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Liam Gloyd | Finless 8'0 R-Series

Liam Gloyd | Finless 8'0 R-Series

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Written by Dave Allee
Liam Gloyd goes fully fins-free on the 8'0 R-Series Joy. This style of surfing brings me great jo...
Brief History of the Mid-Length

Brief History of the Mid-Length

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Written by Dave Allee
In the mid 1960’s big, heavy longboards were still the cutting edge of surfboard design and techn...
A "Beginner Surfboard" Designed to Actually Progress Your Surfing

A "Beginner Surfboard" Designed to Actually Progress Your Surfing

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Written by Dave Allee
When looking for a beginner surfboard, find a board that will make it easy to learn the fundament...
Board Comparison: Pleasant Pheasant vs. Joy

Board Comparison: Pleasant Pheasant vs. Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
We get this question several times every week, from surfers looking to round out the mid-sized po...
The Joy of Recurring Success

The Joy of Recurring Success

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Written by Dave Allee
Designed for your recurring success, in a broad range of conditions. The beauty of a versatile mi...
Zeke Choi Almond Joy

Zeke Choi Almond Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
Zeke Choi @zeke_choi riding a 6’8 Joy on Oahu. Board borrowed from (and footage filmed by) Gbo ...
Everything in Surfboard Design is Give-and-Take

Everything in Surfboard Design is Give-and-Take

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Written by Dave Allee
Say it out loud... Everything. In. Surfboard. Design. Is. Give. And. Take. In order to gain one a...
The Top Selling Surfboard of 2021

The Top Selling Surfboard of 2021

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Written by Dave Allee
The tallies are in, and our top selling surfboard model for 2021 is... the JOY This is the fir...
New Fin Box on the 8'0 R-Series JOY

New Fin Box on the 8'0 R-Series JOY

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Written by Dave Allee
We are excited to share that as of 2021, the 8'0 R-Series Joy now features a universal longboard...
7'6 Joy + GoPro + Mexico

7'6 Joy + GoPro + Mexico

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Written by Dave Allee
When Abe Kislevitz stopped in to get a 7'6 Joy earlier this year, he said he was headed to Mexico...
Plez Phez vs. Joy: R-Series Edition

Plez Phez vs. Joy: R-Series Edition

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Written by Dave Allee
Helping customers decide between the Pleasant Pheasant and the Joy has to rank among the top 10 m...
Almond Surfboards' Guide to: Aging Gracefully

Almond Surfboards' Guide to: Aging Gracefully

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Written by Dave Allee
A really great surf session requires a whole slew of variables to cooperate—tide, wind, swell, cr...
8 Feet O' Joy

8 Feet O' Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
 From two foot Newport to overhead San Diego, here's a little journey up and down the California ...
"The R-Series Joy is the Best Board for Beginners"

"The R-Series Joy is the Best Board for Beginners"

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Written by Dave Allee
The primary goal of any novice surfer is to find a surfboard that will enable them to catch waves...
Why the Joy?

Why the Joy?

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Written by Dave Allee
Last Summer, we reached the finish line on what had been a 3-year long pursuit to build something...
The Next R-Series Surfboard | Summer 2019

The Next R-Series Surfboard | Summer 2019

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Written by Dave Allee
Last year, we launched the R-Series, an entirely new construction of your favorite Almond Surfbo...
Plez Phez vs. Joy | Part II

Plez Phez vs. Joy | Part II

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Written by Dave Allee
This is a breakdown to help differentiate the inherent strengths of our two most popular midleng...
6'4 Joy in West Newport

6'4 Joy in West Newport

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Written by Dave Allee
I was realizing that for as much as we love the JOY, we don't have nearly enough photos of them i...
Catalina Map Print 7'4 Joy

Catalina Map Print 7'4 Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
This is a 7'4 Joy with a map print of Santa Catalina Island, that we recently built for a fundrai...
Pleasant Pheasant vs. JOY

Pleasant Pheasant vs. JOY

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Written by Dave Allee
A little reading material, if you find yourself interested in our mid-length surfboard models... ...
Speckled Dream Joy

Speckled Dream Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
I've been wanting to do a series of speckled surfboards for far too long. Here's a new JOY, with ...
Best Selling Surfboards of 2016

Best Selling Surfboards of 2016

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Written by Wesley Francis
With 2016 quickly disappearing in the rear-view mirror, we thought it would be a good opportunity...
How To: Resin Swirl 7'0 Joy

How To: Resin Swirl 7'0 Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
Here's a new Joy for the racks at 1720 Santa Ana Ave...  7'0 Joy model with a clear deck and blue...
Paint-Tipped Arrow Joy

Paint-Tipped Arrow Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
6'4 Joy with Red Painted Tail-block, for our friend Jason.  Light Grey Opaque Wrap + Light Grey T...
New Almond Prints Available

New Almond Prints Available

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Written by Dave Allee
Cam Oden recently completed the fairly arduous task of hand-screen printing all of the new 16" x ...
Navy Blue Sanded Finish Fins

Navy Blue Sanded Finish Fins

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Written by Dave Allee
We did a test batch of navy blue, sand-finish fins, to see how you like them.  From left to right...
Almond + Woolrich Logo Tee | 7'10 Joy

Almond + Woolrich Logo Tee | 7'10 Joy

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Written by Cam Oden
Topo Map Print Joy that features a map of Mount Davis, the highest peak in Woolrich's home sate o...
Newport Board Club | Quiver

Newport Board Club | Quiver

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Written by Cam Oden

7’10 Joy // Grey Tint + Green Grid Inlay

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Written by Cam Oden
Recent custom-ordered Joy with green grid inlay deck and a light grey tint. Glassed-on mahogany J...

Peck-Inspired Joy // SSJ

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Written by Dave Allee
Here's a new 7'10 Joy, headed to Soeda Surfboards Japan.

Two Joys // 7'0 & 7'6

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Written by Dave Allee
Two neutral & recent Joys.

Hawaii Friends

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Written by Dave Allee
Our friends Kyle & Alana Spencer, and G-Bo Tennberg did a shoot for Alana's dad's brand, Isla...

Peck-Stringer Joy

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Written by Dave Allee
John Peck's Penetrators are very recognizable because of their wide double stringers and red nose...

7'0 Joy // Abstract Resin Band

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Written by Dave Allee
This one has already left our doors, but I never shared it... it's a 7'0 Joy with one of Greg Mar...

7'6 Joy // Wave Miner Henley

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Written by Dave Allee
Brand new 7'6 Joy with Grid-Weave Inlay... unintentionally matched to what I was wearing that day...

7'6 Joy // Blue Abstract Tint

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Written by Dave Allee
New 7’6 stock Joy with a 2-tone blue abstract tint.  Really stoked on the colors of this one.

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