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Chasing The Dragon

Premium Alien Custom with Fibonacci Dragon deck art

36 litres of cosmic Alien goodness ,awaiting lift off !

Custom 6'4 by 20 1/2 by 2 3/4 heading to South Australia 

Puffer Resin Tint

We sometimes go a little wild with colours , check out this all new Puffer Resin Tint , combination of red and blues and a wild imagination .

Hand created in house at Formula Energy .

Have you got an idea or colour scheme that you would like to talk about on your next surfboard  ?

Well contact us or check out the RESIN TINT ART PAGE ... for inspiration !

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 !

September 01, 2015


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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 

Alien Shooter

USC Alien Step up 6'6 by 19 3/4 by 2 9/16th ( 34 litres ), custom for Tony ,heading for the "Coal Coast" in Southern NSW.

 The purple colour on the deck on this Alien Step Up surfboard is actually an organic hemp material thats combined with recycled plastic bottles . The plastics have been broken down into small pellets , it goes by the name Hemp/ PET material . 

Its a great alternate way to make a surfboard more durable, especially for heavy footed surfers who tend to crush / damage there decks, but it still retains those performance aspects of a modern surfboard.

Hemp is way more environmentally friendly than our traditional cotton .
For example you require about half the amount of water to produce hemp as you would if producing cotton. Hemp is a strong and reliable plant that grows very quickly. Not only that, hemp produces about 200% – 250% more fibre in the same amount of land compared to cotton.

Read more about the way we apply the hemp deck to the Formula Energy range of surfboards, here

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 .

Blend From All Angles

The best beach break performer in the Formula Energy line up, THE BLEND web page has had a little make over. 

Couple of new images highlighting the rocker and outline. Click here to check the Blend out in the USC Range or the Premium Range starting from $695 

Order your custom now and get it delivered for FREE !

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).

 

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