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Subscribe & WIN the Carabine “Shakey” Modern Log*

After 51 years straight of building surfboards of all sorts in Wollongong, the Carabine label runs deep in the DNA of South Coast surfing. Family based and community focused, it was kicked-off in 1969 by glasser Mick “The Pom” Carabine, a standout Australian surfer of the ’60s longboard era.

Terry “Snake” Bishop was the original shaper, and along with innovative boards for PT, Occy, Cairns, Horan, Banks and others, he’s crafted countless shapes for everyday surfers over the decades - and he’s still hands-on at Carabine today.

In 2011 Mick sold the business to Shane Hornby, a hot local who’d grown up surfing Carabines and hanging around the factory, who was determined to keep the integrity of the label intact. “We’ve got some of the best locals on longboards and short, and while these guys are unreal to watch I really get off on anyone being stoked on our boards - good surfer, ordinary surfer, doesn’t matter. Life’s too short to surf shit boards!”

“The Shakey is a modern log and well-balanced in every sense. Wide point in the centre, 50/50 rails with subtle concave in the nose to a gentle soft roll in the middle to a rolled vee out the tail. The rocker is quite flat up front and a generous kick in the tail gives plenty of control on the tip and it’s easy to turn when you need it - classic lines, hard arcs and easy noserides.”

Custom from 9’0” to 9’10”– some PLB subscriber will own a Shakey by next issue!

More on the Shakey at carabinesurfboards.com.au

*Australian residents only.