Padang Padang

From: Grant Pearce
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Hi Dave,

Just wanted to send through a few pics of Padang Padang when I was over there last month…the board I am riding is only a 5’10 which I was riding with a twin fin setup making it loose as anything but super fun… My first time surfing padang in Indo..will be back for sure… Grant Pearce




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Mini Simmons to go

Here is a beautiful new min Simmons ready to roll... It is 5'6"x21v 3/4"x 2 5/8"=35litres.
so much fun to ride. they are fast, loose and easy to ride. this in is your hands and under your feet for just $850aud.

New Twin Fin Model...

Introducing the MW Twin Fin. this Twinnie is shaped and Designed by Martin Wright. Martin is the guy who taught me to shape a long time ago... Martin is back working with us at Diverse, & im proud to release his model. It has been a favourite board of his since he won his Open British titles on it in 1982 and a British junior title in 1977... for the correct size and to try a demo come and see us at the Diverse Store on the highway at Tugun. Now with easy parking Thanks to the Tugun Bypass!

Hull Keel Twin Test

Hi Dave,

I tested the Hull Keel Twin or as I like to think of it, (decaying wooden ironing board) on the weekend at a little place between the Pass and wategoes. I guess the surf was about 4ft and pretty much perfect.
The board looks like it should be really loose but it goes nothing like what you expect. I found that I could draw really long powerful lines and get quite vertical on it. It seemed to hold its rail very well, due to the fins being right at the very back of the board.

When i understood that the board is not a fast trimming board due to the V through the centre, I made the faster sections with ease by surfing it like a normal shortboard. Quite an experience riding it I can tell you.
Definitely worth riding as you can have a lot of fun with it.
Once the V is tweaked a bit to allow faster trimming...which i understand you have already done, will be a great little board to play around with.
Catch you in the water.
jason

Twin-what the HULL?

Around the Currumbin fishfry i was loaned a Twin-hull by American shaper Ian Zamora. i had not ridden one like that before. The bottom is very rolled in the nose like a Hull.. the tail was a light concave. the Fins were more paralell than i use generally and the outline was quite straight. I had fun on it a decided to do one with my own thoughts and ideas into it. So i made a 5'8" x 20 1/2" x 2 1/2". This pic is the result and after two surfs on it i am having so much fun. Jamie (shop manager) Rode it today also and couldnt ring me quick enough to tell me how much fun he had on it, and how far he was going on all the waves at the superbank this arvo! I glassed it my self and call the resin art capuccino... call in to the shop one day and your well come to have a go on it!