Hot Stuff Rabbit model twin fin by Martin Wright

 This rare Rabbit Bartholomew model has been proudly owned for many years by my mate Ged . Its made by Vitamin Sea under licence to Hot Stuff Australia . Chops Lascalles at St Agnes was in charge of the Hot Stuff boards, and he and Martin Wright were the shapers. This one is by Martin Wright , and is a 6'0 . They got the licence in 1981 and probably produced boards for a few years, into the thruster era.

This  was a very popular shape, modelled on the MR twinnie, and copied the world over. As the early 80s progressed the nose got thinner and fin set ups varied to 2 1/2 fin and then tri fin , and sometimes two pairs of flyers ; and the swallow tail became a rounded square tail .

 Warner Bros. rip off logo with bugs bunny

 Rabbit and the late great Chops, 1981

Martin at Porthleven, photo by Alex Williams

 Hot stuff no 192 ? If they made so many how come they never turn up . You may have seen the one on ebay last week that went for a Bargain !

from Wavelength 1981. The Hot Stuff UK crew . Chops, Martin and the spray artist Andy Cranston .
Thanks to Ged .



Chappy Jenning from ENCYCLOPEDIA of SURFING videos on Vimeo.
Hot Stuff team rider Chappy Jennings . Footage from Kong's Island.
Wayne Bartholomew is 59! from ENCYCLOPEDIA of SURFING videos on Vimeo.
And here's Rab , the man himself