Hawaiian 'Alaia' board

Traditional Hawaiian finless wooden Alaia boards are the latest fun surfing craze, and are being ridden by top surfers all over the world

Alaia boards are simple but fast and very fun to ride, they can be ridden lying down, kneeling, or standing up.

This Paulownia Power Alaia blank is almost ready to surf, all it needs is some final shaping of the rails with the sandpaper provided, and then, after oiling with linseed oil to seal and protect the board as well as bringing out the natural colours and beauty of the paulownia wood ,the board is ready to ride. Shaping instructions are provided with te kit. Why not surf it, shape it, and surf it again to feel the difference?

Paulownia wood is the best surfboard wood available in the world, it is very lightweight, strong, and beautiful to look at. The finished weight of this board is 6 pounds.

New finished Paulownia Alaia boards of this size sell for over $1300, and yet they are very simple and easy to shape, so buying one in kit form at this price is a great option, as your Alaia will be as good as any with only an hour or two of work applied. The Paulownia wood used in this kit is the finest quality available.

Alaias are ridden either by pushing off the sea bottom ( like a 'flutter' board ) or by paddling them into the waves for the more advanced user.

Famous surfers currently riding Alaia's include Tom Carroll, Dave Rastovich and Sage Joske

Here are some Alaia links:

http://www.mbsproductions.com/tmo/thepresent_bigger.mov

( Some footage of Dave Rastovich on an Alaia near the end of this movie clip)

http://www.swellnet.com.au/sessions.php?session=Tom_Carroll_B
ack_to_the_Future_090807.php

( More standup Alaia footage featuring Tom Carroll)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7T1Io7_Cwk


( Tom Wegener and friends riding Alaias and other wooden boards at Noosa, showing prone riding )