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SURFBOARD CLASSES and SUB CLASSES
CLASS | SUB CLASS | NATURAL CURVES MODELS Shortboards | Mid Length and Eggs | Longboards | Fish | Specialty Boards SUPs |
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CLASS | SHORTBOARDS
SHORTBOARD | DOUBLE DOWN - GROVELER | THE "MERLIN" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Double Downs or grovelers are shortboard designed for small, marginal knee high to head high waves and all conditions. Notably shorter and wider and moderately thicker than pure shortboards. All the design elements are tuned to create lift, acceleration, projection, speed and maneuverability in smaller and merginal conditions. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, strong speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Subtle foil with adequate volume throughout. Volume shifted slightly forward beginning in the 2020s. OUTLINE: Shorter (2" to 4") and wider (1/2" to 1") throughout than a pure shortboard with fuller nose and tail, maximizing surface area in a shortboard. RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Single to double concave or single concave. RAILS: Full or moderately boxy. Full or moderately crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | STEP DOWN | THE "PEREGRINE" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Step Downs are shortboard designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. Slightly shorter and wider and moderately thicker than previous generations of shortboards. Emphasis on more surface area for marginal and average waves yet nuanced sufficiently for control and stability in critical waves. The Peregrine is a step down high performance shortboard designed 1" to 2" shorter than a pure shortboard. This design offers shortboard performance in both marginal and critical smaller and medium size waves. These shapes evolved from surfers looking for a shorter tighter turning radius to maximize performance in these conditions. The shorter rail line makes it an excellent design for vertical maneuvers. This shorter compact design performs in larger surf as well. The Peregrine has evolved into an every day board for performance surfing. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, solid speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL Subtle foil with adequate volume throughout. Volume shifted slightly forward beginning in the 2020s. OUTLINE: Slightly shorter (1" to 2") and marginally wider (1/4" to 1/2") than a pure shortboard. Slightly more surface area than a pure shortboard. RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Single to double concave with peak of double in the fins for marginal to average waves or single concave for average to critical waves. RAILS: Moderately boxy or moderatley crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | EVOLVING SHORTBOARD | THE "PEREGRINE RT" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The Peregrine RT is a shortboard designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. Slightly shorter and wider and moderately thicker than previous generations of shortboards. The Peregrine RT combines Redtail rockers and foils for acceleration, projection, speed and control with Peregrine outlines for lift and maneuverability. Rockers, profiles, and foils adopted from the Redtail offer maximum acceleration, projection, speed and control. Outlines adopted from the Peregrine with the wide point pulled back create more surface area and curve from wide point to tail. The extra surface area and curve offer maneuverability with lift and release. The combination of these two primary design features creates a board that excels across the whole spectrum of waves and conditions. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, solid speed box, and lower tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Subtle foil with adequate volume throughout. Volume shifted moderately forward. OUTLINE: Slightly shorter and marginally wider than previous generations of shortboards featuring slightly more surface area. RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Single to double concave with peak of double in the fins for marginal to average waves or single concave for average to critical waves. RAILS: Moderately boxy or moderatley crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | EVOLVING SHORTBOARD | THE "PEREGRINE RT 24" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The Peregrine RT 24 is a shortboard designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. Slightly shorter and wider and moderately thicker than previous generations of shortboards. The Peregrine RT 24 features lower tail rocker and deeper concaves. The lower tail rocker increases acceleration and speed. The deeper concaves create extra curve in the rail rocker maintaining quickness, tight turning radii, and maximum maneuverability. The lower tail rocker and increased rail rocker created by the deeper concaves are the key design features that differentiate the Peregrine RT 24 from the Peregrine RT. