Donald Takayama Prince Kuhio Glider

Donald’s favorite glider! This Hawaiian Cross Country glider was inspired by the outer reefs on Oahu’s South Shore. Although this board is long, it is still capable of noseriding and turning like a board shorter in size. It has a DT-1 rocker, so anyone used to riding other Takayama’s will feel very comfortable on the Prince Kuhio. The medium rocker helps make paddling easy and surfing user-friendly. Also included are Donald’s patented 60/40 rails and tucked under edge, making this board very forgiving in turns. Available in a 3 fin setup capable of riding as a single fi n or 2+1 setup depending on the surfer’s style.

Dimensions

• 11'1" x 24.25" x 3.6" - 110.9L - Sky Blue

About Tuflite Construction:

Tuflite construction is a molded fused cell EPS core, wood veneer, high quality E-glass, and Epoxy resin making a strong and light board with optimal flex characteristics with the natural wood fibers and EPS core.

About Donald Takayama:

For those of you who don't know me, I am Donald Takayama, owner of Surfboards by Donald Takayama/Hawaiian Pro Designs Inc. and Sufers Choice Products. I would like to give you a bit of my background in the surfing industry.

I have been surfing, designing and manufacturing surfboards for over 55 years. I am a 5 time United States Surfing Champion and compete for fun whenever my schedule permits.

The sport of surfing has been my life. I have been fortunate to have made many friends and appreciate those who have believe in and enjoyed the work that I do.

From a humble beginning I taught myself how to shape a surfboard out of necessity. Most everyone at the time shaped their own surfboards in the backyard. In fact it was known as backyard industry for quite some time.

Over the years I have had many different experiences and have been pround of being a part of the industry that I have watched grow to global proportions. As small as the network in the surfing industry really is, the impact of the lifestyle created it's own culture, which has branched off into a multitude of the ideas for business and pleasure. I have tried to mix both into what I do.

From surfboards and apparel to accessories. I hope that you too will enjoy a great day of surfing and maybe even good surf flick when the day is done.

Enjoy and Mahalo!