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Carbon patches ain't carbon patches

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Carbon patches ain't carbon patches

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Stu Nettle
Friday 14/06   116

In fact, some of those patches ain't carbon at all!

Tom Hoye: Why Stop At Four?

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Tom Hoye: Why Stop At Four?

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Stu Nettle
Tuesday 07/05   95

"I don’t want a glorified twin fin. I'm gonna put a fifth fin in the back!" Swellnet chats with Tom Hoye, the creator of the five fin 'Claw'.

Smoke And Foam Dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 2

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Smoke And Foam Dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 2

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Stu Nettle
Tuesday 16/04   22

Keeping the theories flying, Stretch riffs on reverse channels, controlled flex, and WSL stagnation.

Smoke and Foam Dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 1

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Smoke and Foam Dust: Stretch Riedel, Part 1

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Stu Nettle
Monday 15/04   34

The Santa Cruz gun slinger chats to Swellnet about his big wave board designs.

Sunova: A story in two parts

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Sunova: A story in two parts

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Stu Nettle
Friday 08/03   24

Or, how Sunova is reviving the two-piece surfboard.

Jumping on boards with Bert Burger!

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Jumping on boards with Bert Burger!

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 27/02   45

One small step for man, Bert takes one giant leap for surfboard design.

Greg Webber and his concaved Creature

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Greg Webber and his concaved Creature

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Stu Nettle
Tuesday 22/01   190

Webber releases a new model with concaves on the deck and catches the eye of the eleven-time champ.

Watch and read: Graeme Smith on living in the shadows of the surf industry

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Watch and read: Graeme Smith on living in the shadows of the surf industry

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Stu Nettle
Monday 21/01   52

Meet the unknown fella who's 'shaped' more boards than anyone in Australia.

Pull the Woolight over your eyes

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Pull the Woolight over your eyes

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 06/12   11

A collaboration between Firewire and a New Zealand inventor will see fibreglass replaced by wool.

Steve Hann from etc boards

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Steve Hann from etc boards

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 22/08   21

The barefoot board builder pushing the limits of wood.

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