The new 25 year anniversary Winged Keel surfboard fin is a good example of why old fashioned domestic craftsmanship is still important. Larry Allison is a 40 year veteran fin manufacturer and one of the original distributors for this Australian fin design from Cheyne Horan and the late Ben Lexen.
Cheyne first unveiled [...]

There are many surf board builders in the world with varying degrees of talent and attitude. Some have international credentials, some have local credentials and others just love to shape as a hobby. To some it’s a business and others a love. In the case of Allan Gibbons you have a board builder [...]

One of the more interesting movements with some of today’s shapers is a surfboard called the Mini Simmons.  Named after the old board builder Bob Simmons who came up with the outline and theory.
The Mini Simmons fits perfectly into the current underground movement of short and wider. They are very easy to [...]

Dubbed “The Spitfire fin “ by our customers because of it’s shape being similar to the wing of a World War II British fighter plane… Surfers who use the Spitfire rave about the lack of drag, speed, and making sections on waves they otherwise miss.
The fin’s vertical plan shape and wide base [...]

Larry has been in the business of making surfboard fins for close to forty years.