Hi guys, thanks for all the replies, that was fast! First off, I’m not trying to copy Machado’s style; that would be pretty ridiculous. I just adopt a similar, smooth, style to his and use him as a point of reference.
I had a few potential boards in mind:
Mctavish Bluebird (yorky this has lots of tail rocker and not so much in the nose)
Luke Studer explorer 2
Maurice Cole ATM.
I love single fin boards, I just never seem to be able to find out if they are capable of doing snappy turns with glide (like Rob). Can anyone shine a bit of light on, say a 5’9-5’11 single fin?
Or do you guys recon I should go for something like a widow maker or just a thruster?
Ps: I’m not going for a channel islands… I like the guy who’s name’s on the board to be the one that shaped it!
Style has little to nothing to do with boards. Machado could surf a closet door and do it with style. A good surfer with style can surf any board that will float him with style.
I have to disagree with BS about a forward wide point, although if you can get a forward wide point coupled with a narrowish nose (without it looking like shit) then maybe. Wide point -3" for a 6’ board (with an arc determining where it lies)
Even flowing thickness (definitely not gathering in nose).
Not too short and wide.
…thing is a truly stylish surfer looks good on any board.
MSF… I have one of those single fins I found used in the local classifieds and I have been having a blast in small summer surf, can’t wait to try it in overhead glassy tubes, it’s 6’2" x 19 3/4" x 2 3/4" round pin with a flat deck, low overall rocker and a beak. Lots of volume and some glide too.
Just an observation - if you’re trying to emulate his style, why not his boards? A little research on the internet should yield several “Rob Machado model” surfboards, I think CI is his brand.
