PIPSQUEAK
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shaper breakdown
A great board for powerful surfing in less than ideal conditions, yet has the versatility to hold in and run clean in waves with steepness as well. Very drivey with hold, yet has a nice crisp release in the lip. Typically you want to ride this board 2” shorter, 1/2” wider and the same thickness as your good waves board. Volume is carried into a fuller boxier rail and wider nose and tail. Great summer-time gouger.
a one-of-a-kind new creation; not based off any existing board models.
The original concept was intended as a mid-range grovel board for smallish-scale California summer surf …it has become so much more than that.
When I first embarked upon this new drill, few expectations were placed on the Pipsqueak because I honestly wasn’t quite sure what the result was going to be….reason being it is a surfboard designer’s melting pot of sorts; an introduction of a multitude of new design variables all puzzled precariously and seemingly randomly together; a gently forced convergence upon one hapless little board.
Pierce Flynn. photo: Cullen
Typically, I’ll take an existing model, introduce one new aspect of design to it, and viola, see what happens….move in a direction i.e. the “design process” = “slowly”, “accurately”, “safely”…and so on and so forth…that story unfolds itself.
However, this Pipsqueak grew on it’s own from the ground up….
It didn’t involve the scanning of an existing shape; no start point; not even a foam blank or planer…a blank screen/ a clean slate.it is my strong-willed child birthed during a one hour design session on a blank computer canvas.
I began to draw and draw – dropping in points, connecting curves to them….a flat flat rocker with an unreasonably low entry // bringing back a ‘flip-nose’ at the tip // short, wide, thick on the rail, flatter deck, heavy heavy concaves (like a tow board) // it has a saggy rail line rocker through the back half of the board I affectionately refer to as the “beerbelly”; a concept which makes for a smooth-swiveling ballbearing-like effect resulting in a super quick-turn-response in the area of the wave where the water is surging fastest (at the energy source where maneuvers should happen) // introduced a ‘step-channel’ exiting a wing off the trailing edge of the front fins = to accelerate all that compressed water into the mainframe of the board’s engine while exhausting it an even faster ratio =
The essence of the new shape =
no matter small and slopey and no matter steep and deep….we have a new top speed, grippy, compact, volatile control, acrobatic launchpad co-mingled with the power of classic railwork….a user-friendly board for drawing classic lines and/or the most complex surfing possible, from two foot to double overhead…
Roundtail Pipsqueak =
A great board for powerful surfing in less than ideal conditions, yet has the versatility to hold in and run clean in waves with steepness as well. Very drivey with hold, yet has a nice crisp release in the lip. Typically you want to ride this board 2” shorter, 1/2” wider and the same thickness as your good waves board. Volume is carried into a fuller boxier rail and wider nose and tail. Great summer-time gouger.
Nick Rozsa lays his Pipsqueak on rail. as seen on Surfline // sequence: Alex Verharst
Nick Rozsa poppin on his Pipsqueak. as seen on Surfline // sequence: Terry Houston
Pipsqueak popular dimensions
all boards can be completely customized during custom order process
| Popular Dimensions | Volume | Rider Weight |
| 4'7" x 17 3/4" x 1 3/4" | 16.85L | Rider weight: 40-80 lb / 18-36 kg |
| 5'2" x 17 7/8" x 1 7/8" | 18.45L | Rider weight: 60-90 lb / 27-40kg |
