x Lost Micks Tape - Futures Thruster

A joint tri-fin project by Matt Biolos and the artistic, innovative South African hand-shaper, Donald Brink, now based in San Clemente. The inspiration for the project stemmed from Stab’s Electric Acid Surfboard test, where the original asymmetrical shape was limited to a size of 5'3” and was designed for the varied waves of the Maldives. The lads, aware of Mick’s power, skills and refined board knowledge, created a craft that would hit his volume sweet spot whilst offering maximum power, railing cleanly through arcs, fitting into tight pockets and making the most of both flat faces and power sections... they won! For our symmetrical version, they went up to 5’4” as the base size and added a 5’6”, 5’8”, 5’10” and 6’ to open the door for everyday surfers like us, who might want a bit more volume and paddle power, but still want that mix of spontaneous freedom and power on the rail that the board was designed to deliver. Designed to be finned as a thruster and effectively much shorter than your standard shortboard (even your fish), choose a volume you’re comfortable with and challenge yourself to ride new parts of the wave, just as Mick did.

Real-world experience cheat code: It really takes off like a ‘fish’ in small surf.

Whilst Donald and our crew have experimented with surfing larger sizes/volumes of the Micks Tape in small to medium surf, it has proven to be a magically fast, loose-performing groveler that rips as a thruster or in tri-fin set-ups in low to medium-energy waves.

Important for big waves: stick to the original design proposition and ride it as short as you can paddle…

“When in doubt, thruster out” -- Donald Brink