The Bamboo Surfboard isn't groundbreaking design wise. But appearance wise it's very unusual and difficult to get your head around. The bamboo is actually a laminate, replacing fibreglass. So the boards are apparently super strong and super light.

You can find out more about them on their website at Bamboo Surfboards or call into their factory at Byron Bay.

One of the guys behind the venture, Shale Gordon, tells us that Sunny Garcia, pictured, is building up a quiver of them to surf in all conditions.

Anyway, Tom changed his name by deed poll a while back, and became "Y". He designed a new surfboard made out of what seems to be a more rigid form of bodyboard material, but with other unusual features, like a narrower area through the middle that allows easier paddling, and also a different water entry point through the rear.....etc etc...

The specs on it are:

" 9'-4" in length, has a soft, but very durable core and is wrapped in a tough, elastic shell. A spine of wood and fiberglass runs down the middle of the board.

"The board also has two other features that are revolutionary. The board's sides are pinched in 2 inches in the middle, giving it a subtle hourglass shape that allows for quicker turns, greater speed and easier paddling.

"And unlike traditional surfboards, only one, or no rear skeg, or fin, is needed. The rear sides of the Swizzle are cut downward at 45-degree angles, like a body board."

If this sounds like you, check out more of Y and his company at www.starwaves.com, we haven't heard of an Oz distributor yet.

If you come across any boards that you feel could fit into this page, please drop us an EMAIL, or send us some info and a photo. We'd love to see it grow.