THE BEST SURFBOARD I'VE EVER RIDDEN (FOR ALL LEVELS)

[@BAP785]

From watching ‘How to Rip’ 6 odd years ago to this video is an incredible journey. Congratulations

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks so much!!

[@nickozu169]

Absolutely, and I'm jealous AF! Imagine earning a living from doing what you love. Time to start an OF...😅

[@KevinOkie]

Congratulations, Kale. These boards look sooooooooooooo sick. So extremely psyched for you on arriving at this place on your journey. Thank you for continuing to share with us! All the best to you!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Kevbo!!! Appreciate it big dog.

[@spinnikm1]

Congrats on having a great head shape. He rips and now he looks like Kelly!

[@WEEBER13]

😂

[@KalesBroccoli]

haha I'll take it

[@Griffdoggshreddy]

I’d watch the premier, but I think the surfs on so I’ll watch it later 😅❤

[@KalesBroccoli]

🤞🏽

[@thisrelationshipthing]

Sho! What a journey to bring a passion into a lifestyle, a lifestyle into a calling, and ultimately finding a way to share all of it with a tangible experience which is riding a wave on a board of your design. AMAZING! Congratulations indeed!

[@patjosefsson3885]

Well done! Proper testing under a long period of time and different waves. All the best mate!

[@matt1317]

Well done Kale!!!!!!

[@richardstobbs2032]

They look so good, congratulations Kale. amazing work!

[@livinonmybike3424]

Back in the 70's I rode a "Fat Albert" 5'11" by John Arnold in Sth. Aust. a cheap "Pop out" single fin and seriously that thing could take on anything regardless of size and it would never let go and it was because of the deep flexible single fin which would hold it in the wave flex as you hit the bottom and it would send you right back up to the top with so much force you were vertical against the wave, magic board, I was young and a lot better surfer than I am now and I have had some very fond memories of that board, just wish I looked after it better, I also liked Gravelles tear drop shape, had one years ago really nice board, could really throw it around, so, I think alot of these boards are personal choice, if it works for you , it works for you, regardless of shape.

[@sizzleslider4334]

Stoked for you and this ever evolving journey you are on and taking us with ya. Boards looks sweet

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you mate! :)

[@skiderandohautesalpes]

Nothing better than Mid6 Thunderbolt red!

[@TravisVarga]

Epic, that board looks super fun and congrats on the new company. The mid length twin makes the most sense to combine a longboard and shortboard I'd reckon in my own experiences - esp after surfing the Revo Max. Paddle power + fin release abilites = perfecto

[@MikeD-hn9hf]

Good onya matey! F* the haters! Looks like a super fun sled.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@markmeehan4882]

Great work mate, always good to see a surfer stoked on there craft and I think it’s the best I’ve seen you surf yet on these boards, can’t wait to have a go on one.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Ah thanks so much mark!!

[@joseantoniobrazagomez6997]

Congrats mate. Awesome work. Never mind the haters you got them cause you are doing it right. Surf is up !

[@KalesBroccoli]

🙏🏽😃

[@ChrisMcCabe-t6b]

I paused it on 7:42 to go get a coffee and came back and was shocked at how critical that turn is on a mid length, like properly on rail, don't think real time does that turn justice. Fair play. I'm 44 and not ready to accept the mid length story yet. I only started surfing 6 years ago at 38 so my whole goal was to be on a HPSB and surfing in the pocket as long as I can. Then the performance mid length will be the go to in a few years I'm sure haha

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Chris!! Haha come onnnnn join the club bro!!

[@artistAnthonyWood]

good work KB all information is good information and you always deliver, cheers mate.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks for watching mate! Appreciate that!

[@thomasryan5681]

Congrats and good luck with your launch. You did the work (yeah, surfing your brains out....real work Ha!) seriously it's alot of dedication. Always liked your vids.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Thomas!! Haha yes lots of laptop time too

[@stokedsurfadventures]

These looks epic Kale! Keen to give them a blast on our next surf trip! 🏄‍♂

[@KalesBroccoli]

😍😍

[@baptistechazelle]

So stocked for you, board looks amazing 👏

[@KalesBroccoli]

Merci mec!!! Appreciate this :)

[@marschantescorcio1778]

Kudos Kale, that's exactly what I want out of mid-length too. Closest it's come is the Chilli Midstrength. I've worked on a few iterations of my own designs but eventually the costs add up to too much. Stoked you've managed to push through that hurdle. Your designs look sick, as does your surfing on them. Well done mate. Don't forget South Africa when you start distribution!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you mate 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@beenaproblemrsa]

Can't wait to get one of these. Congrats

[@KalesBroccoli]

Awesome ! Can’t wait for you to try it :)

[@dmausr]

Looks awesome kale!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Stoked you think so!!

