just when I thought it couldn’t

get any better and this thing

arrives at my door!

Thanks for your attention to detail,

i’m totally stoked.

Been out five or six times so far and it rips,

thank god we’re gettin a bit of swell now, this winter has been nigh on non existent, went nearly a month without gettin in the water! unheard of over here!

Christy and I will send a few pics over for your blog shortly, thanks again and keep doin’ what your doin, your a true artist!

Tell Charissa I said hi,

she’s so slick on the business end of things!

All the best and slainte,

Niall, Northern Ireland
ht: 5’11″  wt: 155 lb  age: 39

Custom Proxy Epoxy SR-71: 5’11″ x 18 1/4″ x 2 3/16″
with Carbon-Hinged Flex Tail

Hey Todd
Had a great trip in Bali, I hit the reef but protected my boards at all costs.
Just wanted to drop a note to you and thanks for the great boards,

this board the g4e works great in the small and medium stuff.

It turns on a dime and picks up speed instantly.

My latest SR71 is insane, I road it on the overhead plus days and it held really well,

again the main focus of my boards is that they have all

maintained speed thru turns and the flat sections.

I am really stoked on all my boards and will be in soon to order up another.

Stoked on your website, great job!
Laters Cuz
Lokey
Tony Streicher, Malibu, CA

I could not believe the acceleration from that board.

Just one push and it was  flying.

Fast, loose, and easy to ride.

All this extra speed led to me blasting hits

much harder than usual.

Throwing out turns on edge and pulling the board back under me felt effortless.

I was shocked at the way I was surfing this board.

I felt like someone much better

and that so much more was now possible.

Jeff Myron, Mar Vista, CA
Custom Flexible Epoxy SR-71: 6’4″ x 18 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ Rounded Squash/Roundpin (3 years old)

Freedom Artists Surf Series Contest #3 brings LA surf community to County Line

August 3, 2009  By: Brandon Richards  Photos: Steve Reyes and Brandon Richards

The 3rd contest of the Freedom Artists Surf Series took place earlier this month at County Line. Once again, the contest filled up fast as surfers from all around the state came out to show their support for the grassroots surf contest series. The whole vibe on the beach has been all about community, family, and friends.

Custom 6′0″ x 18 1/4″ x 2 3/16″ SR-71

Hawaiian Forrest Troxell had these Frontside Air Grab Reverses on Lock. He finished fourth in the Pro Finals and won every heat up until then.

I am still looking really forward to my new G.4E that will soon be done.

I just wanted to show you these pictures of me at that spot the finger i told you about.

I’m on the SR-71 in all these pics.

The board works great at

this place.

Robbie Whitehead,16, So Cal

Custom Proxy Epoxy SR-71
5’10″ x 18″ x 2 1/8″ rounded squash tail

Board is still Awesome!!

Nothing like it in my quiver.

Makes big waves surfable on a short board.
Just got back, super big & fun here in Newport with overhead sets.

Leaving for Fiji in a week then traveling to Cabo at the end of the month…

Hope all is well with you and family..

Brian McCarthy

Custom Proxy Epoxy Titanium Series Upgrade Options
1.0: Kevlar Compression Patch &
Option 2.0: Carbon-Hinged Flex Tail
SR71 rounded squash tail 6′4″ x 18 7/8″ x 2 3/8″

Overall I’ve got some great waves on the board and its really improved my surfing.

I’ve been looking at the Blackbird lately and I’ve wanted

another board in my quiver that would let me boost out of sections and really tear up the waves.

I was wondering if I could get an estimate on a custom 5’8 Blackbird with some sort of paint job that I’m not sure about yet. I’m looking forward to hearing from you again,

and thanks again for the sick SR-71.

-Robbie, Santa Maria, CA
Proxy Epoxy construction: SR-71
5’10″ x 18″ x 2 1/8″ rounded squash tail

I am soo stoked you guys had a great time in Bali!  We need to organize and go together or at least hook up next time.

