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The Simmons Report

21st Jan 2010

Muzza's Boot Models are proving to be a Summer saviour. Hot off the press, have a read of a satisfied Simmons rider review.

Good Luck Lord Munro

11th Jan 2010

Muzza gives us an insight into Luke Munro's 2009 season, requalifying for the WCT. Good luck in 2010 Munners!

THE BOOT MODELS

8th Jan 2010

Muzza's latest inspiration the 'Boot Models' will be hitting our stores next week, check them out. Will they fit in your boot?

Riding a Bourton Quad Fin?

18th Dec 2009

Murray Bourton gives us a guiding hand as to which fin set-up works best with his quad models.

R&D Trip it's a Wrap

8th Dec 2009

Murray Bourton gives us the wrap on his recent R&D trip in the Mentawai's

Who Said Old Guys Can't Ride Short Boards.

26th Nov 2009

BASE Team-rider - Mal Gregson - 'Old Grommet' Division, puts his new 6'0 Fat Bullet through its paces.

Muzza's New Inspiration

21st Nov 2009

Muzza's got his design cap back on, check out his latest concept.

Muzza's R&D in the Mentawai's

21st Nov 2009

Muzza is off to do a little R&D with some new models and fin placement

Kelly Slater's quad adventure early this year was not a moment of madness. Over the last few years we have seen a strong growth in the popularity of quad fin surfboards, from fishes to performance designs. The quad guru 'Murray Bourton' sheds some light on the matter and his personal design evolution with quad fins.

The Fat Bullet Continues to Impress

30th Jul 2009

Murrays recent creation the 'Fat Bullet' appears to be the newest craze. We just can't make enough of them. Murray is known for pushing the boundaries with his design and it appears he has really hit the nail on the head with this one.

Muzz - Shaping in Bali

16th Jul 2009

Murray is off to Indo shaping and surfing - who knows what crazy board design this trip will inspire.

The Proof Is In The Pudding

26th Jun 2009

Read below and hear what some of Muzza’s converted are saying about his latest breakthrough with the Brooko Round tail quad and the Bullet series. The results clearly suggest that quads are here to stay and will evolve further with shapers like Murray Bourton pushing their boundaries.

Muzza's Bullet Tour

24th Jun 2009

Murray Bourton is on the road again, hitting the BASE Torquay retail outlet 3rd, 4th & 5th of July. Giving customers the low-down on his new range of 'Bullet Quads'.

MUNNERS IS BACK

19th Jun 2009

WCT aspirant Luke Munro has rejoined Base shaper Murray Bourton after a few years in the wilderness. Munro who is making a serious play to requalify after an unlucky season on tour last year.

DEMO DAY IN-STORE MANLY SYDNEY

20th May 2009

Murray Bourton will be visiting the BASE Manly store May the 30th, releasing his new range of quads, the Fat Bullet, Skinny Bullet, Sexy Fish and Sumo Fish. There will be demo models available for a quick test drive across the road

Muzza Releases His New Range Of Quads

3rd Apr 2009

Murray Bourton Releases his new range of quad fins, the Fat Bullet, Skinny Bullet, Sumo Fish and Sexy Fish.

THE BROOKO ROUNDTAIL QUAD- PROGRESS.

2nd Mar 2009

As Brooko said the extra speed of the quad combined with the shorter arc capacity improved by employing a round tail rather than a swallow, creates a projection off the bottom that is equalled by no other design and results in higher airs with less effort.

JUMPING JACK HAS A DIG AT OAKLEY JUNIOR.

10th Feb 2009

Up and coming junior Jack Freestone surprised many at the recent Oakley junior pro in solid North Stradbroke main beach lefts and rights over the weekend.

R&D IN THE MENTAWAI

5th Dec 2008

I gotta say that many of the guys up there are pretty ill equipped for the waves they pay a fortune to surf. Most of them are under volumed and struggle just to catch the waves.

THE BOURTON TRI FIN

17th Nov 2008

I guess the purpose of this design is to explore the feel of the tri fin concept being a close cousin of the thruster which are all members of the single fin clan.

Kyuss King Blasts Off

26th Oct 2008

Byron Bays Kyuss King has won the under-eight final of the third annual Barton Lynch Blast Off junior surf comp at Sydneys northern beaches which attracted surfers from around Australia.

Muzzas Off

13th Oct 2008

Just a short note to let my customers know that I will be out to sea on an R+D mission for the next few weeks.

THE CUTTLEFISH

14th May 2008

The purpose of this crazy creation is two fold. Firstly I wanted to test a profile that was thick and narrower up front and a tail that is thin and wide. Secondly I wanted to build the deepest hull possible in this thick nose area to see how something this extreme would react especially when standing over it in full trim mode.

THE STINGER FISH BY BOURTON

11th May 2008

The big feature of this board is the deck shape. Up front I have designed a concaved deck that sits over a concaved bottom which meant that the rails up front were much thicker than the centre stringer which is quite the opposite of normal rolled decks.

Barlo Close to sewing it up

25th Sep 2007

"Last Minute" Lee Wilson Racks Up Another ISC Tour Win At Rip Curl Surf and Music Fest On His Run to the Championship

THE NEW 5 FIN BONZA

16th Aug 2007

The idea here is to modernize the old Campbell Bros Bonza design so that it could match the performance of today’s high performance boards.

Clean Sweep For muzzas shapes in bali pro circuit

8th Aug 2007

Lee Wilson has won the first two events of the Indonesian pro circuit on Murrays shapes which is a fact that is hard not to boast about. Having been around the place in the early seventies Murray is on the pace with his designs for the long clean walls that are prevelent in indo. Well done Muzz and also to your team riders !

evolution of the quad gun

19th Jun 2007

After convincing myself with extremes ( 7.4 Quad Gun for Hawaii ) I realized that the real market is the long Indo winding walls that allow one to wind up to incredible speeds. Channel bottoms are well suited for the same reason. The stock lengths for Indo needed to be reduced since the size and rawness of Hawaii needed extra length but is hardly necessary in Indo where the walls are longer ,smoother , hollower and generally smaller.

THE CUSTOM COMEBACK

22nd May 2007

I can’t believe how many guys that have been ordering customs off me of late that have had previous flings with a tuf lite of some kind. It sort of makes me think that the bubble has burst as it seems the thrill of that sexy light tuf light under arm that had the cash register ringing the last few years is finally losing its shine. There is no doubt they had great rack appeal with their weight, shine and great paint job and this allure meant that many hit the water frothing thinking the lightness was going to take them to another level.

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