Outerisland Surfboards


Subject: rod boyce new board mitchell, all the best for 2008 & i hope you & your family enjoyed a merry christmas. Mate that board is dynamite. i have had it in 10ft to 4 ft surf over the past 2 - 3 weeks, once the wind ( 35-45 knots ) pissed off. got best surf off old womans island once wind went to zip, then e/ne. even walking down to the beach from the carpark, for the 1.6km paddle out or coming in, people, surfers & non surfers commented on what a great looking surfboard the stealth was. my mates, over a few beers, asked how i would best describe the new board. my reply was ( and they like i ride 7'6" - 9' 6" + guns ), it is equal to the best HP boards i have ridden, & then add a huge X- factor on top, with way more speed to burn. i think that the tail, rails, channels & plane line are just so unique & in front of anything on the market. i have an 8ft firewire which is very good, but not in the same class & your stealth. best summary is that it looks like a hot date, goes off like my favourite old girlfriend & has speed to burn ! on neither the 10 footers or four footers, did i experience any rail drag or dig in, and i surfed 3/4 high tide dropping to low tide & out the other side to mid tide, riding long hollow sections & then fattish sections to get to reform ( especially before it gets to mid-low tide ), you could just hit the bottom , shoot up or better said be propelled to the top, hit the lip with so much speed that the rail & board weight allowed you to drop back down nearly sideways & then crank off the bottom again. i never got caught being too far inside, as so much speed there. again waiting for the tide to hit mid to low, sections of the wave near the end were a tad fat, which brought in the old round house cutback, and the stealth just cut through like butter, no drag or dig ins whatsoever, be it big or little surf. i reckon 4 ft is the minimum size for this kind of board to do it justice, and there is definitely no wave upsize restriction. will be great for indo or other reef / island breaks. also went good on biggish,sucky / barrelly beachies, however a tad long for super sucky beachies with extra late take offs ! got to keep the board in one piece, so now i take out my 7footers or 8ft fire wire for rough beachies ). another bit of feedback mitchell is that normally i take 20-30 minutes to paddle out to the island ( covers no wind & current, to the very opposite ), on both big & smaller days, i chopped off 5-7 minutes each way, going across fresh & coming back stuffed. that technically means that this board provides me with 20-25 % more paddling power, and you could feel it just stroking into the waves. again i had it out in all sorts of conditions, smooth to heavy chop & wind & same time results re paddling, a good selling point to older surfers, 20-25 % in anything is good. ) in normal surfing it is hard to judge how much better the stealth is to paddle, but with the paddle to the island, you have fixed distance, to & from & tested / time measured in varied conditions with same results re % time saved. a big thing for aging surfers, who want extra paddle power, to get up early to use the extra speed & flow....all up , absolutely stoked. i have been riding since i was 10 yrs old & will be 57yrs young next month, and this board is the best ever. i am feeling & i think riding like i did ( NEARLY ) in my peak in my late twenties & thirties. what is a bonus is as i said before, the increase in paddle power: as when you get over fifity, stamina for long paddles out , long sessions surfing, and a prick of a paddle ( lactic acid build up ) back, make for many an excuse to not go out to the island, and just surf shit on the beach. i cant wait to order my next outer island board, just thinking about what length will complement my 8'6".. was thinking about 7'6" flex tail, mitchell any thoughts your side ? anyway enough who hah, just thanks heaps for a great looking, performing, ultimate STEALTH, slice & dice weapon !! thanks & cheers! rod Rod Boyce



