8’0” Gato Heroi Space Pig beccagallery The 1967 surf film titled

The 1967 surf film titled "The Hot Generation" by Paul Witzig documented the short lived popularity of one of the most physically and metaphorically pivotal board designs of surfing's Evolution Era

and Laura Neufeld

Mingas straw hats are made by a group of women artisans in a small mountain town near Cuenca

The board is given a boxy rail from the nose down until it meets the hard edges created by the channels on the bottom

it features a removable quilted liner

8’0” Gato Heroi Space Pig beccagallery The 1967 surf film titledThe Space Pig draws lots of inspiration from Wayne Lynch's Evolution era boards, especially the involvement concept. It features a wide point aft, piggy outline with a pulled rounded nose and pulled in pintail. The rails are super foiled and thin, making this a speedy blade. The bottom consists of a completely rolled bottom and the rocker is very minimal with a slight natural curve throughout.