If You Don't Know Now You Know - Episode 3

If You Don't Know Now You Know: Episode 3 - Surfboard Bottom Contours Explained

Get ready to dive deeper into the intricacies of surfboard design with Episode 3 of "If You Don't Know Now You Know"! Join shaper Jason Bennett as he explores the fascinating world of bottom contours and their impact on your board's performance.

In this episode, Jason explains the various bottom contours commonly found on surfboards, including:

• Flat: Providing stability and speed
• Concave: Enhancing lift and maneuverability
• Vee: Increasing control and bite
• Channels: Directing water flow and increasing hold

Discover how these subtle curves and contours influence your board's speed, turning ability, and overall feel in different wave conditions. Whether you're seeking a board that glides effortlessly down the line or one that snaps tight turns in the pocket, understanding bottom contours is key to ordering a surfboard that suits your needs and style. 

"IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW YOU KNOW"

Chemistry Surfboards, your go-to source for custom surfboards in Oceanside, California, is excited to unveil its latest YouTube series, "IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW YOU KNOW," hosted by shaper Jason Bennett. This series is your ultimate guide to navigating the world of custom surfboards. Jason will delve into the essential factors to consider before ordering your dream board, including:

• Understanding your surfing style and skill level
• Choosing the right dimensions and materials
• Navigating the custom surfboard ordering process

With decades of experience in surfboard shaping, Jason will share his invaluable insights and expertise to ensure your next board is a perfect match for your needs and aspirations. Whether you're seeking a high-performance surfboard to push your limits or a unique surfboard that reflects your personality, this series will empower you to make informed decisions and create the best custom surfboard for your surfing journey.

Bryan Perez's La Pantera Rosa Model

La Pantera Rosa: Olympian Bryan Perez's Signature High-Performance Shortboard

Born from the point breaks of El Salvador and honed on breaks around the globe, La Pantera Rosa is the signature high-performance shortboard of Olympian Bryan Perez. Designed by Jason Bennett, this dynamic model blends the best elements of our popular M Mix and B Side designs, resulting in a board that thrives in critical, powerful conditions.

Designed for the Best:

La Pantera Rosa features a more aggressive rocker, a pulled-in nose, and a single-to-double concave bottom, delivering lightning-fast responsiveness and unwavering hold in lined-up point breaks and punchy surf. The continuous rocker flow from nose to tail ensures seamless transitions and effortless maneuverability, allowing you to carve with precision and attack the lip with confidence.

Bryan's Choice:

Bryan Perez favors the thumb tail configuration for maximum hold and control during critical turns, but La Pantera Rosa can be customized with your preferred tail shape to suit your individual style.

A Quiver Essential:

This high-performance machine is a must-have for any surfer seeking to elevate their game and conquer challenging waves. Whether you're chasing barrels or pushing the limits of aerial maneuvers, La Pantera Rosa give you everything needed to perform at a high level. 

If You Don't Know Now You Know - Episode 2

Episode 2 - 3 Different Fin Setups

Join shaper Jason Bennett in Episode 2 of our series as he dives deep into the fascinating world of surfboard fin setups. Discover how these seemingly simple appendages can dramatically transform your board's performance, influencing everything from speed and stability to maneuverability and control.

Jason breaks down the three most popular fin setups: the classic thruster, the playful twin fin, and the versatile quad. Learn how each setup interacts with different wave conditions and surfing styles, and discover which one might be the perfect match for your custom surfboard.

Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of fin setups and unlock the full potential of your surfing experience.

"IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW YOU KNOW"

Chemistry Surfboards, your go-to source for custom surfboards in Oceanside, California, is excited to unveil its latest YouTube series, "IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW YOU KNOW," hosted by shaper Jason Bennett. This series is your ultimate guide to navigating the world of custom surfboards. Jason will delve into the essential factors to consider before ordering your dream board, including:

• Understanding your surfing style and skill level
• Choosing the right dimensions and materials
• Navigating the custom surfboard ordering process

With decades of experience in surfboard shaping, Jason will share his invaluable insights and expertise to ensure your next board is a perfect match for your needs and aspirations. Whether you're seeking a high-performance surfboard to push your limits or a unique surfboard that reflects your personality, this series will empower you to make informed decisions and create the best custom surfboard for your surfing journey.

World's Best Performance Hybrid

Introducing The 23: The Ultimate High-Performance Hybrid Surfboard

Handcrafted in Oceanside Fresh out of our Oceanside shaping bay, we proudly present The 23, a testament to Chemistry Surfboards' commitment to innovation and the pursuit of the best custom surfboards. This high-performance hybrid seamlessly transitions between a classic thruster and a playful twin fin setup, delivering unparalleled adaptability without compromising on speed or maneuverability. It's the perfect surfboard for those seeking a quiver killer that excels in a variety of wave conditions.

Precision is paramount in surfboard shaping, and The 23 boasts meticulously placed fin boxes and routes, ensuring optimal fin positioning for both thruster and twin fin configurations. Its unique 4-belly channel system enhances stability and speed, while the strategically placed center channel - fading at the 12" mark and then dramatically reappearing - injects a burst of energy into every ride, making it a truly unique surfboard.

This recession-proof model guarantees endless fun in twin fin style surf, while its thruster capability unlocks maximum performance when conditions demand it. Experience the future of surfboard design with The 23. It's time to elevate your surfing game and embrace the freedom of a truly versatile board.

