Yet another free surf masterpiece from the tag team duo of William Aliotti and creative director Manuel Claudeville-Morell in their newest project “LAVE SPACE” Sit back and enjoy this slice of European heaven.
“The 2×4 was perfect for these waves, went great as a thruster for the slabs and for faster waves I went for the quad fin option” – William Aliotti
JWF first heard about Stretch Surfboards when he was 19 years in the pages of Surfing Magazine. In between looking at Reef Girl Ads he would pause and admire the Love Handles and curves of the Stretch Board Lineup. JWF sent Stretch a handwritten letter in 2005 asking if he could become a team rider. Stretch wrote back that he could not as he was currently busy making boards for some the best surfers and heaviest waves in the world. Stretch did however send JWF one single sticker. This sticker was placed on JWFs beer fridge for the next 16 years. In JWFs darkest hours he would gently sip a Coors Banquet Beer and stare at the sticker. This Stretch Surfboards Sticker got him through breakups, arrests and even deaths of friends and family. He would gaze at it and longingly dream that one day he would have his own Stretch Surfboard Model. In 2021 the impossible happened. Stretch was struck by a lightning bolt of inspiration one day while staring at Posters of Chicks in Thongs in his Shaping Bay…. He thought ” YA know who needs a board Model”, ” Middle Aged White Dudes who Suck at Surfing”. He remembered that Sad Kook who He sent a Sticker to back in 2005 . Thinking the Kook was surely Dead at this point he found him on a Google Search and found him to be residing in Oceanside CA. Stretch Phoned JWF and asked him if he still wanted to be the Stretch Surfboard Team and if he wanted his own Model. JWF passed out upon hearing this News and hit his head…when He awoke he had the Perfect MID LIFE model in his Brain. It would be a bladed out Weapon designed to be surfed as high performance as a MID length could be. It would be all business in the back end with the same tail STRETCH uses on his step ups. It could be surfed in well over head waves and paddle into waves easy and surgically. It would take elements of Stretches famous model The IT but change the nose and tail rocker. You could run it as a Quad or a Thruster with five fin boxes. JWF finds the sweet spot to be 7 foot to 7’4 but it can be ordered from 6’6 to 8 foot. JWF Celebrates the Fact that he is the Worst Surfer to ever get his own Pro Model.
The Mid-Life is all based on fun! Our newest mid length developed with Jonathan Wayne Freeman this board is very easy to paddle and its user-friendly rocker/design is suited for any age. It excels for anyone looking to transition from a longboard to a shortboard or vice versa from a shortboard to a longer outline it will solve one’s equipment crisis. Based off of one of our most beloved models the “IT” the Mid-Life has less rocker and a more tapered nose to make this the daily driver for all conditions waist high to over head.
User friendly rocker for average to mediocre conditions
Performance foil for responsive maneuverability
Paddles like a longboard, turns like a shortboard
5 fin convertible, 2+1, 4+1 configurations
Available stock sizes 6’6 to 8’0
6’6 x 20 x 2.75 – Vol: 36.6 liters
6’8 x 21 x 2.8 – Vol: 40.2 liters
6’10 x 21.5 x 2.85 – Vol: 43.1 liters
7’2 x 21.75 x 2.85 – Vol: 45.86 liters
7’4 x 22 x 3 – Vol: 50 liters
7’6 x 22.25 x 3.1 – Vol: 53.3 liters
For questions and custom orders contact us at INFO@stretchboards.com
The Mid-Life is all based on fun! Our newest mid length developed with Jonathan Wayne Freeman this board is very easy to paddle and its user-friendly rocker/design is suited for any age. It excels for anyone looking to transition from a longboard to a shortboard or vice versa from a shortboard to a longer outline it will solve one’s equipment crisis. Based off of one of our most beloved models the “IT” the Mid-Life has less rocker and a more tapered nose to make this the daily driver for all conditions waist high to over head.
User friendly rocker for average to mediocre conditions
Performance foil for responsive maneuverability
Paddles like a longboard, turns like a shortboard
5 fin convertible, 2+1, 4+1 configurations
Available stock sizes 6’6 to 8’0
6’6 x 20 x 2.75 – Vol: 36.6 liters
6’8 x 21 x 2.8 – Vol: 40.2 liters
6’10 x 21.5 x 2.85 – Vol: 43.1 liters
7’2 x 21.75 x 2.85 – Vol: 45.86 liters
7’4 x 22 x 3 – Vol: 50 liters
7’6 x 22.25 x 3.1 – Vol: 53.3 liters
For questions and custom orders contact us at INFO@stretchboards.com
Grab the family and join the gang! Come follow the entire Fletcher family and witness Lazer and Jetson on their fast track through progression and their recipe for fun! Enjoy the ride!
I don’t think so, but in typical Nathan Fletcher fashion, Nate reminds everyone that actions speak louder than words. In episode 02 of Stab High : Non Chlorine the crew heads to Macaronis, a technical left that is a goofy footers (NF) dream. Equipped with his favorite two boards (5’5 & 5’9 5150’s) Nate opts for a more “hands on approach” as a judge. I don’t think their are anymore questions about what is expected of the hand picked 11 aerial contestants. Episode 3 airs December 16th at 7 pm PST exclusively on Stabmag.com (PPV)
“I like this board in the air, it goes straight to my feet and feels like its connected to me” – Nathan
5150- 5’9 x 18.9 x 2.15 – Vol: 30.2 l.
