Brightening up a cold winters day is this bolt of colour in the shape of a 1983 Rockit shaped in Newquay by Phil Clifford. Its a 2 1/2 fin, marking the transition from twinnies to thrusters , and is in great condition, as bright and fresh as when it left the factory 30 years ago. As Wavelength mag n0.2 says in 1982 '' Rockit surfboards aka Phil Clifford aka Vitamin Sea's demon ex sprayer has set up a 'small is beautiful' factory with the emphasis on total customisation''.
So set up in 1982, Rockit produced a small number of artful boards with some unusual designs and great sprays. One of Phil's signatures of the time was unusual design work in the tail, often with a few pairs of sharp flyers, and his double swallow tail - a narrow swallow set inside a wide one.
Don't know much about the story of this board apart from it must have been in someones attic for a long time, and it was brought down to the local surf shop for a part ex. Dimensions are 5'11 x 20 1/4.
Phil was one of the early 70s crew at Boscombe pier and Kimmeridge, and enjoyed J bay in the 70s. He worked at Vitamin Sea, then started making his Rockit boards in the early 80s and now works with Nigel Semmens . He still makes some Rockits today.
from wavelength no.2 1982
Double swallow tail
Another Rockit I found a couple of years ago at the tip, now in the Museum's collection
Hi thete I surf in Cornwall as much as I can and used to live in Perranporth where I bought my first proper board it's a 6ft2 high voltage rockit 5 fin stepped swallow tail I bought it over 30 years ago I love it
ReplyDeleteHi there, I recently purchased a kneeboard Phil made back in the late 80s.Is he still around Newquay area? It's in excellent condition a 5 6 x 23 1/2.. Cheers Brian in Ireland
ReplyDeleteHi mate. One friend founds a Phil clifford country Surfboard. What do you think about? thaaaanks
ReplyDeleteI wonder how we can add photos of these board's.. Could start a vertual visual collection.. So we are up to 4 now and I know another fellow in NZ that has a kneeboard as well..
ReplyDeleteIm just about to buy a phill clifford rocket in NZ too! Pretty stoked to find that out!
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