Lib Tech Lost RNF ’96 ecoIMPACTO 5’7 x 20 5/16 x 2 ½ Surfboard • DAMAGED

The surf industry was in a 20 year performance design rut when in ’94 and ’95 Matt Biolos experimented with multiple variations of fish for himself, Chris Ward and Cory Lopez that became the building blocks for a performance hybrid revolution. The RNF (Round Nose Fish) ’96 designs that teenaged Chris and Cory took to the North Shore and made their indelible mark on the surfing universe were featured in the seminal ’97 surf film 5’5” X 19 ¼.

The key component of Matt’s fish is that they are performance minded inspired by MR’s competitive minded twins of the ’70s and ’80s with relatively pulled in tails designed to rip, not just small surf but in all sizes and shape of waves. Most fish have been predominantly influenced by wide tailed ’70s kneeboards that create speed but have always fallen far short of the peak performance of modern short boards. In the name of great surfing and surfboards Matt has applied the past 25 years of board building to create a better surfboard faithfully based on but not exacting to the 96 RNF versions.

ⓘ SURFBOARD DAMAGE
This board has visible cosmetic scuffs and some very minor damage of an impact indent along the bottom side near the tail. Very hard to capture, but see photos for further detail.