Nuuhiwa

When you talk about SurfTech, you're talking about a surfing world revolution and when you talk about David Nuuhiwa you're talking about a surfing world revolutionary. Nuuhiwa has been one of the most innovative figures in surfing going back to the 60s, and Surftech is proud to weave his experience and designs into Nuuhiwa's 50 years of revolutionary is one of the foundation surfer/shapers who are designing boards for Surftech, bringing 40 years of experience and ideas to the Surftech revolution.

In modern terms, slap Rob Machado and Joel Tudor into one person and you'll have David Nuuhiwa. He is all about the light touch and smooth transitions and history. Nuuhiwa was born in Hawaii and began surfing at six, under the wings and watchful eyes of Beach Boys and local surfers like Nappy Napoleon, Bobby Achoy, Raymond Marie, Donald Takayama and Barry Kanaiapuni. Nuuhiwa was influenced by the "hotdog" style of surfing at Makaha and the south shore during the late 50s. He took that style to California in the early 60s and turned the world on its ear. To see Nuuhiwa working his Bing/Nuuhiwa Noserider or Nuuhiwa Noserider "Comp" on either side of the HB Pier was to see a blackbelt ninja noserider. Nuuhiwa was speed, grace and finesse. He had nine feet of surfboard at his disposal but mostly used the front third. Nuuhiwa could do everything from the tip: turning, climbing, dropping, side-slipping, going around sections. Nuuhiwa seemed to defy the laws of weight and balance and gravity, as if he had anti-gravity pads embedded in the nose that would take his weight up, not down.

In 1968, Nuuhiwa competed on a longboard at the World Contest in Puerto Rico. That same year, Nuuhiwa was frustrated by the summer Blackball regulation at the Huntington Beach Pier. Anyone with a surfboard over four feet was forced to go to the beach after 11:00, which left only kneeboarders. In the spring of 1968, Nuuhiwa cut down an old longboard to 3'11", reshaped it, put a giant fin on the back and paddled out into Blackball. As more than a dozen of HB's best surfers went ape from the Pier, Nuuhiwa ripped up some very good waves on a very small surfboard. When the lifeguards called him in to measure the board, Nuuhiwa's odd creation passed the tale of the tape and Nuuhiwa paddled back out. And the shortboard revolution was furthered.

9'8" - Noserider Wood

N : 18 1/2

M : 23 1/8

T : 16 1/2

Th : 3 1/8

FINS

Centre : Surf 10" DN 11

Side : N/A

Board Review

Originally from Hawaii, Nuuhiwa's name is well known at Huntingdon Beach. He developed this board in the 60s and has been since recognised as one of the best long boards in the world.
Nuuhiwa was known for riding on the front 3" of the board and still being able to turn; climb; drop in, slipstream and go around sections. He had an immediate focus to perfect this board for the laws of weight, balance and gravity.
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