Who Is Woo? The Man Behind Kelly Slater's Spaceship & Great White Twin Designs.

Meet Mike Woo (@woosurfboards), the man behind Kelly Slater's Spaceship & Great White Twin designs.

Originally from the Pālolo Valley on the south shore of O'ahu, Mike grew up surfing Ala Moana Bowls and chasing winter swells on the North Shore with some of the best surfers in the world like Brock Little, Shane Dorian, Kelly Slater, and Rizal Tandjung. He first started shaping in the late '80s, and would make trips to shape and compete in Japan in his early twenties. One year, after going to Bali after Japan, he decided to stay in Bali and lay roots, and has been designing and manufacturing surfboards there ever since.

Footage by @timmmytoes, additional footage by @bali_surf_vision.

Mike on his Spaceship model, "the Spaceship is a good all-around board with a large sweet spot, best in waves with a lip. It fits in the barrel well, holds speed down the line, and has a nice curve in the rocker between your stance that allows you to hold edge and carve some really good lines. The bottom is a nice single concave that flows into a slight double concave within the single, it's a very simple bottom that works well.”

MORE ON THE SPACESHIP
This board ridden by the 11x World Champion during his memorable Kirra sessions in March 2024, meet the Spaceship by Mike Woo (@woosurfboards) and Kelly Slater.

Featuring the DNA of a Bali-tube-shooter, the Spaceship represents decades of R&D by Mike Woo (@woosurfboards). Having previously shaped the Great White Twin for Kelly inspired by the outline of a Great White Shark, Mike and Kelly set out to craft a more conventional outline designed for hold in tubes, turns on rail, and hold in round wave faces from Canggu to Coolangatta.

Unveiled in March 2024 during Kelly's historic sessions at Kirra, this is Kelly's favorite shape for good waves, especially reef passes, point breaks, and perfect beach breaks.

For Wave Type, this is Kelly Slater's favorite shape for good waves - a more conventional outline with incredible hold in round wave faces. The shape comes to life in tubes over reef passes, turns on rail at point breaks, with lots of hold in perfect beach breaks, but also works as a performance shortboard at waves like Lowers.

For Board Features, this shape has the DNA of a Bali-tube-shooter, the Spaceship represents decades of R&D by Mike Woo (@woosurfboards). Featuring a rounded pintail with a single concave in the front half of the board that runs into a double concave between your feet, performance rails, and rocker to fit into the curve of good waves.

Pair with the all-new Endorfins KSR Fin Set for the best experience, Kelly prefers riding size Large in smaller waves and size Medium in bigger waves.