More photos of that Manta please !!

laceys lane said...

Simondo said...

More photos of that Manta please !!

tomorrow, 12'6 and 14'. i will get views from as many angles and profiles i can think of

cheers

ps i will be happy to give paddlers a test on the boards

When taking photos of the boards, think like DJ. More is more !!

62mac said...

laceys lane said...

Simondo said...

More photos of that Manta please !!

tomorrow, 12'6 and 14'. i will get views from as many angles and profiles i can think of

cheers

ps i will be happy to give paddlers a test on the boards

hope you got a decent camera this time because your phone pic's are sh-t

thats all i've got mac. maybe clean the lens hey

Those mantas are so different from most other boards , just looked at iron phil,s post and completely different to those sic boards too.Cant argue with results though kelly , sondra and mick have been doing really well on them. But they would all go well on an iron board too It will interseting to see how they go at Molakai.

I like the stealthy look of them

Yes, the nose looks similar (also probably inspired from the Americas Cup hull shapes) but the tail certainly is not like the Manta. The wake behind this one shows a big flaw in the hull design. DVS is way too good to make that mistake.

yeah i wouldnt like to ride it anywhere other than the lake.

So a DW topic turns into a flat water topic

Anyway back on track i did a really fun DW paddle yesterday on the 14ft Fanatic and the board handled perfectly and it was pretty rough out there but the board felt super stable, i did fall of once but sometimes siht happens!!! Great thing with this board is it feels right at home in the flat water as well, Maybe not as fast as a true flat water board but still a real pleasure to paddle as it glides really nice.

We took a whole bunch of Pics out there yesterday and from the looks of the pics the board looks right at home in the real rough stuff as well, sorry can't post pics as they are not mine!!

Cheers Jacko

teatrea said...

paul.j said...

So a DW topic turns into a flat water topic

Anyway back on track i did a really fun DW paddle yesterday on the 14ft Fanatic and the board handled perfectly and it was pretty rough out there but the board felt super stable, i did fall of once but sometimes siht happens!!! Great thing with this board is it feels right at home in the flat water as well, Maybe not as fast as a true flat water board but still a real pleasure to paddle as it glides really nice.

We took a whole bunch of Pics out there yesterday and from the looks of the pics the board looks right at home in the real rough stuff as well, sorry can't post pics as they are not mine!!

Cheers Jacko

Hey Jacko i find the Fanatic 12'6 great in the flats , and picks up runners easily when the swell direction is right behind , but i think it bogs down when it gets a bit messier side chop ect.But that probably happens with most boards.

You can rail steer it pretty easy and it should be fine in a bit of side chop, It's not really a Dw board but it does do the job and i had a really good DW run on it the other day and because its so nimble on the runners you can cut across the side chops pretty easy.

I have a vid of the 14 in action i'm putting together which shows how this board handles the rougher stuff!!

Vid coming soon...

Jacko

Hey Jacko is that a brace on your left ankle as I've never seen you with a legie on!!!
What next a shirt!!!!