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Andy Norris off the top on his Koi surfboard Valley Isle Surfboards, Maui logo Andy Norris in the slot at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii

Valley Isle Surfboards Designs

Kahakuloa, where we make our custom surfboards

Specializing in
high-performance custom
surfboards

 
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Custom Shortboards

Neal's own Koi shortboard design

Starting Base Price $475

Valley Isle Surfboards designs custom shortboards for small to moderate size surf. These come in two basic shapes, and the difference is in the nose template. The first is a regular shortboard with a more pulled or needle-nose. The second is the Koi or Fish Model with a wider nose, allowing for more area under your chest for paddle power.

Both custom shortboard designs have the following characteristics. A curvey outline fits on the face of the wave for maximum maneuverability. The bottom of the surfboard transition goes from a slight vee in the nose to flat under your front foot to a double-barrel under your back foot to a full kick behind the fins for quick release.

picture of a custom shortboard designThe vee in the nose is slight and has many functions. The most notable is how the vee breaks the water instead of pushing water like a flat bottom nose. This definitely aids quicker paddling to get into the wave and over the reef ledge or sandbar. The vee nose also breaks the water when landing airs, releasing the nose to help pull the tail around for radical straight up the face carves and "no catch" nose off the lip and easier turning capabilities in the barrel.

Matty Norris at bottom of wave turning his Koi design

The double barrel tail under your back foot gives the lift and free rail to rail water release and maneuverability. Then, the last 12" has plenty of kick for the sensitivity of your foot on the gas pedal.

All different designs, shapes and sizes can come with this bottom contour or a combination of anything that works!

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Big Boy Boards

picture of a custom big boy surfboard design picture of a custom big boy Koi surfboard design Starting Base Price $575

Valley Isle Surfboards produces an excellent range of custom "Big Boy" Boards. These shapes are enlarged custom shortboards to accomodate a bigger person. They are usually in the 6'4" to 7'10" range for surfers who weigh 180 to 200 lbs. The Koi model would range from 6'4" to 6'11". We also add a little size from 6'11" to 7'11" to standard shortboard shapes for bigger surfers. From the Koi model to fun boards to fun guns, custom Big Boy Boards are available here.

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Fun Boards

Shawna Norris ripping on her fun board, Honolua Bay, Maui, HawaiiStarting Base Price $575

Valley Isle Surfboards builds a range of fun custom surfboards from 7'0" to 8'2". These custom surfboard designs are basically hybrids and mini-tankers, depending on the width of the nose. These custom surfboards are commonly styled for surfers who surf well, but they only want one surfboard in their quiver or surfers with less experience. These fun surfboard designs ride like a shortboard but have the paddle power of a longboard. This style of custom surfboard definitely fills the gap between a shortboard and a longboard with a standard shape to insure easy, comfortable surfing.

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Big Wave Boards

Jack Starr surfing the juice at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii picture of a custom big wave surfboard design Starting Base Price $575

Valley Isle Surfboards produces a wide range of Big Wave Surfboards. For the shredders, we build custom surfboards with medium thickness and stronger fiberglass ("S" cloth) in the 6'4" to 7'4" category. The next step up is for bigger guys in the 190 to 225 lb range who want more of a fun-gun shape with a wider tail. These custom surfboards are like enlarged kid shortboards glassed nice and light. Then, we go up to the final step of custom surfboards for places like Sunset, Waimea or extreme tow-in surf. These custom surfboards are pulled big wave guns glassed heavier for big wave strength and durability.

 

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Custom Longboards

Lass with two custom longboardsStarting Base Price $625

Dino Miranda at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii Valley Isle Surfboards specializes in progressive, high-performance, contemporary longboards. These custom longboards are quick, maneuverable and almost feel like shortboards. We've been trying to bridge the gap with shortboard ideas on longboard sizes since the longboard revolution of the 1990's. They ride unreal! Light-weight glass jobs with strong 4 oz "s" glass help add a "live" feeling under your feet for responsive, easy to handle, progressive surfing. We do not make old style longboards with ultra round rails and bottoms for that old "stone age" feeling. Leave it back in the 60's. Move to the next plateau of surfing through the release and free feeling of a high performance custom longboard. These custom longboard shapes can be ridden comfortably from the novice group all the way to the surfers in Pro status.

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Fins

Installing FCS Fin Systems with a rack of shaped blanks Custom buffed glass-on fins by Pro Fin SetupValley Isle Surfboards makes custom fiberglass glass-on fins by John Robinson for your custom Valley Isle Surfboard.

FCS Fins (all models available) $30 - 50
Fins Unlimited: 6" back $35
Fins Unlimited:
8.5" noserider
$45
Fins Unlimited:
9.0" high performance single fin.
$55

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Extras

All the following starting prices for Extras are listed:

picture of a custom surfboard with airbrushed Tahitian Hawaiian Bands
Airbrushed color with Tahitian Hawaiian bands
Airbrushing: $30 - 40
Tahitian Hawaiian Bands $25 and up
Custom Name Writing $25 and up
Your Custom Logo $25 and up
Artwork $25 and up
Pinstripes $10 and up
picture of a custom surfboard with name and Tahitian Hawaiian Bands
Custom name writing with Tahitian Hawaiian bands
picture of custom surfboard with airbrushed Bob Marley artwork
Airbrushed artwork
picture of a custom surfboard with pinstripes
Pinstripes

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Valley Isle Surfboards are custom surfboards hand-shaped by Neal Norris
in K-Land, Kahakuloa Valley, Maui, Hawaii

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