![Our Most Versatile Mid-Length](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/joy_rockpile_sage.jpg?v=1712871317&width=1800)
Our Most Versatile Mid-Length
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Versatility in a surfboard means being able to cover a wide variety of conditions and surf approa...
![Liam Gloyd | Finless 8'0 R-Series](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/liam_gloyd.jpg?v=1678986119&width=2914)
Liam Gloyd | Finless 8'0 R-Series
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/almond_midlengths.jpg?v=1678815096&width=5472)
Brief History of the Mid-Length
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In the mid 1960’s big, heavy longboards were still the cutting edge of surfboard design and techn...
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A "Beginner Surfboard" Designed to Actually Progress Your Surfing
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When looking for a beginner surfboard, find a board that will make it easy to learn the fundament...
![Board Comparison: Pleasant Pheasant vs. Joy](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/joy_pleasant_pheasant.jpg?v=1663009287&width=2001)
Board Comparison: Pleasant Pheasant vs. Joy
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We get this question several times every week, from surfers looking to round out the mid-sized po...
![The Joy of Recurring Success](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/IMG_9009_Dave_joy_b5593a8e-5da2-44ca-a509-78fbc8931376.jpg?v=1660748915&width=1700)
The Joy of Recurring Success
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Designed for your recurring success, in a broad range of conditions.
The beauty of a versatile mi...
![Zeke Choi Almond Joy](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/Zeke_Choi_Almond_Joy-low.gif?v=1646087275&width=568)
Zeke Choi Almond Joy
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/Screen_Shot_2022-02-07_at_12.36.38_PM.png?v=1644266665&width=1542)
Everything in Surfboard Design is Give-and-Take
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Say it out loud... Everything. In. Surfboard. Design. Is. Give. And. Take.
In order to gain one a...
![The Top Selling Surfboard of 2021](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/2E1A9916.jpg?v=1640790508&width=2160)
The Top Selling Surfboard of 2021
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/Joy_FInstall_thumb_2.jpg?v=1613418215&width=1920)
New Fin Box on the 8'0 R-Series JOY
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/abe_joy_mex.jpg?v=1590600633&width=1232)
7'6 Joy + GoPro + Mexico
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/r-series_joy_vs_pleasant_blk.jpg?v=1588684819&width=1400)
Plez Phez vs. Joy: R-Series Edition
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Helping customers decide between the Pleasant Pheasant and the Joy has to rank among the top 10 m...
![Almond Surfboards' Guide to: Aging Gracefully](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/aging_gracefully.jpg?v=1586987079&width=1285)
Almond Surfboards' Guide to: Aging Gracefully
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A really great surf session requires a whole slew of variables to cooperate—tide, wind, swell, cr...
![8 Feet O' Joy](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/8ft_joy_SD.png?v=1585672776&width=1920)
8 Feet O' Joy
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From two foot Newport to overhead San Diego, here's a little journey up and down the California ...
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"The R-Series Joy is the Best Board for Beginners"
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The primary goal of any novice surfer is to find a surfboard that will enable them to catch waves...
![Why the Joy?](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/Joy_Drafting_4x6.jpg?v=1557791413&width=1500)
Why the Joy?
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/Screen_Shot_2019-04-30_at_12.39.32_PM.png?v=1556653202&width=1626)
The Next R-Series Surfboard | Summer 2019
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Last year, we launched the R-Series, an entirely new construction of your favorite Almond Surfbo...
![Plez Phez vs. Joy | Part II](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/best_midlength_surfboard_a59349f1-14ca-488c-87d5-2807a4e2c6d1.jpg?v=1523719200&width=2001)
Plez Phez vs. Joy | Part II
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This is a breakdown to help differentiate the inherent strengths of our two most popular midleng...
![6'4 Joy in West Newport](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/IMG_9015Dave.jpg?v=1512161438&width=1700)
6'4 Joy in West Newport
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/map_print_joy.jpg?v=1509992856&width=1600)
Catalina Map Print 7'4 Joy
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/best_midlength_surfboard.jpg?v=1492796042&width=2001)
Pleasant Pheasant vs. JOY
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A little reading material, if you find yourself interested in our mid-length surfboard models... ...
![Speckled Dream Joy](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/speckled_surfboard_logo.jpg?v=1491842399&width=1500)
Speckled Dream Joy
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/76_Joy_5631-2.jpg?v=1487628271&width=1500)
Best Selling Surfboards of 2016
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With 2016 quickly disappearing in the rear-view mirror, we thought it would be a good opportunity...
![How To: Resin Swirl 7'0 Joy](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/abstract_swirl_joy_deck.jpg?v=1481823577&width=1500)
How To: Resin Swirl 7'0 Joy
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/red_tailblock_joy.jpg?v=1481316870&width=1500)
Paint-Tipped Arrow Joy
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6'4 Joy with Red Painted Tail-block, for our friend Jason. Light Grey Opaque Wrap + Light Grey T...
![New Almond Prints Available](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/almond_lumberjack_plans.jpg?v=1478542392&width=1500)
New Almond Prints Available
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Cam Oden recently completed the fairly arduous task of hand-screen printing all of the new 16" x ...
![Navy Blue Sanded Finish Fins](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/Log_Rhythm_-_NVY_72dpi.jpg?v=1473799592&width=1500)
Navy Blue Sanded Finish Fins
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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](http://almondsurfboards.com/cdn/shop/articles/MG_3581_ODEN-2.jpg?v=1469145230&width=2048)
Almond + Woolrich Logo Tee | 7'10 Joy
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Topo Map Print Joy that features a map of Mount Davis, the highest peak in Woolrich's home sate o...
7’10 Joy // Grey Tint + Green Grid Inlay
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Recent custom-ordered Joy with green grid inlay deck and a light grey tint. Glassed-on mahogany J...
Hawaii Friends
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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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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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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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Brand new 7'6 Joy with Grid-Weave Inlay... unintentionally matched to what I was wearing that day...