Superstix Featured in Surfer Mag Surfboard Guide

Surfer Magazine has published their new Surfboard Buyer’s Guide, which features a section on Superstix Surfboards. Below is the interview with Superstix’s Hamish Graham that is included in the buyer’s guide. Be sure to go out and grab yourself a copy today!

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What’s your shaping philosophy?

You’re only as good as your last board.

Who is your biggest shaping influence?

Working with team riders and pros, and making customs.

What inspires you in your shaping life?

To try and continuously per- fect my craft and to grow in design through the process.

What do you consider your expertise?

My expertise would be channel bottoms, and the use of epoxy resin in the glassing pro- cess of Poly and EPS boards.

What are your most popular models?

Blackstar, Superspud, Super-G, Groveler, and Tri-Stumps.

What is unique about the boards you shape?

All my boards, Poly or EPS, are glassed with S-Glass and Epoxy resin, and come with custom fins.

How is your shaping influenced by your location?

We have flat-faced waves in San Clemente, so trying to create and harness speed is key to board design in this area.

What trends in board design are affecting your lineup this year?

Shorter, wider boards with carefully placed volumes, and skate qualities featured in our summer lineup.

Are there any new technologies you’re integrating into your shapes?

Continued use of EPS foam and epoxy resin with S-Cloth, along with Poly foam.

What advice would you give to customers to help them get the best board possible?

Bring the board you’re riding with you when you’re ordering for the first time.

What’s the biggest lesson learned in your shaping career?

Stay true to the course, be patient and listen.

Superstix Surfboards in Action

Have a look at some recent photos submitted to us of Superstix Surfboards in action including Jeff Berg in the Caribbean on a 9’0″ Superstix Gun and Jack Boyes punting airs around Orange County on his Blackstar model.

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Tom Curren’s Six Channel Single Fin Auction

 
This Hamish Graham-shaped deep-six channel bottom single fin is going up for auction as part of the The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction. The board was custom made for three-time world champion Tom Curren to ride in the big reefs of Indonesia during the initial Rip Curl “Search” trips of the mid 1990’s. Hamish is world-renowned for his deep-six channel bottom boards that are hand-crafted works of art and are available for custom order. The Curren board auction will be held on May 13, 2013.

Thanksgiving Surfboard Sale


Get a jump start on your holiday shopping and drop by the Superstix factory, where all in-stock surfboards are selling for wholesale. This exclusive sale happens only a couple times a year and is only available through the Superstix Factory in San Clemente.

Superstix Represented at NSSA Interscholastic Championships

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Congratulations to the finalist at the recent NSSA National Interscholastic Championships held at Salt Creek, Ca. Superstix was well represented in both the High School and College divisions. Jack Boyes from Huntington Beach High School and Ethan Carlston from San Clemente High School were finalist in the High School division. Both surfers showed excellent form throughout the entire event against a competitive field of scholastic surfers from around the country. Surfing for UC San Diego, Shaun Burrell made the final of the College division after winning his quarter-final heat and going directly to the final. CBS Sports Network filmed the entire college event and will air on July 13th at 9pm ET. Everyone at Superstix is proud to build boards for these fine scholastic surfers. Congrats again!

Ethan Carlston At Lowers

Check out this sequence of San Clemente’s Ethan Carlston flaring at Lowers on his 5’9″ Superstix Blackstar model. Photos by Joe Foster.

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