Hello Charissa,

Sadly, the weather was bad when the waves were pumping so photos were hard to get with rain and squall pelting down making it hard to get cameras out.  Attached is a photo of me on the Rascal II.

It was a small day but I managed to rip the back out of this one.

Please share my thanks with Todd.

Regards, Kelly
Custom Rascal II: 6’5″ x 21″ x 2 5/8″ moontail

Charissa & Todd,
Hey, I just wanted to drop you guys a quick note and say that the boards worked great on my trip. We lucked out and it was head high to double overhead the entire 10 day stint in Kandui. I went ahead and attached a couple of pics.

Thanks!

Don Moulds, Capitola, California

Custom Proxy Epoxy Rascal II

5’11″ x 19 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ moontail
Four Parabolic Channels
5 fin install, FCS

Custom Proxy Epoxy construction with Titanium Series Upgrade Option 1.0: Carbon-Hinged Flex Tail:

G-4.E

6’2″ x 18 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ rounded squash tail

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

Hi Joel,

I received your custom board inquiry online, checked it out…and have detailed a couple boards that I think would be the next level for you.

Since you need something versatile for

surfing a variety of waves ranging

from mushy to hollow,

then I suggest an all around performance shortboard that generates speed in small/ gutless conditions, yet will hold in and surf fast and clean on the punchier or bigger waves too….

the board I have specifically designed for

this purpose and for your build….

is called the Big Chief.

This board is a full performance board, but it is built with the appropriate volume so that you don’t have issues catching waves, or generating speed even when the waves are small. I recommend a 6’10″ x 21 ¼” x 3 1/8″ Big Chief with a squashtail. The rocker/ bottom curve on this board is moderate meaning that it allows you to paddling into waves easily and generate speed down the line while it has a nice loose tail rocker off the fins so you can turn on a dime and draw nice performance lines in and around the power pocket of the wave.

The bottom contour features a single to inset double concave….this generates lift, speed, drive in the board while at the same time positive redirectional hold through turns.

Hopefully this answers some of your questions. Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have. I know you would be stoked on a magic Proctor Big Chief. Looking forward to your reply,
Aloha,

Todd

Aloha Todd,

Thanks for the super fast response. I really think your recommendation is great. Iʻm wondering if I could get the dimensions you suggested (6ʻ10″x 21 1/4″ x 3 1/8″)  in the Rascal II.

The more I read about the Rascal II

the more I want to try it.

Right now Iʻm on a Rusty Desert Island thatʻs 8ʻ0 x 22″ x 2.94″ Itʻs has a shortboard shape. I want to branch out a little and try a different shape and different fin set ups. Iʻve never surfed a fish or a quad setup.

Iʻm so new at order surfboards that Iʻm not sure how custom I could get a board. Iʻm seriously considering the Rascal II, but I know that the sizes on the website would not float me.

Thanks again for such a fast response.
Joel

Hi Joel,

The Rascal II is awsome…..would be a great board for you….and I can make you a custom in those dimensions as well.

So, good news all around!!

The best thing to do for ordering a board is to set up a phone appointment and I’ll go over all the ins and outs about what will be best for you and can answer any other questions you may have at that time as well. I’ll go over everything with you from the shape/ design of the board to the various glassing/ construction options available to you, and graphics options if you are interested. I recommend going with the five fin set-up so you can ride the board as a quad or thruster….

I’ll explain the pros and cons/ types

of waves to ride each fin set-up in.

I’ll actually be here in the factory/ showroom all day tomorrow (between 10:00am and 4:00pm Pacific Standard time) so if there is a good time for you then….just let me know a time and your phone# and I’ll call you. Otherwise we can schedule something for another time. Ok, well let me know if that works good for you….
Speak soon,
Aloha, Todd

Todd,

Awesome!! Iʻm super stoked. I work until 1pm and Iʻll be home at 1:30pm Hawaii time. I believe that would mean 3:30 your time. So if you want to call at 3:30 your time Iʻll be here. If that doesnʻt work we can set up an appointment.
Thanks Todd.
Aloha
Joel

Aloha Charissa,

Iʻm writing to let you know I just got the rascal II.

