Yeah was nice indeed.
Were you at Middleton Toobz??
Yrah Mac keeping my eye out for a 8" centre fin for sure as I have some sides already
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Yeah was nice indeed.
Were you at Middleton Toobz??
Yrah Mac keeping my eye out for a 8" centre fin for sure as I have some sides already
Yeah when I arrived it looked a bit too solid for Waits/Parsons so I surfed the bay then down past the point. Definitely some fun waves around.
Oh nice one. What board were you on.. I was in the same exact spot!! I was on the big yellow taxi cab!!
Just my 6'3 2+1 from the shortboard thread. One of the few days I can justify using a shorty at Middleton
Can't say I spotted you mate, I'll keep an eye out next time for the big yellow cab
So any of you glide boys checked out the Dave Parmenter PSV?
Concept seems pretty cool as a paddler and glider surfer.
www.nowtro.com/paddle-surf
Paddle/Surf Vehicle (PSV)
12'0"Designed as a racing paddleboard that could be surfed in ordinary waves, the PSV occupies a different niche than other 'super-tanker' or 'cross country' long knives. Back in 1998 I began building these low-rockered javelins to compete in summer paddleboard races on Oahu, and even used one to cross the Kaiwi Channel in 2001. What makes this design unique is that it is not only very competitive in either the surfboard class or stock class paddleboard races, but it also handles very nicely in thick, slopey offshore reef breaks. The design can be scaled up or down on to accommodate any ratio of surf vs. paddle. This is an escape pod - it gets you away from crowds and lets you thoroughly enjoy waves that no one else wants. And you will get your pects back...
Active ingredients:
- Narrow, parallel rails for the utmost speed and straight-down arm propulsion.
- Convex bottom for the optimum in displacement hull efficiency.
- Chine/bevel along bottom of rail.
- Combined with convex hull bottom, this double edge not only creates sizzling fast release but more importantly helps provide acute heel-to-toe sensitivity when surfing.
- Sharp panel vee around fin and off tail is speedy for prone paddling and a powerful fulcrum for your back foot when carving into sweeping full-face turns when surfing.
Standard Dimensions:
- 12.5 Nose
- 20.75" to 21'0" Widepoint
- 10.75" to 13.0" Tail
- 5.5" Thickness
- Single-fin, center box
Would be trippy paddling and surfing one but it is kind of a cool concept to have a board you can surf and paddleboard if you have no surf or to just switch it up.
Where would you store it..
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Would be trippy paddling and surfing one but it is kind of a cool concept to have a board you can surf and paddleboard if you have no surf or to just switch it up.
Where would you store it..
Apparently they surf really well, David from Surf Splendor has one and rates it...
Not for me but thought some of the boys surfing the big stuff might be interested
Yeah would be cool to try one, 12 feet is A LOT of board though....bit of alternative to a sup on flat days.
Those 12 foot hull boards are not as good as a hard edge 12 footer, rip it from the tail.
Signed VANDERS
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Old iron legs
Good old iron legs haven't seen him drop into a LM special for over a year now.
You remember the guy who would drop into super sucky LM on his 11.11 yeah thats the guy, legend gone but not forgotten.
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Old iron legs
Good old iron legs haven't seen him drop into a LM special for over a year now.
You remember the guy who would drop into super sucky LM on his 11.11 yeah thats the guy, legend gone but not forgotten.
Got to hand to bolt legs.
That was gusty
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Old iron legs
Good old iron legs haven't seen him drop into a LM special for over a year now.
You remember the guy who would drop into super sucky LM on his 11.11 yeah thats the guy, legend gone but not forgotten.
Got to hand to bolt legs.
That was gusty
Madness really but he pulled it off I was waiting for him for get worked over but sadly it didn't happen
11 foot DT 60's Model.
This was the Donald Takayama Model he used to make when he was shaping under Jacobs Surfboards.
Donald always used to tell me this was his favourite board he ever made, something about the time period and the surfing being done around then just couldn't be replicated in his eyes.
This one obviously looking very "glider-esque", but the usual 9'6" and 10 footers we make are straight up hot doggers. You can definitely see where Robin (Gato Heroi) got his inspiration from on his early boards after riding for DT for a little while in his youth.
Absolute drop dead Evan I can't get my head around those square tails at this length, can you educate me please?
Obviously these models aren't and weren't usually done at this length, and Donald's Prince Kuhio Glider has a rounded pintail as per the DT-4.
