“Before it was named the Fat Arse Wombat, this design was in its basic form a model called the Retro Drive and was originally made for an amazing Japanese label, NoBrand. We made hundreds of the things for them. This was around 1998.

Phenomenal boards for Japanese waves. They were a shorter and stubbier version of the later form Wombat, but the ingredients were the same. Flatter rocker overall for paddling and trim speed, a wider nose and tail to increase planning area so you could pack as much foam into a shorter board as possible. Very subtle double concave running through the vee in front of the fins and out the tail.Thing paddled as good as a longboard, but of course was much more agile and quicker to respond.”