| 5’4” x 18 3/8” x 2 1/8” | 21.59L | Rider weight: 60-140 lb / 27-63 kg |
| 5'5" x 18 5/8" x 2" | 22.1L | Rider weight: 60-140 lb / 27-63 kg |
| 5’6” x 18 7/8” x 2 1/8” | 23.6L | Rider weight: 70-145 lb / 31-65 kg |
| 5’6” x 18 7/8” x 2 1/4” | 24.99L | Rider weight: 75-160 lb / 34-72 kg |
| 5’7” x 19” x 2 1/4” | 25.4-26L | Rider weight: 145-165 lb / 65-75 kg |
| 5’7” x 19” x 2 5/16” | 26.3L | Rider weight: 145-170 lb / 65-77 kg |
| 5'8" x 19 1/4" x 2 5/16" (narrower nose) | 27L | Rider weight: 150-180 lb / 68-81 kg |
| 5’8” x 19 1/4” x 2 5/16” | 28L | Rider weight: 155-185 lb / 70-3 kg |
| 5'9" x 19 3/8" x 2 3/8" | 28.72L | Rider weight: 160-185 lb / 72-84 kg |
| 5'9" x 19 1/2" x 2 3/8" | 30L | Rider weight: 160-190 lb / 72-86 kg |
| 5'10" x 19 1/2" x 2 3/8" | 29L+ | Rider weight: 160-195 lb / 72-88 kg |
| 5'10" x 19 5/8" x 2 3/8" | 29L+ | Rider weight: 160-195 lb / 72-88 kg |
| 5'11" x 19 1/2" x 2 3/8" | 28L | Rider weight: 165-190 lb / 74-86 kg |
| 5'11" x 20" x 2 1/2"+ | 33L | Rider weight: 165-195 lb / 74-88 kg |
| 6'0" x 19 3/8" x 2 1/2" | 30.8L | Rider weight: 165-195 lb / 74-88 kg |
| 6'0" x 19 3/4" x 2 1/2" | 31.5L | Rider weight: 165-195 lb / 74-88 kg |
| 6'0" x 20" x 2 1/2" tapered rail | 31.5L | Rider weight: 165-195 lb / 74-88 kg |
| 6’0” x 19 7/8” x 2 1/2” | 33L | Rider weight: 170-200 lb / 77-91 kg |
| 6'0" x 20 1/4" x 2 5/8" | 33.7L+ | Rider weight: 170-200 lb / 77-91 kg |
| 6'0" x 20 1/2" x 2 9/16" | 33L | Rider weight: 170-200 lb / 77-91 kg |
| 6'0" x 20 1/4" x 2 7/8" full | 38.43L | Rider weight: 175-220 lb / 79-99 kg |
| 6'1" x 19 1/2" x 2 1/2" | 31.77L | Rider weight: 165-195 lb / 74-88 kg |
| 6'1" x 20 1/4" x 2 5/8" | 33.9L | Rider weight: 170-210 lb / 77-95 kg |
| 6'2 x 19 3/8 x 2 3/8 | 30.7L | Rider weight: 165-195 lb / 74-88 kg |
| 6'2" x 20 1/8" x 2 5/8" | 32.8L | Rider weight: 170-210 lb / 77-95 kg |
| 6'2" x 20 1/8" x 2 5/8" full | 34L | Rider weight: 170-210 lb / 77-95 kg |
| 6’3” x 20 1/2” x 2 3/4” | 35L | Rider weight: 170-210 lb / 77-95 kg |
| 6’3” x 20 1/8” x 2 5/8” | 35L | Rider weight: 170-210 lb / 77-95 kg |
| 6'3 x 20 3/4" x 2 3/4"+ | 39.29L | Rider weight: 180-240 lb / 81-108 kg |
| 6'4" x 20" x 2 1/2" | 34.58L | Rider weight: 170-210 lb / 77-95 kg |
| 6'4" x 20 1/2" x 2 5/8" | 38L | Rider weight: 180-220 lb / 81-99 kg |
| 6'5" x 20 1/4" x 2 3/4" | 38.36L | Rider weight: 180-220 lb / 81-99 kg |
| 6'5" x 21 1/4" x 2 7/8" | 42.8L | Rider weight: 180-220 lb / 81-99 kg |
| 6’6” x 21” x 2 5/8” | 39L | Rider weight: 170-230 lb / 77-104 kg |
| 6’6” x 21” x 2 3/4” | 40.5L | Rider weight: 170-230 lb / 77-104 kg |
| 6’8” x 21 1/2” x 3” | 46.7L | Rider weight: 180-240 lb / 81-109 kg |
| 6’10” x 20” x 2 5/8” (sleek) | 38.4L | Rider weight: 115-200 lb / 52-90 kg |
| 7’0” x 21” x 3” step-up | 50L | Rider weight: 190-250+ lb / 86-113 kg |
| 7’6” x 22” x 3 1/4” | 54.29L | Rider weight: 200-250+ lb / 90-113 kg |
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You know when you meet certain people that seem ...
Aug 26
You know when you meet certain people that seem like they are always smiling, look you in the eyes when they talk to you, and when they speak they have something nice to say; things that build up not tear down. People that laugh a lot, not about crass low stuff, but about the light quirky, and actually funny things of life. People that are positive. Those kinds of people inspire us because they draw people together instead of pitting people against one another. This is Pierce. He’s one of those people. 📷 @gcastillophoto
5’6” x 18 3/4” x 2 1/4” #Pipsqueaksurfboard

A custom 5’9” x 19 1/2” x 2 1/2” 30.6L #Pipsqueaksurfboard roundtail headed to Darren in Florida. In teamlite epoxy construction with black racy rails and lime green fade.
