just wondering how many people would get a pacific flat water race board assuming you have to pay for it?

personally, its not on my list

laceys lane said...

just wondering how many people would get a pacific flat water race board assuming you have to pay for it?

personally, its not on my list

How often does the pacific have flatwater though

akhawk said...

I know very little about board design and what makes a flat water specific board as opposed to an open ocean board. What are the features that make a board flat water specific as opposed to an open ocean race board?

generally you would be narrower in overall width, narrower tail and nose, flatter or no rocker. more often than not a piercing nose and most likely its going to be a lot less stable than your average board

akhawk said...

laceys lane said...

akhawk said...

I know very little about board design and what makes a flat water specific board as opposed to an open ocean board. What are the features that make a board flat water specific as opposed to an open ocean race board?

generally you would be narrower in overall width, narrower tail and nose, flatter or no rocker. more often than not a piercing nose and most likely its going to be a lot less stable than your average board

So are bop style boards generally flat water boards? In the 12'6" class what are the main flat water boards and what would be the main open ocean boards currently available?

bop boards are interesting. they have the flatwater rockers, mostly displacement nose. widths can very.the difference to an out and out flatwater racer say like the starboard ace model is bop boards usually have a square tail for some handling and surfing abilities.

the ace is a full fw racer. the old jav was another. best popular bop boards around here- dc, fanatic, lahui kai and a few sic's and deep's. not many jm's, naish,c4 or starboards around, but that could change

12.6 Fanatic way to go

Same problem for my wife and some friends of her
I went to make a 11', then a 10'6. They love it
Dale sent the 10'6 to japan and they love it as well
I think going shorter will make it difficult to keep any good glide feeling.

DavidJohn said...

Rachel is tiny and she bought the 12'6" Cat and found it a perfect race board for a small person.

DJ

Nice glass

Flat water.. BOP conditions.. And glass..

DJ

Try this - seriously fast flat water racer.

Winning races in USA

Australian owned and Designed in Australia

First boards are just being made in Australia !!!

Suplove Stingray Salt

Suplove said...

Try this - seriously fast flat water racer.

Winning races in USA

Australian owned and Designed in Australia

First boards are just being made in Australia !!!

Suplove Stingray Salt

Thats is a fast looking board.

surf4fun said...

I'll be able to tell you how fast the Stingray is after next weekend. Stu has offered me one of these boards to paddle for the Hawkesbury classic, so after 111km should have a decent feel of the board, hopefully in nothing but flat glassy conditions but I'll accept a 10-15knt tail wind.

Wow good effort mate hope race is all good and the tail wind happens for you that's a pretty long paddle..... Goodluck

surf4fun said...

I'll be able to tell you how fast the Stingray is after next weekend. Stu has offered me one of these boards to paddle for the Hawkesbury classic, so after 111km should have a decent feel of the board, hopefully in nothing but flat glassy conditions but I'll accept a 10-15knt tail wind.

111km? I wouldn't be thinking of speed. I'd be wanting comfort. Can you fit a deck chair on one of those Suploves?