both the most iconic surfboard fin design of modern times with this rare old growth giant sequoia redwood. Larry Fuller came by to pick up his fin….he was most impressed! My thanks to the @true_ames team for pulling this off. There are quite a few ways this could have gone wrong 😳. Glad to field Q/A as there is just too much to discuss/pay tribute to in this space….total of 5 fins made: 1 to Larry Fuller, 1 to Jan Peterson who harvested this tree in 1974. Tree was 282’ tall and 95’ around at the base and estimated at 3,000 yrs old.
#fineart #greenough4a
