Based off 2025 World Champion Yago Dora’s Lowers-winning6’0 Round Pin surfboard.In celebration of Yago’s freshly minted World Title, we are “early releasing” his RoundPin tail version of the all-new FORMULA-1, for Fall ’25. The Formula-1 was originallyan older model, made popular by Julian Wilson 15 years ago. We completely updatedit and recently brought it back to life, testing under the feet of Cole Houshmand and2025 World Champ Yago Dora, among others.It all started with a team day down at Lowers, filming all the boys riding a collection ofvintage team rider boards pulled from the attic, for our still-unreleased “USED” edit.Among the collection (ranging from the ’80s–2010s), a pair of Julian Wilson’s F1boards from 2010 and 2011 were hits, inspiring me to... “Look back, in order to seeforward.” We searched out the original “AKU” file from Julian’s magic Lowers “Clown” boardand overlapped it on top of a current Driver 3.0 team board, incorporating manyof the original’s design aspects and curves, melding the two together, to createsomething completely new.At first, we developed a squash tail version, similar to the old Julian board andgot it under the feet of Cole Houshmand and other local team riders, with electricresponses. Cole rode his first one to great success in multiple WSL events—ElSalvador, Lowers, and finally winning the WCT event in Brazil.Feeling onto something, we made a handful of Round Pin tails leading up to theLowers CT event.We gave one of the first F-1 Round Pin versions to Yago mid-event, just a coupleof nights before Finals Day at Lowers. He tried it that night and was so impressed,he switched to a brand-new board, riding it in the Semi-Finals and Final—winningour home event on this design. A prototype test F-1 Round Pin. In relation to the Driver 3.0...• In general, the new F1 is more “set back,” in both outline and rail-line rocker, thanthe Driver 3.0.• The nose is a bit narrower at 12” and 24”, with the wide point a bit further backand more hip in the outline. It’s got more outline and rail-line curve between thefeet through the tail, which is wider 12” up (under the rear foot) with more curveand pulled in from there.• A more defined “pin” in the last few inches than the Driver 3.0’s “round” tail, foradded bite and connectivity.• The F-1 features a fairly thick centerline, with a “vee” deck tapering to rails thatare a bit more full and forgiving.• A bit more nose rocker ahead of the front foot and a touch less tail rocker, butwith more concave between the feet and through the tail.• Noticeably deeper single concave, with purposeful double concave all the waythrough the rear fin, lending speed and lift.• The deep concave creates a more pronounced rail-line curve under the rear footand through the fins, for precise, tight-radius turns.• The tail block is thinner with boxy rails for grip and hold.
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