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The MF Lightning is one of those once-in-a-lifetime boards that earns a permanent place in the rack. Born from Mick Fanning’s original CT-winning DNA model, it keeps the same proven foundation but has been fine-tuned for more everyday spark. Mick worked closely with Darren post-retirement to create a faster, sharper version that thrives in smaller, weaker surf, but still holds its own when things get bigger but lack push.

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The Juliette is Ethan Ewing’s updated high-performance shortboard — the same file he rode to his historic Bells win in 2023 and the board he put on full display at Trestles on his run to World #2. Still part of the DNA family, the Juliette adds more nose and tail rocker for tighter turns, pocket surfing, and sharper timing at high speed. It’s tuned directly around Ethan’s style: fast, strong rail engagement, and full-commitment turns.

Ideal Wave Size: 2–6ft
Surfer Level: Advanced / Expert / Pro

This exclusive range is dedicated to all surfers who aspire to ride the waves with the grace and style of the queen herself, Stephanie Gilmore.

Ability — Intermediate - Expert

Ideal Wave Size — 1-6ft

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The MF DNA is Mick Fanning’s proven high-performance shortboard for quality waves. Built for control, flow, and precision, it’s the board Mick relied on during his competitive career at events like Bells, Snapper and France. It excels in bigger, punchier surf, but in the right hands it can still come alive in smaller conditions.  

The MF Twin developed with more drive, more speed for more conditions.

The MF twin with a horseshoe tail has more rocker, more concave and a straighter tail outline than a traditional twin fin. The design specification deliver Mick's trademark speed, tighter turns in the pocket and more hold through carving turns.

Ability — Intermediate - Expert

Ideal Wave Size — 2-6ft 

Wave Type — All Conditions

The Juliette is Ethan Ewing's update file that he rode to success at his historical win at Bells in 2023 and showed off its moves at Trestles during the finals, securing Ethan a solid world #2 ranking that same year.

The Juliette still sits in the DNA family with more nose and tail rocker that helps with tighter turns and puts you in the pocket. 

Forty years,
100,000+ boards,
11 World Titles,
16 Bells,
2 Stab in the Dark crowns.

Four decades in the bay and DH is still running the planer himself. To mark the milestone he’s shaping just forty early-’90s inspired sleds — built by hand, dialled for today’s waves.

Own a piece of surfing history

• Pure Handley DNA – hand-shaped start-to-finish by Darren, signed and sequentially numbered 1 – 40.

• 90's shape – longer outline, old-school rocker and glass-on black fins for that classic drive.

• Coloured rails – a warm vintage resin tint runs nose-to-tail, framing the clean deck and giving each board a one-of-a-kind heirloom look (exact shade will vary slightly—embrace the charm).

• Collector-grade construction – premium PU blank, traditional wet-rub finish, and heritage DHD skull logos straight from the archives.

The Juliette is Ethan Ewing's update file that he rode to success at his historical win at Bells in 2023 and showed off its moves at Trestles during the finals, securing Ethan a solid world #2 ranking that same year.

The Juliette still sits in the DNA family with more nose and tail rocker that helps with tighter turns and puts you in the pocket. Now available in our stringered EPS construction.

When Mick and DH were designing the MF Twin they experimented with many new ideas - outlines, rockers, concaves and fin measurements.

There were some mad scientist moments but along the way not only did they find the MF Twin but they also discovered ‘UTOPIA’.

Ability — Intermediate - Expert

Ideal Wave Size — 1-6ft

Our goal for the sandman project was to develop a board that would make surfing easier for the 'normal' person, but also have some versatility to be used as a semi step-up board for the more regular surfer.

Ability — Beginner to Intermediate

Ideal Wave Size — 1-6ft +

Wave Type — All Conditions

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The Nexus is where innovation meets versatility -  a hybrid design combining the rail-to-rail ease of the 3DV with the unmatched speed of the Utopia. Built specifically for beach breaks and wave pools, it’s been tested across multiple pools and a variety of small-wave ocean conditions to ensure it performs everywhere.

Loved by our team riders in 1–4ft surf, the Nexus gives you instant acceleration, easy paddle-in, and the ability to glide through flat sections while staying tight and reactive in the pocket. If you want explosive small-wave performance in both the ocean and wave pools, this is the board.

Ideal Wave Size: 1–4ft
Best For: Intermediate to Advanced
Wave Type: Beach breaks, Wave Pools

The DHD Interceptor is Darren's version of a mid length, it's designed for the surfer who wants an easy paddle, smooth line's and tighter turns for avoiding traffic in the lineup. 

Ability — Beginner to Advanced

Ideal Wave Size — 1 to 6 Ft

Wave Type — Small to Double Over Head

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The Black Diamond is DHD’s true all-rounder — a genuine one-board quiver designed to handle almost anything you’re likely to surf. With extra flotation through the front half for easy paddling and wave entry, it stays forgiving and user-friendly in small, weak surf, while still offering enough performance to handle steeper, better waves when they turn on. It’s a board that covers a lot of ground and suits a wide range of surfers and conditions.

