photo: Peter Dive

The ghost is fast, freaky fast. That was the first thing I noticed about it. I also noticed how smooth it turns from rail to rail.

I’ve ridden a couple of these shapes and I really enjoy how effortlessly you can surf them.

You don’t need to pump, chop, hop, or flail to generate speed.



The shape seems to do all the work for you,

as if its trying to help you create a smoother style.

I’ve noticed a big change in the way I surf since riding The Ghost. Todd noticed it too when we were in Peru.

It’s helped me link my turns into one continuous motion

without the wishy-washy pumps and hops in between maneuvers.



The width runs a little higher towards the nose, sort of similar to Da Monsta but yet has a standard shortboard size.
That really helps me with two things: when doing airs or throwtails and my weight is on my front foot, and second,
I can take this board out in waves knee high to double head-high.

It rides responsive like Da Monsta but feels more reliable in large surf because there is more board under your feet.
Needless to say, I’ll continue ordering Ghosts because I love em’ and I know what I’m going to get every time.
Todd, keep on pumping these puppies out cause’ I can’t get enough!

-Forrest

Hi Charissa,
Board arrived in A1 condition, brilliant packing!
Looks fantastic, can’t wait to give it a blast and will feedback to you after a few waves this weekend! Have a great weekend.

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Hey Charissa,
Here’s a bit of feedback for Todd.
Had 3 surfs on my new ‘Pavote’ this week in some fairly good 4ft clean surf, only with an air temp of -2 and water mid 40′s, freezing!

Really getting into the feel of it today,

picks up waves easy, paddles great and feels very lively under the feet with whips up around the lip fast and smooth…this board is my new ‘go to’ already!

Proud to be riding a ‘Proctor’ and wearing a big grin!

I’ll shoot some photo’s over in near future.

Cheers and many thanks again for great service and great boards!

Brent, Corwall, UK
age: 51 ht: 5’9″ wt: 183 lb exp: 40+ years
Proxy El Pavote: 5’11″ x 19 3/4″ x 2 9/16″ Apache tail

Hi Todd and Charissa,

Sorry its taken me so long to get back to you with feedback on the Monsta step-up. We basically only surfed the wall down on the baja and though it was head and a half to double it is such a mushy wave it was hard to get a good feel for the board.

Last week I finally got to really give it a go on this wedge that rarely goes off but

I managed to catch it on the best day I’ve ever seen there.

Luckily I had a pretty good idea that it was going to be mackin so I brought the step-up and my god what an amazing session.

The drop is super gnarly and

the board handled it like a dream.

It literally felt like I was on a 6″7 or 6″8 for paddle ability but then when a turn section would materialize it would just blast off the lip and felt more like the 6″3 it is but with so much control.

I can literally go full throttle where as before if I pushed my board that hard I’d lose it.

The session blew my mind and

I just sat on the beach after full of froth.

Thanks once again for making me an unreal board. I’m so happy with it. I tell all my friends about you guys and I’d expect a few more orders coming from up here on Van isle. Have a good weekend talk to you later!

Kyle ht: 6’3″ wt: 190 – 205 lb
Victoria, BC, Canada

6’3″ x 20″ x 2 3/4″ Monsta step-up thumbtail
Carbon Rail stringerless surfboard construction

Board gets a lot of looks from jealous folks.

It plained out so nice today and is magic under my feet.

So much fun and paddling out and onto waves is a breeze.

Thanks again for all the help. I’m looking forward to making my morning commute to work on the carver!

Very stable, no “wobble” and fit nicely in the pocket of these Hawaiian waves.

Was very easy for me to turn left/right, pump up and down the line and float over white wash sections with amazing ease.

So bouyant that it just floated over the froth

and into a connecting section of the wave to keep the ride going.

I’ll fill out the secure order form here quickly. Brandon was a bit jealous. Haven’t let him try it out yet as I’m still enjoying it way too much.

