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We’re Testing: DHD Phoenix EPS

Derek MorrisonDec 9, 2021December 9, 20210

Can Darren Handley’s Phoenix EPS breath life back into a 40-something’s small-wave froth? Well, it worked for Mick Fanning. We’ve been looking for this board for a long time … but does it meet our small-wave expectations? Like a lot of surfers in their 40s and with a bunch of...

Board Review: Hughes Surfboards SB19 Custom

Brett WoodNov 4, 2020November 11, 20200

Lockdown forces Raglan surfer Brett Wood to rethink his quiver of international brands. He returns to New Zealand-made boards with the Hughes Surfboards SB19 Custom and opens up a whole new world. His journey may sound familiar to many of us. It’s 1989. Pottz is the champ and every surf...