The trip, sponsored by Seabase and assisted by Mercedes-Benz UK, was a spontanious decision to prove how great and how unbustable their new Quiver surfboards could be. Seabase shaper Luke Hart, the darling of UK surfing right now, (shaper for five of the top ten surfers in the UK - plus two famous seniors) arranged for the team of surfers, photos and journalists to drive all day to get classic Scotland waves. As it happened, World Champion French rider Antoine Delpero's younger brother was there, getting perfect surf but he watched in horror as his favourite shortboard floated out to sea! We've heard about this young surfer - he's hot and a future competitor for his brother's crown.

 

 With three photographers for upcoming coverage in Pit Pilot, Wavelength and  Carve, the group of the UK's best riders, including Tom Butler, Adam Griffiths, Mitch Corbett, and Josh Hughes drove non-stop to get classic waves at Thurso in some of the best conditions ever.

 

A movie producer there filmed Adam Griffiths getting a ten-second tube ride he considers one of absolute high points of his career. Its featured as the sign-off for his new surf film, out soon. Watch for it.

 

The Quiver® boards survived some of the most extreme conditions at "The Slab", with even Adam Griffiths declaring his Quiver® carbon railed longboard absoutely unbreakable after survivng some of the most intense tubes experienced in the UK.  "The board was unreal - the perfect board for the conditions. I'm sold on the Quiver Seaflex design - my board is so fast, with feel and immense strength. It doesn't chatter as a lot of longer Epoxy boards do, it doesn't feel stiff, its got so much sensitivity and speed, and yet its so light. I can't break it, and I'm an expert!"  Adam's shaper Mark Neville designed the new Quiver® Pro boards to perform in all conditions, while Sam Jenkins and others in the factory team design the laminates that give Quiver their lighness and strength. 

 

Tom Butler also raved about his new Quiver® boards, as did all the team. Tomm survived every effort to crush him and his equipment. Shaper Luke Hart says "stoked how the boys and the boards performed. This was a proving trip for what we can achieve when you have a good relationship with your shaper and great surfboards".  Luke is particular about watching surfers before he designs their boards, and is one of Europe's in-demand shortboard shapers right now. Considering even team surfers pay for their Quiver® surfboards, Luke has a waiting list of surfers young and old queueing for his Quiver® designs, while demand is huge for the carbon railed Quiver Ultimates at £600 each.  In a world first, Phil Hodges has perfected the machining of the Quiver Parabolic blanks, enabling shapers to refine production and designs.  Mark Neville's Quiver® longboards, especially the Pro version, continue to attract the UK's best riders.

 

More details soon - pix to follow. Thanks to Luke for his work in getting this whole deal underway. Our thanks to Mercedes-Benz for their added sponsorship - trips like this are all too infrequent and more will happen.