Watch: Ian Crane, the Colapinto Brothers, and More Put Tiny Surfboards to the Test in Macking Indo and Hawaii
The original 5'5 x 19 1/4" film paved the way for riding smaller boards in bigger waves. At the time, guys like Andy Irons, Chris Ward and the Lopez brothers were exclusively riding long and narrow boards in basically everything, and the 5'5" surfboard was looked at as a small wave novelty weapon. ...