I haven't seen any SUBs with channels in them yet. How would they affect a downwinder board if at all?
Dean
I think perhaps a shape like the new Hobie race boards but with a bit more volume to suit a paddler of about 105kg. Hint,hint
Dave
That first 12'6 with the square tail looks nice. Nice displacement nose but a relatively surf capable tail.
We need some video of the nose and tail of the Naish 14' during a downwinder so we can see exactly what effect the wide thick tail and the nose rocker has.
.. That's why I've been mucking around with my camera lately and now I have windows movie maker on my computer it's so much easier to edit and post.. I'm hanging out for our next big down winder now.. 
The 12'6 x 25 flat water displacement hull being used where it is not intended to be used....surfing waves.
The displacement stern dirty wake at planing speed
Dean how hard is it to shape In the style of the 2010 Star-board racers with the cutouts in the standing area? For instance the "New" and the K14. They seem to be winning all the races in SoCal with the SB team paddlers. I'd assume that the venting system would be the hardest part.
Nice to see you read my blog DJ
That Starboard had about 6 to 7 feet of dead flat rocker in the middle. I've never seen any board with true dead flatness, and then to be flat for so much length was wild. The board was literally just bent up at each end about 3 ft from the ends.
When EJ paddled hard for the finish, the board rocked up and down like a hobby horse. Wild to see a board act like this. He paddles hard!
I 've ended up making the 3rd 12'6 consevative, changed the rocker at little, straighter outline in the tail, overall thickness 1/2 more, stiffened it with a carbon deck area wraped to the bottom, plaining tail with small concave, strap handle for picking up & running with the board in a beach start.
The plaining tail 12'6 boards surf ok, who knows...& they may even paddle fast?
Nick Molony having fun on a small prk
Comparison of two tail types
Displacement, I think it paddles a tad faster...but hard to surf.....it rolls.
Planing.........much cleaner
