Stretch Boards 983 Tower Place Santa Cruz, California 95062

Archive for the ‘Notes from the Factory’ Category

“say what now….?”

Friday, January 27th, 2012

…And despite what you may or may not know, this has everything to do with surfing.

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¿Que´? , ¿Como? Ce qui? Che cosa? 何 WHAT?!?

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Mr. Riedel gives a little rundown on the most intriguing board in the Stretch model line. (more…)

Mulcoy loves his PUG…

Friday, June 18th, 2010

“…I just think that if you don’t have one in your quiver you’re pretty much blowing it.” — Josh Mulcoy

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Why the THING?

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

In these videos, Stretch and Dylan break it down. Is it a quad? Is it a tri? Daily driver? small wave groveler? WTF?

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Paddleboard revolution!

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Spring time in Santa Cruz is a season when flowers bloom, sunshine warms up the air, students graduate and finding waves become erratic and sometimes frustrating. It also becomes a time when 20kt.+ winds stir up tight interval wind swell waves down our beloved northern coastline and groom themselves along one of the best downwind paddleboard courses in the world.

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Trade Show Success!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Friday morning saw a trailer filled with boards and the Stretch crew driving down the 101 to Ventura, CA to participate in the Sacred Craft Surfboard show.

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Sacred Craft Ventura 2010

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Wanna see some cool stuff? Then grab a friend, little brother, girlfriend, grandpa, co-worker, etc… and cruise to the Ventura Fairgrounds on April 10th and 11th for a cornucopia of surf.

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Custom EPS Options available a.k.a. (“Where’d the Love Handles GO?”)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

No love handles? No biggie! Think about it. Of all the boards you’ve surfed. Of all the boards you have in your quiver. What are the odds that you have all your boards with deck channels?

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What the FIVE!!!!

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

So if you haven’t asked, e-mailed, thought about or just complained about Stretch not making a convertible 5-fin set up then alas your time has come!

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Appelcore Stringers available for Stretch EPS TECH

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Now your next custom Stretch can be made using tri-band basswood stringers available from appelcore! (Not a typo).

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