Size:5′ 06″
Width:21 15/16″
Thickness:2 9/16″
Volume:35.4 L

Ability: Beginner – Expert
Bottom Contours: Board Eat Board/Double
Rails: Full
Ideal Wave Size: 1-5ft

HEY ROB, WHAT IS THE SEASIDE..?

Just evolving the Go Fish to something new, really. The Go Fish goes fast and feels skatey and loose and I love it, and riding it for a couple years made me want to feel more high performance – more carves, tighter turns. So the Seaside is about refining… less area in the tail, narrowing the tips of the swallow, creating more curve and narrowing the nose. All elements for ripping while the Go Fish stays cruisey and fun.

The Seaside is quad only, why?

I decided that if i was going to make a quad I would make a quad that’s strictly a quad … Design the concaves and bottom contours around that. I actually redesigned my entire concave setup that I’ve been using on the Moonbeam and Go Fish, and did it with the quad setup in mind so that it all works together.

Why name this shape after your home break, Seaside?

Naming surfboards might be the hardest thing to do on the planet [laughing]. It’s just the perfect little stick when I surf my home spot, Seaside.

Why is the Seaside built in Helium?

The first one I made for Tahiti was LFT and I was riding it in 6 foot tubes. But most everyone surfs a shape like the Seaside at beach breaks and little point breaks, so we made it in Helium because it’s really light, very responsive, really flexy with a softer feel and very durable. It’s the best option for a shape like the Seaside in smaller, weaker waves, I think.

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Size:5′ 06″
Width:21 1/4″
Thickness:2 1/2″
Volume:32.7 L

Ability: Beginner – Expert
Bottom Contours: Board Eat Board/Double
Rails: Full
Ideal Wave Size: 1-5ft

HEY ROB, WHAT IS THE SEASIDE..?

Just evolving the Go Fish to something new, really. The Go Fish goes fast and feels skatey and loose and I love it, and riding it for a couple years made me want to feel more high performance – more carves, tighter turns. So the Seaside is about refining… less area in the tail, narrowing the tips of the swallow, creating more curve and narrowing the nose. All elements for ripping while the Go Fish stays cruisey and fun.

The Seaside is quad only, why?

I decided that if i was going to make a quad I would make a quad that’s strictly a quad … Design the concaves and bottom contours around that. I actually redesigned my entire concave setup that I’ve been using on the Moonbeam and Go Fish, and did it with the quad setup in mind so that it all works together.

Why name this shape after your home break, Seaside?

Naming surfboards might be the hardest thing to do on the planet [laughing]. It’s just the perfect little stick when I surf my home spot, Seaside.

Why is the Seaside built in Helium?

The first one I made for Tahiti was LFT and I was riding it in 6 foot tubes. But most everyone surfs a shape like the Seaside at beach breaks and little point breaks, so we made it in Helium because it’s really light, very responsive, really flexy with a softer feel and very durable. It’s the best option for a shape like the Seaside in smaller, weaker waves, I think.

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The Boss up is the bigger brother of the S Boss, Kelly’s first-ever midlength.

Designed by Dan Mann in partnership with Kelly Slater and Kevin Schulz, this utility midlength is the most well-rounded and versatile shape in the Slater Designs range, crafted to cruise across weak wave faces and grind through cavernous overhead tubes.

The Boss Up is the board you would travel with if you could only bring one board with you. Your one board quiver with maximum performance in a purely versatile package.

Recommended to ride roughly +13 liters more volume than your standard shortboard, paired with the KS1 5 Fin Template configured as a Quad.

Wave Type
This is the most versatile board in the Slater Designs range, it works in everything from smaller surf to barrels. The crew has been loving it in punchy surf with an open face, a perfect board for carving and linking turns. While many look at this shape for small and gutless surf, it would work well at a big point break like Pavones or Rincon, or even a big day at Sunset.

Board Features
The Boss Up is an elongated evolution of the S Boss, with bigger dimensions and a longer rail line for enhanced drive and versatility across all conditions. This shape is one that doesn’t command you dial-in your volume perfectly – any single surfer can ride the Boss Up in a variety of sizes. Around +13 liters of volume more than your standard shortboard is the team’s recommendation.

Kelly Slater

It’s a utility midlength for anyone who wants to cruise and catch waves and have fun.

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Two minds combined.
Rob Machado and Dan Mann have created the Mashup: A melding of each of their most popular designs; the Seaside and the Spitfire.
Both board designers have spent time mixing and matching their favorite elements of each shape, and they’ve landed at something that goes fast in weak waves as well as a Seaside, and also drives vertically in good waves as well as the Spitfire.
The Mashup is the ultimate groveler. And the ultimate everyday board as well.
Built in Helium Technology, it’s one of our absolute favorite boards for 2022.

