Piety Surfboards

Summer in Abandon ‘Evo’

beau — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:35:40 +0000

This here Summer in Abandon mod was inspired by a seldom surfed right reef point and namesake wave here in Victoria. A fickle spot that rarely works over chest high and races off over a shallow button reef. I found the wave a blast to ride on my 5’7” S.I.A., but more often than not, I’d plant my feet forward on the board and high line over the shallow reef. With that I decided to start with a standard 5’7” S.I.A. and lop off 5” from the tail, cut in a shallow swallow and set the fins back. The result, a 5’2” twin fin of glossy goodness complete with chimed rail and back foot concave built for flow and down the line speed.

Featured Model: Summer in Abandon ‘Evo’ 5’2” x 20 5/8” x 2 3/8” with emergency red opaque resin dip, twin fiberglass keels and gloss polish finish.

Shaping Co-op

beau — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:20:13 +0000

The boys at Christian Surfers Victoria have a killer meeting space in Torquay complete with a new shaping bay for an after school ‘learn to shape’ program they’re kicking off called the Shaping Co-op. The idea has been in the works for over a year now, which made this first night in the bay a significant milestone for the program. We kicked up some foam dust, had some laughs at each others developing techniques and by the end of the night had ourselves a 5’6” Compactor inspired groveler to show for our efforts.

Kinder Friend

beau — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:29:53 +0000

There is a special day in the surfer’s journey when he picks up his first custom surfboard. Today was that day for my 5 year old son. He’d been riding a tired old 5’6” epoxy Compactor of mine for the past year and he was ready for something more to scale. The end result was this 4’9” Compactor dubbed the Kinder Friend.

Featured Model: Compactor Kinder Friend, 4’9” x 17.25” x 1.75” with hand painted DYI color job and blue Futures thruster setup.

Dream Weaver

beau — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:57:21 +0000

Dreamy new 5’3” epoxy Grumper for HB’s Sunny Murphy.

Featured Model: 5’3” x 18.5” x 2.2” epoxy Grumper with bright pink airspray and Futures 5-fin setup.

Button dwelling Wavefarer

beau — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:12:26 +0000

Picked up a new WAVEFARER for myself and decided to take it down Winki-pop for a romantic sunset on the beach. Wasn’t any waves, so we just frolicked on the rocks and took pictures.

Featured model: WAVEFARER

5’10″ x 18 7/8″ x 2 1/4″, papa smurf blue airspray, carbon mesh deck patch and fluorescent green Futures thruster fin setup.

Introducing the Speed Wagon

beau — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:02:42 +0000

A new addition to the PIETY quiver, inspired by the winter swells and famed Victorian point breaks of Bells & Winkipop. The SPEED WAGON is designed as a step-up alternative, delivering the paddle and holding power of a step-up with the tight turning radius and acceleration of a shorter, flatter board.

This one is headed to SLO, just in time for California’s winter swell season.

Featured model: SPEED WAGON

5’11″ x 18 7/8″ x 2 3/8″, EPS with 1/16″ cedar stringer, carbon fibre stringer reinforcement, carbon fibre deck patches and Futures thruster fin setup.

Dan ‘Wavefarer’ Marino

beau — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:57:01 +0000

Scotty’s new ride featuring the home game colors of his beloved Miami Dolphins. Digging how the bottom airspray wraps the rails but the deck is left clear.

Blue 52! Blue 52!…

Featured model: WAVEFARER

6’3″ x 19 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ with Miami Dolphin airspray, carbon fiber deck patches and Futures thruster fin setup.

Compactor Brasileiro

beau — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:44:43 +0000

Fresh new COMPACTOR sporting Brazilian flag colored spray/Futures fin box combo for a little extra paddle mojo and lineup intensity.

On a related note, here’s some handy Portuguese surf vocabulary and general surf wisdom to keep in your back pocket…

Pegar um tubo é o ponto alto do dia do surfista. - Getting barreled is the highlight of a surfer’s day.

Manobras na crista da onda são estilosas. - Turns on the lip of the wave are stylish.

Na rasgada, o surfista desce de volta com a espuma. - In a re-entry, the surfer comes back down with the white.

and of course…

Para a batida, você quase sai da onda e, daí, vira rápido e volta. - For an off-the-lip, you almost exit the wave and then quickly turn around to get back.

Featured model: COMPACTOR

6’0″ x 20.25″ x 2 5/8″ with green dip tail airpray, carbon deck patches and Futures 5-fin setup.

Tony Hawk FullSkull custom PUSH

beau — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:18:26 +0000

This here PUSH is our second instalment for Tony Hawk’s annual Stand up for Skateparks charity event. Last year’s ‘McSqueeb’ custom was a great project and helped Tony’s Foundation to raise coin to build skateparks in under privileged neighborhoods across the US. We are stoked to partner up again this year & think the board came out insane. Big thanks to all involved in making this board happen.

In addition to it’s 80′s skate deck inspired outline and concave deck, this one features Tony’s signature ‘FullSkull’ birdhouse deck graphic and hand shaped keels from said signature skate deck. It is going on the auction block at Tony’s Stand Up for Skate Parks charity event in Beverly Hills this weekend. A rad board for a rad cause.

Check out www.tonyhawkfoundation.org to learn more about the Tony Hawk Foundation and their work to improve the lives of at risk youth. Rad!

Featured model: PUSH

5’3″ x 21″ x 2 5/8″ with fiberglass graphic inlay. Sand finish deck, gloss polish hull and hand shaped skate deck keels

Photos courtesy: Blake Sinclair

Particularly Sharp Wavefarer

beau — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:26:53 +0000

Sometimes a clear white finish is the way to go. This fresh WAVEFARER is looking particularly sharp after owner/operator Mitch Bear worked the aperture to snap us a couple shots.

Featured Model: WAVEFARER

6’0″ x 19 1/4″ x 2 3/8″ with FCS thruster setup and particularly sharp – clear sand finish.