Patents are pretty tricky and very expensive things.....I would have thought that no matter how original the way Dan is laying up the carbon that it be to close to many things done in the marine industry to be eligable for a patent??? Boards look great all the same. Make sure you post some pics of your finished sup. I bet its going to be light!

CMC (and everyone),
(thanks for posting CMC)
Recently I was introduced to the term "white six one". Whilst I was aware of this phenomenon, it recently really hit home. They are "Pop Happy", and "Snap Happy" little things, that are really nice, but in general, only a few people can extract really good drive from them - fast point break drive. I call it "posi-drive", or "positive drive", which is more easily extractable for a large centre fin, and full size side fins.

If you're looking for a fun relaxed surfing session, on a long wave, get the biggest centre fin you can find, and throw in virtually any sized side fins, and it will give you drive to get around little close out sections / little sections.

If you want drive off the bottom, from a quad (or kwad as some of you think they are called - quad is "kwad" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad - or even Quattro if you want - It's an Audi Quattro, not a freaking Kwadro, get a freaking education! - sorry, rant over) - so if you want brilliant drive off a quad, you need to straighten up the rear fins, and increase the size of the rear fins. But most of you will want to go for a quad for looseness in smaller waves, with smaller rear fins.

God bless "plain white six ones".... You have the power to choose "a six one with carbon" as per CMC, or even a midlength cruiser at 7'6 with tints or stringers. Only the good shapers know how to produce a good 7'6, compared to the the Anti-Christ 7'6 mini-mal. They are "chalk and cheese", and "yin & yang".

If you surf a "white six one" and feel like you are lacking drive, maybe get more foam under you, and more centre fin, or get some video or photos of yourself.... And I will suggest you move away from standard "white six ones", and broaden your outlook. Yes, the "six one" has a true place in surfing, but if you feel you struggle on them, it is because you struggle on them.

This is only 6'3, but it gives impressive drive and paddle power for its size. For most surf session, the more average surfer will have a load more fun on this great toy, compared to a "white six one" !! It's a "six three with tints with a bag full of fun thrown in".

6'3 x 21 x 2"7/8.




(Sorry, there's a shortboard forum for this kind of talk !! )

Nice tease mate..... sounds good.

62mac said...

Dam I didn't, out of here before he rocks up
Truth is he sent me a PM stating that LBers really
do rule Nah he didn't

Well at least you'll have plenty of time to take pics for us.

I'm a fan of Dan's shapes.
Had a lot of fun on a 5'6" mini-simmons made by him. Love his bamboo laminated boards.
But...if you want a twist on technology that could really become the benchmark in epoxy board building have a look at what Dave at Diverse surfboards is doing with his Dynocore epoxy boards.
The thing that impresses me about the Dynocore is it's strength and tunablity by using varying densities of eps blanks and then laminating it in a mixture of different fibres (innegra and carbon) and carbon tape to produce varying levels of flex and weight combinations.
Looks like it could really be a great tech for sups.
Dave's been doing shortboards up until now and has only just started doing some longboards. He's working on a new glassing facility for longboards as well now I understand.
The good thing about Fibreflex (and possibly Dynoocre in the future) is that Australian shapers can shape boards and then have them laminated in the new tech glassing.
No need to go OS with board production like Firewire and all the big sup manufacturers.
Here's a link to the website...
http://dynocore.diversesurf.com.au/
And I liked their demo broad bean I splashed out and ordered my own and here's my thoughts on it...
www2.swaylocks.com/forums/diverse-broad-bean-hybrid-quiver-killer
I know things can be a bit political down the Goldie but I'm on the Sunshine coast and just interested in the best boards I can have under my feet.
Once the Broad bean was ordered I happily sold my 4 month old Dick Van Straalen full carbon fibre/eps board as the Dynocore absolutely blew it out of the water.

CMC said...

We are in fact working on a project at the moment to increase the levels of knowledge of more exotic materials and processes via full trade certification for the industry. This is huge project, more to come in time.

Cool, sounds interesting. Something strong and super light yet doesn't suck water would be nice.

Dan is the man,makes great SB & LB's now SUP's,cant wait to see his latest.

laceys lane said...

CMC said...

Picking up my new baby today......


This will ensure it is flat for a few weeks in case you are wondering what happened to the swell.

dam you. i've got my own board to work out and you've put a hex on the surf

You and me both Lacey. A triple hex on the surf. Looks like it's gone flat for the next week at least. Welcome to spring. At least it's 27deg so shouldn't complain too much I spose.

what the f***k are you talking about

Ditto.....

OK, Here it is.

Some quick pics in the factory with the grip half stuck on.

Came in at around 6.3kgs. Not bad for a 8'11 x 29 x 4 1/4.

5'10 beside it for reference.

What do you think of the look? PS Yes I have neatened up the grip!

CMC said...

So far mission accomplished. Kind of wonky and bumpy on the water this morning and whereas this would be a nightmare to control on the 8'6 the new board felt as good as gold.

Stoked! Now for the fins...... Might need to actually ride a wave for that one.

Are the black bits carbon?

CMC said...

doggie said...

CMC said...

So far mission accomplished. Kind of wonky and bumpy on the water this morning and whereas this would be a nightmare to control on the 8'6 the new board felt as good as gold.

Stoked! Now for the fins...... Might need to actually ride a wave for that one.

Are the black bits carbon?

Yep, Carbon fibre tape. The idea being that the flex is controlled to make the board stiff but then allow more flex in the tail as the tape wraps over the rail onto the deck.

It will be interesting to see how it feels on SUP in comparison to the difference you can feel on a shortboard when compared to a regular stringer.

Have you ridden a shortboard in the same construction?

CMC said...

doggie said...

CMC said...

doggie said...

CMC said...

So far mission accomplished. Kind of wonky and bumpy on the water this morning and whereas this would be a nightmare to control on the 8'6 the new board felt as good as gold.

Stoked! Now for the fins...... Might need to actually ride a wave for that one.

Are the black bits carbon?

Yep, Carbon fibre tape. The idea being that the flex is controlled to make the board stiff but then allow more flex in the tail as the tape wraps over the rail onto the deck.

It will be interesting to see how it feels on SUP in comparison to the difference you can feel on a shortboard when compared to a regular stringer.

Have you ridden a shortboard in the same construction?

Yep, this one. 6'1 x 19 3/4 x 2 1/2.

Wow!! Do you wanna sell it? I bet that flies!!