1.6′ 10″, 18 1/4″ wide, 2 5/16″ thick, pintail.
“I got this board for the Sunset comps. It turns just like a shortboard.”
2.6′ 10″, 18 5/16″ wide, 2 5/16″ thick, pintail.
“This one is kind of like the 7′ 1″, but a little smaller for the Pipe Trials and smaller Sunset.”
3. 6′ 6″, 18 1/4″ wide, 2 1/4″ thick, round pin.
“I get a bunch of these 6′ 6″‘s for Backdoor, Hale’iwa, and small Pipe.”
4. 7′ 3″, 18 1/4″ wide, 2 5/16″ thick, pintail.
“This board is for Pipe and Sunset. It holds in at Pipe and turns at Sunset. It’s a good all-around size.”
5. 6′ 1″, 18 1/4″ wide, 2 1/4″ thick, squashtail.
“Standard shortboard for small days at Hale’iwa and Sunset. It’s good to have a bunch of these in case they break.”
6. 6′ 3″, 15 1/2″ wide, 1 1/2″ thick, tow board.
“It’s always good to have a tow board around-you never know when you’re gonna go to the Cortez Banks or Jaws.”
Sidebar 1:
Ian has been riding for Kazuma Surfboards, shaped by Maui ripper Matt Kinoshita, for ten years. “I think it’s important to have a shaper who surfs well, and Matt surfs so good-especially in big waves. He really knows how to make a Jaws board.”
Sidebar 2:
Ian Walsh
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hometown: Haiku, Maui
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