Warner Showcases Breakthrough Surfboard Technology To Japan.
In his early years an an athlete for Aloha and later as a surfboard shaper during the famous Japan Surf Boom times.
With well over 3000 boards made for this market under his belt he is still rated as a small player in a very large somewhat different market compared with other overseas consumer expectations.
Article From Surfin Life Japan. Barton, Dooma and
Brett Warner - Team Aloha.
This year they completed a 3000 km journey 25 odd
shops, 7 prefectures camping style in a bus with his
with his 8 year old son "Kai".
Kai attracted his fair share of attention exploding
from sidewalks towards us with rail grabs,south
Ollies, grinds and a whole new vocab I havn`t quite
got my head around yet.
Photo:Brett Warner 2006 Retail Tour
On the manufacturing front he showcased a world first
in blank technology and a new fin system.
A high density closed cell foam structure that
enables same flex ratio as standard blanks yet
stronger, lighter,and slightly more flotation
enabling the thickness of board to go thinner.These
things are strong ideal for that notorious break that
has culled a significant amount of your earnings via
board carnage.
Photo;Kai Warner Enjoying Urban Topography.
On the small wave performance side the strength of
the blank enables glassing to be as fine as 2 oz top
and bottom.
Jim Lucas not shy to inventions developed one of the
worlds first shaping machines about 22 years ago.
The man behind this development he believes the
blanks will cost more than standard issue blanks.
Currently in developmental stages and will be ready
to go in the not too distant future.The beauty of
this new blank is that it has the strength many have
been waiting for without all of the side effects
involved with introducing epoxy into traditional
fiberglass shaping bays.
Raptor Fins have hit the market using a material for
their fins that is buoyant and strong and comes in
variable flex qualities.
They have also released a new fin system that can be
compatible to all FCS stable mates with existing FCS
fins.
Opposing existing axis of structure these guys have
developed an XYZ axis of strength to take it one
dimension stronger.
Warner who has until now never switched from glass on
fins gives the Raptor System the thumbs up.
He commented that finally they seem to have developed
something he can see merits in. He believes the metal
to metal end point in the screw system contributes to
that direct transfer or torque with minimal buffering
or absorption.
Some of the treats of visiting during typhoon season.