Guys at Surfer magazine have been discussing the best step-ups for the upcoming season in their Design Forum, coming down to a handful of surfboard models you should be riding this Winter in order to avoid that crushing feeling of being under-gunned.

 

Three shapers talk about their boards designed for bigger days and how they just might help you get the wave of your life. Among them, craftsman Clint Preisendorfer from Rusty Surfboards breaks down the Slayer - all the business you need to paddle well, make drops and fit into the barrel - and the Slayer 2 - a looser version of the original Slayer.

 

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