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Bred in Kirra on Queensland's Gold Coast, Darren Handley has lived and breathed surng his entire life. At the age of 12 he started sweeping oors at the local surfboard factory, which eventually led him toMurray Bourton's infamous Pipedream factory. This is where Darren Handley learnt all aspects of board production. After 10 years with Pipedream Surfboards he branched out to launch his own label DHD (DarDHD (Darren Handley Designs).
Darren Handley has travelled the world, surng every type of wave to create the perfect surfboard. But it's the famed "Superbank"surf break on the Gold Coast, that provides an incredibly high performance environment that allows Darren Handley to make the fastest, most responsive boards in the world, ridden by the best surfers in the world.
AApart from having the world's best riders lining up to ride his shapes, his staff are at a very high level of surng and this has been the catalyst for DHD reaching such high standards of production.
Darren Handley continues to remain at the forefront of cutting edge surfboard design and sets industry bench marks for quality and performance.
This year we made a few slight changes. Nose a touch fuller,
more volume in the rails and tail. This has made the Mick Pro
more user friendly to all those surfers who want to feel what
it is like to surf one of Mick’s boards.
This is Mick’s step down board for waves under 4 ft. The coffee bean ies in all
types of conditions. Its versatility lies within its wide nose/tail combo and
Mick’s signature small wave rocker. A great high performance grovellor.
For 2010 we have realised that the rocker on this board is that fast, we had to
reduce the tail and nose width a bit. Allowing the board to be a step down board
and all rounder.
The Mick Fanning Junior has been a popular model for the groms.
Its more high performance and more rened than the Lil’d.
The LIL Mick is a scaled down version of the MF pro. This
is a great board for the grom that wants to take it to
the next level.
Mick wanted a fun board to play around on when he wasn’t competing
on the tour. The result was the Swivel. This wide nose hybrid is all about
having fun. Ride it 3-4 inches shorter and ¾ - 1 inch wider than your
normal short board. Ride it as a thruster or twinny, either way it’s
going to be one of the best shes you have ever owned. I have made a
few changes to the 2010 Swivel. There is a touch less rocker and more
thicthickness throughout. This extra volume allows Mick to ride a smaller
board in smaller waves and still have the carry and speed to throw the
board around in small waves.
2010 Swivels 2009 SWIVELS
2 x time world champ Steph Gilmore’s signature model.
Specically designed for Steph's owing and explosive
style. The Steph pro is a great board for any surfer who
wants a functional well balanced board.
After having so much fun riding the Bobby Monster as a
quad in America, Steph thought we should do a fun model
for the girls. The Cherry Bomb is the perfect board for all
those girls starting up, or those who just want to have some
fun. I have kept plenty of foam in the board so it
is an easy paddler and catches plenty of waves. I have
also inalso incorporated a performance rocker, plan-shape and
forgiving rails. So once you get the hang of it the board
will perform and you can start tearing it up. Once you have
mastered the Cherry Bomb you will be ready for the
Steph Pro Model.
After working together for over a year, rening Bobby's performance boards,
Bobby and DH decided it was time to have some fun. So they created the
'Bobby Monster'. A small wave board designed for Bobby to have some fun
in the conditions he would normally not bother surng. A little wider in the
nose and tail with a rounded pin and a little more thickness in the rail.
The Bobby Monster is a fun, fast board with great planing speed. Quick
rrelease off the top and on rail, creates a board that opens up Bobby's surng
with some carving turns as well as top to bottom power surng. A perfect
board for those that want to have some fun in smaller waves whilst still
pushing the performance of their equipment and surng. Bobby rides a
5'10, 18 1/2, 2 5/16 and can be ridden as a thruster or quad n.
Bobby joined the DHD team in 08 and Darren has been working on rening
his model since. A very similar rocker to the MF Pro, but with a slightly
atter tail and narrower nose. The bobby board is the next level in high
performance surf board design. In 09 we didn't change a lot. Now that
Bobby has been working me with more for a while, our slight changes have
rened the model and as a result the Bobby Pro is now more user friendly
ffor the everyday surfer. It was a great result in Tahiti and a great measure
to where we are at with his boards. In waves like Tahiti you need to be
condent with your equipment and Bobby winning was a rewarding result
for us both.