“It’s my favorite shortboard I have ever had” – NF
(R) 5150- 5’4 x 19 x 2.2 – Vol: 28.5 l. (L) 5150- 5’5 x 18.9 x 2.15 – Vol: 28.2 l.
Kevin Cortez wins the Snapt4 Wild Card spot!!! With 8,000 total votes submitted and a class of heavy hitters including Kevin Schulz, Anthony Fillingham, and Jacob “Zeke” Szekely, Kevin was able to secure the bag with a huge amount support from friends, family and fans around the world. Its no wonder why Kevin got the call, the insanely talented Nicaraguan has been dropping clips almost daily for the past two years on his IG showcasing his abilities as well as the amazing support from his Playa Colorados community. Excited to see what is in store! Congrats Kevin!!!
Kevin Cortez now has a year to collect clips for his chance at a grand prize of $40k or a 2nd/3rd place winnings of 10k. Winning the Wild Card spot from “Zeke” seemed difficult with Szekely’s recent NBD’s coming out of Waco but going up head to head against the likes of Parker Coffin, Jack Robinson, Seth and Josh Moniz will be the true test and sight to see. Don’t count Kevin out, with his love for progressive surfing and a newly lit fire under himself, you can count on the Playa Colorodos community to back their local hero to the top. Cheers Kev -Stretch Family
Time flies when you are having fun. Eimeo Czermak has made a name for himself the past few years with contest bombs and praises from surfings elite. Still at just 17 years young the sky is the limit. With Teahupoʻo as his backyard and one of the best surfing communities at the end of the road supporting and pushing him, the next few years will be a blast to watch. Sit back and enjoy the future!
After several weeks of “lockdown”, the game plan change… No contest this year? No travel? … Ok! Let’s do some free surf at Home!! Hope you’ll like this!!!
Huge Maururu to Uncles @tahuraihenry and @veteadavid for Rescue and lifesaving !
Huge Thanks to photographers and filmmakers:
@lh.prod
@timmckenna
@keanu.moux
@timpruvost
@tereopaoscar
@j.czerm_photography
WILLY & VICKY – ROAD TRIP IN CALIFORNIA S01E01 It is a new concept of episodes mixing cartoon and real surf action. Something different showing my routine when I travel. Followed by a special and unique friend a DINOSAUR. This is this is first episode: Road trip in California . STARRING WILLIAM ALIOTTI AND VICTOR PELLEGRIN SPECIAL GUEST WILLIAM “STRETCH” RIEDEL DIRECTED BY MANUEL CLAUDEVILLE MORELL DRAWINGS BY LAURE HELENE VAUDIER & ROCH TASTET AN ORIGINAL SERIE BY WILLIAM ALIOTTI & MANUEL CLAUDEVILLE MORELL SOUNDTRACKS: DRIVE PERFORMED BY MUNICIPAL DAMOS DAYS PERFORMED BY SLOW SEASON COURTESY OF RIDINGEASY RECORDS
Hey Nic! How is it being back home prepping for the upcoming big wave season?
“Yo Yo! The Boys! I feel like during winter time its a hassle here in euprope running around, cold water, heavy beatings”
Happy to trade in the big boards and wetsuits for some warm water barrels?
“Feels good to go to Indo, I have been going since a young age and just feels awesome to go to Deserts get barreled, not have a single worry, surfing in board shorts and just frothing out!”
What boards did you use during your recent trip in Indonesia?
“I was using the 2×4’s. I used the 5’10 on the smaller days as a 3 fin and the 6’2 on the bigger days. Boards felt really amazing! I really enjoyed how it rode in the barrel with speed and how fast it would pump through those sections”
Happy with the equipment and overall trip?
“It was a dream trip! I had never really “scored” Deserts and it was like two swells in a row. Epic waves, just as good as it gets. I was super stoked with the equipment”
How do you like the WSL’s idea sending surfers on more “strike mission” type of trips for coverage?
“With the tour their was only three events so we would appear only three days in the whole year so I think its great the WSL is sending people on strike missions and trying to promote the big wave scene. I think its positive you know, WSL always does a great job and I think its going in the right direction.”
You are pretty familiar with the whole “get up and go” type of travels this past year filming for “ON IT” and staring in your movie “RAIL ROAD”. Seems like this platform might be perfect?
“Thats it man, big waves, slabs and chasing swells. A contest just doesn’t do justice what our life is so its exciting times! I feel like their needs to be a tour as well as the WSL doing content around us is also really good. To have WSL support is awesome. Even though there is no event at Mavericks I see Mavericks as one of the biggest challenges. Thats my goal, I wanna push it out there, try and ride bigger barrels on the left, I feel like Mavericks is gonna have an impact on my career and thats where I want to put my efforts into.”
Thanks so much Nic! Hoping for yet another successful year for you and even though Mavericks will not be on the BWT schedule we hope to see some epic free surfs to come!
“Having you guys in Santa Cruz and having Stretch’s support for example giving me that 9’9 and all the insight its definitely one of the places I want to base myself and push the limits. Yeeewww!”
