Given the length, I’d be interested to hear whether this board is too long or rides much differently to the smaller boards, if ridden prone. I know this isn’t the intended purpose of this longer board, but you are in an ideal position to test this question.
Bob, I will certainly take the first few waves prone to get a feel for the lift and balance but the extra board length in front of the foil might unbalance the ride. See what happens ?
Bill, I’m about to walk down for a surf check, it should ride like the prone craft but it will be a unique feeling to finally stand on a foil over the wave.
retrothis, the twin fins give a bit of lateral traction during bottom turns but when the wave face steepens the foil arms become the fins.
This hydrofoil setup is a steampunk combo of parts that function but the next step is to make a single piece hydrofoil joining all the curves flats and angles into a smooth looking single item.
Watching how carefully and gingerly Laird and that bunch use theirs, I wouldn’t expect short board performance from it. Seems to be quite absorbing just to stay upright.
Hi Ben, all good here with the testing but I know a pictures worth more than words so im working on getting some stills and video and let the images do the talking.
Why explain anything when you’re not likely to change what people think ?
How’s the move to Vicco going ? Call you at 11, WA time.
I’ve been testing the shortboard just to see how each component works on its own.
At almost 3 in thick and no fins its fast but with no direction like an Alaia which makes me think that even with the hydrofoil attached it will need some sort of fin just for paddling stability. On the prone board paddling stability wasn’t a problem.
Couldn’t hurt to put 2 FCS plugs at the tail.
Overall the high paddling position is easy but for younger/fitter people it could lose an inch in thickness and have a sharper look overall.
Quite so Stoneburner, trying to do a good job rather than rush things.
In order to get some decent video footage Ive organised someone else to ride and I'll do the camera work, I'll try to get some GoPro from the water and some from land, probably do it at Manly.