Subject: stealth
Hi Mitchell, Took stealth out for yesterday morning, consistent 4 to 5 footers with easily 6 foot+ sets at green hills ( cronulla) , most of them closing out but got worked and had some fun.Stealth FLYIES>>>>>>>>>>> it is fuckin unreal. This is the best longboard i have ever ridden in my life. On your website you said this board rides like a ferrari, thats an understatement, its rides like a Formula 1. Taking big drops on the sets and stealth was making them,quick snap bottom turns and fly fly fly down the line, then the waves would close out on top of me, and i would get worked, this was the norm of about 6 to 8 waves. So the conditions were not ideal, but it was great to test the board out in some fast powerful waves. It was very crowded every man and his dog was out there, i was getting droped in by short boarders but stealth would hit turbo and see you later eat my spray was the norm. They then just kept there distance from me. It great to know you can sit out there go for a wave and out accelerate anything out there, what a feeling
I felt the flex nearly every wave, especially when you snap it out of the bottom turn that quick turbo acceleration must be the flex snaping back and the concaves coming into affect, the board kind of shudders as it accelerates just like a turbo car, and if you back foot it, put your back foot where the rubber meets the glass on the deck and pump it like the short boarders pump there boards, it does the shudder thing and bang off you go. An unreal sensation that i have never ever before experienced and this has added a totaly new dimension to my surfing. Need some better waves as the tide was high and it was quite full and mostly closing out so need some longer rides to get a better feel for carving the thing. But this thing likes big waves no problem, and its strong, got a good 6 foot close out all on top of me and stealth, like a barrel, and i thought Iam gone here, i heard a big thunder crash and i thought this is snap board material but stealth came out no problem, they are strong. Also no deck dents so far so my deck is holding up well. Had the board in smaller surf say 2 footers and it performs perfectly glides like a dream does everything well, but yesterday in the bigger stuff and powerfull fast waves it came into its own. I really look forward to paddling out and wondering what surprises STEALTH III has install for me. Let you know some more when i further tune the board in and get my head around it need some more time on it. Thanks heaps Mitchell this is an outstanding board, hats off to you, words cannot explain the sensation that it brings. Will be ordering another board from you shortly would like to get a Gun so will keep you informed when I am ready. best regards Ed Poljak
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HI Mtchell, Been surfing consistent 4 to 5 footers all week on stealth, and the board has exceded all my expectations, Iam totally hooked on the flex tails they are the future of board designs, kind of makes all other designs obsolete. The board just rips in any type of wave, but i found it really likes fast sucky waves, it just takes off and flies, the speed the stealth generates is amazing, your triple turbo concave bottom shape is way ahead of anything out there, its a great design. Mate stealth goes great in small and large surf it performs in anything. Had a great session this morning 4 foot bliss at wanda with 5 foot sneekers, getting used to the speed of the board, i noticed you have to speed everything up alittle as the board works fast, got to be right on it, small quick adjustments. Iam not used to the speed iam used to slowing everything down in surfing logs this is the opposite especially in the cronulla fast waves we have been having all week. Got some great rides, got my first ever noseride on stealth this morning right into shore. We are riding the future of board design , everything out there is old technology, obsolete boards, they may work but flex is 10 steps ahead, I have noticed iam faster than anything out there, i can out accelerate, out turn, glide further out than all the boards. Its especially good because i surf down here with a lot of wanabie guys who think they are the best and have the best equipment. They are turning up to the race track in a V8 super car, while we turn up in a F1, no competition. I am sure that anyboady who rides your boards feels the same. I have got alot of interest in stealth so have been telling people to go to your website and have a look or to give you a call to disscuss your designs. But i noticed peole are a little apprehensive to the flex tail design, they see you concave bottom shape and are amazed, Iam just telling them that they need to surf one to really feel the benefits of the design, its the best longboard in the world is my comment to them and i stand by that. cheers Ed

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gday mate.hows things?sorry iv taken so long to get back to ya on the performance of the fish ya shaped me,iv been worried ya thought it may have been a plank but i just havnt been contactable!iv been trippin round heaps an i havnt stepped off it! absolute magic! iv been riding 1/2 ft to overhead on it! wasn't quite game enough 2 take a fish out in double head high at spookies though! there is one minor problem, i decided to break a fall with the fin up a the superbank, but i think it may be repairable.im going back to the beach tonight so i will call on friday sometime. im gonna get a smartbaord so i will talk to you about it then!
cheers
nick whitton