Featured in the forthcoming "The Present" film by Thomas Campbell, Alaya boards are back to basics old school surfing! The Alaya was the most common board surfed by the Ancient Hawaiians. Their tombstone shape and their thinness characterize the 4 to 12 foot range. They are only 3/4" to 1 1/2" thick with a noticeable bottom roll and a slight deck roll. The rocker is perfectly and completely flat. The rails are squared off and usually about one inch thick. There are about twelve known original boards that have survived since ancient times, or the times before the Europeans in Hawaii.
You can see some GREAT footage of the legendary Tom Carroll surfing surfing Newport Peak on a Tom Wegener 'Alaya' board RIGHT HERE!
http://www.swellnet.com.au/sessions.php?session=Tom_Carroll_Back_to_the_Future_090807.php
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