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For all the McTavish livers ou there Ive been reading Bob's book given the spare time I have got at the moment. It got me thinking,, what is the one McTavish model that just says "McTavish"

The Original?
Blue Bird?
Tracker?

Hey GPA, it's not just you and me with this board.

BTW any luck getting an enjoyable ride out of yours?

Lime and Milk Splice coming soon.

Seabreeze Torquay Weekend hasn't happened yet!

My mate told me about the 5L Heineken Kegs, and tells me that the kegs are the real deal from Holland. And it's true, it's the real deal. It's not a bad drop either. Not the "brewed under license" stuff. It's "engineered" to last for 30 days after you pop the keg. But my mate had half a keg on the shelf at room temperature for 9 months, and accidently forgot about it. Put it back in the fridge, and he said was still perfect.

Kind of fun pulling a draught beer on tap at home too!

The bundy bit was just to Mac's attention!

Except one !!!!!!

What is your one board quiver if you can only have ONE

ONLY ONE - WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE

Well, easter sure turned on the swell tap over here in the West.
Saturday morning I pulled my 9'3" from the rack and had my first longboard session for the year.
Gotta have something to love about winter

????

Torquay Area;
Saturday Blown Out
Sunday - light onshore, but respectable waves on offer.
Monday morning - forecast is looking good !

In fact, I got 2 screamers on the trusty 7'10 McTavish Dream Machine, Rincon '68. Overhead, from deep outside the Bells Bowl, through the bowl, to the beach... Well at Bells, at Low Tide, the final 50 metres to the beach is a nothing zone.

Long ones anyway. My favorite.... 150m+ range. I'm still stumped why you would bother with peaky 10m rides at Jan Juc some days.... Ramps, launching... Blah blah... give me long one any day of the week... 3++ cutbacks/hacks/fades/ plus the extra resultant bottom-turns...

Make no mistakes, I LOVE BELLS & WINKI !! My second wife!


(Note: Rincon has 2 localities... California Ventura area, and part of The Bells reef is also called Rincon. I wonder what the history is on that.... Mr Warbrick would know! - yeah, recycled photo! )

Just been thinking, with the new board being an all rounder is there a need/want to have a log style board?

I've got the 10' redline but can't help thinking I'd like a more traditional style log for those smaller glassy days.

So who's got one & what do you think of them?

Hi,
Im 105 kg and 39 years old and have been surfing for about 15 years on and off.
I surf longboards and shortboards though recently have been on the longboard because of the very small and crap conditions here in Perth. A recent trip down south taught me the value of a good short board and I missed a couple of good sessions at a well known break because it didnt suit a 9'8 mal. my crew got heaps of rippers on their shortboards and they are average like me:)
I know this topic has been done to death but I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with big guy shortboards? i've been looking around a bit and there are a few like the CI M13 from Channel Islands and some from the guys and Base Surfboards like the Simon Anderson Big Boy and Mollusc Robo. any thoughts/ideas much appreciated

Tell us what you know !! Your experiences... etc...

bonzer5.com/boards/russ-short/

Two long waves, and the closing shot is a good one!

Hi Guys,
I've been following this forum for a few years now first time to post.

I've been riding a Billy Tolhurst 9'2" x 22 7/8" x 2 13/16" square tail tri-fin for the last ten years or so since I started riding a longboard (I also have a really sweet Brett Munro 5'10" quad fin fish).

I love the Tolhurst board, it's really loose, I can get on the nose, but I'd really like to stay on the nose in the pocket.

Question is do I go super traditional style tanker around ten foot or do I go something in between around 9'6"?

Any suggestions from the forum would be much appreciated, I'm a mid 40's 77kg 5"9" guy, surfing since I was 9 y/o, I mostly ride the reefs in Westernport Bay (Vic).

Cheers, Merricks

My brother just got back from Hawaii, and received a board from Robin Mair, with Robin's Hanalei Quads, with the Hammer Fins in the rear.

Initial feedback - My brother was really surprised how well they went.

You can stop reading now, if you're not into quads, or not into anything that looks experimental, or not mainstream!

(PS - this is not an infomercial, and I have no financial association with Robin Mair, Mair Surfboards, Hanalei Fins, or Pro Box)

Mac suggested posting this board here. It's kind of neither a Longboard, or shortboard. Shortboard orientated, but the McTavish Longboard guys might find it interesting....

Bob shaped it for himself, and he was riding it with a set of Kelly Quads that Kelly gave gave. Needless to say, the board came to me without these valuable fins !

The "spread" is a little unusual. Front fins are a touch further forward than a normal spread, and closer together. The thinking was for the fins to more under your foot, and to allow it to go rail to rail better. Generally making the board more lively. And it has works!

The board is slim/trim in the tail, without the usual McTavish Hips at the front fins, as a step-up type board, for overhead waves.

Available from McTavish as a custom.

This is 7"10 x 21 x 3". However, it actually measures 20"1/2 wide. Probably feels more like 2"7/8 thick, due to the concaves, and bevels that McTavish uses.

This arrived at my door unannounced this morning....

Looking forward to getting it wet on the Points down here. Some of you might have seen it floating around in the greater Byron area...

I took it over to Doug Rogers this arvo and we are a bit dubious about the quad spread.. but we will wait and see!! We will do a board swap next session on a long right hand point...

7'10 x 21 x 3 (but it measures 20"1/2 ! Talk us through that one Bob!). Allegedly hand shaped by Bob, but it is definitely tinted.

Not a typical short board, but a nice board.... it might receive a centre box yet !! Something to play around with anyway, and keep me off the couch

(I'm 6'0 and weigh just under 90kg's, and I'm about to turn 37, and I like to stroke into waves with certainty !! )