The apex of rocker, I (As I’m sure many others do) consider the apex of a surfboards rocker to be the tightest curve of the performance part of a boards rocker.
The board I made and am riding in the video below has the apex of the rocker at 1/4 up (of the whole length of the board). The apex in the bottom rocker at this point is considerable, the rocker is flat out the tail. To compensate this I added a deep single double concave, the deepest being at 1/4 up mark running right to the rail.
The stringer rocker remains smooth at a 24’ radius from about…5/8 to 3/4 from the tail down and out off the tail pod, creating a small vee behind the back fin…Very flat tail rocker from the side fins back
The hip breaks away from the ark of the outline at 1/4 up also.
Obviously this creates very tight turning around this 1/4 up area.
fins are 3, standard short board.
Its not the best board in the world but its all fun and games…
Keep the dinosaur’s alive!!!
…By the way that’s 16 yr old sailor, Jessica Watson being escorted home after her unassisted around the world journey.
Ha! Obviously, your boards work well. Do you consider yourself a “back footed” surfer, or do you see yourself as constantly shifting from front to back? Does the V you refer to refer to a V in the rocker or a V bottom?
good board, good waves, good surfing. looks like you could lose 6" off the front, add 1/5" thickness and it would go even faster than the speed it already holds.
mate, those waves look bigger on video, one shitty day really just a long surf that stayed off shore.
looks like you could lose 6" off the front, add 1/5" thickness and it
would go even faster than the speed it already holds.
Yeah true. Its all good, all the options we have, that are “acceptable” (I say that lightly) surf craft designs these days. I still like to ride a “standard” short board most of the time though.
Just a little question. where’d you get add 1/5th from? I have never come accross anyone who deals in, you know, 1/10th,1/5th 2/5th etc. Just I’m used to 1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 7/32 etc etc.
nj, I like to think of my self as a front foot surfer. I’m goofy but right handed, so I’m right side dominant (so to speak). But everyone has always said I’m a back foot surfer, ha.
so maybe your right, somewhere in between.
This board design demands a centered approach because of the apex rocker between the feet.
What!?! “Apex” in the back… No don’t start that again… Ha!
I don’t care what you call it, when I saw you waxing up in front of what looked like a flat sea, I was blown away by your killing of that stuff - nice little tubes too boot!!!
What your calling the apex, @ 1/4 from tail, is what I’ve been calling my tail “kick” - but I’ve been starting my "flat in front of the front fins… Now, with my deep channel quad, I may keep some curve till the front of the front fins…
Seems most of us like or fore hand better… I’ve only known a hand full of guys who seem to prefer their back hand, as they grew up at a point which made them become back side masters…
Acually I surfed regular (switchfoot) from time to time years ago. I started surfing after school in 1970 and my mate was a goofy footer and showed me how to get up going left. The South Side of the Huntington Beach Pier (Where I started) favors the lefts. So I just started getting up and surfing like he showed me. I may have meant to be a regular footer?