The ’80s meet the future. The Dozer flies over the flats and drives through power hacks. This is one of my favorite California performance surfboards. They work insane in fun, gutless surf.

The Dozer has flat-enough rocker to skate through the flats, but enough curve to go on rail as hard as you want in fun little waves. I ride them four inches shorter than my average shortboard since Dozers are wider, thicker, and have more volume overall. Dozers fit really well in the pocket, but still have that flat tail rocker that gives the board crazy scoot.

I like to surf off of my back foot, and the Dozer responds really well to it. Surfing the board off my back foot in really small waves is great for keeping momentum through each turn and helping to link every turn together from start to finish.

Since it has single concave, it skates across the wave face, going everywhere you want it to. No bogging or plowing on the Dozer. They fly down the line with little effort, and if you know how to do airs, they are great for stomping punts. The Dozer has enough hard, progressive rail to draw out power turns and has a breakaway point that is easily controlled for drifting the tail through slides.

Whether it’s ankle-high mush burgers or fun six-foot nuggets, the Dozer works insane. I like to ride my Dozer as a tri-fin and plug larger fins in the boxes than I usually ride in my shortboard, because the bigger fins give the board a lot of drive. I recommend going with an EPS (epoxy polystyrene) blank so it’s ultra light and durable, but PU (polyurethane) works great too.

Popular Dozer Dimensions:

5’6” x 19” x 2-1/4”
5’8” x 19-1/4” x 2-3/8”
5’10” x 19-1/2” x 2-1/2”
6’0” x 19-3/4” x 2-5/8”
6’2” x 20” x 2-3/4”

Surfboard Review: John Maher

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