V/r,
CPT Michael P. Brabner
Commander
C Company, 2-27 IN (The Wolfhounds)

Michael’s daughter Keira helping him wax up his board with colored wax…
“The surfboard is a canvas. Every wax change will be a new opportunity for Keira to create.”

Met up and surfed with Joel Centeio today at Chun’s. He loved the Comanche 6 btw…

Hi Charissa,

Love the board – took it out 3 times since I got it and

everything about it is better than the bigger quad board I was riding.

I’m glad Todd had me bring down the height to 5’9″…

its doesn’t feel to short at all.

Good swell coming in today down here in the OC – perfect timing on the new board.

Thanks to the Proctor team!

Gary Lagestee, 32 /5’10″ / 165 lb / exp: 8 yrs
5’9″ x 19 1/4″ x 2 5/16″ Monsta v.2
for: Churches/Trestles/Strand/OC

Hi Todd and Charissa,

I swear that I am not a serial testimonial guy but I have to tell you how much I LOVE MY MONSTA SKATE! I have only given a testimonial/review for one other service/business other than yours.

Obviously I love my surfboards and I feel that I have the best quiver in my 25 or so years of surfing.

Now I am 100% sure that I have

the best skateboard I have ever owned.

I can’t believe I am saying that at 39 years of age. I ride it all the time either for a few quick pumps around my street, long distance sidewalk sessions and some downhill action. The board is a full work out and feels just like your on the water or even snowboarding in the powder, insane. I haven’t really surfed due to a sprained ankle so I haven’t seen the benefits in my surfing yet.

I got my friend in Carlsbad so pumped just by telling him about it an he saw your video and then he just ordered one from you. He has been showing the video to his friends down there and everyone is psyched.

I went to the Ripcurl shop and a shop guy and I tested my skate vs. the T. Knox demo in the lot and we both agreed that the Monsta pumped faster and had a more carvy feel which made it more fun!!!

The wheel base makes all the difference.

Your surfboards in the shop look really good.

We did a bunch of family pics on the beach at Mandalay and even did some skate pics. Attached is one with my Monsta, it goes every where and I am always promoting it (and the surfboards as well).

Super Stoked! I wish you both much success and happiness as well as have a very Happy Holiday season!

Paul Jorgensen

Hey Todd my name is Alec and I ordered a board from you about 2 years ago and it is phenomenal.

I got it on St. Pattys Day and

it’s the only board I’ve ridden since.

Its a 5’10″ Greased Rascal with a 5 fin setup. I live in New Jersey so I usually use the quad set up but when it gets big with hurricane swell I usually rock the thruster set up.

Honestly man the board is so amazing I can catch basically any wave with a few paddles if I’m in the optimal spot.

It is great at catching waves, it’s extremely fast, I can make a lot of sections I otherwise wouldn’t be able to make if i was riding a different board, and most of all i can get barreled out of my mind because of the way it just sits in the pocket of the wave.

You really did shape the thing to perfection for me. I am so thankful I went through you to get my surfboard because I cant imagine riding anything else. I paid a ton of money for the board especially with the shipping and handling but it was worth every penny.

From the bottom of my heart man I appreciate you for crafting me this beautiful creation.

I just wanted to tell you that you

created a masterpiece for me and

it is my quiver of choice by farrrrrr.

I think that the board will last for a while because I’ve had it for two years now and aside from some dings it is in perfect condition. I think its because I had you put on the S-glass.  I surf a lot and I’m not easy on the board at all, it stands up to everything I put it through and it still looks great.

Thank you so much Todd, keep doing your thing man you shape a wicked stick!

Alec, Red Bank, New Jersey
age: 20 ht: 6’1″ wt: 185 lb
5’10″ x 19 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ pulled swallow tail Greased Rascal

I bought a like new El Pavote off a friend in Santa Cruz,

and I wanted to tell you this board is magic.

