A taste of things to come...

[behindThePeak]

All he needs is one....

[jaffa1949]

Roy's promotion is almost ubiquitous enough to snag a sale somewhere.
If perseverance sells then Roy will have a sale soon, and he will have earnt it enduring "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune".
A sale will bring broad cheers across many a forum.

[Rickyroughneck]

Roy's promotion is almost ubiquitous enough to snag a sale somewhere.
If perseverance sells then Roy will have a sale soon, and he will have earnt it enduring "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune".
A sale will bring broad cheers across many a forum.

..and boos across many more I expect

More power to the buyer I think, if they buy they buy.

[Roy Stewart]

Thanks for the birthday wishes.

[Z mann R2]

OK, can I just get more info on this price?? This is what you can get a GRAND house for (at least here in TX) or a new Lamborghini etc......HOW IN THE WORLD can you compare those two things to a surfboard??!! How is that possible. I'm sorry but I don't understand. Am i missing something here?

I mean, yes they are gorgeous works of art and innovative designs but I can't fathom anyone spending more than $5-10k AT MOST and even that price to me would be outrageous. Sorry not trying to be a downer I'm just dumbfounded right now. Please elaborate on what your product does to justify that price tag of $400,000+ dollars? That's SIX ZEROS behind that 4! lol

[jaffa1949]

I would have thought a Texas oil millionaire ( you're all Texas oil millionaires aren't you? ) would buy one, after all some art works like a white painted canvas have sold for millions.
Most art has no function but that's a debating subject.
Roy's boards have function and Roy would argue superb function.
I think he is aiming at the Russian oil barons and bored Gulf oil magnates myself. True art's ( whatever that is) price is whatever the punter is prepared to pay and I imagine Roy will never go to a"fire"sale. Idle speculation Roy but fun none the less
Remember ask and you shall receive.

[Roy Stewart]

May I suggest expressing the price as a percentage of the disposable income of the richest million people in the world and doing the same with a board of regular price and a buyer of average income?

[jaffa1949]

May I suggest expressing the price as a percentage of the disposable income of the richest million people in the world and doing the same with a board of regular price and a buyer of average income?

So true
I'd rather them buy a flotilla of your boards than continuing to buy arms to enforce their Plutocracies.

[Roy Stewart]

Yeah same here !

[Roy Stewart]

All rounder, wide point forward = more rail.

http://olosurfer-woodensurfboardsatpipeline.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/luxury-surfboards-great-pretender-at.html

[jaffa1949]

One thing we can be absolutely sure of, is that there will never be Chinese pop outs of any Roy's boards

[surf patrol]

that's for sure

[esonscar]

Roy . . . I have to contend with you here on price and expertise (for the first time ever); I make [dare I say] better and more appreciated full spec' ocean riding boards from approved F1 (Formula one race car) sanctioned materials. Your charge herein of $417.000 for your 'board as described above is fantastical (I thought my off the wall performance £GBP22,000 F1 carbons embellished with gold and diamonds were high end). However as I don’t know how much time and effort and of course expertise is involved, maybe just maybe your price is justified. I now need to seek a reason to build and charge for a carbon akin to the spec of your own high end ‘board. As we say in Wales; Hwy’l i Chi [kinda like ‘all our best to your everything’].
I am beginning to hate you .

[Roy Stewart]

Oi, pictures please....

[jaffa1949]

Roy . . . I have to contend with you here on price and expertise (for the first time ever); I make [dare I say] better and more appreciated full spec' ocean riding boards from approved F1 (Formula one race car) sanctioned materials. Your charge herein of $417.000 for your 'board as described above is fantastical (I thought my off the wall performance £GBP22,000 F1 carbons embellished with gold and diamonds were high end). However as I don’t know how much time and effort and of course expertise is involved, maybe just maybe your price is justified. I now need to seek a reason to build and charge for a carbon akin to the spec of your own high end ‘board. As we say in Wales; Hwy’l i Chi [kinda like ‘all our best to your everything’].
I am beginning to hate you .

I actually feel so much better about Roy and your high end boards than I do about falsely designer label ordinary boards that are priced up with a Gucci, Chanel or Dior label to about $6000 just based on the logo glassed in .
I appreciate the work that goes into Roy's craft ( both meanings meant) and I like Roy, ask that you post some of your high end boards so we can admire your craft!

[Roy Stewart]

First outing for the 12 foot baron yesterday

The SUPs got a roasting !



http://olosurfer-woodensurfboardsatpipeline.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/baron-12-from-millionaires-surfboard.html

[esonscar]

jaffa1949 : My start-up was this [not quite a longboard but you get the idea]; Simply google pocketboard (or pocket board). Let me know where it is listed on google for you. Where I am it appears first!. ( I still have a few tee shirts too!) . . . . you should see pocketboard_co-uk . . . I reckon Roy might be persuaded to buy one off me (I’m gonna try one day, I’m gonna try!).

[jaffa1949]

jaffa1949 : My start-up was this [not quite a longboard but you get the idea]; Simply google pocketboard (or pocket board). Let me know where it is listed on google for you. Where I am it appears first!. ( I still have a few tee shirts too!) . . . . you should see pocketboard_co-uk . . . I reckon Roy might be persuaded to buy one off me (I’m gonna try one day, I’m gonna try!).

I found your site easily, several days ago and I thought you might be interested in what is happening in OZ.
# views of the one craft the Shaper is Mark Pridmore + More Surfboards

So you can see similar ideas are cropping up everywhere.
Cheers jaffa

[Roy Stewart]

A few waves at the Point on the Ghost 12 footer last Monday

[esonscar]

Good images and vid above . . . my pocketboard is a bit of a folly, but fully and legally registered in name and shape to me! I have totally enjoyed it in the ocean over the past few years and shall continue to do so.
I trust nobody will try to import a similar product into the UK nor Europe as I’ll have to tell then not to or else!
In truth (sorry longboard thread _ hang ten for a mo) I was looking to build a full carbon longboard but I lost my car so had to go surfing by bus - the pocketboard was the natural choice!
For my carbon longboards I have both a size and weight in mind (they will be akin to a 1960’s (French) Hossegor / Biarritz big wave down the line gun I have) and I aim to make a couple after the ‘pool season is over here in the Uk - hopefully for next year.
In the meantime I have developed a cleaning product that vaporises odours and pathogens where no other cleaner can . . . but that’s another topic!