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I think going into making any surfboard, it’s all about the outline ... But 2001 was my last year on tour and I remember walking into Al’s shaping room and asked to make a fish.

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There are some great surfers vying for gold in Tahiti, but arguably the star of the show is the famous Teahupo'o wave itself.