Just realized, have not seen this addressed though may have been–but is not the real width that needs to be considered the width at the tail and not the widept? Depending on overall template they can be fairly different of course bu isn’tt the ass end of the board where the most relevant/biggest lift/drag is being generated?
As a ballpark value, Simmons used a’‘release angle’', at the tail, of 15 degrees. Starting at a point 15 percent of board length, up from the tail. Actual tail width ended up whatever that exercise dictated. A classic Simmons balsa, 24 inches wide and 10 feet long, ended up with a tailblock approximately 16 inches wide, plus or minus 2 inches. Various of his boards have variations in tailblock width, as he played with that relationship over time. Is that helpful to you?
Thank you. Yes, good clarification!
Damn, I could live for YEARS, comfortably, on what they are asking for that board!
10-4 and 8-8 … Tails not as radical
If memory serves, they got the $50,000…this was like 4 years or so ago…