Have You Seen...

This photo? No prizes for guessing where I found it. Makes me want to buy one.

I konw this board. It was made by a young french company that cuts EPS blanks and do some sandwich works. For the board in the picture, I believe it was shaped by Gérard Depeyris, a well know french shaper from Lacanau. Atua Cores “comp-sandwiched” the board (full length balsa sheets, solid balsa rails). Graphics are printed on a special fabric that is neither rice paper nor regular fiberglass (might be 2oz satin glass but I’m not sure).

Deanbo,

You’re from New Zealand, right? The name Atua from Atua.Cores comes from the maori word that means “spirit” if I remember right.

Stephen and Johanna spent a few months over there before starting Atua.Cores here in France.

I’ve seen that board too, it is as beautiful as it looks.