CJ Hobgood has continued his run of amazing results through the second half of the 2008 ASP World Tour season by claiming victory at the O’Neill World Cup at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu. In some of the most challenging conditions ever seen at Sunset Beach, CJ put his signature FCS GOODS-1 fin through its paces in wave heights that reached 15 feet throughout the event.

In an amazing display of backhand surfing CJ dominated the final over the natural footers with huge hooks under the lip and some committed rail carves on the open face. The win tops off an amazing run of event wins. In the second half of 2008 CJ has claimed victories at the WCT event at Mundaka in Spain, the World ISA Games in Portugal, and he can now add a prestigious Hawaiian WQS to the list.

CJ’s victories coincide with the release of the Hobgoods signature fin, the FCS GOODS-1. The new FCS GOODS-1 fin was two years in the making and it has taken CJ much less time to validate the fins performance. CJ rode the FCS GOODS-1 throughout the Sunset event effectively giving it his stamp of approval, proving the fin is just as good in mushy beach breaks as it is on the huge mountainous waves found in Hawaii.

The GOODS-1 was developed to meet the demands of CJ and Damien Hobgood and was designed primarily for fast, radical, performance surfing. The Hobgood’s wanted an all-round fin they could use anywhere in the world in a wide range of board sizes. The FCS GOODS-1 certainly seems to be living up to the brief as CJ has now used the fin on his way to victories in surf ranging from 2 to 15 feet.

Many of the Hobgood’s fellow competitors have gravitated towards the new FCS GOODS-1 given its consistent feel and the overall performance of the fin.

You will find the FCS GOODS-1 in any ‘good’ surf shop.

FCS - feel the difference