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THE MASHUP

Size:5’8″
Width:19 7/8“
Thickness:2 11/16″
Volume:32.8 L

Two minds combined.
Rob Machado and Dan Mann have created the Mashup: A melding of each of their most popular designs; the Seaside and the Spitfire.
Both board designers have spent time mixing and matching their favorite elements of each shape, and they’ve landed at something that goes fast in weak waves as well as a Seaside, and also drives vertically in good waves as well as the Spitfire.
The Mashup is the ultimate groveler. And the ultimate everyday board as well.
Built in Helium Technology, it’s one of our absolute favorite boards for 2022.

The post FIREWIRE MASHUP 5’8 SHORTBOARD appeared first on Madhatter Surf & Skate Shop.

Two minds combined.
Rob Machado and Dan Mann have created the Mashup: A melding of each of their most popular designs; the Seaside and the Spitfire.
Both board designers have spent time mixing and matching their favorite elements of each shape, and they’ve landed at something that goes fast in weak waves as well as a Seaside, and also drives vertically in good waves as well as the Spitfire.
The Mashup is the ultimate groveler. And the ultimate everyday board as well.
Built in Helium Technology, it’s one of our absolute favorite boards for 2022.

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Inspired by the outline of the Great White Shark, Kelly Slater designed the ‘Great White Twin’ in I-Bolic Technology with Volcanic Lamination alongside Bali-based shaper Mike Woo.

This is a high performance groveler with the paddle and catching of a hybrid, and the on-rail performance of a shortboard. It fits where most fish don’t – it creates speed in weak waves, controls speed in powerful waves, and excels at tight arcs in punchy pockets and quick wraps on shoulder sections. It’s volume is hidden at center with fine rails for immediate response and quick reaction in the pocket. It has the speed of a twin fin with the immediate response of a thruster, and it’s elevated tail rocker makes it magic on your backhand.

Recommended to surf at your performance volume, or just slightly more.

TEAM PREFERENCES
KELLY SLATER RIDES A 5’6″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
5’9″ | 160 lbs | Professional Surfer

KEVIN SCHULZ RIDES A 5’6″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
6’0″ | 165 lbs | Professional Surfer

TIMMY REYES RIDES A 5’8″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
5’7″ | 165 lbs | Professional Surfer

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Inspired by the outline of the Great White Shark, Kelly Slater designed the ‘Great White Twin’ in I-Bolic Technology with Volcanic Lamination alongside Bali-based shaper Mike Woo.

This is a high performance groveler with the paddle and catching of a hybrid, and the on-rail performance of a shortboard. It fits where most fish don’t – it creates speed in weak waves, controls speed in powerful waves, and excels at tight arcs in punchy pockets and quick wraps on shoulder sections. It’s volume is hidden at center with fine rails for immediate response and quick reaction in the pocket. It has the speed of a twin fin with the immediate response of a thruster, and it’s elevated tail rocker makes it magic on your backhand.

Recommended to surf at your performance volume, or just slightly more.

TEAM PREFERENCES
KELLY SLATER RIDES A 5’6″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
5’9″ | 160 lbs | Professional Surfer

KEVIN SCHULZ RIDES A 5’6″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
6’0″ | 165 lbs | Professional Surfer

TIMMY REYES RIDES A 5’8″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
5’7″ | 165 lbs | Professional Surfer

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Inspired by the outline of the Great White Shark, Kelly Slater designed the ‘Great White Twin’ in I-Bolic Technology with Volcanic Lamination alongside Bali-based shaper Mike Woo.

This is a high performance groveler with the paddle and catching of a hybrid, and the on-rail performance of a shortboard. It fits where most fish don’t – it creates speed in weak waves, controls speed in powerful waves, and excels at tight arcs in punchy pockets and quick wraps on shoulder sections. It’s volume is hidden at center with fine rails for immediate response and quick reaction in the pocket. It has the speed of a twin fin with the immediate response of a thruster, and it’s elevated tail rocker makes it magic on your backhand.

Recommended to surf at your performance volume, or just slightly more.

TEAM PREFERENCES
KELLY SLATER RIDES A 5’6″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
5’9″ | 160 lbs | Professional Surfer

KEVIN SCHULZ RIDES A 5’6″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
6’0″ | 165 lbs | Professional Surfer

TIMMY REYES RIDES A 5’8″ GREAT WHITE TWIN
5’7″ | 165 lbs | Professional Surfer

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THE MASHUP

Size:6’2″
Width:20 3/4“
Thickness:3″
Volume:41.6 L

Two minds combined.
Rob Machado and Dan Mann have created the Mashup: A melding of each of their most popular designs; the Seaside and the Spitfire.
Both board designers have spent time mixing and matching their favorite elements of each shape, and they’ve landed at something that goes fast in weak waves as well as a Seaside, and also drives vertically in good waves as well as the Spitfire.
The Mashup is the ultimate groveler. And the ultimate everyday board as well.
Built in Helium Technology, it’s one of our absolute favorite boards for 2022.

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