Tail rocker and nose riding

I’ve heard/read that increased tail rocker improves nose-ridability. If this is true, can someone explain why it is so? Thanks Josh

Josh, here is how it works. Increased tail rocker creates more curvature for the water to flow around, this relates as drag. The best noseriders are always very slow, extreme speed on the nose almost always results in loss of control. Now the boards of olde had very little nose or tail rocker and nose rode quite well , they relied on displacement rather than a planing hull. The board that I built for Dale Dobson to ride in the Oceanside nose riding contest last year had extreme tail rocker, a flattened nose rocker and a concave right in the tip of the nose. The final piece of the combo was a sailboard fin to keep the tail from popping out while on the tip. Did it work? I’d say yes, as Dale got 47 seconds of tip time, 17.5 on one wave alone. The next closest rider had an elapsed time of 27 seconds. You need to order these types of rocker specially as they are not a stock item at Clark or Walker. I hope this helped your quest on this subject.

I’ve heard/read that increased tail rocker improves nose-ridability. If > this is true, can someone explain why it is so?>>> Thanks>>> Josh Hi Josh Yep its true because you cant stretch or compress a fluid if you lift the tail (the old teaspoone under a tap trick) especially with mals when you walk to the nose also you can steer the board from the nose as well with tail lift the board turns easier as well. On a 9`2" say 2" nose lift nd 3.5" tail lift CAUTION : too much and your board will stall out What your aiming at is a synchro mesh effect with the boards rocker and the wave. Hope this helps The FATPENGUIN http://www.spacegroove.com/fatpenguin/