better surf than the UK? well, that depends… more consistent, and therefore crowded too!
As far as Wil… well, it isn’t one of his… Actually, no, I’m joking. Well, kind of. Sorta. In a round about way…
He doesn’t “like” Bonzers aparently, and thought that the canard was too big, and the cant too great to be effective. Essentially, from his standpoint, it was directing the water away from the fin, not creating the slot effect - for lack of a better way to say it.
In a sense, he’s totally right. It sure isn’t a “twinzer.” But, that wasn’t the point anyway.
Let me get this straight though, I totally respect the man. He was very gracious in sharing a few very dense and cryptic morsels of his theory, spending hours talking about concepts, and sharing stories. He’s obviously got a following for a reason, and I’m not trying to undermine that in anyway. In fact, I was going to order a custom from him when we got to talking about design, etc…
So, all I’m saying is there are more ways to have fun with the concept than the standard formulae. He has refined his over years. I’m combining ingredients in a recipe of my own liking. Taking inspiration from him, Eaton, Campbell, MR, and others. In the end, he was complimentary, and I left him the key to my room to build his customs. Looking forward to seeing them, and hopefully catching up when I get back.
and, to be totally honest, here’s where I 1st got the concept. Placement, template, size, “slot,” bottom contours, etc. are all different, but the seed was planted by Eaton in 2001. Only took 10 years to germinate…sheesh…
what’s interesting about his boards, that I’ve never experienced with anyone else’s twinzers, is that they hold in unbelievably well, even with that releasing hard-edged rail. 
