Original Sim paulownia slab

A parallel profile 5'6" by 21" by 1.5" 'Original Sim' paulownia slab inspired by Bob Simmons.Volume 27 litres.

Bob's getting funky

5ft 4" Mini Simmons

Fabric on the tail , nice ...

Spotted in Byron Bay a McTavish Simmons ?

Thanks Soul Arch

Dan's bamboo Simmons

Dan is a great innovative shaper here on the Gold Coast and has been experimenting with his Simmons for a while now. After starting out last year building SUP with bamboo skins and then his short board range , he has now done the Simmons. They are stringerless styrene and look unreal.
Check him out at : www.dmshapes.com

Simmons by Nico and the crew at Wavegliders in Portugal

Rui , sent me these shots of some of the latest boards they have been building.

" After the first simmons Nico kept developing it and using the riders feedback to make small changes on rails, tail, dimensions and fins. All that to make them surf even better. Everybody is loving them."

Nice fins.

If you would like to check out what else they are up to : http://wavegliders.blogspot.com

Big California swell brings out the best in the Simmons

Richard Kenvin winding her up to get in early , just as Bob had planned...

John Cherry sent me these great shots of Richard Kenvin letting the big 10ft Simmons do what it was made for.It's the 10ft reproduction board that JC and Terry Martin built a few years ago. Richard has some footage of Rasta riding it in his under production movie "Hydrodynamica.
Here is what JC has to say...
"I loaned Terry’s and my Simmons to RK about 3 weeks ago so he could ride it and do some filming.
These La Jolla Cove xxx waves were exactly what the Simmons was originally designed to ride. I don’t know anybody better to put her through her paces than RK .
It wasn’t the greatest angle on the cove shots, but I LOVE the take-off shot. It shows the Simmons ability to get in early and get headed a warp speed down the line.

Terry and I built the Simmons to ride, enjoy and share with the surf community.
RK says the Simm is absolutely an amazing board to ride. I’m Stoked!! "

Thanks guys for sharing and having made the board that has now created all this interest in the Simmons and Mini Simmons.I know there are a lot more of them being built this summer here in Aust.

www.johncherrywoodcraft.com

John Cherry and Terry Martin team up again

Here are some shots sent to me by master wood craftsmen John Cherry and shaper Terry Martin.It's a 9ft Simmons in chambered Balsa. A labour of love where the guys have turned a 60lb close to shape blank into a 24lb board after chambering. As you can see there is a lot of work involved in this process , but the result is an amazing tribute to the legacy that is Bob Simmons. Thanks for sharing guys. Check out John at his sites.

www.johncherrywoodcraft.com www.woodenshipsbyjcherry.blogspot.com