Egg Surfboard - Riders Input

Aloha,

 

I’m looking for something of an ‘inbetweener’ as my quiver is small these days and consists of a 10’ noserider, and a shortboard.

My aim is to fill the gap with an Egg shape that is somewhere in the 7’ range.  My biggest hang up is probably nothing than me over thinking, however I hope some Egg heads can give me some insight.

1.) First hangup, going with a bonzer5 config with a wing VS. a more traditional single flex fin and no wing.  Looking for some feedback on some pros and cons specific to this shape.

2.) Tail shape, more of a rounded tail vs diamond tail. 

 

I am leaning towards the bonzer5 with wing and a diamond tail around 7’0’'.  But only because I’ve always wanted a bonzer and an egg.  Two birds with one stone.

 

Anyone have some egg pictures they could post to give me some ideas would be great also. 

did you mean "true egg"?  hahaha

 

check out surfy surfy blog for bonzer / egg pics

 

http://www.surfysurfy.net/search?q=bonzer

Some of those Bonzers on surfysurfy are quite nice. I think the Campbells are capable of combining the egg concept with other design elements and making the best of it.

These boards appeal to me, though they may be a bit shorter than you are looking for. Note how they all have continuous, blended curves and round tails.

A 6’6" in the first pic, a 6’6" and a 6’8" in the 2nd pic.


Egg board really need a round pin tail.  Check out Joe Blair's egg shapes espeically his quad eggs at www.jblairsurf.com.  Riding Joe's boards made this 55 year old feel like a kid again!

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