An Oxnard loc we dig:
Shawn double fisting a 5’11” x 20” x 2 11/16” 34L #Pipsqueaksurfboard in one hand, and a 6’4” x 19 1/2” x 2 3/4” 34.5L #Mendiasurfboard step-up in the other...for all things Oxnard, Ventura, Jalama and Indo. Shawn is 30-something, 5’11”, 188lbs. an officer and a gentleman (i.e. a ripper and a husband and father)

In the works: Fresh hotcoat on a 5’8” x 19 1/4” x 2 3/8” 28L #Pipsqueaksurfboard in teamlite epoxy for Ryan for the East Coast; New England reefs to be precise. Ryan is 37, 6’0”, 165lbs. + a 5 mil wetsuit.
This is Chris with his new custom 5’6” x 18 15/16” x 2 1/4” #Pipsqueaksurfboard in #carbonfootprint construction. Interesting story with Chris is a couple months back when the points were firing, I saw this guy out at one of my favorite little local nooks. Didn’t know who he was but he was lighting one up from way up the point flying, smooth, backhand buckets, linking all the way across. I remember watching his board (as shapers do), and fully getting intimidated thinking whoa what board is that it’s working super good, who shaped that? Somebody’s onto something and it’s making me nervous...I need to step up my game. Just then the dude blew by fins and thick-sprays as I paddled over the shoulder, and low and behold I see the Proctorman staring back at me framed in the black outline of a carbon rail Monsta. In an instant things went from nervy angst to buoyed spirits...hey that’s a Proctor 🙂 (turns out it was a custom 5’7” x 18 3/4” x 2 1/4” #Monstasurfboard v.2 I had made him). A couple weeks later Chris comes by and is like dude this thing is mental, now I wanna get a Pipsqueak ...so, here he is ready to rumble with another custom. See you in the water buddy.
Just handshaped ‘em: flared slot channels with ...
Feb 11
Just handshaped ‘em: flared slot channels with single wing drop-rail swallowtail (for tail releasing super-whips, but driving accelerating rail turns too) ...in a 5’6” x 18 15/16” x 2 1/4” #Pipsqueaksurfboard in stringerless epoxy construction for Chris for everything + an Indo boat trip coming up. Chris is 32, 6’0”, 165lbs. advanced surfer.
5’9” x 19 1/2” x 2 1/2” 30L custom #Pipsqueaksurfboard for Kristina shipping out today to San Diego. Kristina is 32, 5’3”, 140lbs intermediate surfing for 7yrs 2-4 days per wk at cardiff, o-side, blacks.
When the underground pierces the space beyond the ...
May 27
When the underground pierces the space beyond the horizon line...
@p_fly flyin' the pipsqueak flag high. 5'6" x 18 7/8" x 2 1/4" 25L #pipsqueaksurfboard
Pierce is 5'6" 155lbs.
of positive vibin' big grinnin' energy
#legendsoftheunderground #journeymanshero 📷 @charliecullenphoto
And here's one for Zack in Santa Cruz. It's a 5'10" x 19 5/8" x 2 1/2" 31L #pipsqueaksurfboard no wing swallowtail customized teamlite epoxy. This is Zack's third duplicate of the same board he likes this model so much. On this one we kept the same length, rocker and hull contours, but added a touch of width and a bit of thickness since he put on a few pounds of muscle weight...but wanted it to have the same ride. One of the beautiful things about the custom design process is the ability to make subtle changes to a board design while keeping the "personality" of the board intact. Thanks to cad designing every board from a proven master and then customizing aspects of that design to match the surfer's style and waves they ride. And saving every persons unique design as a file backed up on our lifetime hard drive database. There's also the myriad of notes on each order card that Todd uses when supertuning every aspect of that board in the shaping room by hand...those are always the final magic touches that turn an 'A' board into an 'A++' for each surfer.
We have another new motto to add to the repertoire: "A good board allows a great surfer to surf good. A great board makes a good surfer, great."
Stoked surfer reports: this just in >> “Todd!!!
Dr. Brother-man. Only small surf so far over here. Man-o-man that pipsqueak is soooo sick
I love it
Nose pickin perfection
Tight-arc-slicin'
Speed-squeaky-slidin' goodness
🙌”
— Pierce
@p_fly is 5’8”/155lb
5’6” x 18 7/8” x 2 1/4” 25L #pipsqueaksurfboard
Film/Edit @charliecullenphoto
On location in-between swell day @aurasurfresort ... still looks pretty dang fun to us
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