California Twin [LightSpeed]

I caught up with Matt Biolos from Lost / Mayhem one day and he was really keen on recreating my favourite SuperTwin model, but adding some modern tweaks and Mayhem flair to create a user-friendly, small wave weapon. The California Twin was the result.

Matt lowered the entry rocker, widened the nose and tail block, and added a couple of inches of width to the overall outline, allowing it to glide across flat sections in average surf.

Standard fin setup is twin fin plus stabiliser.

Features

Outline: Wider nose and tail, with extra width through the centre

Rocker: Lower entry rocker

Concave: Single to double

Rails: Medium to full rails

Deck: Flatter deck for extra stability

Tail: The classic wing-swallow tail shape reduces the tail area to give the board holding power and bite through turns

Construction

EPS construction with 4oz + 4oz Innegra (deck) x Flat Weave 6oz (bottom) glassing.

LightSpeed features;

Ultra-light & lively foam core: Steam molded, high strength-to-weight ratio, fused cell, stringerless EPS foam core.

Carbon fiber “stringer” (top and bottom): Adds strength and “pop”. The carbon loads up and springs upon release.

Fused carbon tail: Transfers more direct input into rail and adds strength.

Innegra infused fibreglass: The “Innegra” dampens vibrations and chatter. A multi weave (6oz lengthwise, woven with 4oz, rail to rail) fiberglass, top and bottom, adds significant break strength.