A new documentary, 'Channel Man,' explores the short life of the wild-living goofy-footer Col Smith and his profound influence surfing channel-bottomed boards.
Plus, an official premiere date! cinema // Jan 16, 2021
Tune by our friend, Walterwarm.
Stab in the Dark (Arts) with Taj Burrow is almost here. In fact, episode one of our four-part series drops next Thurs, Jan 21 (PST).
In 2020, we weren’t only putting individual shapers to the sword but placing a whole new type of technology on trial too.
Carbon wrapped and vacuum packed, the Dark Arts crew took control of the entire finishing process of each board, from glassing to sanding and all points in between. Our designers were asked to ship a shaped blank to the Dark Arts factory in San Diego, and for a couple of big names Aussies, the thought of a high-altitude warp or turbulence-induced buckle en route from Kingsford Smith to LAX was enough to see them pull the pin.