[@TJ-tp7ji]

Looks fantastic, I’d love to give the thruster a crack, with a twin plus one.

[@patrickshipman3723]

Your surfing is way better on a midlength. Not as choppy and. more flow. Great to take the that to a short board, just wait for it instead of trying to get it.

[@labestimating]

Love your work mate, all of your vids to this, thank you for all the content 🙏 can't wait to to get my hands on the thruster 🤙

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you mate!! Frothing to see how it goes for ya!!

[@arunr5529]

Ordered one, can’t wait to get it… hopefully it’s great for my progression and is sufficiently forgiving

[@KalesBroccoli]

❤️❤️ can’t wait to see you shred it!

[@AndyBrownKajabiExpert]

Good on you, Kale - best of luck with the launch 🙌

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Andy!

[@carlo-mariaricci9781]

Go Kale! More amazing content for sure. I missed you at the wave Bristol by a few bookings. The intermediate sessions sold out so fast!!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Next time!

[@KalesBroccoli]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@JDeePee]

Congratz dude! Beautiful board and what a fun process it must have been crafting it. Will be ordering once they ship to the UK! Stoked!

[@peacepuffz]

I'd share a shipping box.

[@jamescollingham9172]

Yup, UK please Kale

[@KalesBroccoli]

Awesome! Make sure you put your email into the website (on the product page) because we'll let you know when there is a limited order window for the UK :)

[@sachaDS0]

So glad to see your dreams take shape

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!!

[@sachaDS0]

@ when you ship them to France, we’ll support the brand 😎 can’t wait !

[@samueltourist]

Nice job Kale, I've watched so many of ur vids and brought my surfing to the next level. Would love to buy a board from europe one day !

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Sam!!! Be sure to put your details into one of the product pages kalebrockdesigns.com and we can contact you soon with the details :)

[@jazzyprince7133]

Before I knew it was your board I could tell by your surfing it was a smooth board

[@KalesBroccoli]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ETYSURF]

This thing looks insane under your feet mate. I can tell the board goes amazing aswell as your talented surfing

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@FrancescoPischedda]

Best of luck for your project, looking forward to try one of your boards, as soon as those will be available in Europe!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Make sure you’re signed up on the website so we can let you know when we open up the order window!

[@GaryPatton-um2gk]

Best of luck with the launch as with everything you do it will be a great success.Boards looking amazing.🤙

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you mate !

[@jonc2037]

Been following you from the beginning mate. Congratulations, I hope 1 day ill be able to purchase one of your boards. Keep it up Kale!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Jon !! :)

[@brooksperry7794]

@KalesBroccoli congrats brother! Super amped to place an order from SoCal and get one of these in the water Stateside. Sick clips from somewhere tropical after the 12:25 mark… 🤙🏼

[@KalesBroccoli]

Ahhh!!! Cheers brother! Looking forward to seeing a cutla' big swoops with the addy under your feet!

[@arrzfr]

Congratulations Kale on making shapes that have a bit of length but aren‘t so over volumed. Being able to duck dive a board and actually get out the back is important. Next step: team up with folks like Growblanks and start offering alternative constructions. Time to say goodbye to PU and styrofoam, it‘s 2024.

[@dreamlifephotography]

Congrats mate.. so epic and inspiring what you are doing with it all

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank youuuu!

[@KookSurfing]

So Cool! Makes me want to make a board!

[@MrBigad77]

Fair play. Chasing a new board myself, going to look into the thruster not into twins

[@KalesBroccoli]

Just rode my thruster with 2+1 this morning - it's a dream :)

[@jaycee571]

I was sceptical at first before watching but that 4.0 looks really really good mate, it really holds rail and pivots well when initiating and then finishing turns. What im saying is when its on rail it holds really well but when you want to release it turns on a dime. You seem to have unlocked tbe da vinci code I want one now

[@KalesBroccoli]

Ah great news! Thanks brother.