The board is so rad!

I have to wait 24hrs for my traction pad to set, but Iʻll let you know how the first session goes.

Thanks
joel

Aloha Todd and Charissa,

I took the Rascal II out for the first time today.

I love it.

It floats me good. I can get into the wave faster. And once Iʻm on the wave the board keeps pushing faster.

I had so much fun.

Thanks for you great customer service and attention to detail.

Mahalo Nui
joel

Custom Proxy Epoxy Titanium Series
Upgrade Option 1.0: Kevlar Compression Patch &
Option 2.0: Carbon-Hinged Flex Tail
Rascal II: 6’8″ x 22″ x 3″ moontail
four parabolic channels, 5 fin setup

Hi Todd,

A few words about my new boards.

I really love the 4 leaf.

This board is fast and loose.

One of my favorite.

I would like to thank you for the job.
The Rascal and the 4 leaf with Proxy construction have brings my surfing to a new level.

I will send you some pictures soon.

Best,

Vincent Tourtoulou, Anglet, France
Custom Proxy Epoxy Rascal II 6’2” x 20 5/8” x 2 9/16”  moontail, 4 parabolic channels, 5 fin install, FCS Fusion system

Custom Proxy Epoxy Four Leaf Clover Quad Fin 6’4” x 19 7/8” x 2 5/8” diamond tail

Todd,

I’m sending over some photos of my trip to el salvador last week.

i had a blast on your boards!

Mauricio Paredes, Miami, FL
Custom Surfboard: Proxy Epoxy construction: Accelerator
5′ 11 1/2″ x 18 1/2″ x 2 3/16″ rounded squash tail

Custom Surfboard: Proxy Epoxy construction: Rascal II
5’6″ x 19 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ moontail

Todd and Charissa,

Well this email is horribly late but I blame that solely on the board you made me.  The lime green 5’9″ x 19″ 7/8 x 2″ 3/4 Rascal II you built for me is in a word…. “insane”.  I have literally ridden it for 4 weeks straight every single day of the week and am continually impressed with how it performs.

It has turned around what would normally be a boring surf sessions in gutless surf into killer sessions.

The board just kind of lifts up underneath your feet giving you a gliding/ skimming feeling that I have not experienced before.

My surfing has never looked or felt better and I can’t thank you enough for that!

I know that this board is reported as a “small wave / gutless surf” board, but I have to say

it is one of the most versatile boards
I have ever ridden.

With the 5 fin setup, I can make adjustments for when faces start jacking up to give the board more bite into the wave (It ripped right through pumping head high to HH+ waves).  The waves have gotten quite a bit bigger the last two days and I moved back to my standard shortboard……

I lasted for all of 4 rides before I pulled the Rascal II out again.

That would be my only complaint about this board,

I want to ride it in everything!!

I will definitely be calling upon you in the future for another board.

Thanks again to both of you!  Todd for making the board I always wanted and Charissa for being hands down the coolest person to do business with.

Regards,
Matthew Glaspey (customer for life), San Diego, CA
Custom Surfboard: Proxy Epoxy construction: Rascal II
5’8″ x 19 7/8″ x 2 3/8″ moontail
4 parabolic channels, FCS 5 fin install, GAM with GX rears for quad or thruster setup

Holy Shakas Todd! The Rascal II is absolutely insane. I’ve surfed it
nonstop since picking it up from you, and I’m loving it.

This is not just a small wave board; it’s an all around awesome board for

everything from knee high dribblers to head high peelers.

No need to grab the shortboard for the average good days.

The Rascal II is so manueverable, fast, and

responsive, I don’t want to ever put it back

in the board bag. Everyone should get one.

Thanks for the magic board.

Ben D.
Custom Surfboard: Proxy Epoxy construction: Rascal II, modern round nose fish
5’6″ x 19 3/8″ x 2 1/4″ moontail