21/07/2026
Scenes from the second chapter of ‘KAMCHATKA’ ~ Fraser Dovell
So what surfboards does one take to Russia?
Fraser’s board bag actually looked much the same as it did four years ago ~
(L to R)
6’0 BULL DOVE 2 - 19 - 2 7/16 - 31L
5’10 BEACH METALL twin - 19 3/4 - 2 1/2 - 30.8L
6’0 BULL DOVE 2 - 19 - 2 7/16 - 31L
6’1 BEACH METALL ROUND twin - 19 3/4 - 2 7/16 - 32L
6’2 BULL DOVE 2 STEP UP - 19 - 2 5/8 - 32L .
The BD2 has been his go-to for the past 4–5 years, ever since it evolved from the original BD. The goal was simple: make it more user-friendly without sacrificing performance.
For those reasons, it’s gone on to become our most popular and highly regarded shortboard model.
The twin, though… yeah, you might not expect to see one headed for a slab-heavy coastline—but this model has never really had limits. Fraser’s ridden it in just about everything over the years, and at times it’s even doubled as his everyday board.
He typically leans on the swallow tail in small to overhead conditions, switching to the round tail when things step up beyond that.
So how do these differ from his everyday boards?
The models themselves haven’t changed—but the length, volume, and glassing have all been stepped up to suit the conditions.
Fraser’s standard BD2 is 5’11”, but for this trip we’ve pushed them out to 6’0”s. Volume has also been increased by just over a litre to offset the extra weight of a full cold-water kit—6mm suit, gloves, booties, and hood.
And glassing? Nothing too drastic—we stepped up to 6oz on the bottoms, where we’d normally run 4oz, adding extra strength to handle the impact of those Russian bombs (the wave kind).
The decks remain at 2 x 4oz, keeping overall weight down while still providing the durability needed for a trip like this.
