And there aint no shame in putting your own out here
But please, make it surf related!
Maybe Bill Thrailkill would like to comment?
Just poking you Bill!
I think as a package, i would go for the Coils:
They have double function [design+lamination] and look killer
But, i live in Europe and don’s see many -real- surfboards.
So, what do you think is the most intelligent design you have seen?
Did you also ride it?
I would think the most intelligent design would be the 'one board quiver' that makes the rider the most happy in the waves he/she likes to surf. There is no single 'one size fits all' design that would keep everyone happy.
I do not think that one takes the cake for everyone , we are all so different .
For me Coils have it all
it is the surfer who needs the intelligence to make the correct design choice. there are millions of designs out there, and many are great, some are not so great but it is the surfer who needs the brains to make the right surfboard choice, many make poor choices based on trends and marketing, but the ones that make the right choices will enjoy their surf time more…
A simple 7’6’', tri fin
[quote="$1"] Just poking you Bill! [/quote]
Just curious, what made you think I needed poking? PM me, if you like. But, to the question....... Leaving off the extreme upper end, the board that lets you be successful, and even excell in 90% of the waves you'll encounter, would get my vote. Believe it or not, a modern version of the VELZY PIG. 8'0'' x 22''/23'' or thereabouts.
i dunno bill,
if i could have the rights and profits to any surfboard design ....................
................i say it would be the," boogie board "............lol.............
that's what surfing has really.................... boiled down to.
herb
Shame on you Herb!!!! PROFITS??!!!! I didn't know you had such an evil side. However, there's a lot of truth in what you say. Wish I'd said it.
Well-----It sure isn't what looks the coolest as you insinuated in your original post. Opinions aren't facts.
the board that lets you ride the waves you surf the best you possibly can…
I can not remember who it was or even what topic it was posted in but it was by a Swaylockian and it has stuck with me and will be the basis for a future project.
It went something like this - "The board should be 6 inches longer than your height, width to be the distance from your wrist to your armpit (i.e. wide as you can carry) and tail width equal to your foot size in inches plus 3 inches more".
I can't remember thickness but I imagine that to be a variable you can tune to suit your weight and/or ability. There's also a lot of room for tuning to your local break with plan shapes, rockers etc but it sounded like a good start to me anyway :)
Cheers,
Mick.
It’s the painter not the brush. Some designs work and some don’t. Some are sold on hype and some are proven over time to be just that.
Its like a relationship. It always starts out unbelievable and in the end ya end up knowing the truth.
The best design is the one that you enjoy the most. Not what others think.
Hello Mr Ding
What would you say is an intelligent design ?
One could argue that nice looking boards sell better, which is intelligent in itself i think.
So if the board is looking good, just because the materials belong there for a mechanical reason, without them being there for opticals, is intelligent too i think
hence i think coils are intelligent designs
I also think balsa guns are somewhat less intelligent designs, though still smart: the wood adds weight were you want it, it dampens the ride when you want it…
My goal certainly was not to find a 1-quiver board.
Just poking around what people think is an intelligent design.
On some other unrelated thread, Barnfield talked about a smaller wave board, it had 2 single fins, and 2 small trailers on the edge of the tail
It might be a real intelligent design, but i did not touch it, does it have sharp rails… soft, i dunno, maybe Bill can tell us more about it? It would help.
Wout-r
tow board lol
no . a one board quiver. highly resistant to damage
That’s a tough one. I’ve had boards that could hum and one that whistled but they were never in key so I didn’t think they were that smart. I had a board that was so disappointed in the way I surfed it that it committed suicide on the rocks at Steamer Lane. But that’s emotions rather than smarts. So I guess I’d have to say a hull is the most intelligent board design because they have a mind of their own…
A bottle nose dolphin? Mike
Howzit wouter, Don't forget the surfer himself and his abilities and style of surfing. I have had a board or two that really didn't do that much for me but loan it to a friend and he loves it and vice-versa. There are so many variables involved. There also those bad hair days when nothing goes right no matter what. I like the one board quiver idea but the gun doesn't count.There are a lot of 1 board quiver guys out there. Aloha,Kokua
Leave it at this; Simon Anderson is a highly intelligent individual who put a lot of thought into a design that changed surfing forever.
Well, I say this is an unintelligent question. A 11ft gun is an intelligent design if you want to surf 25ft Waimea, but rather pointless in 4ft Jeffreys Bay. On the other hand, a 6’10" shortboard is an intelligent design at 4-6ft J-bay but would be completely stupid at 25ft Waimea. It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.
The most intelligent surfboard design is the one that suits the surfer and the conditions at the time. Understanding what board you need for what conditions, is the true challenge. The real advancements that certain surfboard designs have made was in the way waves are surfed. Think of it this way, if what you want to do was dance up and down on a board, catch many many waves, and trim perfectly, a 10ft longboard with limited rocker and one massive keel fin would be a good choice. On the other hand, if what you wanted to do was a kickflip on a wave, a thin, 4ft nothing board with a reverse concave bottom and a concave deck, with a kicktail and a massive rocker would be a better idea, if you could manage to catch a wave on the thing. Neither of the two would be a logical choice for something other than what they where meant to do…
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[quote="$1"] Just poking you Bill! [/quote]
Just curious, what made you think I needed poking? PM me, if you like. But, to the question....... Leaving off the extreme upper end, the board that lets you be successful, and even excell in 90% of the waves you'll encounter, would get my vote. Believe it or not, a modern version of the VELZY PIG. 8'0'' x 22''/23'' or thereabouts.
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This gets my vote. Just for laughs Lets make it a bonzer pig!