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

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

Charissa and Todd, I got to try both of the new boards and I’m stoked on both!

The Bullet as a quad is a get-in-early speed machine.

The farther back you get on the tail,

the faster it wants to go.

Good crowd control board in case nobody wants to share that day. Caught several nice, large set waves this morning. Then removed myself from the water in case I started not share.

The Ghost will be a great board for me. It was a little soft at 5-6 ft. and it was slow to get in. Then one with some power came and it was instant, smooth take off.

It’s what I wanted, not a duplicate of my Monsta, but a board for more punchy or critical waves.

As the norm, you made two great boards for me.

Thank You!….Best Regards,John

I was suffering from NBS (new board syndrome) So to get in the water this morning was exciting.

So it was, as you can imagine “packed” , it was not that there were no waves

they were knee- chest +, high tide making it a lil “swampy”…… But nothing that Da Monsta could not stomp on.

It turned into a fun session, I had a blast.

You gotta Luv Da Monsta

“O LORD, our LORD, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”

Have a great week Proctors!

Pastor Aaron, Paso Robles, Ca

6’6″ x 20 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ rounded diamond tail Monsta v-1.3

Chad Towersey

5’8″ x 19 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ Monsta II [Bride] wide squash

Getting better all the time. Always stoked because of you. Here are a few new pics of my progress.

Todd is my Shaper, he will always be now.

I put my trust in him after I just got back

into this sport and man…. he did it right.

I guess that’s what has blown me away the most.

I’m 47 years old, been away from surfing for 25 years (feeling very lost) and Todd told me “This board will take you to the next level” I trusted him, I still can’t believe how it has all unfolded. You have seen the pics. I know I’m not a shredder by any means.

I’m stoked more then you know to be surfing as well as I am and getting better all the time at my age and time away from it.

I hope I pull my 1st Air before I hit 50

HAHA!  Hmmm I guess I can make that a goal LOL!

Maybe that’s it too, Not only is it a top quality board, Todd is top quality in picking the right board for someone feeling lost in the mass of boards to pick from. I felt like a person not just a bunch of numbers.

If there is a word beyond Stoked, I’m that.

Don, Capitola, CA
age: 47  ht: 5’11″  wt: 180-190

6’4″ x 20″ x 2 5/8″ Proxy epoxy Greased Pig
Parabolic Carbon Rail suspension system with Kevlar compression patch

Getting better all the time. Always stoked because of you.
Love to you both.

Don, Santa Cruz

Proxy Epoxy construction with Parabolic Stringers
Titanium Series Upgrade Option 2.0: Kevlar Compression Patch
Greased Pig: 6’4″ x 20″ x 2 5/8″ stinger swallow tail

Hi guys, saw the videos and glad I already got a Monsta.

It’s been pretty small in Santa Cruz

but got  a couple of decent waves

and felt how responsive the board is.

This will be my “go to” board all winter long.

If it gets really big I can also bring out the single fin Todd made me.Hope to visit you both in person late fall this year.
Best Regards, John Eckardt
Santa Cruz
Proxy epoxy Monsta: 6’10″ x 21 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ wide squash tail

Just want to let you know that I love this board after 1st trip out. I used it as a quad. Next time I will surf it as a Thruster.

It is so responsive, it went any place I wanted it to go and quick.

It felt like I was on ice it was so fast on my first wave.

These pics were only from the inside section, the wife didn’t get any bigger wave pics
: (   They were breaking 5 to 8′

You said this board would take me to the next level.

It has already.

I feel now that I CAN. I am so STOKED that you made me such a SICK board. I love it. I love you for it. I will see you soon. I will bring more Tito’s for you two. THANKS my brother! You did it right again.

Don Moorman, Dos Palos, CA
Custom Proxy Epoxy Titanium Series Greased Pig: 6’4″ x 20″ x 2 5/8″ stinger swallow tail
Kevlar compression patch + Carbon Rails
Parabolic Stringers

Loads of speed on mushy waves.

This 47 year old feels like a teen

out there again HAHA!

howdy todd and charissa,

I’ve only been on the new rascal II for 2 days now,

but i wanted to take a second to tell you why

it’s already the best board I’ve ever had.

In short, the rascal II has given me hope

that my best days of surfing are still ahead of me.

let me explain…  I started surfing at 10yrs old and I surfed frequently until the age of 18.  at that point, I was very happy with how my surfing was progressing, but then i went to college, medical school, and residency training, and

the next thing I knew I was 31 yrs old, 30 lbs heavier and

had barely surfed at all in 13 years.

But then i moved to San Francisco, and, all of the sudden, I had the opportunity to start surfing consistently again.  that said,

i thought  that i could just buy a board and

i’d pick up surfing at exactly the level where i left off…

things didn’t quite work out that way though.

throughout the last year, it was becoming increasingly frustrating to paddle out day after day and not be able to surf as well as i remembered myself surfing when i was 18.  So, I made excuses for my poor performance; i told myself that the waves i was surfing just weren’t good for high performance type surfing and that i just wasn’t surfing on the right boards.  But one year and 4 surfboards later, doubt started creeping in and I was starting to feel that maybe it wasn’t the waves or the boards, perhaps it was just me, maybe the combination of my 13 year hiatus, my advancing age, and my worsening physical condition had amounted to some absolute diminution of talent;

I was starting to feel that i just wasn’t a good surfer

anymore and that feeling was becoming extremely disheartening.

…then, 2 days ago, I got my custom Proxy Rascal II,

and everything’s changed.

now, all of the sudden, i’m flying

down sections with confidence, making tight turns, busting out and sliding the tail, and i’ve even boosted a couple of airs (and I’ve been doing all of this in some pretty terrible waves).

For the first time in a very long time, i feel like

progression is inevitable and i’m happy again with my surfing,

and that is why the rascal II is the best board i’ve ever ridden.

sorry for being so verbose, but i can’t help but feel compelled to let you know how much i love the board.

consider  me a customer for life.

Thanks

Barney Dillard, San Francisco
Custom Proxy 4 Channel Rascal II, 5 fin