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, solid speed box, and low tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Subtle foil with adequate volume throughout. Volume shifted moderately forward. OUTLINE: Slightly shorter and marginally wider than previous generations of shortboards featuring slightly more surface area. RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Deeper single to double concave with peak of double in the fins for marginal to average waves or single concave for average to critical waves. RAILS: Moderately boxy or moderatley crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | PURE SHORTBOARD | THE "REDTAIL POCKET ROCKET" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: A pure shortboard is designed for waist high to overhead waves and all conditions. The design elements are tuned to create, control, and maintain power, acceleration, projection, speed, and maneuverability in a variety of conditions. The Redtail Pocket Rocket is the original Natural Curves high performance shortboard and a quintessential contemporary shortboard. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Well foiled, but not over foiled with adequate volume throughout. Volume shifted slightly forward beginning in the 2020s. OUTLINE: RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Vee to single to double concave or vee to single concave. RAILS: Moderatley crowned or thin crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | STEP UP | THE "WOLF" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The Step Up is designed for head high to well overhead waves and the start of heavy water conditions. This design extends shortboard performance into waves too thick, powerful, or fast for a pure shortboard ROCKER Relaxed entry rocker, speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Well foiled, but not over foiled with adequate volume throughout. Volume shifted forward. Slightly thicker than a pure shortboard with extra volume integrated into the core of the board. OUTLINE: Slightly longer (2" to 4") than a pure shortboard. RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Vee to single to double concave or vee to single concave. Concaves are slightly shallower than they are in shorter boards. RAILS: Moderatley crowned or thin crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | SEMI GUNS | THE "OSPREY" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The Semi Gun is designed for overhead to triple overhead waves and heavy water conditions. This design extends shortboard and step up performance into waves too thick, powerful, or fast to surf with a smaller surfboard. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Well foiled, yet solid volume. Thicker than a step up or pure shortboard with extra volume integrated into the core of the board. OUTLINE: Notably longer than a step up or a pure shortboard. RPT, Pin, or Swallow Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Semi Guns can feature concave or convex bottoms contours. Concave bottoms feature vee entry to single to double concave or vee to single concave. Concaves are moderately shallower than they are in smaller boards. Convex bottoms feature vee entry to tri plane wide point to panel vee wide point to tail. RAILS: Moderatley crowned. FINS: Thruster or quad. SHORTBOARD | XXL GUNS | THE "SEA EAGLE" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The XXL Gun is designed for triple overhead plus waves and extreme water conditions. This design is very simple and fundamental - catch the wave, make the drop, accelerate dramatically on demand. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, speed box, and relaxed tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Well foiled, yet solid volume. Flat or crowned deck. Flat decks offer added volume and stability. OUTLINE Sleek. No drag in water or wind. RPT, Pin, or Swallow. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee or tri plane to extremely shallow double concave to vee. RAILS: Full yet chiseled for stability and maximum control. FINS: Single fin, thruster, or quad. |
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CLASS | MID LENGTH and EGGS
CLASS | EGGS | SPEED EGGS | THE "SPEED EGG" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. Full templated all around board designed for flat to overhead waves in all conditions. The Speed Egg carves like a shortboard and trims like a longboard. It's widely acknowledged that Eggs are one of the most versatile surfboard designs offering quality performance for a diverse range of surfers. ROCKER: Low entry rocker, low continuous curve mid board, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Long mellow foil. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean full templated RPT. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee. RAILS: Moderatley crowned. Neutral nose and wide point. Low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. CLASS | EGGS | ROCKET EGGS | THE "ROCKET EGG" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. The Rocket Egg takes Egg performance to another level offering greater opportunity to carve turns in more demanding waves. ROCKER: Low entry rocker, low continuous curve mid board, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Long mellow foil. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean full templated RPT. Shorter (2" to 4") than the classic Speed Egg with slightly narrower nose and tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee or tri plane to shallow tunnel or spiral vee. RAILS: Moderatley crowned. Neutral nose and wide point. Low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. CLASS | EGGS | STUB EGGS | THE "STUB EGG" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. The Stub Egg is the shortest board in the Egg class and offers many of the performance features of a shortboard. ROCKER: Low entry rocker, short speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean full templated RPT. Shorter (4" to 6") than the Rocket Egg with fuller nose and tail.. