@jakes_strength possesses everything necessary to be a success on tour … should he choose it. Jake is 6`2" / 190 and is riding a 5`11" x 19 3/4" x 2 11/16" 33L #velocimonsta2030 in #ridiculite #proxyepoxy construction – the ideal board for average waist – head high waves …

“What’s a good shape for the pools?”…is a question I’ve been getting lately, and it’s an important one. Since anything that’s artificial is never like the real thing no matter how hard they sell it, it’s good to know how to harness what power there is from the pools. From a designer’s perspective, I’ve had the opportunity on four different occasions to be invited to artificial wave technologies (something I used to say I would never do, even if someone paid for me to go). Then it happened, and on four different occasions, so how could I say no. And what I’ve found is that it’s actually incredibly fun. I mean if you take the feeling of saltwater and sand and sea creatures and tides and swell direction and the beach out of the equation. And if you’re in good company and there’s plenty of opportunity for plenty of empty waves…then it’s amazing. But something I noticed that definitely effects the geometry; the physics of naturally breaking waves vs. man made, is that all the energy is in the top half of the wave. The natural pull of the wave from the trough is not there, so bottom turns have to be made in still water which can stop you in your tracks, force double-triple-quadruple stage bottom turns that can be kinda clicky as opposed to rail drivey. UNLESS (and that’s a big ‘unless’) you’ve gotta hull contour under your craft that can harness some energy out of something that ain’t there. That’s where the single to deep single drop rocker concaves with tri-plane inset full barrel doubles tap an unbefore renewable resource of what I’m calling ‘water on water’ energy. The #Velocimonsta2030 has it and @jakes_strength understands how to harness it. Slide 2 shows what it looks like. In the shaping room full breakdown coming soon…stay tuned. …

Shaper needed a break…a tropical pointbreak. Do you ever get tired? When you give it your all day after day, and reach a point where the world seems to be turning towards a darker way…that from an exhausted perception appears to be targeted against humanity? So you try harder and harder to shine some light into that world, and find you are exhausted? This very cycle is one of the reasons we’ve been given the gift of surfing. These are the times when you wanna be aware that the re-charging station doesn’t require cobalt batteries or anything artificial, synthetic or toxic to rejuvenate; the grind is telling you that you need a good long surf. Waves to cleanse the dirt away; ions and saltwater, and a beating heart, laughs, and near-misses, and off-road exploring down overgrown road’s, and soaking up vitamin D and adrenaline and tacos and smoothies and fuel from non-Monsanto local ranchers. Clean burning, natural fun with compadres that know how to keep it positive…yes, that’s a very good way to recharge the batteries. Recently I did just that with a crew that sprung together last minute. Pete and Kepa and Ricky and locals Lucano and Matias. We brought a stack of new prototype boards which included a#Zipstitchsurfboard #Supernaturalsurfboard #Velocimonsta2030 with narrower tail template and increased tail rocker through the back third, a 5’7” Asymetric design, as well as fin sets of the new made in the USA fiberglass XL powerbroker template. At the start it seemed the powers that be were against this adventure as we had flight after flight canceled, we left the airport, we returned multiple times, and one point we slept overnight on the ground in Tijuana encircled in our boardbags with our backpacks strapped to our arms. But then miraculously this Truman Show experience shifted course and fate flipped towards an overwhelming flow that guided the weary band as if we had engaged a river flowing on a frequency of fun and adventure you truly couldn’t script. The boards went insane, the fins went incredible. But the friendships and memories made will be unforgettable. And the batteries have been recharged 🙂 …

Stoked surfer reports >> SOMEBODY SPONSOR THIS GUY EDITION >> this just in: “Hey guys wanted to get in touch with you straight away to let you know I made the final of that QS in Morro Bay! And it is so good to know that I’ve got the best boards in the world under my feet. I’m doing the best surfing I’ve ever done in my life. The new 6’0” x 19 5/8” x 2 11/16” 33L #Procco2030surfboard roundtail poly is a hammer, and the 5’11” x 19 3/4” x 2 11/16” 33.3L #Velocimonsta2030 roundtail ridiculite epoxy is soooo fast. Everyone’s tripping on my boards. All the rehab and physical training is paying off huge too, and I feel really good. So anyway I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the time, support and encouragement through the last several years when literally all my sponsors dropped me after my injury. Todd, that one day I saw you at Rincon and it was like my first surf in three years, and you let me ride your brand new personal board you had just made, and it was magic straight away. I knew God was up to something. How you and Ricky prayed healing and restoration over me, and you made me boards. You guys stood by me when no-one else did. I’ve been in this sport and around this industry for long enough to know just how important the best boards are; they are priceless actually, and you and Charissa have sacrificed to help me. I recognize that and know that leaders and winners show gratitude for those that help them achieve their goals. I’ve seen so many insecure followers and losers make their wins all about themselves, and I will never be a person like that…so from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU!! Hopefully much more to come. Love you guys!! Onward and upward yeeew 🙂
– Jake from San Clemente …

A big congratulations to @jakes_strength first place @scboardridersclub and MVP 🔥🔥
5`11" x 19 3/4" x 2 11/16" 33.3L thumbtail #velocimonsta2030 in #ridiculite #proxyepoxy construction …

And this summer’s winner is: In the high performance category, for an everyday shortboard that drives off the tail, holds a rail, and has a nice crisp controlled release in the pocket…this is the winner; The #Velocimonsta2030 an edge of the envelope dagger that’ll scalpel your way to the future. Check out slide 2 video of @jakes_strength demonstrating. #surflinesessions
#surflinecamrewind …

A fresh new south swell and the #Velocimonsta2030 version 3 under the feet of @jakes_strength

This is the most high performance shortboard I’m making right now. Full ‘In the Shaping Room’ design breakdown with sick clips from a gang of rippers coming soon. Here’s a teaser. Stay tuned…
🎥 @swellshotz & @m0r3lli …