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Underdog
Underdog
The Underdog is a collaboration between Caio Ibelli and Rusty Surfboards shaper, Pedro Battaglin. The Underdog is Caio's favorite high-performance board for competition on the World Surf League tour, designed for versatile conditions and powerful waves.
Underdog excels at quick tight turns and power moves. The Underdog has a deep single concave with aggressive nose and tail rocker. Underdog's high-performance rails are low, medium apex and sharp for maximum attack. The aggressive outline features a narrow nose and round tail to keep you connected in hollow sections and in the pocket. Foil (distribution of volume) is especially pronounced with a thinner nose than tail, to free the nose and allow quicker pivot.
Underdog features a thruster fin setup for reliable drive, stability and control. This board is designed for intermediate to advanced surfers in 2 ft. to 8 ft. surf. Everyone loves an Underdog! #GoCaio
Caio rides the stock 5'9" (18.38" x 2.30" x 25.5L)
Underdog
Underdog
The Underdog is a collaboration between Caio Ibelli and Rusty Surfboards shaper, Pedro Battaglin. The Underdog is Caio's favorite high-performance board for competition on the World Surf League tour, designed for versatile conditions and powerful waves.
Underdog excels at quick tight turns and power moves. The Underdog has a deep single concave with aggressive nose and tail rocker. Underdog's high-performance rails are low, medium apex and sharp for maximum attack. The aggressive outline features a narrow nose and round tail to keep you connected in hollow sections and in the pocket. Foil (distribution of volume) is especially pronounced with a thinner nose than tail, to free the nose and allow quicker pivot.
Underdog features a thruster fin setup for reliable drive, stability and control. This board is designed for intermediate to advanced surfers in 2 ft. to 8 ft. surf. Everyone loves an Underdog! #GoCaio
Caio rides the stock 5'9" (18.38" x 2.30" x 25.5L)
Slayer
Slayer
The Slayer is designed as a step-up with four inches taken off at the front end. The wide
point is now two inches forward of center instead of two inches back, giving you a little
longer rail line yet more control for those tight pockets. And a touch of width to the center,
re-blend the front end, giving the board a little fuller nose and relaxed rocker. This
combination allows it to paddle well, make drops and fit you into the barrel.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
Dozer
Dozer
This is the high-performance shortboard that eats mediocre waves for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It packs about as much volume as possible into the shortboard outline, with a couple unique tweaks that keep it lively. It's the chine in the rail near the forward fins and the accentuated "V" through the tail that really keep this board ahead of the pack. Ride it three to five inches smaller than your regular shortboard, and in anything knee to head high.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
Slayer
Slayer
The Slayer is designed as a step-up with four inches taken off at the front end. The wide
point is now two inches forward of center instead of two inches back, giving you a little
longer rail line yet more control for those tight pockets. And a touch of width to the center,
re-blend the front end, giving the board a little fuller nose and relaxed rocker. This
combination allows it to paddle well, make drops and fit you into the barrel.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
Slayer
Slayer
The Slayer is designed as a step-up with four inches taken off at the front end. The wide
point is now two inches forward of center instead of two inches back, giving you a little
longer rail line yet more control for those tight pockets. And a touch of width to the center,
re-blend the front end, giving the board a little fuller nose and relaxed rocker. This
combination allows it to paddle well, make drops and fit you into the barrel.
New Traveler
New Traveller
The New Traveler is a step-up with a design that sits between the original Traveler and the Blackbird. The crew was
headed to Indo and other places with warm water and hollow waves and were in need of knifey step-up, giving us the
New Traveler. It performs great in head high to double overhead in pumping beach break and steep, hollow reefs. The
New Traveler has a bit more narrow of a nose with more rocker overall and leaner rails with the wide point just behind
center. It features a light single to double concave and a slight rounded vee out the tail in the last few inches to help keep
the turns smoother and helps with rail-to-rail transitions. The New Traveler is clean and simple, the way it should be.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
Zeppelin
Zeppelin
The Zeppelin is a hybrid that really likes to fly! Originally, the Zeppelin was designed as an all-around
board for a larger surfer. This board is packed with foam and float where it counts, featuring a triple
concave bottom, a full outline, low entry and low tail rocker. The grab rails provide for a thinner, more
positive, feeling rail that allows for smoother rail to rail transitions.
The board features a round tail with a balanced, fuller, outline. The nose and tail are both app 15.0
wide. The wide point is 1 inch and change forward. Center width is quite wide. It helps add a bit of
curve to the outline, especially with the wider nose and tail. I recently downsized the overall width
and thickness on the stock boards. I felt it need to be trimmed down a little...If you don't see a size
you like you can always order a custom.
