The Grim Ripper

The Grim Ripper concept was to develop a user-friendly, performance groveler that literally tears apart waves. Rusty collaborated with team rider Jake Halstead on the design, and feedback has been stellar. The board features a double bump squash tail, allowing a wider template overall but reduced tail area behind the back foot, producing exceptional release and tighter radius turns. Relaxed rocker, combined with full performance rails and a light single to double concave bottom, keeps the board on top of the water and skating through sections effortlessly. Jakes direct feedback: “High performance meets user friendly! During a south swell I grabbed a set wave, went straight vertical & blew the tail out, then went wide out on the shoulder into a 3 second, full buried rail arc.”