Firewire Seaside Helium Technology

Firewire, Machado Seaside Helium

Ability: Beginner – Expert
Bottom Contours: Board Eat Board/Double
Rails: Full
Ideal Wave Size: 1-5ft

HEY ROB, WHAT IS THE SEASIDE..?

Just evolving the Go Fish to something new, really. The Go Fish goes fast and feels skatey and loose and I love it, and riding it for a couple years made me want to feel more high performance – more carves, tighter turns. So the Seaside is about refining… less area in the tail, narrowing the tips of the swallow, creating more curve and narrowing the nose. All elements for ripping while the Go Fish stays cruisey and fun.

The Seaside is quad only, why?

I decided that if i was going to make a quad I would make a quad that’s strictly a quad … Design the concaves and bottom contours around that. I actually redesigned my entire concave setup that I’ve been using on the Moonbeam and Go Fish, and did it with the quad setup in mind so that it all works together.

Why name this shape after your home break, Seaside?

Naming surfboards might be the hardest thing to do on the planet [laughing]. It’s just the perfect little stick when I surf my home spot, Seaside.

Why is the Seaside built in Helium?

The first one I made for Tahiti was LFT and I was riding it in 6 foot tubes. But most everyone surfs a shape like the Seaside at beach breaks and little point breaks, so we made it in Helium because it’s really light, very responsive, really flexy with a softer feel and very durable. It’s the best option for a shape like the Seaside in smaller, weaker waves, I think.

Length	Width (Inches)	Thickness (Inches)	Tail	Volume	Fin Set Up Options (Fins Not Supplied)
5 ft 3 inch	20	2 5/16	Swallow	28.2 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 4 inch	20 5/8	2 7/16	Swallow	29.8 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 5 inch	20 15/16	2 1/2	Swallow	31.5 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 6 inch	21 1/4	2 1/2	Swallow	32.7litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 7 inch	21 5/8	2 1/2	Swallow	33.6 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 8 inch	21 15/16	2 9/16	Swallow	35.4 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 9 inch	22 1/4	2 5/8	Swallow	37.3 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 10 inch	21.50	2 11/16	Swallow	39.41 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
5 ft 11 inch	21.75	2 3/4	Swallow	41.1 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
6 ft	22 7/8	2 15/16	Swallow	44.8 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin
6 ft 1 inch	22 15/16	3	Swallow	46.5 litres	FCS2 or FUTURES 5 Fin