<p style="text-align: justify;">Remember Alex Gray's nightmare board story with American Airlines last year? Returning from Fiji with a stop-over in Hawaii he found that <strong>all 5</strong> of his boards were damaged - with one completely broken in two.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Awayco team, headed up by '<strong>Ace' Buchan</strong> as President, want to change the way we think about surf travel and eliminate such headaches. They're teaming up with some of the best shapers around the planet to offer a service in existing surf shops, like the Onboard Store in Mona Vale, Australia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> For a monthy fee of $60 you can roll up at your destination and pick up a quality board to ride for your trip. Boards can be booked for up to 5 days at a time, but it's unlimited bookings each month and this includes insurance for any mishaps too. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, across a year, you could surf a varied quiver to your hearts content for around the cost of purchasing one decent board...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Any surfers who are living the dream and hitting up various spots as the seasons shift will be easily tempted by this idea. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The thought of seemless travel...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Zero risk of airline damage...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">AND dodging crazy fees!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In essence you're swapping up baggage fees (often an unknown and ferocious beast) for your subscription fees, but also <strong>gaining</strong> peace of mind, and more freedom during travel. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, there lies an obvious downer though - there's nothing like riding your own board (providing you've chosen well!). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">But turn it on its head for a sec and you realise there is massive opportunity nestled here too. You'll have access to an instant quiver from some of the world's best shapers including <strong>CI surfboards</strong>, <strong>Haydenshapes</strong>, <strong>JS Industries</strong> and <strong>Firewire</strong>. You can test out any of them and see which models really suit your riding style. So this is a ticket to traveling lightly, AND accessing a variety of quality boards. You might find a surprising future ride waiting among the racks?!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ace's Awayco project is currently in the beta stages of development but is an epic problem solving vision that would be great to see take off.</p>