my current favorite and works in just about everything from two foot mushy to overhead a square
Hi there,
I happened to stumble across your site when looking for a
good short board that can handle small, weak waves.
It looks like the Accelerator is exactly
what I’m looking for,
and I would love to get my hands on a stringerless with a carbon rail.
I’m writing from Prince Edward Island, Canada,
and this seems like the perfect board
for these conditions.
Do you have any resellers that would be a little closer to my location? If not, would it be possible to arrange for shipment? What is the approximate cost of the board?
If this board suits our surf conditions, I could sell at least twenty of these boards for you.
Hoping you can help me out. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Take care,
Brody
Hi Brody,
Nice to meet you….the Accelerator is a great board;
it’s actually my current favorite and
works in just about everything from
two foot mushy to overhead a square.
We’ve been doing a lot of the stringerless
carbon rail boards lately and people are
really stoked on the springloaded feel
they have under your feet….
super strong and durable too…..three to five times stronger than a standard poly board.
I deal primarly custom direct worldwide;
working directly with surfers to get them the board that is best for their height, weight, experience, the type of waves they surf and the direction they want to take their surfing….for over eighteen years I’ve found that you can only dial in a magic board for somebody with this direct surfer-to-shaper interaction…..so, the best thing would be to order custom direct and we can ship the board(s) to you. We have over fifteen years experience shipping custom boards worldwide and have shipped to many places in Canada so that would be no worries.
The standard Proxy (custom flexible epoxy) construction runs $735.00 and includes a two color fade spray, fin system and fins. The stringerless carbon rail upgrade is an additional $100.00. Keep in mind this is a high grade custom composite surfboard made with the best materials possible for both performance and strength.
There are group discounts available and orders of ten boards or more qualify for our wholesale pricing which is $100.00 off standard retail price.
The magic dimensions for you for theAccelerator
would be 6’0” – 6’1” x 18 5/8” – 18 ¾” x 2 ¼”
with either a rounded squashtail, thumbtail,
or swallowtail.
Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have.
Looking forward to your reply,
Aloha,
Todd
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Accelerator
This board is specifically designed to make small wave performance surfing easy. You get fast-driving speed bursts off the front foot and hair-trigger, tail whipping warp-arcs off the back foot. A wider nose outline and low entry rocker get this board into waves quicker and blot it down the line faster. A bendy tail rocker sweeps off the back fin making it quick and responsive in tight rail-arcing hook-turns. An even single concave runs through the midsection of the board making for a “wide open sweet spot” i.e. the board wants to go even if you don’t have your feet right in the perfect spot every time.
Right at the fins the rocker ‘drops out’ and the single concave goes deep….this creates what feels like an engine under your back foot. The deep concave forms an air pocket as well as a straighter path to compress the water through the extreme rocker of the tail….this air pocket acts like a gas pedal or “accelerator”…push back on the tail and it rockets through turns like a piece of ice on wax paper.
Here’s the dimension I suggest based off your normal “good waves” shortboard: ride this board one inch shorter, 1/4″ wider in the middle, 1/2″ wider in the nose, and 1/8” wider in the tail. Go with the same thickness just with a fuller, boxy rail. This creates a flatter deck which gives the board a springier flex pattern….key for that extra little thwang in small waves.
Oh yea…as a bonus, it also goes looneybinsmental in everything up to slightly overhead.
Skill level: intermediate to advanced
Type of waves: primarily designed for knee high to shoulder and weak, but it goes great in everything up to slightly overhead.
Surfer FeedbackHey Todd and Charissa,
I hope all is well!
I wanted to suggest a nickname for the Accelerator – “The Preserver”, because that’s what this board is doing to all of my other boards on the rack. It’s like the MVP player that is getting played the whole game, while the rest sit there sadly waiting their turn. If it’s less than ideal conditions, the Accelerator is coming out! It flies in anything from knee high to slightly overhead and turns on a dime! I haven’t ridden any other board in the entire rack since I picked it up from you over a month ago. Every time I stand in front of my quiver, the Accelerator calls to me, almost glowing from the pack, reminding me of how many waves I catch, the speed it generates, the turns, and how no wave seems to be a close out on this board. Though I know winter swells will bring out the Blackbird and SR71s, for now, the fall doldrums are perfectly fine since I found the Accelerator!
I had a contest 2 weekends ago and didn’t even bring any other boards other than the Accelerator and I usually bring minimum of 3-4. I made the finals again, by the way!
Thanks so much for the support! Take care and God Bless!
Paul Pence, Cardiff, CA
Todd, that new Accelerator you shaped me is sick!
You are a true craftsman… it shows in your boards as well as your artwork
I can’t thank you enough.
I look at this board as a true step to take me to the next level and thats what I’ve been searching for.
As you know I’ve ridden all the top shapers boards out there and the difference with you is being able to be in direct contact with you, as well as your commitment to producing the board I was looking for.
Thanks for walking it like you talk it, you and Charissa are really cool people.
My only regret is not contacting your company a few years ago.
When I get my SR71 I want to leave this board with you , so you can ride to see the tweaks we made to it. Just keep in mind you will probably have to pry it out of my hands.
Thanks again and God bless you and your family.
Rob Kenworthy
Accelerator: 6′0″ x 18 7/8″ x 2 1/4″ round/thumb tail
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