Back in 1967 most boards averaged 9'8", fat round rails belly bottoms, skegs not fins, no edge, and rocker was a minimal thought. Kids revolted and began lopping off chunks of their boards. They found, turning, lip riding and reacting fast on a wave was as much or more fun than perching on the nose with your hands at your side. During this revolution Mike Hynson was working on down rails, soon Brewer was working on rolled edges, Mctavish was using V bottoms and hips, boards were being sawed off not by inches but by feet (sorry collector dudes). It didn't take long for the production houses in Cali to come out with there own "Models" trying to catch up with what was going on in the garages and backyards of a then stagnant and boring design modus. Their only option was chopping off tail sections of antiquated longboard blanks , these were crude but the materials and blanks were all they had to work with. All the same the 8'8" to 8'10 " board was a soon forgotten cog in the evolution (deevolution of board sizes) new standards were soon found ; the 6'6" the 6'8" , down to the 5' range and on to the tri fin. Before to long surfboard design had found a new plateau. The longboard has returned, many modernized with lighter materials better rockers, better rails, even some of the retroites unbeknownst to them are riding a far superior product...... • My case; You HAVE to try the OS (Original Shortboard) or as some call it the Mini Longboard. It has modern rails (down rolled, edges in tail) the core blank has a rocker designed for its size, something that was sorely missing the first time around, light finish materials can top off the experience. Hey go fast again.
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