So 40 years ago we had a thriving custom slalom & waveboard manufacturing market.
I guess we lost heaps over the years, and there's still a few niche surfboard makers that dabble, but I want to hear about Australian manufactures of custom wingfoil boards.
I specified Australian because I know we have a bunch of outside Australia people on these forums these days, but I want to promote the Aussie guys building good boards.
Let's hear what ya got...
Our local manufacturer is Carbonco, they specialise in wingfoil and kitefoil boards here at Clontarf in Queensland. The owner is a kitefoiler and winger so designs and tests their boards. All boards are custom built to your specs or you can order a standard design.
www.facebook.com/TheCarbonCoBoards/
thecarbonco.net
There's Amos in Ballina, DC Foilboards (Dale Chapman) Currumbin on the Gold Coast.
I just got a new 4 6 amos raptor (new model) for prone. $1500 - full carbon vac bagged with strap inserts. It's about the same as the equivalent armstrong board which I believe has a pvc sandwich on top laminate and the longer stronger FG foil boxes. Although the features arent similar to the armstrong, the fact it is locally made made up for this. The quality is top notch and ride is amazing.
Would also recommend carbonco also a very high quality offering locally made.
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There is also Paul Jackson that makes ONE boards on the Gold Coast
Cheers Mate and thanks for thinking of us, as much as i would love to make the entire board here in Aus the way we make them we just can't really do it here the same and keep it any way possible at the price we do. If we were just doing them vacuum bag or carbon skin then maybe but we choose a different way. We do do pretty much everything we can here but i think these guys were asking if the labor side to make the boards is done here in Aus and for us, we make our boards in Vietnam in the Kinetic factory which i am more than happy with. 
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There is also Paul Jackson that makes ONE boards on the Gold Coast
Yeh some great Aussie designed boards too made OS .....like you say there's ONE and Smik, Wavechaser, Konrad,YOB maybe more ?
Pete Ross at OES. Has just set up a new facility in Port Lincoln , South Australia. Long time Sailboard shaper and now into foil boards. Aussie as, flag and all. Pete will make whatever you want . Dropped in to check out a mates new board last week.
Stonka do customs, I think made in Vic.
What about Dallas Hydrofoils, local under water.
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There is also Paul Jackson that makes ONE boards on the Gold Coast
Yeh some great Aussie designed boards too made OS .....like you say there's ONE and Smik, Wavechaser, Konrad,YOB maybe more ?
Wave chaser is made in China. Not 100% sure about YOB but suspect the same
Select to expand quotewaterlife said..kobo said..Fitzsup said..
There is also Paul Jackson that makes ONE boards on the Gold Coast
Yeh some great Aussie designed boards too made OS .....like you say there's ONE and Smik, Wavechaser, Konrad,YOB maybe more ?
Wave chaser is made in China. Not 100% sure about YOB but suspect the same
all those other brands made in china / vietnam as well
Have a couple of OES Port Lincoln boards. A 4'6" 35l prone (that I wing on too when its windy enough) and a 60l wing board. I'm pretty new to the whole wing thing but they seem to go great, I love the 4'6 ....once I'm up. The thing I like about Rossy's designs are how quickly he is evolving from feedback from people riding his boards. He's been sandwich vacuum bagging for years so has that side of things nailed. Highly recommended.
Hi All.
Been making wing boards for some time now.
Here is the Vulcan shape. Available in:
105L
97L
74L
52L
Carbon/e-glass hybrid.
thecarbonco.net/
JPD Surf just south of Wollongong.
He has made shortboards, SUPs & foil & wing boards.
And he rides & tests them.
They look awesome too.
