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North Coast Surfboards

Locality: Byron Bay, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6685 6896

Address: 1/7 Acacia St 2481 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.northcoastsurfboards.com.au

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25.01.2022 TONES via @ridesurfandsport

24.01.2022 HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR 2020. I’m not one to usually get all emotional, but from the bleak outlook we were staring down in March of this year, I’m beyond appreciative of everyone’s support in the months that followed. Busiest, most intense year definitely. Lot of different things getting thrown on the plate and it feels great to look back and put ticks next to the goals that were set out before all this pandemic bullshit started. Massive thanks to all our supporters out... there, whether customers, retailers or just people jazzed on what we do in general. You’ve made this year a bloody good one. My only regret is not being able to make enough boards so we actually had some stock for people to wrap their mitts around this holiday period. But, them’s the breaks. And apologies for the ongoing delays with customs. No supply issues going down here, we just can’t seem to make enough boards, something that happens when you can only do so many per week; quality over quantity! No matter what 2021 brings we will continue to build the best surfboards we can. And with the addition of Bill McLean to the team, it just adds a whole new dimension to the quality of laminating coming out of here. You can’t buy the sort of experience that comes with a lifetime of building surfboards, and that’s our biggest gift to you; Experience. Happy surfing See more

19.01.2022 Rewind the clock. Late 2007. Riding a slightly shorter than usual 8’11 DT Pig for a few months. Loving the easier transitions and general ease of throwing around less board, I’d also been admiring a friend from the States riding a mid 8 foot kind-of-Displacement-Hull-but-still-a-longboard, and came back to work after a week in Noosa with the idea. Hutcho and I began rapping on Fantastic Plastic Machines and Vee bottoms in general. He wasn’t keen on doing a big panel Vee as... he’d toyed with them during that fast moving transitional era of the late 60’s, and wasn’t convinced of their merits in this modern day. However he was keen on the idea of the mid 8 foot rolled vee bottom, wide point back, and wider tail block though, so we started sifting through his unorganised encyclopaedia of templates, few pencil lines on some foam and we’d reached a planshape we were both more than happy with. Wide point back, curve through the rear end, creating looseness off the tail. Basically running a rolled front entry with slightly up rails into slightly more pinched neutral rails through the middle into even more pinched through the tail would give it the liveliness and sensitivity I was used to from Hulls. Coupled with a raked out 9.5 flex fin, the mission was complete. The first one we did was 8’7 and it felt insane. Passed the under the arm test and I basically rode this and only this for about 12 months. Wategos had an insane bank all Summer and it served me well, it also loved the tight, drained out walls of inside Pass also. Dead set Winner. This became our first ever model before we even knew we wanted to make models. Anyone who has ever had one or ridden one will attest to how insane these things actually work. Might even have to make myself a new one for Summer, been a while... @ North Coast Surfboards See more

18.01.2022 @lukesportscarbridge 10 foot VISH. So good to see the boys and the public finally realise the potential of these longer lengths. Not everyone wants to hang 10 and cross step their way to the end of the ride. While all that jazz still has its place in the lineup, it’s not for everyone, and that’s why I got Hutcho to shape me my first 9’6 VISH over 7 years ago now. If you’re looking to paddle into anything with ease, ultimate trim speed while still being able to get a longer board on rail, then one of these will get your juices flowing. : @poochy.imagery

