Sharkboy Rocket 'Checkerboard' V2 Bellyboard

Inspired by Hawaiian Paipo boards and a forerunner of foam bodyboards, bellyboards offer a fast, exciting and environmentally friendly wooden alternative to foam and plastic bodyboards.

The Sharkboy Checkerboard v2 is a performance bellyboard that features a concave hull and a scooped nose to improve performance, as well as a nylon cord ready for you to attach your leash if required.

Handmade with a woven fibreglass core sandwiched between two hardwood veneers topped with a checkerboard design cotton inlay laminated deck It is flexy, fast and responsive bellyboard that is incredibly light and thin (7.5mm) . It excels in choppy messy waves while also being a great all rounder that flies on a clean wave.

Sharkboy bellyboards come in two shapes that share the same construction techniques. V1 is shaped in a traditional bellyboard silhouette with straight rails that taper from the boards nose to tail. While V2 has a slightly wider silhouette, with gently curved rails tapering from nose to tail.

The logo is hand screen printed and the boards are finished with Danish oil and beeswax. (Care instructions included)

Approximate dimensions are 117cm in length, 345mm nose width tapering to a 280cm tail width, 7.5mm thick.

(Please note, the grain of the wood is unique with every board and may differ from the listing photo)

ABOUT SHARKBOY BELLYBOARDS:

My love of the sea started with sailing, as kids my brother and I did some windsurfing and dinghy sailing courses with the RYA in the summer holidays and were both hooked.
I went on to work as a GRP boat builder, first at yacht builders Colvic craft in Earls Colne, where we made some interesting craft including the kevlar reinforced Millennium Farr 65 round the world yachts. I then worked at White Formula in Brightlingsea for Olympic sailor Rob White mainly building Dart 18 catamarans.

All Sharkboy Bellyboards are handmade from responsibly sourced, Forest Friendly wood.