But as you're using the rail mostly with boards of this length, I feel personally that the tail is more aesthetic than anything at this sort of length.
It's always been such a beautiful planshape and as I'd always wondered about one at this length, naturally had to make a stock one for the shop.
It's one of the best ones all-round that we've finished. The shape, the tint, the polish, everything has come out as close to perfection as you'd want. Which is a hard thing to accomplish properly to my standard on an 11 foot board.
We're finishing a custom 10'10" DT Prince Kuhio today that I'll post up some photos of...
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11 foot DT 60's Model.
This was the Donald Takayama Model he used to make when he was shaping under Jacobs Surfboards.
Donald always used to tell me this was his favourite board he ever made, something about the time period and the surfing being done around then just couldn't be replicated in his eyes.
This one obviously looking very "glider-esque", but the usual 9'6" and 10 footers we make are straight up hot doggers. You can definitely see where Robin (Gato Heroi) got his inspiration from on his early boards after riding for DT for a little while in his youth.
Looks unreal dude and love the story and explanation to accompany...
Was gonna post that up here soon but you beat me to it!
After riding the 10 foot VISH for so long, I kind of wanted that same rolled front/up rails in the nose feeling, but with a bit more of a pulled in tail and more rolled vee under the back foot. All while going another foot longer.
This was the result. Fastest board I've ever ridden when trimming about 2-3 foot back from the nose, and actually turns way easier and more critically than you'd expect at that length.
This one especially nice with the wedge cedar stringer and a touch more foiled out than my first one. A winner for sure.
Now there's a glider that I could get excited about!
Is it a bit wider than most? Is that what lets the outline curve be more gradual over the whole length? Or is it just that it's a bit more pulled in in the ends. Outline doesn't look too far from some of the serious XXL guns we all love to watch videos of.
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Great looking board mac.
But once you go there,there's nowhere else to go except stop surfing.
Just ask vanders. You know the guy the kept getting longer and longer boards.
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Great looking board mac.
But once you go there,there's nowhere else to go except stop surfing.
Just ask vanders. You know the guy the kept getting longer and longer boards.
Lacey I think I recall meeting a guy called Vanders a long time ago he rode oversized boards from memory but the older I get the more I forget. There was a guy called iron legs getting around but I haven't seen him either, same guy?
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Love the board, beautiful lines...
I'm not into gliders but thats where i'd be going if I was getting one... If we had big slopey rollers like the iconic Birch Vid i'd maybe add one to the quiver... but we don't.
Anyways... the REAL question is Mac, can you bring yourself to own a "Not Mctavish"?
Why is that a real question Andy, of course I can and have. I posted that board due to the fact it's a thing of beauty and the froth text attached to it.I could read how excited Evan was when posted and my point was to share that froth.I was shocked at how my glide board turned for such a big board with a kook pilot. I manage it a lot better than I thought I could, little corrections, sliding it up and down the face cutting back when I've outrun the section, seriously best fun in years, however my intentions were always to surf it in right conditions and when crowd numbers are down the way I believe these boards should be surfed , far from an everyday rider but that's just my opinion. Andy if you get a chance to ride one have a go in 1 foot dribble I think you'll have a blast.
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Why is that a real question Andy, of course I can and have. I posted that board due to the fact it's a thing of beauty and the froth text attached to it.I could read how excited Evan was when posted and my point was to share that froth.I was shocked at how my glide board turned for such a big board with a kook pilot. I manage it a lot better than I thought I could, little corrections, sliding it up and down the face cutting back when I've outrun the section, seriously best fun in years, however my intentions were always to surf it in right conditions and when crowd numbers are down the way I believe these boards should be surfed , far from an everyday rider but that's just my opinion. Andy if you get a chance to ride one have a go in 1 foot dribble I think you'll have a blast.
Dude, It's only a lil joke at you're love of the MCT, and its great that you're so loyal as I understand its also about the relationship you have with the team.. just trying to keep it light FYI, how many "non Mctavish" in the current quiver 
FYI, you don't have to answer that 
I have tried gliding the tiny stuff but its just not my bag, I have kids and limited surf time so I save my windows for when its better but everyone's different so do what you love
Yeah I knew you were joking I should have added that in my reply, oh only mct's in the quiver. Yeah work and family can keep your surf time availablity short at times I believe Vanders has been putting in some serious hours and work trips, it's got to be done. Like I said my glider will only be used very limited but geez it's a fun board I once posted post surf it was the best fun I'd had in years.