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee or tri plane to shallow tunnel or spiral vee. RAILS: Moderatley crowned. Neutral nose and wide point. Low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. CLASS | MID LENGTH | SUB CLASS PERFORMANCE | THE "KESTREL" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. These Performance Mid Length designs integrate components from modern shortboards and contemporary contemporary eggs into a surfboard with significant surface area and volume. Contemporary design elements facilitate easy board management combining the thrill of carve and trim. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, low continuous curve mid board, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Long mellow foil. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean full template with curve. RPT, Squash, or Thumb. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee or tri plane to shallow tunnel or spiral vee. RAILS: Moderatley crowned. Neutral nose and wide point. Low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. CLASS | MID LENGTH | SUB CLASS PERFORMANCE | THE "PEREGRINE EGG" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. The Peregrine Egg is the Formula 1 of Mid Length designs. It integrates components from modern shortboards and contemporary eggs into a surfboard with significant surface area and volume. Contemporary design elements facilitate easy board management combining the thrill of carve and trim. ROCKER: Relaxed entry rocker, powerful speed box mid board, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Drawn out mellow foil. Crowned deck. OUTLINE: Round Pin Tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee or tri plane to shallow tunnel or spiral vee. RAILS: Moderatley crowned. Neutral nose and wide point. Low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. |
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CLASS | LONGBOARDS
LONGBOARDS | CLASSIC LBs DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for flat to head high waves and all conditions. Classic longboards carve, trim, ride the nose and stall in a variety of conditions. Timing and positioning are the keys to successfully riding a classic longboard. ROCKER: Low continuous curve with moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Long subtle foil. Thin in the nose and tail. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean full template with curve. RPT, Pin Tail, Squash, or Square. BOTTOM CONTOURS Classic rolled or tri plane. RAILS: Neutral nose and wide point. Low in the tail. FINS: Single fin. LONGBOARDS | CONTEMPORARY LBs DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for flat to overhead waves and all conditions. Contemporary longboards carve, trim, ride the nose and stall in the same manner as a classic longboard. The additional rocker throughout, curve in the outline, and shortboard rails offer greater opportunity to carve turns in demanding waves. ROCKER: Low continuous curve with moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Long subtle foil. Thin in the nose and tail. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean full template with curve. RPT, Pin Tail, Squash, or Square. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee. RAILS: Mimic shortboard rails. Neutral nose, neutral wide point, and low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. LONGBOARDS | FUN GUN LBs | THE "MAKAHA FUN GUN" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for chest high to double overhead waves and good to heavy water conditions. Fun Guns carve, trim, ride the nose and stall in the same manner as all longboards. The rocker, outline, and rails offer the control required to carve turns in demanding waves. ROCKER: Low continuous curve with moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Long subtle foil. Thin in the nose and tail. Moderate crowned deck. OUTLINE: Clean template with narrower nose and tail. RPT or Squash. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee. RAILS: Full crowned or moderately crowned. Mimic shortboard rails. Neutral nose, neutral wide point, and low in the tail. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. |
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CLASS | FISH
FISH | CLASSIC FISH DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for flat to overhead waves and all conditions. Fish are a relatively short surfboard with a full nose, particularly straight outline, and a wide deep cut swallow tail. The subtle foil carries thickness throughout. The significant surface area and volume in a Fish offers excellent opportunities to surf small and marginal waves, The design performs well in overhead waves as well. Speed, paddling, and performance make Classic Fish a very attractive design. ROCKER: Notably low continuous curve. PROFILE or FOIL: Very subtle foil. Full crown deck, flat deck, or concave deck. OUTLINE: Full throughout. Deep cut swallow tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Classic tri plane to panel vee. RAILS: Moderately chiseled or low chiseled - but not too thin. FINS: Keel. FISH | QUAD FISH DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for flat to overhead waves and all conditions. Quad Fish are also a relatively short surfboard with a full nose and a wide deep cut swallow tail. The outline has more curve than the Classic Fish. The foil carries moderate thickness throughout. The notable surface area and volume in a Quad Fish also offers excellent opportunities to surf small and marginal waves. The additional curve in the outline, moderate foil, and quad fin set up yield a Fish with great control in head high to overhead waves. ROCKER: Low continuous curve. