By
Global Surf Industries
Tom Wegener
Designed in
Australia
Description
The Albacore is the simplest finless board in the world. It makes the thrill of finless surfing fun, easy and user friendly. The feeling the Ancient Hawaiians had as they rode their wooden finless Alaia surfboards is now more attainable to more surfers of all proficiency levels. The Albacore is the evolutionary step between a body board and a surfboard.
Key Features
and/or Benefits
The soft shell construction of the Albacore make it safe, durable and easy to ride. It needs no wax or complicated fins. The soft round nose and finless tail make it infinitely safer than a normal surfboard.
Softshell construction is essentially a thick Polyethylene skin wrapped around the deck and rail of the board, combined with a soft slick bottom surface that keeps riders safe in the event of impact.
The Albacore can be ridden by surfers of a levels. The size and construction of the Albacore allow it to be ridden between the flags on all Australian beaches.
Softshell construction is essentially a thick Polyethylene skin wrapped around the deck and rail of the board, combined with a soft slick bottom surface that keeps riders safe in the event of impact.
The Albacore can be ridden by surfers of a levels. The size and construction of the Albacore allow it to be ridden between the flags on all Australian beaches.
The Softshell construction of the Albacore allows it to withstand rough treatment. Using a vacuum construction process and a 100% epoxy layup eliminates peeling or bubbling and allows Softshell boards to withstand the toughest of treatment, while providing many surfers the opportunity to safely catch their first wave.
The Albacore surfs much like a thin wood alaia because of flex, yet it is soft and paddles easily. The EPS core delivers this flex, and makes for surprising control and manoeuvrability. The board bounces from turn to turn and feels light underfoot.
The Albacore can be ridden in anything from small slop to powerful double over head tubes It takes the joy of finless surfing out of the advanced surfer's world and into the realm of the beginner to intermediate surfer.
The Albacore is a most promising all-round surfboard for for any surfer, beginner to advanced.
The Albacore can be ridden in anything from small slop to powerful double over head tubes It takes the joy of finless surfing out of the advanced surfer's world and into the realm of the beginner to intermediate surfer.
The Albacore is a most promising all-round surfboard for for any surfer, beginner to advanced.