The Medium

Simmons made ‘em light, Velzy made ‘em turn...and Phillips made ‘em relevant. This model defines the boards of the late 50’s / early 60’s - before noses widened and signature models were introduced. A pulled in nose and soft rounded squaretail, with hips about 10” behind center, are the marks of what Dale Velzy designed as The Pig. The rails start slightly up in the nose, where there’s a bit of belly, and then they smoothly transition to 50/50, which works with the slight body roll all the way through the tail. Just ahead of the fin on the bottom we’ve added some additional roll to allow the board to rotate and bank stylishly side-to-side. The board gets a glass on fin but we don’t put it right back on the tail because there’s no need…we like it about 4” up from the tail, just so the trailing edge of the fin lines up with the tail block. This placement, along with the fin shape, allows you to really open her up on the face. The Pig is one of the most user-friendly boards you can own. Baggy trunks and whip turns…waaa hooooooooo! A modern impression of the Morey Pope Blue Machine made famous and ridden to perfection by Bob Cooper. The standout design elements of the board are a kicked tail, low entry rocker with a wing nose (down rail) and a slightly piggish plan shape. The kicked tail does two things: it provides drag in the curl and acts as a pivot point working with the outline allowing quick rail-to-rail transitions. The wing nose acts just like an airplane wing to provide lift along the face. We’ve modernized the design and made it our own by smoothing out the outline and perfecting the tail kick as well as softening the rail to make it more neutral. This is a great board for point breaks or beach breaks…glide into the wave, slide up into the pocket where the tail locks and the wing nose lifts. Left go rights all day please! Available as a step deck as well (go step deck!). A classic shape - take with you anywhere board. By no means is this a middle of the road board or a basic, off-the-rack shape. The Hustler outline features a slightly fuller figure about center with a slightly pulled in nose (semi pig). The rails are slightly pinched eggy all the way from nose to just about the tail where they harden a bit as they exit the plan shape. The rocker is tuned, not too flat and not too bent, for smooth connected surfing. Drop down the face and crank a turn off the bottom, throw a bit of spray off the top and step up to trim high across the wave, cut back and put the tail in the pocket then run out to the nose for a cheater five. This is the single fin you want in your quiver whether you constantly surf up and down the coast or stick to your home break.