THUNDERBOLT CJ NELSON ORACLE 10’6 VOLAN surfboard

The ORACLE, In 2016 Thomas Campbell loaned CJ his Skip Frye Eagle to help him get through the Santa Cruz summer. At that point C's glider experience was almost none with the exception of riding his fathers 10'3* Phil Edwards Waikiki. The speed arid glide CJ got on the eagle changed his outlook on what longboards in general should feel like. The long swoops and simplistic flow had him hooked but he always thought they could operate more liko a traditional log.

Designing this Glider project has ben a long time coming. We turned a point and shoot glider into a well rounded performance longboard. For years cj has been dabbling in glider Surfing having the top glider shapers from around the workd buikd him boards. The thing that's bothers him that mostly all glider have in common is that they are very temperamental and hard to ride. Easy to catch waves on for sure but hard to navigate once you're up. We wanted to break this chain and build a glider that catches waves with ease but performs like no other. The oracle has a generous rocker to eliminate hangups, a performance rail, concave nose and tail flip for nose work and a light, manageable glass job to accentuate performance. If you want to surf well until your 80, better start mastering a glider. A must have for everyone. (Concept designed by CJ x Ryan Engle)