But the general weight of hipsterism grew to be oppressive and all, so I figured it was time for a small wave shortboard, in the name of shralping some summer slop, of which there is rumoured to be an abundance.
I had some conversations with Mark Pridmore, which were forthright and he had some concepts.
A modified planing hull, aka mini-simmons, with more modern design elements. Including flyers, to reduce the tail area and bring some control and pivot poiints into the sled.
Mark calls it a dumpling but that sounds like something the queen would scoff after giving the royal corgi a swift kick in the crown jewels for farting under the table.
To me, with it's blunt bull-like nose and powerful, parallel outline and racy, sharp undercut behind the anal fin it resembles a sea-mullet.
My totem animal.
Also, owes a bit to the first Simon Thruster outline and single flyer single fins of my yoof.
It's going to have 5 plugs in it for a wide variety of fin experimentation including curved quad, straight quad and 5 fin set-ups like the ones Old Baldy has been rocking.
Doesn't that outline look fun as shit for a little running shorebreak on the Xmas king tide in the morning before a feed of prawns, a gutful of beer and an arvo on the couch listening to the cricket?
Maybe a sloppy little point break on low tide with an onshore breeze crumbling the lip line and a random swedish backpacker windmilling with impotent fury as he tries to drop in down the line?
Your damm right it does.
Oh, and Mark, our guinea pigs would be happy to come up and take that clover out if you are worried about bee stings. they fcuking love the shit.
