I had a fish shape with the following dim 6’0 15x21.75x17 with a wide point 6 inches ahead of center. My question is i thought that moving the wide point forward, in this case 6 inches would make the board surf more off the front foot, but in this boards case it dosen’t. Is there such a thing as a wide wide point or a long wide point were the wide point of 6 inches gets nutralized by the length of the wide point. Measuring my board the at center my board is like 21 then slowely progresses to 21.75 to the wide point. I also have a picture of the board posted. I hope this question makes sense to everyone thanks-josh
Dat blue board is considered a modern performance fish, not a retro, and thus is meant to be ridden similar to a thruster, back foot and go VERT !!
If you wanna ride that front foot, get a narrower tail and a wider nose, shove the WPoint to a true 6" ahead of center, thin the tail, thicken the nose.
I agree with LeeDD… that’s yet another version of a “modern fish”… I’ll even bet my life it has three fins.
Boards like that are designed to catch small, weak, beachbreak waves and be ridden like a thruster. What people call “retro” fish designs are meant to be ridden off the front foot as the foil, wide point and rocker all work together (along with a bunch of other design elements) to produce a fast, loose, twin fin that draws powerful, wide open lines on all kinds of waves…from thigh high to overhead… but work best in long point-type surf.
To answer your question, moving the wide point forward does not necessarily make a front-footed board, although it is a key element in traditional fishes. As for the length of the wide point, if I understand your question… stretching out the wide point on any board is referred to as a “parallel” rail line. This is where the rails have little or no curve, and is most common on long- and funboards. Parallel rails maximize volume by reducing curve, which aids in flotation and trimming, but at the expense of turnability, especially on shortboards. I built a fish last year that had three inches of parallel at the wide point, which was four inches ahead of center. So my wide point started at an inch ahead, to four inches ahead of center. The board is incredibly fast down the line, but not as easy to turn, especially at speed. I’ve got to go back on the board to initiate the turn, but even out the pressure through the turn to maintain speed. Took some getting used to, but now it’s one of my favorite boards…