tsk tsk, you guys are worse than high school girl fashionistas when it comes to making fun of something different or outside the box.
Here’s the design philosophy from Trinity Technologies regarding their boards:
This system reduces friction, thus massively increasing speed.
1- BUOYANCY: Parabolic surfboard, based on enhanced nose width, allows an increase of buoyancy. This is an advantage for surfers of all levels.
2-STABILITY: The Parabolic Surfboard has two wide points (similar to skateboards or snowboards) rather than one as previously known on conventional surfboards.
3-MANEUVERABILITY: The parabolic rail makes turning easier by the cutting through the water in the same direction as the fins. This combined turning action reduces the effort needed to make turns and so enables a more manoeuvrable surfboard.
4-SPEED: The Trinity Surfboard’s rails help the water flow to spread the pressure along the board. The water accelerates down the tapered body of the board, causing higher planing speeds.
more from their website http://www.trinityboardsport.com/?lang=en
I’m an engineer by trade and a skier by obsession. I remember perfectly the day our trainer showed us skis with curved sides: “Try these and experience a miracle,” he said.
But to the surprise of the skiing world they were here to stay and became what we call ‘carving skis’. Although very few of in the sector recognised the potential at first glance, parabolic technology went on to revolutionise the world of skiing in the ‘90s.
With our expertise designing the sails of giant aero-generators we have mastered a technology that applied the ‘carving effect’ to surfboards, realising the same benefits that were seen in the skiing world: Easier turning, greater speed, improved stability, more tolerance for error, easier paddling and greater wave-catching ability