Tuesday 27 March 2012

GATO HEROI OZ MODELS


          -CLASSIC GATO HEROI PERFORMANCE-      


                    -DEATH DAGGER-  
<- PRIME EXAMPLE of GATO HEROi  DEATH DAGGER...  this model was honed in on the southern coast of Kalifornia in all types of conditions... Robin and Al Knost as test pilots STABBING SOUP....this IS AL KNOST'S GATO MODEL.. with its fast lines and great nose riding ability in the pocket.. its noticeably LOOSE and responsive.. suiting the long time teSting grounds of NEWPORT with quick punchy hollow beach breaks... thi$ board is great for all around conditions...from big to small peaks... fuller rail than the SIMPKINS SLIVER allowing it to be great for slower lesser steep faced waves as tested at sano for years with fantstic results making this winner from sano to trestles...... and wide point back as well as ROLL throughout the BOard MaKiNg and low nose rocker for speed down the line with forward TRIM ... with hips AFT and pig like outline on ACID bottle necking to small square tail block for QUICK RESPONSE on the tail for full BLOODED CUTBACKS INTO THE SOUP...made to be a more responsive and aggressive loggier gato model of the family and in the svrf and preforms great on the nose .. faster and more responsive than traditional nose riders fitting in the pocket better.. ridden with our death dagger greenough influenced flex fin for optimum performance.... fin size calibrated to board length and conditions..standard 9.5.... a fantastic board to start with if you are INTERESTED IN STARTNG YOUR TRIP WITH GATO HEROI UNDER YOUR FEET...
                    
                    -DALEY DRIVER-
 DALEY DRIVER... NARROW PIN with wide point center and more ear in the nose than most of our other family members... Standard dimentions 16.5 in the nose 13.5 in the taail... width 21.... from 9-3 to 9-7... this board was made to be an EVERYDAY board surfed from 2 to 2 feet + overhead with relatively PARALLEL outline through the center meEting to curve in nose and tail.. Ment for longer drawn out cutbacks and daily performance... with THE NarrOw Pin REsulting in performance off the TaIl and FULLER MORE eared nose to make up for long nose rides and execute long nose rides in THE POCkEt... with continual ROCKER lowEr in the NOSE standard for GATO  but more overall rocker than most of our models makes this Board very loose and responsive and hungry for direction change and always being in the right spot on the wave..THE BOTTOM bontours are flat with roll in the shoulders and slight vee in the tail.. The LINES/ FOIL/PLANE SHAPE  of the DALEY DRIVER make great for BEACHBREAK, POINTS, REEFS ANYTHING THAT BREAKS... CUT BACK when you need or want and FLY OFF the lip when needed.. through faster racier sections ride the tip to fly by and on to your next CUT BACK... this board has proved well all over the  WITH ROBIN test driving and dialing in the model in well over head central AMERICAS' off shore LINES... DRIVERS owners more than happy with the results... NaRROW  fast and responsive wHich is great for sliders wanting to make the TRANSITION from shorter equiPTMENT to long WITHOUT  the feeling of performance REstriction.. able to make late take offs with the higher rocker with ease... EVERYDAY performance IN ALL CONDITIONS... GATO'S GREAT FOR YOUR DAILY DRIVE......
                    
                    -SMOOTH OPERATOR-
__SMOOTH OPERATOR____ THE NAME SAYS IT ALL... with low rocker rolled bottom fine foil and pinched rail.... wider pin tail than its brother the DaLey driver and slightly more pulled in nose makes this board a bit more loggier than the DRIVer.. with wide POint back and slight rolled vee in the tail for easy SMOOTH TURNS... full rolled bottom.. operating in the pocket nicely.. with pinched rails slicing the FACE and holding a SMOOTH line with Classic ARCH BACK surf style.. reminiscent of PHIL EDWARDS.. this was modeled for dropped knee cutbacks and trim.. great nose RIDER with the wide point back and wider tail but smart bottom contour not giving up any performance FOR the operators PLEASURE... this boards top preformance is points and for more in-tuned riders great for the beachies as well.. ROBIN rode this board up and down the coast of california from sano to RINCON and beyond tuning it in for peak proformance AND SMOOTH OPERATION.....Coast to coast, CA to SYD...Across the north and south, to XTSEA...ITS A SMOOTH OPERATOR..... GATO GOES..
                
                -CODY SIMPKINS SLIVER-
__SIMPKINS SLIVER______ Cody Simpkins is an absolute ANIMAL in the WATER..and to satisfy his radical and highly unique, animalistic style the THE SLIVER WAS BORN... cody being a long time TEAM RIDER for GATO HEROI and turns heads in the water with HESH style RAW talent.. Lance CAROn on speed.. Cody is unmatched in the water... this boards lines are so finely foiled and refined with very bladey rails that sit low in the water. and soft rolled bottom...EXTREMELY responsive and the fasted board in the GATO CLASSIC PERFORMANCE FAMILY... with long low drawn out continuous rocker this board DEMANDS trim and direction change and being in the right spot on the wave at all times... When you watch cody surf he is constantly finding the maneuver line and putting the board in the right spot to get the max performance out of the board and wave... this board will preform in any wave that you put it in... great on the nose and tail... all around SIMPKINS SLIVER performance... find the pocket and SLICE SOUP... for examples of codys surfing pick up SUMMER OF THE CAT or simply look on slave4soup blog for quick clips... this board will enhance your surfing by forcing the rider to put the SLIVER IN THE RIGHT SPOT AT THE RIGHT TIME... timing is crucial with Cody's surfing and SLIVER... this model is great for just triming if wanted, but to truly get the full performance out of it ya gotta jive... SIMPKINS SLIVER ONLY AVAILIBLE WITH GATO HEROI DONT FALL FOR IMPOSTERS....