The Margo Pro is inspired by Margo’s love of power
surng. Built specically for the bigger surfer that
knows his way around a board. Also popular with
the beginner crowd for its easy paddling and
stability. This board will perform under pressure
as well as giving the beginner or intermediate a
fasfast, loose ride. Building a board for Margo
was a great challenge, the guy is huge and he can
tear it up like a grom or hack at it like the
powerhouse we know him as. Over the years
I have worked with Margo rening this
model to create a board that gives him the speed
and looseness he wants as well as the hold and
dridrive he needs when he puts it under pressure
The Margo Nugget is the latest collaborative concept
from the creative minds of DH and powerhouse team
rider Brendan Margieson. After 6 months of
developing and ne tuning, the nugget is a direct
reection of what aggressive, powerful and raw
surng is all about. A little wider and a bit thicker than
the originalthe original “Margo”, the nugget provides extra
buoyancy without sacricing performance. A rened
round tail with a subtle single to double concave
provides acceleration through turns, making this
board perfect for any type of wave.
D Rocker Series
The D Rocker Series is a collection of
Darren Handley’s most successful models
over a long period of time. Although there
may have been slight changes to these
models year by year. The general design
and rockers have not changed and to this
dday are still in popular demand.
The D1 has been the board of choice for DH’s
team riders and visiting WQS surfers for the
last couple of years. The board’s ability to
excel in all types of conditions worldwide
has made this a high performance favourite.
Mitch Coleborn, Mar, Alain, Corey Ziems,
KieKieren all ride the D1, being such a popular
model with the team we glass the D1 as a light
and strong model with a to a 4x4 diag glass
job with reinforced carbon patches on the rails.
Making it one of the lightest and strongest
boards on the market. This year we have
reduced the ip in the last 4" of the nose.
An all time favourite. Over the last 10 years the D2
has stood the test of time. A perfect blend of rocker
curve combined with a subtle single into double
concave, releasing into a vee through the tail,
makes this board the perfect all rounder.
If you’re planning a surf trip or just need a good
wave board, the D3 is the board for you. 5 years
of R&D in the world’s best waves have made this
into a board that won’t let you down in critical
situations.
For 2010 I have decided to bring the Dragony into my D-Rocker Series,
after all it has earned its place amongst the other D's. Over the years the
Dragony has proven a successful traveller’s board. Versatile enough to
surf in any type of wave. From D’bah to Chiba, the wider nose and tail
allow you to get the most out of your session while the extra volume
and atter rocker helps to get into the wave earlier. This is my all rounder
ppeople mover, for average waves. Surfs easy. Lets you get the most out
of your sessions.
I built this board for the groms of the world, based on the Cooly kid’s boards
over the past decade. This is a great all round board at an affordable price.
Basically I have taken everything I have learnt from my team-riders over
the years and shrank it into a performance board for the groms. The rocker,
rails and plan-shape have been rened to suit a young whippy grommet
who is wanting to challenge their surng and take it to the next level.
TThis board will allow groms to throw their weight around and start turning
on rail with power, speed and looseness.
The weapon was inspired from DH’s favourite
board in the 80’s. Built with 2009 rockers and
concaves while retaining the at deck, boxy
rails and swallow tail from back in the day.
Made for drawn out, rail to rail power surng.
I had been riding my Bat Quad and Jelly Fish
and felt there was still 5% missing in their
performance. It occurred to me that the 5%
missing in one model was found in the other.
So I decided to bring the two together, creating
the Jelly quad. I wanted the speed and looseness
of the quad whilst maiof the quad whilst maintaining the all round
performance of the Jellysh. With a rounded
square yer, plenty of volume and width up
front, the Jelly quad is a fast drivey board that
will get you up and moving on the smaller
days and down the line and on rail on the
bigger days. An easy paddler and a great
wwave catcher.
I was inspired by Micks style and grace on a single n.
The result is the Butter Box. A blend of old school
ow and modern day grunt. This board is perfect for
owing down the line waves and punchy ‘A’ frames
With the ever increasing number of “keel “shes
ooding the market place. I have decided to
make a functional Australian made performance
twin n that actually carves. Plenty of volume and
width but with a contemporary rocker and bottom
contours. The Evil Twin will bring a spark back into
yyour retro style.