[@jaycee571]

​@@KalesBroccoliwhere might one order the 4.0 thruster

[@JarvisJiri1998]

hey kale, if you get a chance to get onto an asym get one! my friend made me one and ive went from shortboard surfing every surf to not being able to get off the asym. Speed like a twinny but also hold in the right places like a shorty and loose off the top like a twin. cant get enough

[@delreym22]

Who and where’s your shaper. Spread the word!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Happy with the middy 😊😃😄

[@DadKooks]

Would be super stoked to review your boards yew!

[@thestow35]

Looks a smoooooth ride. Would be interesting to see how your boards compare to the other ones out there, both global brands and the locals Vouch, Campbell Designed, Simon Jones / MOTE, Ash Ward and so on

[@erickvpoul]

Well done!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@maxssonberg]

Looks like really nice boards and some great work behind it. It would be great to see some reviews by the kind of surfers I guess you’re aiming at - intermediate of the kind that would follow your roadmap.

[@surflisbon]

What size are you riding it? 6’6? Longer? Looks amazing!

[@KalesBroccoli]

6'5 :)

[@jsev607]

Looks like a sweet board. It'll be interesting to see who ends up getting more traction given that EAST just finished up over on Stab. You might be competing for similar audiences with Ryan Lovelace.

[@MrBreakthompson]

Board looks sick! But could you please give a little bit more info on that site about the board? How are the rails (low, medium, full), bottom contours, mid-point, etc.)? I get you don't wanna give away your secrets but knownig the bottom contours is the bare minimum imo.

[@ralphramirez1979]

Sounds good. I take a 8.0 I'm 66 6'4 230 still like short board feel.

[@JeffLewis619]

Sickkkk I want one!

[@KalesBroccoli]

me too

[@quetioole]

Waiting for your surfboards in Tenerife 😊

[@KalesBroccoli]

🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@charlesmale2267]

Just had a look at the website mate.. looks Awesome.. well done.. keeping it simple will work.. definitely keen on the Twinny... when you are back in Adelaide.. you should set up a demo day.. or drop some Demo's with Shane at DaleyGrind or Greg at Extreme Surf.. i have a Gerry Lopez Squirty that is very similar.. but i do love the idea of supporting local business and 8ve really enjoyed watching your transitional stories and Journeys on KZbin.. as a senior surfer of 53 yrs nowadays.. i wish to say Congratulations mate and good on you for giv8ng it crack and sticking with it.. f..k the Naysayers.. they are would be if they could be!!! GOD BLESS.look forward to throwing a Kale Brock Design under my arms mate.. Cheers Charlie.😊

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you Charlie !! We will have demo boards at my retreats but unlikely to leave any around at stores at this stage ( logistically a challenge). Be perfect for you on the mid though!! Be frothing to see you on one!

[@bry-g7q]

i would be so skoked to get one, can i get these in the us

[@KalesBroccoli]

Make sure you put your email in the website (on the product page) so that we can let you know about our upcoming USA limited order window :)

[@tbaart4428]

For sure ordering one

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yeew!!

[@hybrid20]

Massive congrats

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@seancallahan1312]

Great board, great final concept. I realized 30 years ago, the best board for Kelly or Rob Machado isn't the best board for 95% of the other surfers on the planet. Since my airs didn't ever include full rotations, the best board was different for me, too. If you're doing full rotation airs, a pro-tour style tri is the go-to for a reason. Otherwise, I can do straight airs, reverses and carving 360s on a 6' 5" quad. So why sacrifice the massive loss in paddle power? If you're thinking of grinding it out on the qs? Good luck, go get 'em! Otherwise a board like this is for the 95% that you might find yourself in, like me. Best thing you could ride. (Twins are faster than tris, too.)

[@KalesBroccoli]

Couldn't agree more!

[@CaptainForest1]

Looks super fun might be my new fat boy special

[@xWaxxy]

what size twinnie were you riding?

[@lukeproudfoot4348]

I think he said 6'6

[@KalesBroccoli]

6'5 :)

[@safetybeachlife]

@@KalesBroccolihaha. That’s my SHORT board. My middie is 7’6. But I like the idea of a mid twin.

