Looks like fun but you would wanna be sitting right in the take off sweet spot cause I reckon any frantic paddle would result in lots of 360,s bet the rails cop a hiding
Matched with a power glide paddle perfect combo
Yes too short for real waves
But they look like they are having fun so good on um
Does it surf more radically I think totally depends whos riding it Fletch, I have a 9,11 PSH hull ripper that I am sure any number of blokes can get on and make it look more radical than I can.
I like the portability of this little SUP it would be good to take on planes, in foot deep 4 foot beachies its just another avenue to explore
Good onya for pushing the design boundaries. I love those bottom turns. Good points Colas about the takeoff technique. And the portabilty factor is important.
Nice boards gong, looks like loads of fun.
I have recently built a 5'10" by 23" by 3 thick mini simmons for lay down surfing and have been having a blast on it in small waves especially as I am 6'2" and ~115kgs.... Didnt think I could surf sub 6 foot.
Its got me wondering if I could scale it up to a sup size some thing along the lines of 7' by 33 mid by 5 thick with a 16" tail (right at the back). flat rocker round hull entry nose rolled rails up front, single to double concave bottom and a S deck.
here are a couple of pictures of the 5'10 mini. Have you tried a mini simmons shape?
shunter, a minisimmons shape will definitely be a blast as a SUP. My favorite board is a 6'9" wombat that is kind of a mini simmons, but with a more pulled in tail:
Of course it is not the shape to perform tight turns, and take offs in chop will be tricky, but the glide is extra fun.
Gongs makes a 8' "Alaia SUP" www.gong-galaxy.com/magazine/pics/1-hour-4-boards/ that has a mini simmons outline, but with special rails that allows it to be ridden finless (take off is very technical however...), and people seem to have real fun on it for its glide (with fins)
Thanks Colas,
I think you would be right about a longer straight railed simmons shaped SUP
The shorter minis work/turn well because they are short and the fins are right on the back corners.
Cheers