7'7” Terry Topanga Winged Pin home

7'7” Terry Topanga Winged Pin home7'7" Terry Topanga is a shaper artist that we are beyond stoked to start working with. Based in Los Angeles, Terry makes boards that are fast yet forgiving, perfect for the point breaks that are scattered across California's coast. This winged pintail is straight out of 1972! It features a shallow bellied entry that flows into a mellow double concave and finally a panel vee through the tail. This is where it gets interesting: the panel vee section is

face meltingly fast

Marc Andreini is one of California's most seasoned veteran board builders who was shaping and shredding during surfing's Transition Era and still continues to shape and shred boards derived from this significant period in surf history

instead of squaring out the tail

where it tightens into hard edge in the tail

this refinement is what allows the board to be surfed so radically

This energy center involves confidence

The rocker profile is minimal with just a bit of lift in the nose

early morning dawn patrols

Elmore's Sam's Club is the perfect all-around log with a "Sam-style" outline with a slightly pulled in nose and tail block yet a nice middle width

HOW WE MEASURE:

The outline begins very narrow in the nose

there's a small dose of nose and tail rocker that blends together gradually and gently from nose to tail