[@hman7236]

👏 Congrats on your accomplishment into the Wave craft realm,,Nice 🤙🤙can you ride the thruster as a twin if you want to get just 1????

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you very much :) technically Yes but the fin placement is different so it wouldn’t perform as optimal. If you’re looking for a similar feeling to the twin in your thruster then try a 2+1 set up :)

[@MrAlidor]

Super Kale! Bonne chance a toi frerot. Je suis interesse.

[@KalesBroccoli]

J'espère on peut envoyer une planche a France :)

[@louis.A.sardine]

🎉 bien joué l'ami 🎉

[@KalesBroccoli]

Merci :)

[@Thestripper1]

Looks very much like something we've seen before but those boards had color.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yeah surfboards do look similar

[@Thestripper1]

@@KalesBroccoli Yes, even to the trained eye in this case.

[@jhilliard280]

Hi mate, are you riding any in Epoxy in this vid? Deciding Pu or Epoxy in a 6’6! Yew

[@KalesBroccoli]

EPS / epoxy !! :) love it!!

[@mrjean765]

Nice waves at my local in Guét at the beginning of the vid ;)

[@JeffLewis619]

Thrusterr 4.0 gives that extra Jon Jon flick at the end of turns

[@KalesBroccoli]

OOo I like!

[@pnwpovsurfer_]

That twin looks so dang fun

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks! :) It is

[@JimBetts-ns1mk]

This bloke sounds like Mr G off summer heights high. Then the music at the start sounds like me g music. That orange board looks sick. What do they duckdive like?

[@bricecarpentier5817]

Ive only heard myths about being able to park on that car park! Congrats 🤣

[@KalesBroccoli]

😅

[@simonfooks6962]

Hey Kale would love to see some pics of the outline and the rocker on the website

[@KalesBroccoli]

They’re all up there matey

[@jaysmartin]

Looks like a fun board, is the end result of the orange board youve been riding?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yes ! We’ve updated the design on the website :)

[@mitchellpotts3609]

Are you going to have any at the wave pool next week? keen to try a 6'2

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yes matey but only 6’8 and 6’10 - our shortest one is 6’4. That’s shortboard territory

[@Aiguy872]

yeah, i want one, im a little curious on how the thruster is a 2+1 tho because it doesnt have a large central fin?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Twin + 1 (trailer) 👌🏽

[@jiseungjung]

How would you say it compares to the 'El Baron' from JS or 'Mid Strength' from Chili?

[@KalesBroccoli]

We wanted to offer a better paddling experience for starters, and we wanted an easier manoeuvrability - I believe we’ve achieved both (stepped deck hides volume and the tail is a good short board testament). I’m biased - would love to hear after you try it

[@ReganStadlwieser]

Hey! Any preferred fins for the twin? Upright vs keels?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Uprights :) specific recommendations on website

[@calamitypj]

I wonder how the thruster version compares to a Parmenter Stubb Vector as far as performance goes.

[@KalesBroccoli]

You’ll have to try it out!

[@DavidGibson-se1ev]

Wow how exciting for you and your team and too watch another passion and dream come true exciting times congratulations and amazing. Thanks for the update Dave

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks Dave !!

[@Travelpigs]

With the board sliding out and then moving your foot forward a cm feeling good, does that equate to a very small sweet spot?

[@KalesBroccoli]

No - was just an adjustment that I've never felt I had to consciously make again since.

[@garthkite]

It must be so light. Throwing that mass around on the nose looks unreal

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yeah! 😊

[@cameronelliott984]

Congrats mate! I hope your board co. explodes! Let me know if you need a San Diego surfer to rep the board ;p lol PS - not even close to a pro... but I surf every day with cool old people who like to gossip)

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you so much! I hope we can get you and the crew on one :)

[@cameronelliott984]

@@KalesBroccoli that would be a dream come true! It's always a good time taking your advice into the water, and I'm sure your board is even more fun than the that🤙

[@Daniel-ns7bv]

nice boards

[@jeibky]

Nice mid length - what fins are you riding with the thruster/twins ?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Recommendations on the website!!

[@MikeOno-h8d]

What fins were you riding in both boards?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Specific recommendations on the website kalebrockdesigns.com :)

[@jakemabulala3548]

Now get a surf n show collab..

