Fireside Chats - Ellis Ericson
Halfway between a surf edit, podcast, and an episode of The Office. True Ames’ new fireside chat stabs at the coals of more long form content, allowing us to dive deeper into conversation with our favorite surfers and board builders.
Who better to kick off our series than Ellis Ericson, former competitive surfer, turned craftsman and shaper, known for pushing the envelope in experimental, yet high functioning surf craft. Recently Ellis has been blazing through the surf stratosphere with his revolutionary design, the Lite Kite, seen surfed throughout the piece.
Ellis dives deeper into his background, explaining that surfboard building was essentially baked into his upbringing, spending his youth in and around his father’s factory. Perhaps, this exposure to shaping from a young age led to a revolt once Ellis picked up the planer, opting for more exciting and innovative experimental craft, without sacrificing the fundamentals distilled in him.
Greenough is a common theme throughout, as Ellis talks influences with his edge bottom design, adapting concepts, and spending time with him in Australia.
Although best suited with the Lite Kite, these Feathers are most definitely not limited to it, guaranteed to give any craft with a quad setup a little extra spice out of turns.
Watch Ellis, in the new 'Wild Life' edit by our friends over at Wild Things, where he's pushing this same design in some proper shreddable waves.
