nice one ERIC,,, he rips on anything.

DJ is right. Occasionally you can trick a downwinding board into thinking that a wave is a runner but there is no way he is going to trick that board he's on a runner.

oliver said...

DJ is right. Occasionally you can trick a downwinding board into thinking that a wave is a runner but there is no way he is going to trick that board he's on a runner.

I beg to differ guys.....a few of us surf prk with 12'6 to 20' flat water race/cruise boards on waves very similar to the shot.
The take off angle is just "modified" to suit the drop, & some of the boards riden on waves you would think could never surf a wave....zero rocker, nose & tail with narrow displacement tails.
The trick is to ride the tail, that keeps the nose well in the air.....even you could do it Oliver!

I was surfing waves similar to the photo on a Naish 14 at Wategos a couple of weeks back. I forgot my paddle with me and decided to use the Naish like a Mal. You just stand over the fins, lift the nose, slightly stall, bend the knees pick your line and your away. No problem. I wouldn't be recommending doing this in a crowded line up...but if there's a few off shore reef breaks with abit of deep water, the 14 plus will will handle the drop and speed easily.... as long as you eliminate the bottom turn!

teatrea said...

some of the best fun ive had is surfing small waves on my dc17.

and everyone going what the_______ is that

Unfortunately not everyone can pull this off. A word of caution be careful because I had a 14 foot SIC snap in half on a 6 foot hawaiian wave and I was not riding it. My friend borrowed my board for a race and when he got to the bottom of the wave a smap happened and front 4 feet gone with the back buckling.
Aloha

There's no doubt that some have the skills.. and the luck.. to pull it off.

But get it wrong (like Byron says) and it will be nasty for sure..

DJ

DavidJohn said...



DJ

Still too big to fly with Jetstar!