Pcock Alaia Wooden Surfboards

Pcock Alaia Wooden Surfboards Wooden Alaia Surfboards Made as green and as beauitful as can be. YaY. Aliaia's were born in pre 20th century in Hawaii.

They were ridden by the different tribes in the day not just for pleasure but the Hawaiian people integrated surfing into their culture and made surfing more of an art than anything else. They referred to this art as heʻe nalu which translates into English as “wave sliding.. There were three primary shapes: the ʻOlo, the Kikoʻo, and the Alaia. The ʻOlo is thick in the middle and gradually gets thi

nner towards the edges. The Kikoʻo ranges in length from 12–18 feet (3.7–5.5 m) and requires great skill to maneuver. The Alaia board is around 9 feet (2.7 m) long and requires great skill to ride and master. Aside from the preparatory stages prior to entering the water, the most skilled surfers were often of the upper class including chiefs and warriors that surfed amongst the best waves on the island. The Alaia was the most ridden board, as it was easier to maneuver and was better for riding steaper curling waves. La-La is the Hawaiian word describing the action of riding an Alaia surfboard. La-La is an ancient word found in the Hawaiian dictionary meaning ‘the controlled slide in the curl when surfing on a board. The Alaia is the root and the future of surfing........

23/03/2019
Going old old school with this frame I chopped out years ago.
14/08/2017

Going old old school with this frame I chopped out years ago.

21/05/2017
Excellence is hand crafted. Spot the baby caterpillar.
14/05/2017

Excellence is hand crafted. Spot the baby caterpillar.

Something out of nothing.
28/04/2017

Something out of nothing.

I'm taking the good with the bad, recently I was told my knees are bone on bone. My knees have finally given in and it h...
14/03/2017

I'm taking the good with the bad, recently I was told my knees are bone on bone. My knees have finally given in and it has killed my surfing, sooooo bloody devastated. Surfing is my everything. After being out of the water for a while with one knee sprain I hit the waves with my paipo, now the paipo that I shape took me a long time to get right. I found the perfect size and style of board in the end, by shaving it down and down so for it to be really fun and free. I wanted to have the feeling of body surfing but with enough board to choose where you want to be on the wave. Soooo many barrels it's crazy. I fell in love with this totally different style of surfing, the freedom and feeling the Hawaiians had when they discovered surfing on this very board. My long time friend Tim Kolln came to Golden Bay to stay and hoped to get a good dose of waves. First session I threw him my paipo and Sunshine had too much fun to the fact that he got me shaping, I pointed me old mate in the right direction and I finished the fine tuning, wasn't much. Also got me shaping a paipo that's been in my mind for a while. Really very much looking forward to trying the tear drop. I'm designing the shape of my boards to be an extension of the body. With this my love for surfing continues a path that is cool.

Brat tracker
25/02/2017

Brat tracker

A closer look, paulownia nug with Indonesian hardwood stringers and fins. Fins are part of the stringers and the board w...
18/10/2016

A closer look, paulownia nug with Indonesian hardwood stringers and fins. Fins are part of the stringers and the board was shaped around them. Concave and introduced the same undercarriage I use on my alaias. Hugged with bio resin and licked with bees wax to reduce friction in the water. Also with low rocker and large surface area speed is of the idea. Summer fun.

Seeing lines
09/09/2016

Seeing lines

A nice new piece, have crafted one 1950s 7ft woody supporting a d fin. One happy customer Glen Wilkins
30/05/2016

A nice new piece, have crafted one 1950s 7ft woody supporting a d fin. One happy customer Glen Wilkins

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