"HELLLO EFFERYBODY ' ['HI DR.NICK!']
Well, i SURE had a GREAT surf this morning [EARLY, before the 'freo doctor' kicked in !]
on a
16 1/4" x 6 ' x 21" [?!] x 2 3/8" x 16 1/4" 'zesurf'
the fishtail was ...12 1/4" [??!!] tip to tip , with a 4 3/4" 'buttcrack'
fins ....at 4 3/4 " and 11" up [yep , QUAD setup!]
I didn't like the supplied fins , so i used four of the MR TX template fcs [G10] fins .
and ..... the thing FLEW !!
it was REALLY nice to do tight radius turns again !! and to take off late and deep
i kneeboarded on three waves , too, as Ross reckons i look like george [i don't, it's just the haircut , apparently ?....yeegads time to shave it all off again , in that case ?!] ... fish , being kneeboards , basically , go well as kneeboards , too !
you shoulda seen the face on the grommet i was surfing with , when i took off on one wave standing up ,then on the next wave after his [as he was paddling back out] , i pulled in KNEELING hahahhh classic ] . So, just to further confuse him , on the next wave i lay down [ he probably thinks i'm retarded ....but it's all in the name of fun , and ... 'if it feels good , DO it '! ]
Personally , i'd LOVE a thinner railed , 1/8" thinner,m [and, slightly more rockered !] and 1" narrower version of this board .
Being e.p.s foam and epoxy construction , the lighter weight sure felt NICE [especially after the 9'4 'pu/pe' mal[ibu] that i've been riding for so long!]
to those of you who ride 'quad' fins' ...try riding them with four small fins [all the same size] , sometime ...i think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the SPEEEED !!
cheers !
ben