Year Built2012
ShaperFirewire (Dan Mann)
ManufacturerFirewire
Model NameSweet Potato Modified (Kneeboard)
LocationPERTH, Western Australia
5’8" Sweet Potato converted for Kneeboarding. Fins replugged forward of existing fins.
Board did not work as expected but very fast too loose but kept catching rail. Maybe too narrow and short. Maybe rider. I think the 6’X23" version would work better. Very flat rocker.
For small gutless waves (The Baked Potato is a better option).
The SP dramatically changes the ratio between the length and width of a board while still allowing the design to perform at a very high level.
Designer Dan Mann explains, “The aggressive bottom contour creates considerable lift and the deep double concave with a ‘spine’ down the middle divide the board in half isolating the fins, rocker and bottom on one side of the board at a time. This allows the board to get on a rail quickly. The Sweet Potato is the board you should always bring on a surf check, and you’ll find yourself ripping on small days where you’d otherwise go home”.