Ability: Beginner to Advanced
Ideal Wave Size: 1–6ft+
Wave Type: All conditions

Size Reference

Ride it around your standard shortboard length. The added volume and width up front improve paddle power and make it forgiving across a broad range of surfers, without needing to oversize.

Introducing the Phoenix - Flight – an evolved take on our best-selling small-wave model, designed to push your surfing further.

The Phoenix - Flight amps up responsiveness through refined design features from the original Phoenix, released in early 2020. With a sleeker, pulled-in tail and a thinner profile, this board enhances maneuverability, allowing for tighter, more controlled turns. The reduced concave under the front foot boosts speed, gliding through flat sections with ease and giving you extra drive in weaker surf.

We’ve also added more lift and refinement to the nose outline, providing quicker transitions, smoother paddling, and sharper precision when carving. The Phoenix - Flight is built to perform in anything from playful small waves to head-high surf, giving you versatility to thrive in varying conditions.

With a tri-quad fin configuration, you can ride it as a thruster, quad, or even a twin, dialling in the perfect setup for your style and the day’s conditions.

If you’re looking for a board that’s faster, more dynamic, and effortlessly sharp, the Phoenix - Flight is ready to rip into summer conditions!

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The Phoenix – Flight is the refined evolution of our best-selling small-wave model, built to make weak surf faster, sharper, and more dynamic. Keeping the original Phoenix DNA—easy paddle-in, instant speed, playful feel—we’ve reworked the outline, rocker, and concaves to push its performance further. With a sleeker nose, a narrowed tail, and a slightly thinner overall profile, the Flight version transitions quicker, turns tighter, and carries more control when the waves step up from knee-high runners to punchier, chest-high sections. Ride it as a thruster, quad, or even a twin—this board is designed to adapt to the day’s conditions and your own style.

Ideal Wave Size: 1–3ft (handles up to head high)
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Surf the ‘PHOENIX’ 2 to 3 inches shorter and 1 to 3 litres more than your everyday shortboard.

Ability — Intermediate - Expert

Ideal Wave Size — 1-4ft

The DHD Mini Twin adds a little nostalgia with a modern day twist to your twin fin adventures. Perfect for 1 to 4ft surf the Mini Twin is a twin fin surfboard that's a little shorter and a little rounder than its big brother the DHD Twin Fin. This retro-inspired surfboard comes with reinforced carbon in the fin boxes and tail that will give you plenty of control and strength through your back foot.

Ability — Beginner to Advanced

Ideal Wave Size — 1-4ft +

Wave Type — All Conditions

The MF Twin developed with more drive, more speed for more conditions.

The MF twin with a horseshoe tail has more rocker, more concave and a straighter tail outline than a traditional twin fin. The design specification deliver Mick's trademark speed, tighter turns in the pocket and more hold through carving turns.

Ability — Intermediate - Expert

Ideal Wave Size — 2-6ft 

Wave Type — All Conditions

The Twin Fin has been Designed for Summer Fun! A little nostalgia with a modern day twist makes this perfect for 1 to 4ft surf.

Ability — All Levels

Ideal Wave Size — 1-5ft +

Wave Type — Beach Break, Point Break, Reef Break

Just a heads-up if you're ordering this model: we don’t keep it in stock, so it’ll take 3-4 weeks to deliver while we craft it just for you. Thanks for your patience—good things take time!

The Mini Twin II is designed to be surfed 2” shorter than the Mini Twin. Loaded with a wider outline, shallow swallow tail & 2 channels in between the fins makes this board lively & perfect for summer waves.

Ability — All Levels

Ideal Wave Size — 1-3ft +

Wave Type — Beach Break, Point Break, Reef Break

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For groms who want to go fast! The MF Bolt is a lively ‘all-rounder’ that lets younger surfers go hard while being super easy to surf. It’s basically a scaled-down version of Mick Fanning’s popular ‘Lightning’ model. 

Your versatile performance board designed for everyday conditions.

Size Reference

Hughie Vaughan: 5’8”, 60kg, rides the Bolt at 5’8 x 17 ⅞ x 2 3/16 @ 23.5L. 

If you’re not sure what that means for your grom, the Bolt should be the same size as their regular shortboard. Still not sure? Match their current height with their board size as a general rule for this model (a touch smaller if they’re a skinny twig like Mick was as a kid).

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The MF DNA is Mick Fanning’s proven high-performance shortboard for quality waves. Built for control, flow, and precision, it’s the board Mick relied on during his competitive career at events like Bells, Snapper and France. It excels in bigger, punchier surf, but in the right hands it can still come alive in smaller conditions. 

Quick Size Reference

Mick, currently weighs 80kg and is 5’ 10”,  typically rides a 5' 10" DNA for 3-6ft Snapper and D’Bah. We recommend you order this board the same length as your standard performance short board.

The Juliette Jnr EPS is simply a smaller version of the Stab in the Dark winning board, The Juliette, in our Stringered EPS Construction. 

The Juliette is Ethan Ewing's update file that he rode to success at his historical win at Bells in 2023 and showed off its moves at Trestles during the finals, securing Ethan a solid world #2 ranking that same year.

The Juliette still sits in the DNA family with more nose and tail rocker that helps with tighter turns and puts you in the pocket. Now available in our stringered EPS construction.