Kidman Surfboards!

Those above are surfboards made by hand in Andrew Kidman's shed in Australia- a Splice, a Tigertoe and a classic fish. Andrew makes very clean very functional surfboards, but he doesn't make a lot and  he's not particularly keen on marketing himself, so they have been far from available. Until now, at least sort of. We've got a good functional and affordable way to get boards up to the U.S. and Andrew   is ready to shape a few for interested parties. This might be a limited time offer so if you're interested please let us know. As always, email info@foamandfunction.com. Very stoked this is happening.....

Board Of The Week- 5' 7" Simster

This here is a sparkling new Simster that I've not been trying very hard to sell, but I have one of my own and this needs to go. Back in the heady early days of the Simmons discoveries, the initial excitement over the performance of the (now) classic mini Sim immediately sparked a need to see what the design could be moulded to, and this was an astonishingly good variant. Still wide enough for planing action at 21", but with the tail stepped down courtesy of the wing to a more turning friendly width, but still within Lindsay Lord's proscribed sizing for clean water release. The twin keels are augmented by a trailing fin the result isn't so much a shortboard style Simmons as a whole new bag. These boards are fast and have that feeling of lightness and flight that a mini Sim gives, but with whole new turning radius action- they can be thrown around like the most high performance of shortboards then accelerate out of the business like a true Simmons. Immediately a favourite with the young Windansea crew, they've always seemed to me the important link from Simmons to Tomo, but I take this stuff way to seriously. EPS construction of course, Hank Warner shaped and a complete bargain at $800. Email info @ foamandfunction.com for more details.....

Neal Purchase Jnr

The first batch of Neal's boards is done an en route to Californian shores, and we're getting the next shipment together. If you're interested in a board, let us know and we'll give you pricing and details- info@foamandfunction.com is the email address to use. Duos and Quartets and Sweet Peas definitely, but don't forget Neal does a really good single and he's a true master with the 2+1 widow maker set up....

A Day At The Beach Sideburn style....

Brilliant, and here's a day in the snow Simmons style courtesy of the good folks at December Snowskates....

20/20 3D Powder Hull — YES. Snowboards from Boardworld on Vimeo.

Board Of The Week- 6'7" Aleutian Juice MPegg

Finally getting the available surfboards for sale organised, cataloged and listed. Here's the first and it's a beauty of a Parmenter. 6'7" x 21" x 2.65" MPegg single fin, pale avocado tint and comes with a Parmenter templated raked single fin. This disc is no straight retro replica though, it's definitely got the genes of the boards MP rode at Kirra, but built with the knowledge from decades of refinement in board design to help  trim the experimental weirdness and keep the elements that fundamentally work. Wide point forward with straighter rails for projection and drive in everything from thigh high mush to a hollow screamer, and those rails are low, soft and rolled so they avoid the twitchiness hull rails are prone to but the thickness is foiled so they don't feel fat and slow. The bottom shifts from a convex hull-y nose to a flat v-panel in the tail so the board planes beautifully and is still responsive. It's a lot of subtlety and design history in a very clean package, and it's an extremely fun board. This one is $850 with the fin, or we can do a custom to what specs you feel will work for you. Email info @ foamandfunction for more details or with any questions.