Saw Chad from Walk Fantastic in the water with a sick looking longboard. He let me try the Walk Fantastic 9’2 Retro noserider he personally shaped for himself. The board measured 9’2 x 23″ 1/4 x 2″7/8, 50/50 rails, reverse vee in the nose, wood block in the tail, and beautiful paint job. This single fin noserider reminded me of the noseriders you normally find in California and its super flat entry rocker made paddling and wave catching effortless. The board has an extremely blunt nose and wide square tail typical of the boards from the old days and the one aspect I liked about this board was its thinner nose which gave the board a sleek look offering better noseriding control.

I never had a chance to noseride thiseoard due to the short wave length on this day but I imagine you can easily hang ten on it. I’ll write more about this board the next time I bump into the Walk Fantastic guys. If you’re looking for a retro/Cali style longboard, this one is a sure thing.