~~|~~ Graphite Surfboards from Cameron Aircraft ~~

WORLD’S STRONGEST SURFBOARDS *Cameron and Sons Aircraft* has produced what we consider to be the world’s strongest and most advanced surfboards. We would like to challenge any and all surfboard manufacturers to a test of strength and flexibility. We will cover the cost for load testing, if any manufacturers product tests out at one half the strength of our board. This challenge goes out to all manufacturers of hi-tech boards, epoxy laminated, balsa wood, pressed laminated, surf tech, or any other concept.
U of W Composite Testing Center

	Living 300 yards from the ocean in El Segundo, CA and having three sons that enjoy surfing, they would constantly ask why we could not build a better surfboard. Because I have been busy building hi-tech graphite aircraft parts, I never looked at the technology. Now that I have grandsons, I started looking at the technology that is employed in the manufacturing of all types of surf boards, and have concluded that they are all older than their fathers. I made a decision, I would not allow my grandsons to surf on 1960’s technology.

Any piece of equipment that remains consistent, allows the user pilot, golfer or surfer to become the best their talents will allow, without compensations for the degradation of equipment. Using fiberglass and room cure systems, it is impossible to make any two boards with the same strength and flexibility. Using prepregs that have the exact fiber to resin mixture, exacting temperatures and pressures, our boards are an exacting science, and remain consistent, board to board virtually forever.

PRODUCTION AND PRICING

Due to cost of producing the steel tooling that can withstand the high temperatures and pressures exerted by an auto clave, and the expense of renting an auto clave, our process would be cost prohibitive unless produced in conjunction with our aircraft parts. Dollar for dollar our boards are the best sporting goods in the world.

Graphite

Kevlar

Knowing that fiberglass loses its flexibility and memory every time it is ridden, I wanted to build a lifetime board that would not deteriorate every time you ride it. The deterioration of the board is a fact known by all surfboard makers. They are counting on repeat customers. The down side for surfing is that the best your board will ever be, is the first day you ride it, and as your familiarity and skills improve on that board, it is degrading in performance, i.e. the surfer and board are moving in opposite directions. Figure 1-A Graphite, at 27% less weight per volume than fiberglass, does not have this characteristic. That is why jet fighter wings, golf shafts and fly rod fishing pools are made of graphite fiber.

Figure 1-A