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These are some portraits of Dan Malloy taken last weekend on the Central Coast with his 7′6″ single fin gun shaped by Gerry Lopez.

Photo: Chris Orwig

The Even Keel’s are looking good…

The Even Keel in the June ‘09 Outside Magazine.

Photo: Chris Orwig

…with resin tint and Gephart fins.

This is my first signature model, The Even Keel, a traditional fish design made by Channel Islands Surfboards. I’ve been riding CI’s since I was 9 years old, so it’s kinda nice to have my first model with them.

Info from the CI website:

“The Even Keel comes standard with double foil wood keel fins (either bamboo keels or Daniel Partch hand foiled marine plys) and 6+6/4 layups and sanded polish that achieves ideal swing weight and momentum through turns. This board is incredibly fast and finds hidden pockets of speed on waves that elude your short board. ‘With The Even Keel my goal is to make a board that is both progressive and traditional by taking my favorite elements from the original fish-speed, drive, trim and glide-and adding design elements that improve rail-to-rail transitions and increases maneuverability. A person is said to be ‘on an even keel’ when steady and well-balanced in life as a well-trimmed ship is in the water. This board is my Even Keel’”

Stock boards come clear or with a resin tint or airbrush 5′5″ to 6′5″ (I’m 5′9″ and ride a 5′7″).

More info and Al Merrick talking about the board here.

Even Keel artwork by Tyler Warren. Seagull logo by Chris Del Moro.

All photos by Chris Orwig who put together a collage with more shots of the board along with a sound bite here.

This spread is in the latest Surfer’s Journal. The big shot was taken at Rincon by Mike Kew. It’s featured in a story written by Richard Kenvin about the mini Simmons replicas he’s making for his new film Hydrodynamica. The boards look funny but they are really good to ride. They do the best bottom turns ever…

More info here: Hydrodynamica