Interesting flat water board from Morrelli and Melvin. Check out the upside down nose at 39 seconds.

These designs remind me of the work a particular Victorian bush mechanic has already built!

Design Notes

The next generation in SUP race board design. The hull shape is optimized for speed. Featuring a unique bow design that penetrates through waves allowing the board to drive and accelerate without pitching the bow and losing forward energy. The peaked deck design functions to shed water for smooth recovery. The tail shape is carved down to minimize wetted surface area in order to avoid excess drag and to increase speed. Available in sizes 12'6 and 14'0



World renowned multi-hull sailboat designers Morrelli and Melvin have stepped into the world of SUP race board design. Utilizing their many years of experience designing record breaking multi-hulls, they are now applying their expertise to a new line of science based race boards that they are building with Boardworks, unlike any other race board design

www.morrellimelvin.com/

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and you can buy my 14dc fw board with the same approach for $1400. mine has a further forward standing centre, and looks to a cleaner water exit. dj, the jav and fw dc have about the same speed. the jav has a bit more glide, but the dc fw has a bit more rocker and can be used for SOFTCORE(as hilly like to see qld'ers) dw runs
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IMO, the board in the vid looks like a 12'6 and the bloke paddling it is far too heavy for the board.

It looks like it slice through the water well for a board that is being submerged. I'd like to see it with someone the right size on it or vid of the 14'.

It looks like a similar concept to Laceys board and that is the fastest thing I have seen. Well worth the $1400 if you're into paddling real quick in flat water...... Or softcore DW.

That's what Lacey and I also observe about Dales Boards, there is always just a very neat V that trails away cleanly from the tail. There is science in parting of the water from the nose also but that's always going to depend upon the rocker along with the displacement and how it all relates to where the water meets the hull.

The dirtier the water from the tail the more friction. I don't reckon the bloke in this vid could move forward or the nose would be completely under water. It's kind of a bad vid to show how a board would work I reckon.

It is super exciting to have guys like that designing boards though. I have seen some software for designing hulls and they calculate everything from drag, dispkacement and floatation. It's why I think that argument with the 12'6 class is kind of silly. Is it really impossible to design a hull with the technology available that can move as quickly for a big strong bloke than a smaller volume one for a wirey fella?