thegreatsup said..
Thanks for sharing Creek. The question I’d still love to know from Bert is why the ghost up has a square/squash tail instead of a pin / rounded pin if it’s made for bigger waves?

I'll take a shot at that question:
I want the Ghost Up to handle bigger juice than the Ghost, but I still want performance like the Ghost,
so we opted for a tighter tail, but kept it a squash.
It will handle anything I plan to surf on it, and still be snappy when you need it.

thegreatsup said..
Thanks Creek- so it’s the ‘snappiness’ rather than a smoother release which is the main reason of the squash vs going round / pin.

From what I understand of Bert video, a small squash or round pin is just for the looks. The area change between them is not significant compared to the whole section. Plus the water release comes from the rail shape at the junction with the hull. Look how sharp it is on the video, for the cleanest release.

This is why Starboard 2017 "two boards in one" gimmick of interchangeable tails was short lived, nor used by anybody else. Pure marketing, the area change was so small. Fins ore even the kickpad placement is much more important.

"It is quite revolutionary"... yeah, sure.