Indo is insane – nothing compares, I’m ruined as far as surf trips go!

Also, have you found it hard to get fired up since you’ve been back?!

The Mentawaii Islands are unreal!  I see what all the fuss is about now.  Surfing here in California so long, it took a session to get used to all the open ocean water moving when the swell was bigger, but I soon adapted.

We surfed so many world class breaks:  Kandui, NoKanduis, Rifles, Hideaways, Ebay, Beng Bengs, A Frames, and the break right out front 4 Bobs.

It was consistently head high to overhead nearly everyday and we had only one day that was flat by Indonesian standards – still was chest high on the sets that flat day.

We were so fortunate to be booked the same week as a group of top pros, the experience of surfing, hanging out and talking shop with these guys was priceless.  It was pretty common to be eating lunch, having a beer or getting boated to surf with the likes of Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, Martin Potter or Kai Garcia.  Kai took me a couple of times on the back of the jet ski to check Kandui!  I played cards with Martin Potter (Martin Potter!) and just hung out and talked w/ the rest of the pros like we knew each other for years.  ESPN2 and Transworld Surf were filming every hiccup these guys did and we got to watch the footage each night over dinner.

Surfing the same waves and watching what these guys were doing 10 yards deeper than any mortal wanted anything to do with, over nearly dry coral, was a real eye opener.

I got cut so many times, I thought I was going to need to be airlifted to Oz more than once.  That’s the thing with a lot of these places!  The videos make it look so perfect, but what you can’t see from these videos is the dry coral or exposed rocks in front of the person taking off or when they are driving a barrel.  Speaking of that topic,

your epoxies must have kryptonite in them!  I snapped 3 leashes and lost both the SR71s to absolutely dry reef

(like 20 yards of it) and both boards suffered minor scratches that I just rubbed out and one minor spider crack.

Not one ding!!

Same thing happened to the Blackbird two days later at a different reef.  I was being clever trying to get one more snap too close to the end section and I was absolutely thrashed on the reef, bleeding everywhere (still have cuts!) and convinced the Blackbird was toast.  After a 20 minute swim around I went in to shore to pick it up off DRY reef and it only had the same type of scratches as the SR71s from a few days before.

Rubbed them out and the board is as good as new!  No one could believe these boards survived!  Everyone was impressed!!!

I’m stoked to hear of the design updates for the SR71 and the new Rascal II.  I spent a considerable time talking with Kelly and he is absolutely convinced that going shorter is the new way to go.  I am thinking of bringing down the 6.0 to a 5.11 or 5.10, but thickening it up to like 2 3/8 maybe even a 2.5 so I won’t lose any paddling foam.  The Rascal II looks like a guaranteed winner here in grovelling type waves.  What do you think of a 5.8 x 11.75 x 19 x 14.75, 2.5 moon tail.

I hope all is well with you both!

Take care and God bless!

Paul Pence, Cardiff, CA

Proxy custom epoxy SR-71: 6’4″ x 18 1/4″ x 2 1/4
Proxy custom epoxy SR-71: 6’1″ x 18 1/2″ x 2 3/16″
Proxy custom epoxy Blackbird: 6’0″ x 11.25″ x 18/5″ x 14″ x 2 3/16″

Board works Unreal! Turn to Turn it is the fastest board Ive ever had.
I can do a quickest round houses I think ever!

Insane: Rail to Rail, Light, Quick, Responsiveness.
Fast fast fast, Turns on a Dime.
Overall:

I think overall the board is insane! Best epoxy I’ve every ridden.

Optimal waves would be glassy Malibu 2-3 feet …

Greg Strugach, 34, San Diego, CA
lethal goofyfoot standout at any spot
6’2″ x 18 1/2″ x 2 5/16″ SR71
Custom “PROXY” 5’11″ x 18 1/4″ x 2 5/16″ Small Wave Destroyer

surfboard review: custom performance short board surfboards

Here I am in Bali…yew!! Jarrah Tutton