Cool looking board Casso - did you break a fin or is that by design?

Goochi said...
Cool looking board Casso - did you break a fin or is that by design?

I'd say centre fin aka nubster...

husq2100 said..

Goochi said...
Cool looking board Casso - did you break a fin or is that by design?

I'd say centre fin aka nubster...

Yeah it's a Shapers DarcDrive trailer fin - seems to work really well.

Sure @rodriguez.

This board is 7'0" x 27.25" x 4.25 x 95L, my normal board (pointy nose) is 8'0" x 27.5 x 3.75" x 91L - just as a comparison.

This board is surprisingly stable when waiting out the back - probably due to the increased width at nose and tail. I would call it slightly more stable than my 8'0".

It is fair bit thicker than my 8'0" which makes it sit higher in the water and also makes it paddle very well both onto a wave and over dead sections (the video will probably show this).

The 7'0" is a lot looser yet you can still bury the rail easily - so both very tight snaps and drawn out carves are possible on this board.

I think the biggest difference is the planing speed - the 7'0" has instant acceleration on tap - just find the smallest bit of wall and the thing will just take off. This instant speed is also great for flow between turns - with minimal loss of speed after a turn, moving into the next one feels so fluid.

I was just borrowing this board - but now that I've experienced it - I will be ordering one as soon as I get back from holidays. That's a pretty good indication of how good it goes.

Casso said..

Sure @rodriguez.

This board is 7'0" x 27.25" x 4.25 x 95L, my normal board (pointy nose) is 8'0" x 27.5 x 3.75" x 91L - just as a comparison.

This board is surprisingly stable when waiting out the back - probably due to the increased width at nose and tail. I would call it slightly more stable than my 8'0".

It is fair bit thicker than my 8'0" which makes it sit higher in the water and also makes it paddle very well both onto a wave and over dead sections (the video will probably show this).

The 7'0" is a lot looser yet you can still bury the rail easily - so both very tight snaps and drawn out carves are possible on this board.

I think the biggest difference is the planing speed - the 7'0" has instant acceleration on tap - just find the smallest bit of wall and the thing will just take off. This instant speed is also great for flow between turns - with minimal loss of speed after a turn, moving into the next one feels so fluid.

I was just borrowing this board - but now that I've experienced it - I will be ordering one as soon as I get back from holidays. That's a pretty good indication of how good it goes.

I agree with all you've said Casso. I've just received my new board which is a larger version at 7'8" x 281/4"x 4 5/16 and have surfed twice.

Can't believe how natural the board feels on the wave and the agility is surprising to say the least. Down the line speed is amazing with instant direction change, love it!!

Would this be for the slower/crumblier beach breaks? I guess you'd be going for something a little longer/pin tail etc for bigger swells, like we had last weekend in Sydney. Or is this a one board does (almost) everything?

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Kami said..

thank you to show the ultimate design, what's for i'm here. I 'm already designing my next one looking like your sweet board.

My question is : how do you reckon the max width position, i suppose it far back to the tail to make working this board as the needle nose type board. ( like Darby's in early 80's) What do you think about?
I have seen some thickness in the nose as a nose rider board ( beveled nose), would you think about thinner nose on your next?

And sure keep on going asymmetrical fins positions, what is the kind of main fin with Shapers DarcDrive trailer fin on your frontside , and what is the half quatro combo on your backside?

Cheers and thank you again to post that one

Sorry Kami, not sure about the position of the wide point or the thickness of the nose - but whatever it was, it seemed to work really well. The fins in this board were: Futures Gerry Lopez GL2 in the front, Shapers MGX I in the back with a Shapers DarcDrive trailer. Again, these worked very well as a combination on this board - plenty of drive when you need it but dishpan slides were posssible too.

Casso said..

Sure @rodriguez.

This board is 7'0" x 27.25" x 4.25 x 95L, my normal board (pointy nose) is 8'0" x 27.5 x 3.75" x 91L - just as a comparison.

This board is surprisingly stable when waiting out the back - probably due to the increased width at nose and tail. I would call it slightly more stable than my 8'0".

It is fair bit thicker than my 8'0" which makes it sit higher in the water and also makes it paddle very well both onto a wave and over dead sections (the video will probably show this).

The 7'0" is a lot looser yet you can still bury the rail easily - so both very tight snaps and drawn out carves are possible on this board.

I think the biggest difference is the planing speed - the 7'0" has instant acceleration on tap - just find the smallest bit of wall and the thing will just take off. This instant speed is also great for flow between turns - with minimal loss of speed after a turn, moving into the next one feels so fluid.

I was just borrowing this board - but now that I've experienced it - I will be ordering one as soon as I get back from holidays. That's a pretty good indication of how good it goes.

Thanks Casso,sorry I was slow in acknowledging your response to my querie,nose to the grindstone unfortunately.I was wondering what you think might be an appropriate width,thickness etc for 90-95kg rider. Thanks again, Rocket.

Ripping Casso

Casso said..

rodriguez said..

Thanks Casso,sorry I was slow in acknowledging your response to my querie,nose to the grindstone unfortunately.I was wondering what you think might be an appropriate width,thickness etc for 90-95kg rider. Thanks again, Rocket.

Not too sure Rocket but I'm 86kg and I'm going to go for 7'2" x 27" x 3.875". I think you will be doing OK if you go for the same dimensions as your normal performance SUP with a foot off the nose and about an inch narrower.

Thanks again for your thoughts Casso,I dont really have a go to sup at the moment,I have a few sub 9-0 ftrs of different widths and thicknesses,so I think your ideas will be of help with the final decision I come to. Cheers, Rocket.

Awesome Casso, stoked to see the Tomo concept used in a SUP. I am convinced this is the future of surf craft design - the speed and drive are incredible.

I have had my Tomo Vanguard now for 5 weeks and have had it in everything from 1-2 foot to 2 1/2 x OH and it smashes everything so would not be surprised to see the SUP equivalent shred the bigger stuff.

How's the way the nose just pulls out from pearling! Hope you are getting a lot of concave in it - my 5'9'' has nearly an inch of single concave running through most of the planning area. Here's a pic from last week:

goatman said..

Awesome Casso, stoked to see the Tomo concept used in a SUP. I am convinced this is the future of surf craft design - the speed and drive are incredible.

I have had my Tomo Vanguard now for 5 weeks and have had it in everything from 1-2 foot to 2 1/2 x OH and it smashes everything so would not be surprised to see the SUP equivalent shred the bigger stuff.

How's the way the nose just pulls out from pearling! Hope you are getting a lot of concave in it - my 5'9'' has nearly an inch of single concave running through most of the planning area. Here's a pic from last week:

Going off Goaty - cool photo!

I have noticed how the nose pulls back up after pearling a bit - weird and amazing.

Here's the video:

Scotty Mac said..

Lookin sweet Andrew, wot u reckon, 7'4" x 26 for me be better than 7'0" x 27" ? I want drive. You know me, about same weight as you but tiny little more pizza?

Yup - sounds perfect Scotty.