Some versions of the FatBoy that have been with us for some time.

FatBoy #1 Standard Fatboy

FatBoy # 2 Performance FatBoy

Fatboy # 3 FatBoy Slim


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6 ft Micro

Another nice fish.

Everyone loves a new board, Euey is no exception. Happy Surfing!

Ray Lawrence has shown his domination of both 8 and 9 foot divisions by winning both finals at Mollymook today. In punchy 3-4ft east swell Ray put himself on some of the bigger sets and surfed his way to victory.

Mick Rabbidge on the 6ft 4 Rabbidge "Venturi" model finless. Harder to ride than than the Caddy 8fter with the water shooting up through the board as you ride.

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Check out the waves of Ray Lawrence riding the 8ft finless. He had never tried one before and makes it look easy.

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The boys took the finless out the local reef for a spin.

Getting your kids off their trusty softboard and onto a "fibo" is a big leap for most (parents and kids). The questions are; do you go for a new shortboard or beginner board? Or, do you get them on a crappy hand me down so that it wont matter if they trash it in the a) shorey b) car park c) stand up paddle board crushes them etc etc.
The answer is, it depends on the kid. An agile, quick learner is bound to go well on a shortboard but they wont catch as many waves. If you can help them position in the line up it wont be as big an issue. If they are out there along mostly without pushes or line up help then a bit bigger board will help them in this transition faze.
Talk to Mark for the inside info to get on the right board. We may even have some 2nd hand grommet boards that kids have grown out of.

Ways to make surfing interesting - take off the fins! Well not just unscrew your fcs and have a spin but try to create something that can rides with control, spin 360s if you want to and give the rider a thrilling sense of living on the edge.
This was the first finless Mark made "the Caddy" with 5 spines protruding out of the tail. A freaky looking thing that has some reinforcing on the deck to stop the spines from overflexing. Even paddling these feel different. The key to a successful take off is to make sure you drop straight to the bottom, if you try to go on the angle it wont get purchase. Drop down and do a bottom turn, planting your back foot with a little extra attention than normal and you are on your way!

Swapping boards with Mario at southend the other day it was noticeable the difference between the single fin set up and the single and side fin set up of his board. Personally I like the smoother feeling of the single but the small side fins give a sense of the thruster power and drive mid turn.
Mario on Pam's 9'1" single fin.