[@KalesBroccoli]

Noel is a great guy

[@timreck5535]

Nice looking board, but, tighter turning on a twin pin??? Don't think so. Might feel that way to you, doesn't show in your surfing or anyone else's I've ever seen. Tri's and some quads just pivot harder and hold more speed through on rail turns. That's why no pro's ride em for performance surfing....Twins especially pins have a wonderful " free" and fast soul surfing feel that is awesome and pretty addicting which can be great for people wanting to try something new, learning to surf, or transitioning from long boards...I love my 6'8" JS Big Baron but guess what, I never ride it anymore because I have both 6'8" and 7'0" Harley Ingleby mid 6's which I can change fins out for different conditions. Those boards seem to work best with a 2+1 set up in slower waves then when the surf gets fast, big, and juicy they go best as a tri but are faster with a quad set....

[@KalesBroccoli]

Some people articulate feelings differently. I've ridden those boards you mentioned, not even close to this one... in my biased opinion.

[@timreck5535]

@@KalesBroccoli Biased is a bit of an understatement - sales being king. It does look like you dialed in the tail rocker/fin placement to improve on the effect I described above. That coupled with a wider forward template and modern rocker/concave relationships should give a board all kinds of versatility and.....speed! Feel free to send me one - wholesale- I'll do a complete write up review my new channel - hah! Did you ever review a JS's El Baron, talked my bud into getting one and will be poaching a try on it soon..Firewire seems to be aggressively taking a crack at the mid length market place now also...

[@jakeforge]

🔥

[@andrewfernando5453]

How does this board feel different from the chili mid strength?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Fuller better paddle and in my biased opinion easier performance

[@raybert148]

Helo Kale!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Hi

[@penance_for_peter]

As soon as someone suggests, "it paddles like a longboard and surfs like a shortboard", walk away. Pure marketing gimmick. My experience tells me that rather than getting the best of both worlds you often get the worst of both.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Guess you haven't tried one of mine yet

[@penance_for_peter]

I'll need an independent review first

[@OversikerSTUDIO]

not true once I found an twin fin egg around 6'7 and it was exactly the best of two worlds, glassy small wave cruising and solid 2m was also very stable, some boards are magic

[@arrzfr]

With you on the first half of your comment. NOTHING paddles like a longboard, except a longboard. You‘re not going to catch barely visible bumps or be up before a wave even forms a real face, on a midlength. However, getting the worst of both worlds is where I‘d disagree. And the reason is that a huge share of recreational surfers has fallen victim to the shortboard hype. I see this basically every day: frustrated guys flailing around on corky 5‘4s, because their timing, positioning and technique simply aren‘t spot on enough to ride tiny boards. They‘d be so much better off riding something in the mid to upper 6ft range, which is still short enough to actually turn, but at least you‘re catching waves.

[@spottyone584]

Wrong. Best thing I did was get a mid length for cruising and was pleasantly surprised how much it surfed like a short board. Glad I didn't "walk away"

[@dynodin81]

What size / volume are you riding. And what's your weight - thx.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Mine is the 6’5 twin :) 80kg

[@dynodin81]

@KalesBroccoli thanks man, I'm out here in Florida. Looking forward to seeing your boards shipped to this side of the world. That twin fin is calling me.

[@OspreyVision]

Thanks for sharing! Where can we buy this board? 🤙

[@KalesBroccoli]

kalebrockdesigns.com

[@jack_evans2244]

wow

[@Nardvens]

I’m ordering one, are you riding the 6’4

[@KalesBroccoli]

Awesome! I’ve been riding The 6’5 :)

[@benjaminwesercreative]

what lengths and volumes are they ?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Have a look! kalebrockdesigns.com

[@olegsjr]

which one is best? PU/PE or EPS/EPOXY ? saludos!

[@cryteslx8554]

Epoxy is much more durable and light, but it should have stringer

[@KalesBroccoli]

I prefer the EPS :)

[@Brudelay]

Looks like an El Baron or Big Baron

[@KalesBroccoli]

Quite different

[@shockmarkets7384]

Ripping!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@GBLahLah]

I’d buy the twin if you can get one to Guatemala

[@KalesBroccoli]

Maybe if you jump on the site, put in your email on the product page and we'll let you know at least when they re going to the USA!