Hey Locos! After sharing numerous waves with various folk on a variety of crafts this summer it got us thinking. Are SUP party waves acceptable? I dare say the purist prone surfer would start banging on about rights of way, who's closest to the shoulder or who was up and riding first but does all this actually matter if you're surfing with mates away from the maddening crowd? Sure there are genuine safety concerns of 8-11'...
Hey Locos!! After dipping a toe in the surf market this season we've received some great feedback on the two surf shapes we ran with. Having got them under the feet of some top groms, local rippers and South African competition surfers it's safe to say that we're confident in our surfboard shaper's ability. Rightly so as his Cornwall-based factory makes boards for brands like Forth and many others you'll find on MSW, Anne's Cottage and Surf Dome. The only...
Hey Locos!! Boss man Joey T's plans of killer SUP session yesterday were cut short when his brother lost his paddle 10mins into their session and the wind swung onshore. Thankfully donning the wetsuit in some decidedly chilly conditions wasn't a complete waste of time as Adam Henderson from Hartlepool Marina had been on asking to demo one of the new Loco Vanguard-inspired surfboards hoping it would fill a gap on his quiver. After the initial excitement of opening a...
East Coast Frozen Juice NJC test drives 2014 Loco 8'4'' For almost 2 weeks our native East Coast has been going off, attracting swell deprived watermen from as far as Cornwall! Whether you're a hardcore prone surfer in search of uncrowded slabs or a SUP surfer looking for punchier waves to assist those first aerial attempts Northumberland has something for everyone. Loco Boss Man Joe T had been talking about a 'board meeting' with Berwick ripper NJC for some time. This...
