Just wondering what the thoughts/opinions/speculations were about the double-nosed design. It looks freakish but the claims sound good.
If they squared of the nose, I think more people would give it a chance. But that double nose reminds me of the bat mobile. SteveA
If they squared of the nose, I think more people would give it a chance. > But that double nose reminds me of the bat mobile. SteveA yeah, that looks weird and, it’s only my opinion, but somehow more dangerous than being hit by the nose of a traditional board.
i’m having trouble understanding the benefits of this design. to me it just looks more dangerous.
ive seen a few boards like that in nags head, nc. at the pit surf shop. the logo was an A like the atlanta braves. i think its more stable/less wieght. kinda like a stepdeck for a longboard. but i am just guessing. austin
I surf with a guy at an EXTREMELY fast breaking point wave that rides one. Really fast board. I feel the deep concaves and 4 fin setup is really the guts of the design. The first 12 to 18 inches of the board is rarely in the water and it’s this part of the board that has the double hull and double nose. We always tease the guy about how he’ll get both eyes poked out at one time with that nose. Nobody drops in on him for fear of getting hit by that thing. aloha, tom
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Quads actually ride really well. I rode a couple back in the late eighties and they ripped. The nose thing on the Gemini is odd. I mean, if the nose is rarely involved in the surfing, then that whole double thing is really just a gimmick. It is not, in my opinion, a breakthrough like the tri fin was. I think the next shortboard that really takes off will be similar to a wakeboard. Thin, symmetrical in every way, side to side and front to back like, as I mentioned, a wake board, but with less rocker than a wakeboard. I think people will have to take off on a wave like a body surfer and somehow get the board under them as they drop in. But once they get a good plane going, the board will fly. I think a little velcro on the chest of a wetsuit, on the bottom of the booties, and on the board would make it stick to you, and because it would be so small, it would not impede the movement of your legs as you kicked to get into the wave. Plus, with webbed booties you could get into the wave easier than simply swimming. Takeoffs would be late and steep, but that would simply help get you going faster. I know all this sounds silly, but that’s how I really think it’s going to go. If a body surfer can get into a wave without any floatation device, then bouyancy shouldn’t matter for a shortboard. It’s an interesting concept, and I wouldn’t be too quick to laugh. The newest Surfer Magazine shows a sequence of a wakeboarder at Teahpoo in Tahiti on a sizable left. If a surfer did that (and let go of the rope) it might work. But it would be like snowboarding. You always have to mind your rails. In surfing we can go straight toward the shoulder without having to lean much or generate speed (if the waves are good), but with wakeboarding, and especially snowboarding, you always have to be mindful of your edges. Really, a mix between bodyboarding and shortboarding is what I have in mind. We shall see. And longboarding will always bee the same (Thank God).
Just wondering what the thoughts/opinions/speculations were about the > double-nosed design. It looks freakish but the claims sound good. yes, they work. i’ve owned a 6’5 for a year and a half (bought it used, out of curiosity) and it does just what jeff alexander claims. it feels like it can handle what my 7’4 does. the four fin set up is the key (i’ve applied it to conventional boards i’ve shaped and been pleased). the front fins are 12" up, 1" in from the rail, 1/4" toe-in. rear fins 6" up, 2 1/4" in from rail, barely 1/8" toe-in. try one if you’re immune to peer pressure and weird looks/derogatory comments. jim dunlop