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Big Brother Sting
Ben Aipa’s plus sized staple performance longboard, The Big Brother Sting is a high-performance tank designed to power through the mushiest of conditions. Extra thickness in the center of the board with a nicely foiled rail gives the perfect balance of float and performance.... -
Big Boy Sting
A favored model for the 210 pounds plus surfer, the Big Boy Sting is designed for the big surfers who want to maximize power without giving up maneuverability and is also ideal for longboarders looking to step down towards a shortboard. Designed and Proven to... -
Minitank
In 1981, while the rest of the surf world was caught up in the shortboard thruster revolution, Ben Aipa flipped the script. He brought the longboard back—but not as you knew it. He engineered a new kind of weapon: the Modern Longboard—a high-performance tanker... -
Makaha
Before the name AIPA was known worldwide, Ben was already changing the shape of how things were. The MAKAHA was shaped in 1965—just one year into his shaping journey—under the Surfboards Makaha label. While most boards of the era were bloated and bland, this... -
DA Sting
A legend reborn. Da Sting is the one surfboard in all of history that, when you see it—you know exactly where it came from. Inspired by Ben Aipa’s observation of a hydroplane speed boat in 1974, Da Sting carries forward his iconic outline—unchanged—and balances... -
Modern Sting
Born in 1974. Rebuilt for the mod-vintage movement. The Modern Sting takes Ben Aipa’s iconic STING design—one that’s been evolving to execute in every era of surfing for half a century—and brings it into today with a transformed aesthetic and performance-tuned outline. Wide up... -
Flared Pin Twin
Originally designed by Ben Aipa in 1976, the Flared Pin Twin returns with a modern twist but its soul remains untouched. This is a shape built for power and precision, anchored by Ben’s signature Pro-Am bottom a deep double concave that forms a high... -
Kaiser
The KAISER is inspired by a board Ben Aipa shaped in 1976 for the playful waves of the South Shore of O?ahu. While Ben is best known for crafting powerful boards for powerful surfers, what most don’t realize is that Pops was desigining and... -
B.A. Fish
The Ben Aipa Fish has been a staple board from Ben's archive of design dating back to 1971. This board has been ever evolving throughout the decades to meet the progression of various surfers abilities. The B.A. Fish ( which we've been calling the... -
Da Buttz
DA BUTTZ is an homage to the carefree spirit of original Team Aipa surfer, Buttons Kaluhiokalani.Buttons was known for innovating insane, never seen before maneuvers in the 70’s, such as the carving 360. Originally a kneeboard design, in 1976, Ben Aipa modified DA BUTTZ...
BEN AIPA
Ben Aipa was at the very core of surfboard innovation for over 52 years, revered by the world’s best shapers and surfers as a grandmaster foamsmith. In a bold and powerful statement, Bob Hurley once said, “Ben Aipa is the father of modern performance surfing.”
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