{"id":185,"date":"2024-03-22T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T03:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iaau.staging.noisebirds.com.au\/active-advice\/?p=185"},"modified":"2024-03-28T06:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:55:04","slug":"dylan-longbottom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/dylan-longbottom\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Longbottom &#8211; Board Shaper"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"185\" class=\"elementor elementor-185\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d86a6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d86a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a5bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a5bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dylan is one of the most respected big wave surfers and board shapers Australia has ever produced. Having faced his own mortality more than once with serious injuries, including neck breaks, almost drowning from broken ribs and a punctured lung, his role as an active adviser for blind surfer Matt Formston\u2019s mission to ride the giant, dangerous waves of Nazar\u00e9 was one he didn\u2019t take lightly.<br><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var(--bs-font-sans-serif); font-size: 1rem;\">40-50 foot waves, speeds of 60km\/h and a choppy surface require specialised big wave boards which are shaped, balanced and weighted to minimise \u2018chatter\u2019 in the nose, giving maximum control and trust for the surfer. Dylan worked closely with Matt to prepare him with the ideal boards for his style and size, so that he could feel completely confident when going for the ultimate big wave.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eb2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"31eb2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Y_dq29K2IOQ&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c486bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c486bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt\u2019s feedback from initial outings was that the boards felt amazing, allowing him to take certain lines at speed, and have confidence to go bigger when the ideal conditions came.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7817a5f green-box-full-section elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-551 elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"7817a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-right:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:left}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">When I was watching him and towing him, and on safety, I knew the board was right for him. The boards had been tested and proven.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Dylan Longbottom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7a507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b7a507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confidence comes when you feel prepared, safe in the knowledge that you have the best, most trusted advice, and fit for purpose tools on your side to take on whatever lies ahead. At Insurance Advisernet, we provide experience, active advice, the right policy solutions and exceptional support so our customers can manage their commercial risk and take on bigger things.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe7106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffe7106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dylan-Longbottom2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dylan is one of the most respected big wave surfers and board shapers Australia has ever produced. Having faced his own mortality&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1111,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions\/1111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}