Shapers Take:
The Trimcraft brand/project is one that keeps 100% hand shaping alive. The brand features both new and old designs, and is a sort of mentorship to some of the best local up-and-coming hand shapers. The re.Bowls is a Trimcraft model that stems from its predecessor, the v.Bowls, but better suited to a wider variety of waves and surfers. Where the v.Bowls demands a lot of your attention and has a steeper learning curve (“It’s easy to surf, but hard to surf well,” is my favorite quote from a friend), the re.Bowls has a little more rocker in the front half, more down rails for planing speed on less pockety waves, and a flatter deck line that still allows for smooth rail to rail transitions, but is a bit less hypersensitive. The idea was to pass this design to the Trimcraft guys in hopes of providing something technical for them to shape and extremely approachable and applicable to surf in a range of waves while keeping a lot of the bones of the original v.Bowls intact.

Board’s Specialty:
re.Bowls: Groove On style with a learning curve built in.
v.Bowls: Groove On style through and through.
The master stylist’s board
BOARD IS PERFECT FOR: re.Bowls: anyone
BOARD SPECIALTY: re.Bowls: anyone wanting to learn
how to transcend surfing generations, but wants a board that is easier to learn the counter balances of surfing in subpar waves too. v.Bowls: perfect for the groove-stylist surfer. All groove, no stress, no hurry, full Zen.

Surfers Take:
re.Bowls  With the re.Bowls, you can increase your soul surfing style points 1000 percent from the first wave you catch. It surfs nothing like a short-board, fun-board, long-board, or fish; however, the bottom contours are more normalized to what you’re used to riding, which is a single to double concave with V. Though the board will make you groove, which is the epic reason you got it, pushing down through bottom turns and cutbacks feels more like something you’ve felt before. The beauty of the re.Bowls is that you can ride it easily from the first wave on, and as you learn how to lean and groove in your rail-to-rail transitions you can learn the art of single-fin style at your own pace.

Board’s Specialty:
re.Bowls: Groove On style with a learning curve built in.
v.Bowls: Groove On style through and through.
The master stylist’s board
BOARD IS PERFECT FOR: re.Bowls: anyone
BOARD SPECIALTY: re.Bowls: anyone wanting to learn
how to transcend surfing generations, but wants a board that is easier to learn the counter balances of surfing in subpar waves too. v.Bowls: perfect for the groove-stylist surfer. All groove, no stress, no hurry, full Zen.