Is this right? Rail design

General Discussion
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While trying to decide on a rail design for my first board, I stumbled across this site which seems to go against everything I’ve read so far.

http://www.easternlines.com/knowledge.htm

Basically they are claiming 70/30 rails are good for beginners on crappy waves, boxy rails for advanced on fast waves, and 60/40 to be the most forgiving. Somehow I picture just the opposite. Whats the deal anyway.

Thanks

-tom

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Not claiming anything about my surfing, but I’ve always like thick, blocky, and hard turned down rails the BEST for any kind of performance shortboard surfing, up to waves TOH.