              -XTSEA-             


                        -D-VEE-
D-VEE!! Heavily inspired by the Aussie vee bottoms of 67-69... this board comes with panel vee through the tail.. with uprail in the nose running into a downrail in the tail.. this model features slightly pinched 50-50 rails and wide tail... this board is a diamond tail and psychedelic panels on the deck and bottom are standard... goes as hard as you want off the bottom and cuts back like a demon..these boards have an unreal amount of drive and come out of turns with a heap of speed... lengths are 8'6"-9'0"... with a more loggy feeling in the longer 9-0 it noserides well but main actions are for direction change and handles overhead surf very well.. good for the beachies and excelling to its fullest in point surf or clean beachies.. d-vees can come with a more bladey aggressive pinched rail if requested.. but proven best are the fuller 50-50 rails due to its aggressive panel vee the fuller rails balance out the spontaneity of the vee.. ridden with standard GH ANIMAL 11" fin 8.5" from tail for optimum performance... so turn on trim out with a D-VEE only by GATO HEROI....


-SPACE PIG-
SPACE PIG!! EVOLUTION YOUR DAILY BREAD!! Space pigs are amazing all around mid lengths and probably our most versitile in size options and overall wave match.. ripping in beachies and amazing in the points.. with rolled bottoms and vee off the tail with slightly pinched rails throughout and uprail in the nose to a more down rail in the tail... very loose and responsive boards.. from 7'0"-9'0"... made for staying in trim and direction change with quick trips to the tip in the right spots... extremely influenced by Wayne Lynch and evolution these are go to boards for all conditions.. TRIP OUT ON A GATO HEROI SPACE PIG...




-KOOK KILLER-
KOOK KILLER!! Killer is perfect for beach breaks or flatter faced take offs too slopped out for pintails like JUNGLE SERIES. All around California longboard with PERFORMANCE Elements, and only 9'0"-9'2" in length means you will never feel like you should have a shortboard or longboard instead, for those crowded days calling swell, but lacking power, when its a struggle for mid-lengths, and opened up enough you dont want to limit yourself with a full sized longboard. ELEMENTS INCLUDE: Small or large square tail, high to low edged rail line and key length of 9'0"-9'2".

          CREME UR SELF                                            
              
               -ORIGINAL PLAYBOY (Log)-
CREME UR SELF with the creme PLAYBOY.. classic loggin lines with pinched 50-50 rails and  parallel outline..slightly rolled bottom for sensitivity and liveliness.. hangten trim and classic drop knee style with the PLAYBOY.. this model comes with 2 inch balsa stringer and glass on custom playboy fin with resin tail block... also standard are full creme abstract top and bottom and classic gloss and polish.. LOG OUT WITH THE CREME PLAYBOY...


          -TO COME ROBIN PROTOTYPE-        


                    -JUNGLE ACID-
JUNGLE ACID!!!! Extremly loose rail to rail on flatter faced waves with 3/4 forward riding point of trim...typically GATO models feature a unique rolled bottom with slight crowned VEE... JUNGLE ACID features a more straightened leading VEE BOTTOM making for more acceleration from the fin and more critical direction change... IDEAL for beachbreak conditions... the bottom contour fits better in a steeper wave with the straightened VEE entry... jungle acid is ridden with GH C FIN... so find your GH dealer and get a hit of JUNGLE ACID by GATO HEROI...
                     
                     -KILLER SUN- 
KILLER SUN!!!! a more refined kookkiller for the moroccan points and open faced waves with tons of room to play and to get high end SPEED for beating those fast sections on the points... 3/4 trim spot and loose off the tail... responsive and aggressive like the hot KILLER SUN of the sahara.... cheater five trim lines with flat foot arcing cutbacks... get burned by the KILLER SUN by GATO HEROI...


-AWNSER-
New GATO HEROI model to fill the void of Hanging ten. Featuring GH styling foil with very parallel outline. kicked nose, Less tail rocker. PERFECT for HOTDOGGING strictly longboard hangouts.. TAKE A TRIP TO THE TIP WITH THE GATO HEROI AWNSER....


COMING SOON....


     -BIG WAVE RGK ONLY-

-DALEY DRIVER CALIBRATED-
-CALIFORNIA GUN POINT WAVE LOW ROCKER-
-PANTHER (MOROCCO POINT OR SUNSET SPECIAL)- 

1 comment:

  1. I saw a 9'7" Driver Killer for sale. White with yellow tint. Can you comment on the best conditions & height/weight of rider for this board?
    Thanks.

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