5'9 Zippifish SOLD

[lofatkilla]

Hard to do this, but parting with my Zippi. Long story short. Custom ordered this over a decade ago. Surfed it a few times and thought it was too big. My buddy wanted it. I gave it to him. He moved to Washington and never surfed it. Stored it in his garage and gave it back to me recently. Had a couple of fun sessions on it but I'm not surfing sub 6ft boards much these days at all so I need to make room.

It's in fantastic shape. Has 2 small pressures dent on bottom, and a tiny rail ding that was fixed. I would say 9/10 condition.
Glass-on Zippi keels. Dims are not on board other than 5'9. I think its 5'9 x21.5 x2 5/8. 35ish liters maybe?

 

[tedshred5]

GLWTS

 

[tenover]

I surfed a similar Zippifish at the erBB fish fry in O'Side back in.... Hmmm.... dang, it was a long time ago...but I remember thinking that it was the best fish I'd ever surfed. Wish I had the extra cash to buy it off you!

 

[lofatkilla]

I surfed a similar Zippifish at the erBB fish fry in O'Side back in.... Hmmm.... dang, it was a long time ago...but I remember thinking that it was the best fish I'd ever surfed. Wish I had the extra cash to buy it off you!

I've gone back and forth between keeping and selling. When it's crowded (always) I can't compete on a 5'9 and I get very pissy in the water. I can take out my Townsend and do ok even against the long boarders. As I get older it's very important I leave the water happy. Keeps me sane (ish).

 

[$kully]

I had a zippi quad I bought used on Craigslist years ago. It was too big for me but i still had fun on it. One day I was at Porto getting out of the water and an old guy approached me and asked how I liked the board. Turned out that guy was Zippi. He seemed a lil bummed that whoever he shaped it for sold it. But he was super nice.

 

[Aruka]

Years ago my brother had one of these with lokbox fins. He rode the crap out of it in all conditions for a solid couple years. It was too big for me, like a 6-0 i think, but i had one really memorable session on it at a random glassy sand bar in a spot that rarely gets good. Getting in early and backdooring these bowly sections, carrying speed from one pocket to the next. It was one of the first times I ever really clicked with a fish and I think it was part of what got me off the hpsbs in all conditions and started me down the alt board rabbit hole.

 

[lofatkilla]

Damn, you guys are making this hard for me!
FYI: Not sure if anyone is aware and I didn't want to post it in my original for sale posting, but Michael Zippi passed away recently. Very sad. We are losing some talented, good peeps. RIP.