Ok we have been getting so many people coming in saying i want a dumpster diver, i want a lost rocket, i want to ride what Dane reynolds rides. And to tell you the truth i was getting curious as to how those boards were going so i have answered back with the friendly salmon the thing looks so sick. the first one was hand shaped glassed and sanded all by myself. Come friday afternoon when i had the little 5′6 piece of foam ready to ride i could not contain myself. i haven’t been that excited over a board since i was a little kid  and i get excited over every board i make myself which lately has been weekly. the friendly salmon resembles the dumpster diver but i have put my own twist on it, i have pulled the tail in keeping it sensitive  but also keeping the thickness there, plus our own outline and rocker it does look unique. the friendly salmon rides really fast and loose and turns really tight in the pocket. its a ball in the small stuff huey has been dishing up all weekend. there is plenty of thicknes under the chest and under your feet on this board so when ordering dont be affraid to go 1/8 thicker.

With the first one i have played around with the fin setup so i could ride as a quad and thruster and i found i could make it drivier with the quad setup which i really enjoyed, but the thruster i found was really fun in the pocket and great when i wanted to kick the tail and get more critical.

i recommend 4-6 inches shorter than your standard board 1 inch wider and 1/8 thicker . we are making this model available in quad and thruster.

Here are some shots of my new Friendly Salmon, sorry its already been waxed up and surfed i couldn’t wait .

here is my brand spanking new stick its the B2 2010, ive been playing around with this model the last few months as its my fav all round board, and this one is the one. i have tweaked the entry rocker a tad and it is now slightly lower than the original. i have also added a little bit more thickness to the rails up towards the nose to hold higher through carving turns. All this combined with a new tail template and we have the new B2 2010. Just to make this new stick cooler i got Lime to do a rad artwork on it!

Tell me your thoughts.

well its been a few months in between posts and in that time we have been super busy down at the lair pumping out the boards over summer, so i have alot to put up on here.

one of the exciting things that have been going on is, we now have a local artist on board Louis  Leimbach or Lime as he likes to be known. here are some of the artworks Lime has produced for us so far. there are many more coming as we are working on building a portfolio for lime artworks.

Fiber flex has been added to our range for summer 09-10, all panda models are now available in Fiber Flex technology.

The blunt weapon is the latest toy developed at panda. its the brother of the weapon, basically  the same without the flyer and slightly wider and flatter in the nose. its an awsome small wave fun board. by loosing the flyer and adding the thumb tail its nice and smooth with abit more drive.

my favourite board at the moment!

they are here! the new range of stand up paddle boards. there are 3 models in the range, the little rippa ranging fro 8′0 to 9′6, the performace sup ranging from 9′0 to 10′6 and the classic ranging from 9′0 to 11′0. bigger boards are available on request. 

please contact us with any enquires blake@pandasurfboards.com

victorian thrasher smasher and basher ben hallem who recently moved to north narrabeen with his younger brother, has been loving his new boards. here r some shots he kindly gave us of some recent sessions out northy carparks.

ben also has his own clothing label accepted, check it out on myspace.com

recently mona vale local and grommet ripper braden porror and mate benny skerman went on a trip to sumba where they score some epic waves. i was told they got a good 8-10ft swell with just the 2 of them out. here r some shots of braden giving his 2 new pandas a good test run in some propper juice!

This is the latest edition to the panda range. made specifically for guys like dave vlug that require a board that can support their power and a board that likes to be put on rail. we have managed to put this into a board without taking away the ability for it to smashed into the lip or thrown into the air as u can see in this pic.

the v-bomb features a flat deck as we have brought the volume out to the rails  which keeps u above the water through a turn. we have also pushed the wide point forward for more drive and power. all this combined with a new curve that allows this board to feel extremly smooth and fast through turns. and i must say it feels great doing an open face carve on this board.

i recommend this board for anyone wanting to smooth out their surfing or for someone looking to add some power to their turns. Order this board 1/16 - 1/8 wider and 1/16 - 1/8 thinner than your standard shortboard. note this is a high volume board so dont be affraid to go thinner or even shorter.

this board is really suited to open face waves such as bells any wave that allows u to lay down some serious cutbacks.

here is a new single fin fun board i created for will at cafe 5 in mona. complete with a poka dot resin job frothing. if u would like to have a closer look at this board it is up on display at cafe 5 on mona vale beach

blake