DEEP 14' downwinder

Heres a few pics of some new 14' Downwinders that the boys at DEEP Ocean boards have been working on..

SIMON'S BOARD.



MY NEW ONE - ALMOST DONE


A LITTLE BIT OF THE NOSE

The board looks awsome Id be chucking a bit more deck grip on the tail section for when you really need to get right back but other then that looks mint

Belly

I had a blast on Simons the other day. I was worse for wear but that's another story about Japanese food, Scotch, Dry and a great band.

It paddles and surfs super smooth, cuts through chop, nose comes back up when buried (I was trying to poke it under) The pedigree is there. For #1 they are starting from an insane place.

I think Simon realised the grip didn't come back far enough first paddle. I stepped off it a few times.

Rudder on runners not fun?? Not sure about that one. When you're on the small runners you can't really get back enough to zig zag around to follow the hole from the tail. This is where the rudder comes into its own based on my limited experience.

They have great design files for bigger boards also. I checked the prone 18's while I was there and one of these widened with a rudder would be great fun and very fast.

When yuo say "grip" do you mean a rubber deck pad, or a textured grip surface treatment?

My current board has no deck pad at all and I am loving it. The board is much lighter and there's nothing to tear or peel off.