17.01.2022 It was around 2010 and I had been riding Displacement Hulls exclusively for the last 3-4 years, very hooked. The bank at The Pass had somewhat dissipated from its perfect form, and a longer board with a bit more carry was needed. I knew I didn’t want to get back on a traditional style log where it was all about noseboarding, literally wasting the whole wave trying to set up trim to scramble to the nose and poise, but I knew I wanted something with the same rolled entry and... high rails in the nose that I had become so accustomed to riding the Hulls. Big fish with a hull vibe?, was my question for Hutcho, Why not?!, was his reply. Few re-arrangements of templates and a few stand-back visuals and we had nailed the outline. Wide-ish, but not a boat. Flowing curves, as too many of the Cali style ones we felt looked as if they had literally 3 different curves in one, trying to make some sort of Frankenstein a reality. And Hutcho doesn’t do anything that doesn’t flow, that’s just how he is, a Jedi Master. So we went with the rolled entry and flatter deck with higher rails ala shorter Displacement Hulls, into a light roll through the guts with a lower, boxier more forgiving rail, and the first one we did actually had a concave running through the tail (something which we later rectified to rolled vee, as the concave created too much lift when turning, the board would literally fly off the wave on a big bottom turn) Whacked some double foiled keels on there, balsa ones to be precise. Something about having timber fins sometimes just works, the neutral buoyancy working in tandem with the longer rail line seemed to do wonders for the turning ability on it. Foot in the sweet spot, and you could turn it on a dime. Since then it has been my go-to longboard. Obviously loves a lined up point, but what amazed me was it’s versatility in beachies and less than stellar conditions, just gobbled it all up with ease. If you’re a guy/girl and aren’t interested in the logger scene but want a longer board that paddles insane, trims faster than anything else I’ve ridden, and will still pull a proper turn when required (not just a pivot) then a Big VISH won’t leave you wanting.. See more

17.01.2022 Free Freight!* - https://mailchi.mp/82d2ed2e6395/free-freight

17.01.2022 @lukesportscarbridge making it look a little too casual in Mexico on his super special custom 8’8 quad gun. This board all came together from the experience of surfing serious waves and knowing exactly what he wanted to be spat out of some of those most critical tubes of his life. We’ll start posting up some more highlights of his trip around this tile last year. Shot by @nnm.project And head on over to @youripmexico and @youripapp to check out some more sick footage.

17.01.2022 @poochy.imagery in the box seat. It’s so good to see a mate instantly click with an old personal board that wasn’t getting the love it should have. I was just down the line out of frame, and this was one of the nicest waves I’ve seen come through at this place in a real long time, he had the perfect line coming into this shot. Stok-ed. : @ob1films

14.01.2022 Nuevo twins. Been messing around with some twin fin versions of our Nuevo these last few months. While the 2 + 1 version goes phenomenal and all, I’ve still got major rigidity for the no resistance feeling of a twin fin when on rail, and as such was adamant we made a slightly modified version to handle the bigger fins on each rail. The one on the left has the wide point 3 forward of centre, creating a straight outline through the back end. This one has a heap of hold when ...the waves get solid and really gets the swing weight moving when going from rail to rail. My fav one of the bunch so far. The one on the right was made during the final days of spring, heading into a very lacklustre summer for waves. Wide point is smack bang in the centre, more foam around your back foot, more curve in the rearward outline. We wanted to make this one for the waves when they’re sub-par. All the extra foam just helps you glide straight onto anything you’re paddling for, while still having enough curve in the planshape to be able to move the thing around. Fin placement and template is a continual refinement point, and while both of these iterations are available for custom currently, they are still a work in progress and we are continually updating and modifying small aspects of each version. See more

