What makes a board spray water in-your-face ?

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waveslave
waveslave
WA
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WA, 4263 posts
6 Jan 2010 10:06pm
Mine doesn't spray...
but I was just curious, that's all.
stamp
stamp
QLD
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QLD, 2800 posts
7 Jan 2010 7:10am
bad technique
KnutH
KnutH
VIC
427 posts
VIC, 427 posts
7 Jan 2010 9:31am
I guess when you have a wide tail, not much rocker and ride through chop it has the tendency to spray.
Trant
Trant
NSW
601 posts
NSW, 601 posts
7 Jan 2010 10:00am
I had this discussion with some mates in London, especially since one man's "Spray in your face board" is another man's "No Spray" board.
It's not bad technique, it's simply your style and that particular board properties combining to produce spray.

Nobile worked this out and produced "anti spray" fin attachments for some of their boards. All they did was slightly change the rocker of the board enough to stop the spray for some people (in theory)
KnutH
KnutH
VIC
427 posts
VIC, 427 posts
7 Jan 2010 11:38am
I think freeride boards generally tend to spray less. The Ocean Rodeo Mako has rounded tails and a single fin on each side and I never heard of anyone who got spray issues with it.
My LF Recoil, which is a freestyle board also does not spray in the face, even though I could make it spray a bit when I ride through chop and make the front corner touch the water. But usually I can easily avoid this.
A more annoying phenomenon that I get with the freestyle board are balloon legs, which usually happens when I ride through chop and get a bit tired so that my technique is more lax.
jev7337
jev7337
QLD
460 posts
QLD, 460 posts
7 Jan 2010 10:57am
KnutH said...


A more annoying phenomenon that I get with the freestyle board are balloon legs, which usually happens when I ride through chop and get a bit tired so that my technique is more lax.


I guess you're talking about riding in a steamer. Velcro cable binder work a treat, you can get team at Bunnings, 2m-5m etc. I use about 1m for each leg, just wrap it tight around your ankles and the spray wont get up your leg. Some gaffer tape does the job as well but you'll end up having glue on your wetty.
KnutH
KnutH
VIC
427 posts
VIC, 427 posts
7 Jan 2010 3:16pm
Thanks for the tip!
Another solution for me might be to just get rid of the freestyle board - when riding it back to back with the Makos, I usually start hating that thing after a few minutes.
Most pressure is on the back foot, so more tiring to ride, not nearly as good in chop - the only advantages I see are less swingweight and maybe better unhooked load and pop, which I don't care about.
Cal
Cal
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Cal Cal
QLD, 1003 posts
7 Jan 2010 2:56pm
Aww crap, I thought this was a joke post, but no...
stabber
stabber
NSW
1114 posts
NSW, 1114 posts
7 Jan 2010 5:15pm
the spray is from the front edge closest to the rider and is produced when that tip enters the water....leaning a little less on the front foot will help.
Andrash
Andrash
WA
637 posts
WA, 637 posts
7 Jan 2010 3:13pm
...hmmm...riding "head stand" maybe..?....or "hand stand" for the more gymnastic type....
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
7 Jan 2010 6:41pm
less front foot helps imo, but as others have said it depends on the style and weight of the rider on any given board.

Oh and it is very serious if you get a lot of front foot spray on a board, it's enough to completely ruin an otherwise great session.
kiter77
kiter77
VIC
273 posts
VIC, 273 posts
7 Jan 2010 8:45pm
Sometimes the dangling safety leash throws up a bit of a wash over the face, you know what I mean Mr slave ?
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