The Diamond Core vision is to design and make a sustainable surfboard that has a much longer life span than current, conventional surfboards. The patent pending design consists of a surfboard with a reusable core and rails that can be repaired or replaceable. The core is designed to be extremely strong and is expected to last many years. The rails however are similar to that of conventional surfboard rails except the foam and resin is likely to be biodegradable. The main idea behind the replaceable rails is to keep the overall weight of the surfboard as close to that of a current high performance surfboard whilst allowing a large part of the board to be durable enough to have significant longevity advantages. This unique design will allow users to repair or replace any damaged rails when required. The core itself is designed to be extremely strong and whilst damage may occur over time it is likely that any damage will be minimal due to the durable design (this obviously depends on many factors including where the surfer surfs and for what duration and frequency). Damage that is incurred can also be repaired.

The design will be more sustainable than the large majority of surfboards currently available on the market. Environmentally conscious surfers currently have a wide range of products available to them but the diamond core is unique in the fact that a large part of the surfboard is reusable. The other advantage of this design is that the cost to the consumer will be significantly reduced over time as replacing a set of rails will be cheaper than replacing a whole surfboard. The designer of this product surfs regularly (on average 3 times per week all year round). He has been surfing in excess of 20 years and regularly has to replace his main thruster every couple of years due to wear and tear (currently at the cost of £500 +). This is obviously damaging on the pocket but equally damaging on the environment. Surfboards cannot be recycled so ultimately they end up being put in to landfill. 

Another benefit of this design is the user could have interchangable rails allowing them to travel lighter (and cheaper with many airlines charging you per surfboard now).

Prototypes of D.CORE 1 are nearly completed and will be displayed on the blog prior to testing.