Hi guys, I love the depth of talent and knowledge here. I am from a different eco system. I have been shaping in and for Cape Town surfers and am designing a hybrid quad from scratch for a particular stretch that has a punchy beachie, a deeper water break with shifting peaks and long running walls and a soft point over shallow rocks. I came up with a template I instantly loved but am having second thoughts about the balance between nose and tail outline. It is 5’11 201/4 with nose @12” 135/8 and tail @12” 163/4. Wide point drifts back of centre. Rocker will be relaxed, continuous to medium out the tail. I figure its shortcoming is going to be in those deeper water big peaks.
Here it is laid on a Jim Banks 6’4 Magic Carpet which should demonstrate why my doubts may be unfounded
What’s the width at the tail end tips.
Widepoint is 20.25”?
What is the distance of the widepoint from the tail tips?
Hey Stoneburner,
It’s 8” across the tail tips and the wide point, 20.25, is 1.25 back of centre - so 34.25 from the tail. I did not want to put a bump or wing in the rail.
I’m hoping it will excel in punchy waist high and have control when it’s variable overhead (not grinding barrels).
For grins, I wanted to see what my design equation would come up with for a tail section shape using your dimensions (widepoint, tail width and tail section length). Using the data set I calculated, I came up with this (close approximation) of what the tail section would look like (using PowerPoint).
Edit: With your tail rocker height and length, I could generate a tail rocker curve with my equation too.