Noel Salas and the Surf N Show Takes on "The 23" - A Chemistry Surfboards Performance Hybrid Review

In the latest episode of the series, pro surfer Noel Salas puts our newest model, "The 23", through its paces. Shaper and Chemistry Surfboards owner, Jason Bennett, shares insights into this performance hybrid designed to excel in a wide range of conditions - from head-high barrels to playful waist-high waves.

Key Takeaways:

• Versatile Performance: The 23 boasts a standard shortboard outline for effortless paddling and speed, combined with a diamond tail that surfs shorter, making it perfect for tight pockets.
• Innovative Design: The 4 belly channels and strategically placed center channel provide an extra "boost" of energy, enhancing the board's responsiveness and drive.
• All-in-One Fin Setup: This unique feature allows for both thruster and twin fin setups, offering unparalleled versatility without compromising performance.
• Rider Feedback: Noel Salas raves about the board's ability to maintain top-to-bottom surfing despite its parallel outline. He also praises the rocker and diamond tail combo for making punchy surf incredibly fun and easy

Rider & Board Dimensions:

• Noel Salas: 5'9" & 172 lbs, riding a 5'6" x 19 x 2 5/16 (26L)
• Asa: 5'10" & 165 lbs
• Jason Bennett: 5'8" & 185 lbs, riding a 5'8" x 19 3/4 x 2 1/2 (31L)

Lyle Model

Half Moon Model

Welcome to the world of Cursive

For 17 years Chemistry Surfboards has been known worldwide as a high performance shortboard brand. We wanted to offer you something completely different than what we have been building over the last decade. Cursive is that brainchild brought to life. Our loyal customer base now has access to a line of classic retro shapes designed by Jason Bennett. There are currently six unique designs to choose from. These boards are constructed the traditional way which includes cut lap resin tints, glossed and polished finishes, and hand-foiled glass on fins. This idea has finally come to fruition and we are very excited to share it with you. Check out the new line now!

Cassette Deck

New Models 2018

We are excited to announce a bunch of new models for you this year. We have 5 new models total, 3 high performance shortboards, and two small wave boards.

The B-Side

The B-Side is our most high performance shortboard in our line. It also has the deepest single concave, and most accelerated rocker of any performance board we have built. Designed with team rider Barron Mamiya, this board was developed for his need for an ultra high performance board he can ride in contests as well as back home in Hawaii. This board excels in performance driven waves like Lowers, the North Shore, or anything that calls for a blade to be ridden.

The Beer Fridge

The Beer Fridge is another new addition to our high performance line. This model is a mixture between our Flashpoint and R2 models. The Beer Fridge has a thicker nose and tail foil which makes it an easier riding shortboard. The Beer Fridge has a lower overall rocker which assists in paddling into flatter waves and has a subtle hip to narrow the outline through the tail. Equipped with six channels, this allows the board to have a substantial amount of drive on flat gutless waves while allowing the board to have bite when putting the board on rail. The Beer Fridge comes standard with a rounded squash tail and thruster fin setup.

The R2+

Due to the success of our R2, we decided to develop the R2+ based off team rider Barron Mamiya’s need for more rocker on his shortboard to surf in bigger, hollower waves as seen in his 2017 Triple Crown Rookie of the year campaign. The R2+ has 1/4” more nose and tail rocker making it excel in top to bottom hollow surf. The R2+ has a single concave like its predecessor, giving the board the maximum amount of drive. Ride the R2+ as a more performance everyday shortboard, or order it bigger as a step up in larger surf. We recommend a five fin setup for this model to allow you to ride as a thruster in performance conditions or as a quad when you need that extra speed boost in waves of consequence.

The Holiday

Our Holiday model is a new addition to our small wave selection. This fish was built to speed down the line yet has a refined foil for high performance top to bottom surfing. The Holiday has a double concave to a single rocket channel off the tail. This assists rolling the board over from rail to rail while giving it some bite so it doesn’t feel too loose. The Holiday has a mellow rocker, with a wider nose, and the midpoint forward making it an excellent paddler for surfers of all skill levels. This board can be ordered in a variety of fin setups. From a twin fin with a trailer, to a straight quad fin, or even a traditional high performance thruster. Order it your way.

The Minion

The Minion model was spawned from wanting to put an ultra easy small wave paddler into the Chemistry lineup. This model replaces your need for a longboard when the surf is sub par. The fuller round nose makes this board ultra friendly to the novice surfer, while still maintaining performance for the more advance surfer to “cheat” in small waves. The outline is pulled in towards the tail making this board easy to whip around, while the double barrel to vee gives it a pivot point to turn off of. We suggest you order this model 2-4” shorter than your normal shortboard. Equipped with a 5 fin set up, this gives you plenty of fin options to keep you in the water on the slow days.

Summer Mod

Our summer time model was built exactly what the name suggests, for summer. This model has a perfect blend of low entry rocker, and a wider overall outline to get you into waves that lack the juice winter time swells have. The bottom contour of the summer time model has a single concave to center hull channel out the back of the tail. This provides an incredible amount of drive when the waves tend to be on the slow and gutless side. The wider tail lends to a straighter outline giving this board a lot of down the line speed. Adding a 5 fin set up, the summer time can be ridden as either a quad or thruster depending on the users preference and the conditions it is ridden in.