14.01.2022 We’ve been here before. We’ve discussed the merits of thruster mini mals and how often they’re scoffed at when in reality this is a basic design that probably more than 50% of the surfing population should be riding. Paddles good, surfs good off the tail, you can travel with it, you can duck dive it; what’s NOT to love?! Cut to about 2 months ago, a long time friend had mentioned to me in the lineup how he had this really nice looking 7’2 Bear mini mal Hutcho had shaped. Br...ing it in! he was promptly told. Upon first inspection it was obvious this was from the same vintage as my very first custom Bear when I was 10 years old. This Hutcho even had the date on the bottom, 19-4-94, even made in the same year! My first one may have been shaped by Ronnie Woodward, but it had all the merits that make these boards absolute keepers, down to the ply triple stringers, wood tail block and glass on thruster setup! So Paul goes digging around in his modest template stash in his bay (literally 50+ years of handshaping) and finds the EXACT template he used for this board. It’s a full nose to tail template, which is something he rarely, if ever, uses. Mental! So next thing I’m up in the roof looking for a 7’4 L Burford mini mal blank that I swore I stashed up there in 2003, and voila, there it is. So replicating this board was made even easier as we had the exact blank (minus the stringers) that the original one came out of, and the exact template that was also used for the original. Funny thing is, Hutcho could copy this board using any blank and mix any one of his templates to get the same end result anyway! He’s a freak. Replication now complete, with carbon stripe 4oz from the 90’s also, old stock stashed deep at Burford that we grabbed about 10 years ago. First ride was in 2-3 foot Tallows, mostly lefts, and I was riding it with Krypt Powerdrive thrusters and it felt insane. Just kinda took the waves to pieces. Gliding in early, setting rail and using the length to your advantage. Really looking forward to pushing this one in some more serious waves over the Winter and even delving into the 6’6 sort of realm with a narrower planshape also. @ North Coast Surfboards See more

13.01.2022 The lords down @keelsurfsupply just got another sweet little batch sent down late last week. If you’ve had an itch that demands scratching, then head in and hopefully there will still be a couple left this weekend. If they’re gone, don’t be too bummed, already some more on the way! L - R: 6’8 Mid VISH, 6’10 Evo, 8’4 RV1, 5’6 VISH, 7’6 RV3.

11.01.2022 Finish coatings c/- @supreme_team_leader : @jamesavage @ North Coast Surfboards

10.01.2022 Some pretty amazing customs have been coming through the factory the last few months. It’s always a tough gig to capture everything that goes on in here when you’ve got your finger in quite literally every pie in the whole joint, but I’m always trying to at least get a shot of them before they’re waxed and under someone’s feet. Forgive the lack of posts of late, will try and keep all you people updated on what we’ve been working on behind the scenes these last few months. It’...s about to pop off! Real talk, while it’s definitely been busier than expected over this previous 6 or so months of the COVID times, I definitely don’t take it for granted that people get jacked riding our boards and generally vibing on what we do. It’s about surfboards and surfing. Literally nothing else. It’s all I’ve ever done. It’s all Hutcho’s ever done (kinda.. ) and I love every second of it. What I’m basically trying to say is THANK YOU. Thank you to every single person who’s ever gotten a board from us. Thank you to the people who keep coming back to us to get boards, and thank you to the people who even enquire about getting a board. The fact you even feel something enough to reach out and get some info on what we make is something that gives us pride and makes those massive days all worthwhile. It ain’t an easy gig making boards, running businesses/factories, problem solving day in and day out, but like I said having people get jacked on what we do is something that keeps us excited to push on and hope that what we keep putting down is getting people off. Happy surfing peeps See more

10.01.2022 10 foot Glider for @raptorjesus212 Just one of those boards where everything ties in perfectly together.

07.01.2022 Evo. Still one of our most popular boards, even after all these years. Super pleasing and flowing outline, minimal rocker, and high rails in the nose feeding to low rails through the rail with a slight tucked edge, the Evo is a mid length single fin that you can always have in the car, ready to roll. These like to be ridden with a little longer rail line, think 6’10 and above. The ease of surfing them becomes really evident in these longer lengths. Easy paddle and the increased tail rocker with the 9 single fin will help you achieve a pleasurable experience every time you paddle out. And let’s face it, isn’t that why we all surf; to have a good time?

05.01.2022 For all those people in Hawaii who have been wanting one of our boards, now’s your chance. We will be doing a limited number of customs through @santolocohawaii. Hit up Carson to find out the deets on ordering, and hit us up for any info on models or boards you’ve had in mind. Cut off is September 12, so don’t hesitate..

04.01.2022 @tahliabourke 7’11 VISH. : @saxonkent