I rode it today for the first time and I have to say it is everything you describe it to be. Magic board, and after riding Channel Islands and JS boards the last few years I am now a Proctor Surfboards customer.

I will be looking to you for my next order,

just wanted to say thanks,

stoked to get a board off a shaper

who obviously has pride in his craft.

This board is insane!!!

Thanks,
Jeff Bason

HI CHARISSA,

GREAT NEWS,

HANDS DOWN,

BEST CUSTOM BOARD EVER !!

TONS OF COMPLEMENTS ON THIS BOARD ALREADY.

SURFED SMALL ZUMA FRIDAY EVE.. REAL SKATEY FOR A 6.8 ON KNEE-T0-WASTE HIGH ZUMA.

SATURDAY ZUMA -5 PEAKY CHEST HIGH,

WORKS GREAT HIGH TIDE BUT THE DUMPIER IT GOT

THE BETTER THIS BOARD GETS!!  GREAT JETTY BARREL BOARD.

HAVE LARGE SIMON ANDERSON FINS, STILL LOOSE IN THE POCKET,

EVEN WHIPS A QUICK 360.

WILL ORDER A 6.6 X 21 X 2.6 NEXT MONTH.

DAVIE.

Proxy composite [middleweight] 6’8″ x 20 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ thumbtail Blackbird Step-Up

Hey Charissa and Todd,

Love this new board.

First outing was on a nice small combo swell. Thought you might be interested in reading some of my impressions, in no particular order.

Board arrived easily. The whole shipping thing when well. The packing looked real secure.

Man, the board seemed wide and thick, and short, as expected but different than what I was used to.
I ended up putting the fin about 1/2 inch aft of exact midline. I figured that I needed to make sure the fin would be in the water when the rail was rolled up on edge for turning and holding in the water. At 45 degrees angle between board and imaginary wave line the fin still had good projection down and still very close to exact middle.

Craftsmanship of this board is really pro. The pin stripes were a good idea.

In the water the float was much more than expected. The paddling glide was very smooth. Wonder how those thick rails are going to work?
First wave, snappy take off, tried to turn too soon and fell forward. ha ha.
Second wave, wait a split second… and follow the board down, then bottom turn, then blast off! Speed, climb up the wall, great hold, going faster, outrunning the curl, man that big fat rail can hold…, drive out back over the top, paddle back out.

STOKED!

Next wave same idea, wait a split second for board to get going, same bottom turn and acceleration, drive up to the lip, float on the lip, drive the board around and land on bottom. Nice fat board very stable and easy to do this. Maybe a little more work swinging the nose around than a thruster, but did not feel limited by the single fin on this move. I think the fin position is really good based on this, certainly the fin is forward enough not to impede.
My instinct to “pump” for speed didnt really do anything, no more thruster.

I can really see why we can go shorter in this board design. I used much more of the rail line to stick it in the fast part of the wave. The functional rail was actually longer than my thrusters. Overall I was using more of the enitre rail, vs thruster that for me is much more using the aft part of the rail.

Todd, you were right about the length. I probably could have gone down to 6’6, but…the 6’8 did not at all seem too long, and my ability to trim fore and aft was easy. I also have a naturally wide stance. Would not want it any longer. Glad we chose 6’8. Width is correct too. Would not want any wider. Probably could have gone 1/2 inch narrower, but not really necessary. On my second day out it was a more pure NW swell, much more power, and I still had enough control rail to rail. The width was not an impediment. Also, with the rounded pin tail my back foot could really feel going from rail to rail.
I like the single fin groove for sure.

I have never had a board made by someone I didnt know.

I have to say the whole process with you two has been much better than I would have thought it could be over the phone and via email. The whole consult with Todd really went well, and I think that he really understood what I was trying to get out of this new board. Will be recommending you to friends for sure.

Hope you all have a great day.

Cheers and Aloha,

Rob

6’8″ x 21 1/2″ x 3″ roundtail Bullet single fin