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Full crown deck, flat deck, or concave deck. OUTLINE: Full throughout. Deep cut swallow tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Tri plane to single to double concave to vee. RAILS: Moderately chiseled or low chiseled - but not too thin. FINS: Quad. FISH | ROCKET FISH DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for waist high to double overhead waves and all conditions. Rocket Fish are the "Step Up" or "Semi Gun" of the Fish Class. The outline has the most curve of all Fish, reducing surface area in the nose and tail. The foil carries moderate thickness throughout. The surface area and volume in a Rocket Fish offer excellent paddling and great speed. The curve in the outline, moderate foil, and quad fin set up yield a Fish with great control in significant waves. ROCKR: Low continuous curve. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Full crown deck, flat deck, or concave deck. OUTLINE: Full with curve throughout. Deep cut swallow tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Tri plane to single to double concave to vee. RAILS: Moderately chiseled or low chiseled - but not too thin. FINS: Twin or Quad. |
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CLASS | SPECIALTY BOARDS
SPECIALTY BOARDS | ERA RETRO BOARDS DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Era Retro boards are shortboard designs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s for the whole spectrum of surf conditions. The seductive feeling of a surfboard gliding like a pelican on the updraft of a moving wave risks being lost in some lower volume designs. Shortboards from the late 60s to the late 80s maintained the glide and trim performnce of the longboards that proceeded them. Retro boards feature low rocker profiles, fuller outlines, mellow bottom contours, and a complete variety of fin configurations. ROCKER: Low with some variation by the design. PROFILE and FOILS: Moderate foils. Various decks depending on the design. OUTLINE: Fuller than most contemporary shortboards. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Varies by the design - convex and concave. RAILS: Full crowned or moderately crowned. Varies by the design. FINS: Single Fins, 2 + 1s, Twin Fins, Bonzers, Thrusters, and Quads. SPECIALTY BOARDS | SINGLE FINS DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Surfboards during the first two decades of the shortboard revolution (with the exception of the development of the Fish in the 70s and Twin fins in the 80s) were single fins. Rockers, profiles, and outlines varied by the design, but they all had one fin. Employing contemporary rockers, profiles, outlines, bottom contours, and rails – adjusting them for various conditions and a single fin – yields a "bitchn" Specialty Board. ROCKER: Varies by the design. Lower than contemporary shortboards. PROFILE or FOIL: Various foils and decks depending on the design. OUTLINE: RPT, Swallow, Squash, Square, or Diamond, or winged versions of these tails. Varies by the design. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Varies by the design - convex or concave. RAILS: Full box, crowned, or moderately crowned. Varies by the design. FINS: Single fin. SPECIALTY BOARDS | TWIN FINS DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. Twin fins first developed in the late 60s, but were somewhat overlooked until Mark Richards embraced the design in the late 70s and early 80s. The narrow tails of single fins could limit performance with their lack of surface area. The extra tail width of the twin fin offered more surface area and flotation, and the twin fin configuration produced a fast loose and responsive surfboard. Twin fin design is a combination of rocker, outline, tail shape, fin positioning, and fin shape. ROCKER: Low entry, speed box, and low tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Crown, flat deck, or concave deck. OUTLINE: Balanced with slightly full nose and tail. Swallow tail. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Tri plane to vee or single to double concave to vee. RAILS: Full crowned or moderately crowned. Varies by the design. FINS: Twin fin. SPECILTY BOARDS | THE WIDOW MAKER 2 + 1 DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The "Widow Maker 2 + 1" is a retro design capturing and blending evolved features from the halcyon days of single fin designs and contemporary thrusters. The fin configuration consists of a deeper center fin and smaller side bites than the typically equal sized three fins in a thruster set. This fin set up offers smooth rail to rail transitions and solid acceleration, projection, and speed. The outline, rocker, and profile or foil, and bottom contours are designed to work seamlessly with the 2 + 1 fin configuration. "Widow Maker" dimensions can be designed for waves from 2 to 20 feet. Credit to Dave Parmenter for conceptualizing, evolving, and adding the "Widow Maker" name to the design in an era when alternatives to the current standard surfboard were very rare. ROCKER: Relaxed entry, solid speed box mid board extended forward and aft, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Crown or flat deck depending on surfer's preference. OUTLINE: Fuller than contemporary shortboards with slightly narrower tails. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Convex option - Triplane entry and wide point to panel vee or tunnel vee wide point to tail. Concave option - Vee entry to single concave at wide point to double concave at fins to vee aft of fins. RAILS: Moderately chiseled profile on flat deck versions. Moderately crowned profile on crowned deck versions. FINS: 2 + 1 - 6 1/2" to 7" center fin plus 3" to 3 3/8" side bites. SPECIALTY BOARDS | BONZERS | THE "BONZER" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to overhead waves and all conditions. The Bonzer was pioneered and developed by Duncan and Malcom Campbell beginning in 1969 - 70 in response to their perception of the limitations of speed and control of early shortboards particularly in powerful surf. The key elements of their design are the “geometric - triangular” multi keel fin arrays and the single to double concave bottom with moderate to deep "channels" running parallel to the keel fins. The Bonzer fin configuration and bottom contours can be applied to most surfboard designs. ROCKER: Relaxed entry, speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Moderately full crowned deck. OUTLINE: Balanced shortboard outlines. RPT, Squash, Thumb, or Swallow. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Single to dominant double concave with peak of double concave under the surfer’s stance or dominant single to double concave with single concave under the surfer’s stance. Two or four channels (depending on the number of keel fins) running parallel to the fins. RAILS: Moderately boxy or moderately crowned. FINS: Two or four Bonzer "keel" fins plus 6 1/2" to 7 1/2" single fin. SPECIALTY BOARDS | XX VOLUME DESIGNS | THE "MALOLO" DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: The Malolo is designed for flat to overhead waves in marginal and good conditions. XX Volume designs are extremely high volume surfboards. The lower volume of contemporary shortboards can limit performance in small gutless waves with the exception of extremely skilled world class or professional surfers. The extra width, thickness, and volume of the Malolo produces a great paddling, excellent wave catching, fast, and responsive surfboard that performs well in marginal and good waves. ROCKER: Relaxed entry, speed box, and moderate tail rocker. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Crown, flat deck, or concave deck. OUTLINE: Balanced winged RPT or Swallow. The wings provide surface area forward and reduced surface area behind the wings. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Single to double concave with peak of double concave under the surfer’s stance or dominant single concave under the surfer’s stance. RAILS: Full box or moderately boxy. FINS: Thruster or quad. |
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CLASS | SUPs
SUP | SUP FLAT WATER DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for cruising, speeding, or racing in open ocean, bays, rivers, lakes, - basically any open body of water. Flat Water designs are high volume SUPs with length, width, and thickness maximized. They are designed to plane with minimum drag. There are variations of Flat Water SUP designs depending on rider experience and water conditions. ROCKER: Relaxed rocker throughout. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Crown deck, flat deck, or concave deck. OUTLINE: Balanced with maximum surface area for all around boards. Narrower overall with pulled in nose for "speed" or "racing" boards. Squash, Thumb, or Round pin. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Tri plane to panel vee. RAILS: Full boxy. FINS: Single fin or 2 + 1. SUP | SUP OPEN OCEAN DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for cruising, speeding, racing, or gliding on open ocean swells in bays, rivers, or lakes - basically any open body of water. Open ocean designs are high volume SUPs with length and thickness maximized. They are designed to plane with minimum drag with control in open ocean or flat water conditions. ROCKER: Low relaxed rocker throughout. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Flat or concave deck. OUTLINE: Open ocean outlines mimic classic mono hull sailboats. Narrow overall with pulled in nose for reduced drag. Squash or square. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Tri plane to shallow rolled panel vee. RAILS: Vertical full box. FINS: Single fin. SUP | SUP WAVE DESCRIPTION and RANGE of CONDITIONS: Designed for knee high to triple overhead waves and all conditions. SUP Wave designs vary depending on rider experience, fitness, and skill and the venue, size, and type of waves. Small wave boards resemble somewhat longer and notably wider Longboards or Eggs. SUP wave boards for overhead to triple overhead waves resemble shortboard designs for the equivalent size waves. ROCKER: Relaxed rocker throughout for smaller surf. Extended shortboard rockers for head high to triple overhead surf. PROFILE or FOIL: Moderate foil. Crown deck or flat deck. OUTLINE: Balanced with maximum surface area for small surf. Narrower overall with pulled in nose and tail for larger surf. RPT, Squash, or Thumb. BOTTOM CONTOURS: Tri plane to panel vee or tri plane to spiral vee. RAILS: Full boxy or full crowned with profile designed for surfing. FINS: 2 + 1, thruster, or quad. |
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