TIDECALLER
Hand-shaped surfboards / Bay 3, Carrow Head / since 2011
Boards for the three seconds inside a wave you will still be describing in ten years.
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Late drop
Air under the tail, rail set before the lip lands on you.
Stall
Drag the back hand. Let the lip catch up and close the door.
The spit
Hold the high line, trust the quad, come out with the light.
Why we shape
Most of a surf is paddling. The part you remember lasts about three seconds, so that is the only part we shape for.
Ines Quillan, head shaper, Bay 3
- 01 OutlineDrawn off a 1974 template, then pushed 12 mm wider through the hips.
- 02 BottomSingle to double concave, sanded by hand under a low raking light.
- 03 GlassTwo layers of 6 oz on the deck, tinted resin, 38 hours on the stand.
Pick the fins, we spin the board
Drive down the line and hold in the pocket. Built for the tube.
Four shapes,one bay
Every Tidecaller is cut from a blank on the same stand you just orbited. Roughly nine boards a week leave the bay, each one signed on the stringer.
- 01Undertow7'2" mid-length7'2 × 21¼ × 2⅞48.6 LChest to overhead points£1,140→
- 02Sea Glass6'0" twin fish6'0 × 20¾ × 2⅝36.1 LKnee to chest, soft and mushy£890→
- 03Longwatch9'4" noserider9'4 × 23 × 371.2 LSmall, clean, walk the board£1,380→
- 04Stormbird6'6" step-up6'6 × 19½ × 2½33.8 LOverhead and hollow£1,060→
Clean and lined up.Go now.
Surf report, Carrow Head, Tuesday 06:40
- Swell
- 1.8 m
- Period
- 14 s
- Wind, offshore SE
- 6 kn
- Water
- 16.5 °C
Ride one before youorder one
- The Board RoomBay 3, Carrow HeadEvery shape, plus seconds
- Low Pressure SupplyHossegor, FranceUndertow, Stormbird
- Kelp & ResinEriceira, PortugalSea Glass, Undertow
- The Paddle-OutLahinch, IrelandStormbird, Longwatch
- North Groyne SurfTynemouth, EnglandLongwatch, Sea Glass
- Swell OfficeRaglan, New ZealandUndertow
Or come to the bay. Book a two-hour session with Ines, bring your worst board, leave with a template for your next one.
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