at the UWL SHAPERS CLUB in May 2019

FRANCE / EUROPE

About Stu KENSON ...

Longtime surfer Stu Kenson has always been one of San Diego's most respected custom surfboard builders. The founder of Evening Glass, Stu has worked with Weber Surfboards, Rusty, and Joel Tudor and his own label Stu Kenson Surfboards.

He started doing ding repair at around 13 to 14 a years old in California.
Making his first board during the summer of 1971 had a huge impact on him. He lived near the Clark Foam blanks factory and working in a surfshop where Terry Martin was the main shaper. The shapers David Craig, Max McDonald, Jeff Mack, Darryl Bulger and Jason Stevenson have influenced him. But it's his meeting with Rusty Priesendorfer who probably learned more from him than anyone.He was also a shaper of Kan Garden project.
Stu Kenson is worlwide knowing for his performance shortboards, big wave guns, longboards and many other alternative surfboards (single, twin fish, twinzer and mid-length board) like some famous boards for Joel Tudor.
After working for JS industrie USA, he continue de manage and develop his own label SK surfboards. Some of the world’s finest surfers rely on Kenson to provide them with boards, including Big Wave Tour competitor Shawn Dollar, Colin Dywer, Luca Padua, Will Skudin and Travis Payne.

Stu Kenson arrive in France at the UWL SHAPERS CLUB for the first time, so don't miss your chance to meet him and ask him to shape your better custom surfboard !

SURFBOARDS

SD FISH

SD Fish ( San Diego Fish) 5'6" to 6'2" , width 20 3/4" to 22" thickness to suit .
Twin keel style fin set up . Bottom design , very soft rails forward of center blending into a very low , hard edge thru the tail , single concave thru the fins off the tail , with a subtle vee panel from center back .
Fast , and yet very maneuverable . I use a bit more tail rocker and more curve in my templates than most . Very popular model wit surfers of all ability's .

QUAD FISH

The quad version with double winger for a more modern surfing and more aggressive in small to medium conditions.

ROCKET FISH

my most popular fish design .
A bit narrower tail than my San Diego Fish , lengths from 5'6" to 6'6" , widths from 19 3/4" to 21 1/2" thickness 2 1/4 " to 2 3/4" +.
Boxy rails and flat deck, bottom designs , slight single to double concaves thru fin area , and 4 channels are the most popular

SHORTBOARDS PERF

During his years as one of Rusty's major shapers, Stu has developed a large number of shortboard outlines. From the model year 80 style through fishy versions. Just give him your program, he already has the template who match with you.

OG MODEL

The late 70’s had quite a bit of different ideas being explored in surfboard design. Pre twin fin era , singlefin s we’re evolving in a few different directions . Some stayed with the Brewer influence with shorter wide based fins close to the tail blocks , and others went in a different direction , fins were pushed way up from the tail , with a taller fin with less rake and less area ( borrowed from the Aipa Sting) . These designs were nice and skatey, ridden from more of a forward position instead of predominantly off of your back foot.. Gonna be fun .

STUMPY

Fat little longboard killer. Can be ridden as a single fin or 2plus one

GOOD KARMA

Egg single fin high performance developed for Joel Tudor. This is a stunning little board from the one and only retro boy wonder Joel Tudor. This is a versitile little constant cure rounded pin creation with a single fin option as standard. Fast and loose in smaller weaker surf but more than capable handling 6ft point break waves in the right hands...
6'1 x 2 20 1/2 x 2 3/4
6'3 x 21 1/2 x 2 15/16

SOFT TOP

"The Softop" semi egg style with a fuller pointed nose ( not round) that flows into a clean roundtail and a blended Sting style wing. Same bottom as the Machine . Sting ( high wing) features a hard beveled rail from the wing forward about 10" for clean water release thru turns .
Deckline is pretty flat and has the same rail style as the Machine . Both the Machine and the Softop are very popular models

MINI LONGBOARD

7’2” Mini longboard with a nice blended concave for easy noseriding low soft tails finishing with a nice tucked under hard edge in the tail .

THE MACHINE

The Machine comes in lengths from 6'4" to 7'8" , width of 20 1/2" to 22 1/2" , thickness of 2 5/8" to 3"+ . Rails are low apex boxy rail blending into a low hard rail in the tail .
Nose is beak style with a bit of thickness carries forward for easy paddling. Bottom is fairly flat forward blending into a vee panel from center thru the tail . Double barrel concave thru the tail .

TWINZER EGG

lengths are 5'6" to 6'4" , width 19 3/4" to 22" , thickness to suit the rider .
Bottom soft rail entry to flat bottom , blends into a vee from center that finishes into a double barrel concave thru the tail .
#1 seller right now

MID-LENGTH EGG

Length of 6'10" to 8' 0" , clean curvy outlines , widths from 21+ to 23" , and again , thickness to suit the rider .
Fin styles are tri fins and Twinzers .
Neutral soft rail lines forward to down rails in the tail with a nice hard edge for speed and release . Double barrel concave thru the fins

POLYVALENT LOG

From modern nose rider to all around longboad, Stu has been developing a versatile range of longboardis for the past 30 years.

PERFORMANCE LOG

specialized in Performance longboards since 1987 , with 1000's of boards shaped .
Extensive experience in these designs . Constantly updated and refined with my teamriders . Lengths from 8'6" to 10'0" .
Bottom shape available : flat / concave/ bonzer/ channels... En 2+1, thruster ou quad.

ELECTRAGLIDE

"Electraglides" they are not like the Glider longboard models that others make .
More maneuverable , fin set up is a single or a 2+1 . Clean curvy outlines , with a narrower nose to prevent hang ups.

GUNS

Stu has built a solid reputation in the world of Big Wave World Tour surfers like Shawn Dollar, Colin Dywer, Luca Padua, Will Skudin and Travis Payne who trust him for the shape of their guns.
Don't miss the opportunity to have a real gun.

STU KENSON SURFBOARDS

at the UWL SHAPERS CLUB in May 2019

FRANCE / EUROPE

About Stu KENSON ...

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