The minion/slate/sunova threads were all very valuable in learning about these boards! Wanted to share what is getting shipped from CA to FL!
7'4"x27.75x4 3/8106lt. Me 85/6 kg
reg performance board 8'6" x29 112 lt board!
cheers,
Dave
I bought a S4 8 footer when I was in Santa Cruz July last year, Kirk provides an awesome product & is so helpful. it has become my favourite board, i ride it over any other, suit all conditions. Looking at purchasing a S5 very soon.
Thanks guys! Yep not my first board from Kirk, he is legit and very professional, he also rips which is improtant!
Fins -Futurures, in think he had controllers tweaked to his liking and they make for him, plus I'll have the nubster, which I think will be a good addition. Curious to try thruster? Might borrow a set and get a ballpark before invensting, as all my current fins are fcs.
looks like this is possibly the first (or one of) production board of this new 2015 version. I'll def send out some feedback, and hopefully some pics!
Hi Dave, nice looking fin set. I was wondering about fins could fit your board because:
1/ on wide tail
2/ on channeled board
IMO, Controllers is a good choice because they are low, shallow in water so you can dig rails ( double rails if you mind the channel edge). Otherwise, with bigger fins like GL (for example ) you hardly dig the front fin and need to be forcefully to dig the rail, so.... Second positive point is the strong pivot provided by large area of front Controllers fins . This front Controllers will do a strong pivot to carve or at least turn this stiffen board, stiffen because of parallel rails of rectangular shape. The extra width of the tail give some looseness but so few compares of parallel outline ...despite of some channel toe in ...
Try this board with fins as you feel or what Kirk reckons... but keep an eye on this : channels provide you lot of drive already if you push strongly, thrust on them , i mean if you put too many rear fins, you may have the board tracking instead of gliding free of the wave . IMO, i think: go! on Thruster, forget quad and nubster , channel ridges are already working as tads
I'm expecting your report and feed back, take your time , can't demo a board in few sessions
Find quality waves to demo your board level ,Have fun
Hope you understand me
Kami,
its gonna be fun trying this thing out! I will try and get back. I like thrusters but w the wide tail It'll be interesting to see how it goes! I will def report back! Board ships tomorrow, would love to have on friday, well see!
cheers,
d
Kami,
its gonna be fun trying this thing out! I will try and get back. I like thrusters but w the wide tail It'll be interesting to see how it goes! I will def report back! Board ships tomorrow, would love to have on friday, well see!
cheers,
d
I'm not sure my actual Tomo Vanguard experience (used while kiting) translates into Tomo-inspired SUPs, but i found as a quad, this type of board is just too skatey. that's ok on tiny waves, but no good on anything bigger. once i swapped out to a thruster setup (w/center fin slightly larger than twins up front), the board became much more manageable yet still fast/whippy. it was really night and day between those two setups. anyway, anxious to hear reviews/feedback of this board in action.
hi there!!!!
I{m about to pull the trigger either on a Jp Slate Surf (7´2 x 28 103 liters) or a L41 simsup ST 7´4 x 29.5¨ (115 liters)
could anyone tell me the big differences between them??
It´s going to be my first small sup (only rode 9´5 hokua)
Thanks a lot
very nice review!!!!!!
rigth now i´m talking to Kirk, he has one 7'6 x 27 x 4 3/8 x 106L that could get out of the shaping room in the same time a friend of mine will be in Maimi and he could bring it to me.
The probles is that with all the different boards and choises out there, i don´t know where to go!!!
Here in Uruguay, there are no custom arround, so is i stay with the known brands and want to sell the board is going to be easy.
did you have the chance to ride any of the other boards? slate? raptor? hypernut?
nope haven't ridden any of these style boards, this was the first one I rode. I've dealt with Kidk before and I know he was riding and building these boards, he gets the concept and the boards work! So fast!
good luck!
d
Yes Dave, those channeled bottom board are so fast giving a plus to those naturally fasted Vangard board, i hope you will find some clean and down the line type of waves to feel it. I'have been surfing with channel bottom since longtime, can reckon that the feeling of stiffness is involving faster you go, inducing more and more speed. Can be some Carribean islands waves to really test your board after practicing some time at your Florida home beach...
But Kirk did shape convergent channels, so can be more appropriate to short waves beach than long wall ride. Board like this doesn't need a lot of rocker because the nose of the board is planning over water surface and won't sink as a pointed nose.. wide and flat nose is only a trouble while reentry or forward stance as round house cut back
I'm very impressed by this board, she look so nice i' m so glad to read you as you write above
The board is a wave catching machine! I have surfed from knee to thigh high up to shoulder high with head high drops in less than perfect conditions. I have yet to pearl the board and I have tried to take take off as late as possible, it works! I know Kirk reduced the rocker compared to the first S5 model but there is plenty in the nose and tail to catch waves and make drops. Its so nice to ride a narrow board, its fast...really fast and it fits in tight pockets and makes great turns and hugs walls allowing you to make sections I didnt think I could make. It is very stable paddling for the wave and its easy to commit to leaning forward and making the drop. You can feel the single concave in the front keeping the nose up as the tail starts to feel the wave and take off!
Actually caught some great waves this morning and this board was great! Stable on steep drops and very very comfy making big bottom turns!