The rocker is slightly less than average on the front end. Semi aggressive on the exit. This helps with
paddling and catching waves. Yet with the tail rocker being on the plus side it has a tighter turning
radius than expected.
The bottom starts out relatively flat and the entry area has a little break. It flattens out through the
center then works its way through the zone with approximately .25 inches of slightly concave Vee.
Deepest at approx. 2 feet up. This gradually flattens out through the fins into a slight vee.
The overall volume is shifted slightly forward. The ride is very smooth, “clean”, and has exceptional
range. Enjoy!
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
New Traveler
New Traveller
The New Traveler is a step-up with a design that sits between the original Traveler and the Blackbird. The crew was
headed to Indo and other places with warm water and hollow waves and were in need of knifey step-up, giving us the
New Traveler. It performs great in head high to double overhead in pumping beach break and steep, hollow reefs. The
New Traveler has a bit more narrow of a nose with more rocker overall and leaner rails with the wide point just behind
center. It features a light single to double concave and a slight rounded vee out the tail in the last few inches to help keep
the turns smoother and helps with rail-to-rail transitions. The New Traveler is clean and simple, the way it should be.
Twin Fin
Twin Fin
My first custom board, 1967, was a Mirandon Brothers, Surfboards La Jolla, Twin Fin. A second
shorter one 6 months later. Then I shaped my first board in the Fall of 69. Guess what? Yes, it
was a 6’3 twin fin with my own twists to the design. To say I have experience with Twin Fins is
an understatement.
In 1979 I teamed up with Shaun Tomson to do his boards at Canyon. Shaun was a leading
proponent in the Twin Fin genre. Shaun was a tough customer, but I learned a lot about twins,
much of which is still incorporated in today’s designs.
While working with Shaun Tomson, I refined the bottom with the addition of a shallow single
concave that feeds into the vee. The vee splits into a double in front of the fins and runs off the
rail behind the wing. The double vee is different to most in that it has a slight crown. The vee
runs off the tail with a slight convex. The position of the wing, the back of the fin in conjunction
with the concave exiting through the wing makes for solid firm turns. The foil in the rail line is
very similar to a modern performance shortboard. Don't think of the Twin Fin as just a small
wave board. I’ve had quite a few team riders over the years ride them in sizeable surf.
A very versatile design. Two fins are ridden these days on all kind of hulls. My design is more
traditional with subtle updates adding to the overall performance.
Enjoy!
New Traveler
New Traveller
The New Traveler is a step-up with a design that sits between the original Traveler and the Blackbird. The crew was
headed to Indo and other places with warm water and hollow waves and were in need of knifey step-up, giving us the
New Traveler. It performs great in head high to double overhead in pumping beach break and steep, hollow reefs. The
New Traveler has a bit more narrow of a nose with more rocker overall and leaner rails with the wide point just behind
center. It features a light single to double concave and a slight rounded vee out the tail in the last few inches to help keep
the turns smoother and helps with rail-to-rail transitions. The New Traveler is clean and simple, the way it should be.
1984
1984
Occy's board from his bust-out year. The Raging Bull was unstoppable on it. The '84 is also considered a very user-friendly, versatile design. Flat bottom under the front foot with a shallow vee and scooped panels through the fins and lifting off the corners of the tail. Relaxed rocker, flat deck, beak nose, and boxy rails.
NSMF - Not So Moby Fish
NSMF
The Moby Fish has been an extremely popular board for almost 2 decades and most were made in the 7’6 and
up range. A couple years ago, people started asking Rusty for something shorter and a little more pulled in,
less entry rocker, and more tail rocker. It’s tough to call it a Moby Fish. Thus, the Not So Moby Fish (NSMF)
was born. This board is suitable for all skill levels and will do very well in a wide variety of conditions. The tail is
pulled in and has a bit more kick than the Moby Fish to loosen the tail and tighten the radius of the turns. The
lower entry rocker helps it paddle better. This board is a great addition to any quiver.
El Dorado
El Dorado
The El Dorado is our all-around performance longboard that has evolved from years of rider feedback. The board allows you to set it on rail and turn, trim and ride the nose or just catch anything. The bottom has a slight concave in the nose, flat through the midsection, ultimately blending into a flat panel vee. Blending its classic longboard rocker with modern rails gives you the ability to explore new lines with confidence and style. If you are looking for control with versatility, this is the board.
