Thunderbolt CJ Nelson Oracle

The ORACLE. In 2016 Thomas campbell loaned CJ his Skip Frye Eagle to help him get through the Santa Cruz summer. At that point CJ’s glider experience was almost none with the exception of riding his fathers 10’3” Phil Edwards Waikiki. The speed and glide Cj got on the eagle changed his outlook on what longboards in general should feel like.The long swoops and simplistic flow had him hooked but he always thought they could operate more like a traditional log. Could they Noseride, pivot and slash turning a novelty board into a daily driver?

Designing this Glider project has been a long time coming. We turned a point and shoot glider into a well rounded performance longboard. For years cj has been dabbling in glider surfing having the top glider shapers from around the world build him boards.The thing that’s bothers him that mostly alll glider have in common is that they are very temperamen- tal and hard to ride. Easy to catch waves on for sure but hard to navigate once you’re up. We wanted to break this chain and build a glider that catches waves with ease but performs like no other.The oracle has a generous rocker to eliminate hangups, a performance rail, concave nose and tail flip for nose work and a light, manageable glass job to excentuate performance. If you want to surf well until you’re 80, better start mastering a glider. A must have for everyone. (Concept designed by CJ x Ryan Engle)