Enlighten me

[rippe75]

Hey guys

I'm quite clueless on this so please share your opinions

I just got this epoxy board: 5'10" x 22 & 1/2" x 2 & 1/2" swallow tail tri fin (FCS)
It's got a very thin, narrow, pointy nose ( 14" )... basically looks like a stand up short board fish (to me).
It doesn't have a lot of nose rocker but it's not a flat board. I ride it with MR-TX (Mark Richards) fins including the stabilizer.

I've only surfed it in weak 1 foot slop.
Any ideas on how the board might perform in bigger/ steeper waves? (Disregarding my surfing ability, of course.)
... Steep take offs? driving bottom turns? going vertical? off the lips? floaters? cut backs?

[analbirth]

only one way to find out i would think

[hart]

the 14" nose you are surfing is not out-of-the-question for a kneeboard that's 22 1/2" wide..but you must be kneeling around 40" back (or more) from the nose not to over-power the straighter planshape lines your nose is creating

this is even more important if you have a flatter rocker thru the front 1/3 of yr board that u suggest you have

given the above, you must consider surfing this board off its tail..and this is particularly so should you surf with MR TX rail fins which have a heap of area

hope it makes sense 4u mate

hart

[rippe75]

Thanks guys

I surfed it in 2 foot waves yesterday. It went fast and very loose.
I obviously have to surf it a lot more in different conditions to really figure it out

[Headwax.]

Hey

well, at a guess, it will probably come off the bottom really well and go vertical in bigger waves - but maybe die in the cuttys - depends o n how much of that nose rail you can get engaged when cutting back

Hold on ...... ugh my crystal ball has a fingerprint on it

let us know how it goes.

[rippe75]

Ya it does come off the bottom real quick and goes vertical.
Will have to get used to that

Forecast for coming Friday looks good! 5-6 feet!
Will see how it goes... maybe try different fins.

[Headwax.]

Thanks for the heads up