Is reverse vee simply vee in the nose area rather than the tail area?
Is reverse vee simply vee in the nose area rather than the tail area? …I’ve always thought it was a mono concave.Herb.
Yes Herb, I thought is was a mono concave too, but I read somewhere that it was vee in the nose area and it didn’t seem right, but everyone has there way off describing boards. Reverse of being in the tail makes sense I guess. But what the heck is spiral vee!!!
But what the heck is spiral vee!!! Got me? To much pacalolo I guess?
I too was confused as I had heard both ways also(concave, and nose vee). So I went straight too the horses mouth and sent an e-mail to Maurice Cole through his web page. He said that the Eev (a.k.a. reverse vee) is a vee that starts in front of the fins that peaks in mid section (usually were the front foot is placed) and contiues through to the nose. Also with this design you need a little more rocker in the tail he said.
I too was confused as I had heard both ways also(concave, and nose vee). > So I went straight too the horses mouth and sent an e-mail to Maurice Cole > through his web page. He said that the Eev (a.k.a. reverse vee) is a vee > that starts in front of the fins that peaks in mid section (usually were > the front foot is placed) and contiues through to the nose. Also with this > design you need a little more rocker in the tail he said…Nice to know.Herb.
Reverse V does a couple real cool things. First it takes some of the curve out of the rail line towards the front of the board and keeps the stringer line straighter, so when you bury the rail you get a nice jolt of speed. Secondly, the V causes drag which pulls the nose of the board up the face of the wave(where the power is) in steep sections. The extra tail rocker helps here to help the board release properly. These boards have a well defined sweet spot and require surf with some power. Also these are really good boards for late or steep bumpy takeoffs. Spiral V is an early 70’s double concave tail V. The V peaked at the fin. aloha.
Reverse V does a couple real cool things. First it takes some of the curve > out of the rail line towards the front of the board and keeps the stringer > line straighter, so when you bury the rail you get a nice jolt of speed. > Secondly, the V causes drag which pulls the nose of the board up the face > of the wave(where the power is) in steep sections. The extra tail rocker > helps here to help the board release properly. These boards have a well > defined sweet spot and require surf with some power. Also these are really > good boards for late or steep bumpy takeoffs.>>> Spiral V is an early 70’s double concave tail V. The V peaked at the fin.>>> aloha. I owned four Cole forward V’s and the down side I think, is that the defined sweet spot makes these very hard to ride, there very, on or off. You have to adjust yourself a lot more than on any other board in the same lenght. Youre right that, they excel in hollow waves. Peter Rijk.