Full disclosure. A month or so ago, I asked Greg for permission to dissect this board for Sways and post a CAD file for anyone interested.
It is an interesting board and a fun one to ride in all kinds of conditions. I don’t know when Greg started shaping the Millennium series, but it was a ground-breaking design. Rusty came out with his Desert Island series the next year. And the term big guy short board was coined about the same time.
Greg made this for a friend about 12 years ago? My friend gave it to me after getting another from Greg. It is 8-10 and 23 wide. The tail block is 3.5 inches. For anyone interested, Ken at Segway carries EPS blanks with Greg’s authorized rocker for an 8-6 and 9-0 Millennium. (of couse he carries all of Gregs rockers for short and long blanks). I have an 8-6 Mil on the way. Not sure what I will do with it, but I have a hard time getting the stringers installed on LB blanks that I cut. I can do it, but I really need to set up a length-wise hot wire jig for an accurate split. Anyway,….
I‘m going to say this is not a big guy short board. It is a longboard that rips in stead of glides. It is a very unique ride. I saw Sam Barker ride an old one after he crapped his elbow on a skateboard. Really well ridden. No glide. All rip.
Greg, hope you won’t be offended, but I “improved” the board. I made it a quad and pushed the front fins up from 11.5 to 17 inches from the tail. The reason is that I rode a knockoff my same friend has while in CR, that Davo Dietrich made. I was skeptical of the fin setting. 2 plus one with the sides at 17 inches. It really loosened up the board without over doing it. Head high plus and I could turn it from well forward of the tail. Stable, fast, fun. And Davo does a superb job on the glassing. It has a hemp deck and a perfect red pinline on the deck. Hand drawn. Not taped. I love this board by Davo.
Here are some pictures of mine (Loehr's) and the Davo knockoff.
How come I can't attach the CAD file? Help?
This is not me. And this board is also 8-10, but doesn't look it. And doesn't feel it in the water. I should also mention that Davo does a cool trick on the tail during glassing. He lets the glass cloth extend about 1/4 inch and carefully loads it up with epoxy resin until it builds up to a resin and glass tail block. Very nice touch. I can never remember to try that while glassing.
