Rich Price Surf Designs

2XC Hybrid Solution Model

Rich Price — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:37:21 +0000

6’9″ 7’1″ 7’3″ EPS 2XC Hybrid Solutions
Five Fin Set Up
Inspired by the old style “Pig” Longboards but brought down to a shorter performance board
You will have fun but it is not a “Fun” Shape
Shaped for Maritime Surf in Long Beach, NY
Scheduled to hit the floor in the first week of May

New Models…

Rich Price — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:14:21 +0000

I have about 6 models that I have been doing over the last two years and up until now that have not made it on to this site yet. Almost all are the shorter, wider high performance boards with an optional 5 fin set up. All these models except for one are in the 5’6″- 6’0″ range but can be scaled to fit any size. The featured board in the pic is the 3XC Annihilator Model which is one of the models I am referring to. The other models are the 3XC Frog, the 3XC Assault, the “JB” , the 3XC Torpedo, and the 3XC Hybrid Solution. If you read this and are interested in seeing these little “skateboards” for waves before they hit the site, you can see tons of pics on my Facebook page. Just type in “Rich Price Surfboards” when you are on Facebook or go to the Facebook link on the “Dealers” page of this website.

Rich

April 2012

3XC Annihilator Model

Josh Burke Video January 2012

Rich Price — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:49:08 +0000

Video of Up and Coming Barbados Grom, Andrew Rose

Rich Price — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:15:56 +0000

Josh and Jacob Burke Hawaii 2012

Rich Price — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:40 +0000

It appears that both Josh and Jacob are having a very productive training session with the Billabong team in Hawaii this winter. What an awesome experience for both of them! They both took “step up” boards over there in addition to their normal boards. Josh’s were 5’0″ and 5’2″ while Jacob’s was 4’8″. Josh seems to be riding his regular board a lot which is 4’8″. They are going for it in some really good waves and I’m stoked for them. In the future though, I’m sure they will be taking bigger boards over there and pushing the limits in even bigger surf. They will adjust and adapt as they grow older and become even more confident. I just wonder if they are getting any school work done….

Rich
February 2012

Josh Hawaii 2012

Trending Surfboards 2012

Rich Price — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:47 +0000

I just read a book on the history of the surfboard and the one thing that stood out to me is that no matter what era it was, the shapers/designers/surfers were always looking to push the limits when it came to construction technology, weight, and performance of the boards they were riding. In the progression of the surfboard from one generation to the next, I don’t think that anyone, in years past, could have foreseen where we would be today in both the level of the surfing being done and the advancement in the design of boards we are riding.

One of the really cool things here in 2012 is you can take almost any design out there and incorporate a degree of high performance into it. Surfers seem to be really open minded to whatever works for an individual rather then closing their minds to everything except what’s perceived to be the “coolest” design of the moment, as was the case a few years back. I think that helps in the progression of design for the average surfer….the one who was left out in the days when the only boards that were considered “high performance” were the ones that were thin, narrow, and rockered out. Today, I feel that a performance board is one that is designed to allow an individual to surf to his or her maximum potential. It is not a board that only a few gifted surfers have the capability of actually riding.

With all that being said, I do feel that for 2012, we will continue to see refinements of the designs we have been doing for the last couple of years…shorter, wider, thicker, flatter, concave’s, 3,4, 0r 5 fins. When you ride one of these boards, I like to call it “skateboarding on waves”. Bigger guy short boards and fish are no longer being designed with just the extra paddling ability being the only goal. Mid-range boards and long boards are also being refined as well with an emphasis being put on performance. And if you do want to ride a thin, narrow board with lots of rocker, you can do that too. There is a freedom for shaper’s now in that they can throw almost anything out there and surfers will appreciate and like it.

On another note, I have personally spent a great deal of time designing and refining boards for a number of little groms who really rip and it’s been cool. I’ve learned so much about the curves, both in the outline and the rocker. I’ve also learned how all the numbers work and blend together on these little rockets. I look for this to continue in 2012 and it has been awesome to be a part of the future of surfing with these kids. They will be setting the standard soon!

One last thing worth mentioning, I do feel that most of the progression in board design will always filter down from the guys and the girls who push the limits of performance surfing….the elite. You just take what they are doing then incorporate it, modify it, and customize it for the individual within their own particular level of ability. This will give them a “high performance” board that has been personalized and will allow them to achieve maximum potential when they surf. 2012 will once again be a year of anything goes in surfboard design. Enjoy it!

Rich

February 2012

Cool Artwork

Rich Price — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:07:16 +0000

Got some cool artwork done on this little 5’10″ CoreVac Five Fin Elliptical tail. Lots of positive feedback on both the board and the art. I think we are going to do more in the future….

Rich
November 2011

Josh Burke Shaping Room 2011

Rich Price — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:19:09 +0000

It was cool to have Josh Burke up here from Barbados and spend some time in my shaping room. We went over the new 4’8″ that he ordered and he also got to meet the Future Fin rep. Josh is 14 years old, he rips, and has unlimited potential. He’s up here to do a series of contests that will run through the first of September.

Rich
August 2011

Six Channel Pocket Rocket

Rich Price — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:31:20 +0000

There’s something about a six channel bottom design that is timeless. They have never been immensely popular but I have never known anyone who hasn’t liked the way they ride when they surf them in the conditions they were made for. Truth is, people love them and not only do they love the way they ride, they also love the way they look. Personally, I feel a good surfboard should always be as aesthetically appealing as it is functional in the water. After all, it’s usually the look and feel of a board that attracts you to it in the first place. This board was custom made for Charlie and it is 6’6″ long. He rips and he had it designed for travel as well as big wintertime surf in New York which is where he is from…should be no problem in either one of those scenario

Rich
August 2011

Summer 2011

Rich Price — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:59:13 +0000

In the summertime, the key to having fun is to be riding the right board for the conditions that you are surfing. I have four new models that are great for typical summertime conditions. one model, the Transformer II is already on my site but the other three, the Annihilator, the Assault, and the Frog, are going to be added to the site soon and will compliment the many models already on here. These four designs can turn a session in marginal conditions into a session that makes you feel like the waves were really going off…well not going off, but way better then you thought they were going to be. Check out the Transformer II on here and the Annihilator, the Assault, and the Frog Models on my Facebook page at Rich Price Surfboards. Board featured is a 5’10″ 3XC Transformer II.
Rich
June 2011