When I was sitting with GSI’s Mark Kelly eight months back, I lamented the lack of board diversity in the GSI line for the 6’0″ and under set. Kel lit up with an ear to ear smile and said, “wait for it”.

At the time, Kel had just inked a deal with Hayden Cox of HaydenShapes fame. For the uninitiated, Hayden is the young Aussie shaper behind Craig Anderson’s magic quiver. The Saffa born, Aussie adopted Ando is one of Quiksilver’s hottest young talents and one of the most inspiring aerialists on the planet. If you’ve seen Ando surf, you’ll immediately understand the significance of Hayden’s craft. If you haven’t, watch this, then read on.

Today, the Hayden line has gone live in Australia with an initial run filling the antipodal shops as I write this. Kel says the U.S. is just a few months away from seeing the arrival of the GSI Hayden line, but I’ll be first in line to grab one when they drop.

The lineup includes:

the Shred Sled – an all-arounder fish without the fish tail

the Shred Sled Grom – for the little rippa’

the Hypto Crypto – an ultra versatile step down board that works in everything

The Ando – Craig Anderson’s signature shortboard

the Blakcat – Hayden’s take on the standard high performance shortboard

the Psychedelic Germ – the Shred Sled with a displacement hull in a funhouse mirror

Combining modern goodness with stringerless carbon fiber-railed awesomeness, Hayden has put together a modern quiver for the masses. Check out the complete HaydenShapes lineup over at Global Surf Industries’ website. Counting down the days until I get my hands on one some!