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THE HISTORY OF ERIC ARAKAWA SURFBOARDS

Born and raised in Hawaii, He was taught to surf by his father at the age of 10 in Waikiki on a 7’0 round-tailed Barry Kanaiaupuni mini-gun. At the age of 14, he’d shaped his first board, a 5’8 round pin out of his family’s Pearl City home. Today with 40 years of experience and having shaped boards for over ten World Champions, Eric Arakawa is a designer dedicated to the innovation and advancement of performance surfboards. As a lifelong surfer, it is his hope to spread the stoke that surfing has brought him by producing boards that get you excited to surf, whether it is a shortboard, mini-simmons, or longboard. Used regularly by both local and touring pros, his boards have been ridden to victory in countless Triple Crowns as well as WCT and WQS events worldwide, including Longboard and Big Wave World Tours. He has also been honored by the surfing media for his achievements, including Surfing Magazine’s Shaper of the Year in 2003.

It all started with his passion for surfing and the chance to save money on new boards, but he soon discovered he could also make it a professional career. By 1977 he was shaping for Hawaiian Island Creations, and in the 80’s he started his own surfboard company, Island Classics. The company grew and became host to a world champion surf team, but Eric realized his role in Island Classics required him to head in a direction away from his roots: surfboard design and shaping.

In 1995 he agreed to shape for HIC, who in return purchased Island Classics and its licensees, thus freeing Eric to concentrate not only on shaping and surfing, but also to spend more quality time with his young family. Today Eric resides on the North Shore of Oahu with his wife Sue. Nearly all his children have now grown up, and he is still as passionate as ever about creating the perfect board.

THIS BOARD

"After the Silmaril, our next goal was to work on a squash tail design that performed in weak, small waves. In November of 2022, Alonso Correa asked us to start developing a performance short board design for him to compete with in small waves for the 2023 season on the QS. After 3 months of testing and design modifications, we dialed this one in and sent it home with Alonso. Straight out of the gates, this board started reaping heat wins in South and Central America. Similar in approach to the Silmaril, this one is just fine-tuned for waves that lack in power. It's deep single concave with a slightly straighter tail (exit curve) that maintains speed out of turns, and carries through fat sections. It's easy to ride, and although it is primarily designed for open face waves, it feels sparky when hitting the lip. The lively pop when weighting and unweighting make it a great board for boosting airs."

Model: Soop Bowl
Code: ARAKAWA003SB
Shaper: Eric Arakawa
Length: 5' 11"
Width: 19.13"
Thickness: 2.56"
Litres: 30.9L
Top Deck Spray: Clear
Bottom Deck Spray: Clear
Tail Shape: Round
Fin Plugs: Thruster Futures
Recommended Rider: Intermediate - Experienced

Arakawa

Arakawa RP 6' 2" X 18.94" X 2.56" 30.9L

R 10,750.00

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THE HISTORY OF ERIC ARAKAWA SURFBOARDS

THIS BOARD

Living, surfing, and shaping on the North shore of Oahu, EA has spent over 40 years tuning his boards under the feet of the world’s best talent on and off the Tour. This particular design is all of EA’s collected knowledge and experience boiled down into the pure and refined Hawaiian step up. No frills, no fat—it doesn’t even have a name. It is just the RP, shorthand for “the rounded pin”. No other board better embodies the phrase “Proven Boards from the Proving Grounds” than this model.

Our team riders choose the RP for their North Shore winter quiver or similar waves around the world. Whether you are a seasoned pro or a new convert, this is the board you want for the dream waves of consequence.

BOTTOM CONTOUR: Slight single to double concave
FIN RECOMMENDATIONS: Primarily Thruster but also works well as a quad.
TAIL OPTIONS: Round pin

Model: RP
Code: ARAKAWA002RP
Shaper: Eric Arakawa
Length: 6' 2"
Width: 18.94"
Thickness: 2.56"
Litres: 30.9L
Top Deck Spray: Clear
Bottom Deck Spray: Clear
Tail Shape: Round
Fin Plugs: Thruster Futures
Recommended Rider: Intermediate - Experienced

Arakawa

Arakawa Holy Moli Midlength 6' 6" X 20.5" X 2.5" 35.8L

R 10,750.00

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THE HISTORY OF ERIC ARAKAWA SURFBOARDS

THIS BOARD

Draw old School lines across little peelers or thread a hefty barrel with this modern hybrid design. Pure glide in small waves, clean carving lines, and big barrels — this model is made for it all. The mid-length design was conceived back in 2016 after Sean Arakawa had fallen in love with his 8’0 Avis one summer. He continued to ride the 8’0 funboard into our winter season on the North Shore. As he pushed it into larger waves, he found he wanted something as fun and effortless as the Avis, but with less board to swing around and an outline more tuned for barrels and waves with power. What resulted was the Holy Moli, drawing inspiration from the Hawaiian name for the seafaring Albatross and shear stoke. This board knows no bounds. Typical length range: 6'6 - 7'6.

BOTTOM CONTOUR: Slight single concave to vee
FIN RECOMMENDATIONS: Thruster or quad
TAIL OPTIONS: Round pin

Model: Holy Moli
Code: ARAKAWA001HM
Shaper: Eric Arakawa
Length: 6' 6"
Width: 20.5"
Thickness: 2.5"
Litres: 35.8L
Top Deck Spray: Clear
Bottom Deck Spray: Clear
Tail Shape: Round
Fin Plugs: Five Fin Futures
Recommended Rider:

Intermediate - Experienced