The man holding the two new boards is the legend Taj Burrow.
One is a swallowtail and the other is a squashtail "WHIPLASH TB".
This backyard, equipped with a skate ramp and trampoline, is Shane Beschen's home in Hawaii. Nishii also visited the house a few years ago, and the ocean was right in front of the house, within walking distance to go surfing, and there were mountains right behind it.
This photo shows Ian Crane doing a backside turn in a big Hawaiian wave. He played on the QS this year, but unfortunately didn't make it into the Wild West, but he's a player we can look forward to seeing next year.
Maria Manuel has returned from a long absence from the Wildcat due to a right knee injury.
He made a complete comeback in the final WT tournament in Maui the other day, finishing second, his highest ranking to date.
Robbie McCormick, a Florida surfer with a knack for air, came to LOST in San Clemente to pick up his newly finished, long, thin board for Hawaii.
This board belongs to Matt Biolos, also known as Mayhem.
This is a resin-colored board with the new LOST classic mark.
The young man surrounded by the IRON family is Griffin Colapinto, the 2018 Wild West Rookie who is currently garnering worldwide attention. He recently won the late Andy Iron Award from the Surfer Poll. He is also competing in the Pipeline Masters, which started today, and depending on his results, he could be in a position to win the prestigious Triple Crown.
The 2017 Women's Surfer Poll winner was the ever-popular and always smiling Carissa Moore, who is also a member of the LOST surfboards team. The winner for men was JJ.
Here is Carissa Moore's power turn.
She has been revamping her surfing and evolving her turns in 2017.
Bruce Irons is checking out the PRO-FORMANCE series boards. His favorite model is
the POCKET ROCKET . The board he's holding has carbon on the bottom and four channels.
This is Taylor Wright, the 2017 World Champion.
He grabs the rail with his right hand and makes a deep carving turn on an incredible track.
The board he's riding is, of course,
"DRIVER" !!
