In 1972 Bob Newlands aka "The Yank" shaped and made his own boards and most of them were asymetricals, usually pintails. Bobby McTavish came back to Byron when i was at San Juan and made a 6'10' stinger ,hook tail asymetrical, these were the first and only non accidentally shaped asymetricals that I ever saw then . Now we see a variety of them and, I personally like what 's being made. a longboard that caught my eye was this one from Wayne Rich from the States who has a well earned reputation and lovely shaped boards.

Bat Board at Mctavish, Bill doing a volan tape up , nice boards nice price!!!

Young Byyron ,9, and loving it... His mum sent these pictures a while back and I thought I'd lost em.... so here you are Byron on a 7'2" pintail mal, single fin .

Ronny Rudder , the man ...and the rudder fin....., he just loves the look of what the fin does but the riders paddling out don't.

NICATIKI UKULELE'S

I've had my NICATIKI ukulele for 3 weeks and have constantly been playing her, and the more I play the more I enjoy. The guys at Nicatiki are extremely helpful and passionate with all things involved, and Silvio the wonderful and creative Luthier ( guitar maker or maker of wooden musical instruments ) makes these all by hand and of solid exotic , erotic, timber scourced locally in Nicaragua and the finished product is a testament to his high standard of skill....I have other ukes but my Nicatiki is by far my favourite, and the better sounding of them all

New girl, a Concert, solid wood all handmade in NICARAGUA.... NicaTiki ukulele's....Beuuutiful to hold and look at, Beauuutiful to hear and play.