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Free Freight Deal Ending Soon

Alas all good thing must come to an end . Heads up on the free freight offer .

Friday 29th of April , just after the Anzac long weekend free freight deal will end.

So if you want to save yourself delivery fees please order your new custom surfboard pronto and avoid missing out on the saving !

Shop Online or call us on 0418 798 209 , to talk surfboards and fine tune your next surfboard order .

Looking Good Feels Great

Quality surfboards equals quality apparel ! 

Check out our new range of limited edition T-Shirts ,with the original Formula Energy triangular logo incorporated in a new exciting original design.

Available in Arctic Blue or Charcoal buy online now over at the store 

This material is also unreal to surf in , we tested them and best t-shirt we have every surfed in ! It does not over stretch and go all "saggy" ... and lose its shape as some garments do . 

Keep the sun off your back and look good !

 

Specials Cheap As Chips

We just reduced these two Surfboards in the USED Store online to,

$295 for the SAVAGE

$300 for the HONEY BADGER

Email or call for more details OR buy online right now..

 

We even have a little 5'4 Demon , thats been reduced !

 

New Swirls

Above the BV2, designed for silky smooth surfing with its user friendly plan-shape , modern outline disguising a little extra foam in all the right places  ...

Here with brand new artwork designed in house at Formula Energy .

We call it Swirls in Black and White , its available now on our art page 

It is a full board decal print which adds durability to the deck of your surfboard ...

We will be adding more colours to the Swirl Series real soon ! Stay Tuned !

Freight Facts

Some facts about freighting /shipping surfboards from Australia .

Surfboards are long awkward and fragile items. Australia is unfortunately along  way away from the rest of the world and freight companies charge accordingly .
International freight companies charge on the cubic size which is the length by the width by height then work out the price .
Not the actually dead weight which is usually very light , bummer !
Some people use Sea Freight it is cheap but super slow and the chances of damage are high .
We use air freight , most destinations take under a week , delivered to your doorstep.
The prices we quote to our customers are the actually cost that we pay the freight company to ship your surfboard. 
We also have to wrap the boards in bubble wrap then box in a custom made surfboard carton .Taking extra care with nose and tails. And often triple wrapping the board in high quality double side bubble wrap.
 Even covering the carton with “fragile” stickers won’t protect your board if it is not packaged properly for shipping. That’s why you want your board to be packaged “bullet-proof” and survive the journey and arrive intact.

Check out our shipping page and remember we have many cost effective options, when sending freight  contact us for more information on how to get a custom made Formula Energy Surfboard under your feet sooner than later.

 Brent Savage and his USC Blend ...

Check out the The Blend model in action, Surf Video... or check it out on our Vimeo page  in HD 

FCS vs Futures Bases

FCS or Futures , Which system is best ? Both systems including the new FCS 2 have there pros and cons. 

All the fin systems work great  and removeable fins add so many benefits for travelling surfer and altering the performance of your surfboards with different fin sizes , templates etc .

 It really is up to the surfer to find out what works best for them...

FCS original dual tab system are more readily available worldwide , so if you are a travelling surfer then FCS may suit. If you hit or damage the fin the original FCS tend to cause minor damage to the surfboard.

The FCS 2 with a re-designed dual tab is the latest design  (pictured above) , with no grub screw required . The fins just simply click in and out .

And of course Futures have been around for a while and are a proven quality product with a good range of fins.

The Futures has a single base , which has two advantages, the first being there is more fin connected to the surfboard, that results in less flex through the base of the fin, this mimics the feel of a glassed on fin and is very strong and hard to break at the base.The solid connection to the base of the surfboard gives a more responsive feel, but if they are smashed out they tend to take half the surfboard rail with them and are hard to repair. 

 

 Try both see if you can feel the difference !

 

Hemp Decks

Above is the  Hemp cloth inlay on the deck , providing durability from a cool looking sustainable material that replaces  another layer of traditional fibreglass cloth .

Hemp material is one of the strongest natural fibres on the earth .

Previously  its been associated with heavy brown coloured low performance type surfboards . Good idea but to sluggish to ride and look a tad ugly .

But by combining the hemp/pet material with modern laminating techniques  and using the performance based parabolic carbon rails of the USC range  , you get a cool looking surfboard that not only will look better long term , with a more durable deck, with less foot wells and indentations, depressions and its totally UV protected from the Sun !

Without compromising any performance characteristics of modern performance surfboard. 

This custom USC Alien is 6'2 by 20 by 2 9 /16 , 33 litres .

Qantas Air Freight Service

NEW OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

Now we can offer surfboard delivery using an overnight service with Qantas Freight.

AIRPORT to AIRPORT service !

With this service , you collect your board  from your Qantas Freight counter at your destinations airport .

Qantas guarantees the board within 3 days  of it being checked it at our end ,Coolangatta. Most cases it goes on the next available flight .

The rates are actually similar to Road Freight which takes longer ( up to 7 days ) but is a door to door service. 

Need more information please don't hesitate to contact us ... Or check out the Qantas Website . 

Take advantage of our FREE DELIVERY OFFER , but hurry as it ends soon (conditions apply).

 

Free Shipping

FREE FREIGHT OFFER in Australia on all surfboard purchases in the DCD and the patented USC Range.

Purchase a new surfboard from the online store or order a custom ( about 4 weeks to make ) and pay no freight !

Thats free delivery on the Carbon range of surfboards !

Just order online using the shopping cart and choose the free freight option in the freight option and boom !

Got any questions about your next custom then give us a call on 0418 798 209 to talk surfboards and fine tune your next board !

 

Who's Going to Indo

With a giant storm forecast to hit Indonesia on the 27th / 28th June, if you are lucky enough to be able to drop everything and book that air ticket then get over there , cause its going be pumping waves !

Make sure you got , that step up / semi gun surfboard packed in the quiver . Because your 5'4  hipster twin fin ain't going to cut it .

Boards around the 6'5  to 7'0 plus mark with plenty of foam. The guys who paddle out with those boards will be on all the bombs , getting in early and getting shacked !

Also pack those extra leg-ropes , nice and thick ! Preferably buy some new leg ropes ... A leg rope can become your best friend when you are coping 10 set waves on the head !

With this particular swell the forecast is packing an incredibly high period ,the latest forecasts on sites like MagicSeaweed are pushing it up to 28 seconds , that's super powerful .

It may not be huge but its gonna be packing some punch !

Good idea to update the fin collection .Invest in some larger fins  we got 40 % off on all our fins at our online store , the larger size fin in the water will be a must . 

You going to need that larger fin template in the water !

And remember when you pull up to that empty line out .Its probably bigger than it looks !

But that's no excuse ! You got the boards dialed in  , your got the big fins lock and loaded , the extra thick leg-rope , get out there and turn it into one of those memorable days !

Paddle deep , paddle hard and just GO !