Single Fins

[Karlos]

Holy Mountain looks kind of interesting.

70's curtains.

I was a bit worried about that link.

[Nick Carroll]

...and you'll all be delighted to know I've got one of Roy's 3D printed fins, I'll give it a whirl and report back in a couple weeks

[spork]

Interesting, I've been printing various fins on my printer but there are many variables that I havn't got one that's surfable.

[Hatchnam]

Ok, so didn't manage to get any footage, as after less than 2 mins on the beach, the wife said 'it's freezing, you're crazy, I’m sleeping in the car!' Fair enough. But I managed to get a decent first test run and some pics anyway.

Waves were gently manicured peelers, running from chest to shoulder high further down the beach, and up the beach, mostly waist high and breaking closer in but machined perfect across the tapered bank.

Previous day (not pictured) 20 mins and a couple of beaches further north was breaking shoulder to almost head-high. Peaky cross/offshore, a bit wind affected, but more of a sloping peak with a nice end section to cutback on before the channel near the headland.

The board went well and felt good for its first run. No top-to-bottom surfing as you’d expect, being the board that it is. It held a nice line, not lightening quick, but certainly not slow either, as it kept up well with speed of the wave, made the sections easily enough. Overall, it did what it was required of it. User friendly board, predictable, and nothing ‘new’ to get your head around.

The peakier/shouldering waves of the previous day were the highlight. Highline take-off, a series of trims, finishing up with a cutback then flattening out to the channel. The cutbacks felt great, as they always do with a pulled in pintail like that.

[steve shearer]

c'mon mate, who are you trying to kid. riding seventies single fins in small beachbreak is boring as batshitt.

[Hatchnam]

You don't get behind the wheels of an old HK Holden expecting it to go like a late model skyline. But you can still enjoy it for what it is all the same.

And yes, I'm sure that the board will be bit more thrilling in something considerably bigger and more solid. Small beachies aren't exactly an adrenalin rush in any case.

As for "batshit boring" and "who am I trying to kid". None of it was boring. It's never boring, because I just "like surfing" Steve.

I love in fact. Do you ?

[steve shearer]

no i hate it Iggs.

it's ruined my life.

I coulda had a high paying job in the city if it wasn't for this curse.

anyway nice shots but have you heard of this new fangled thing called focus?

[spork]

Here's the newby, dims are 5'9" x 20 1/4" x 2 7/8"

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[Hatchnam]

lovely. i'll have the exact width and thickness, but length at 6'4 for mine please nurse.

look forward to hearing how it goes..

[Hatchnam]

fk i love rounded pintail vee bottoms. they go like a knife thru butter, with that 'on point' calligraphy pen type feel. aaaaaaggggggghhhhh

[spork]

It has an interesting bottom shape, double concave v feeds into the channels with a chined rail all the way to the nose. Bring on some clean 2'-3' beachies!

[Animal_Chin]

c'mon mate, who are you trying to kid. riding seventies single fins in small beachbreak is boring as batshitt.

This.

[Davros]

Re: Diverse board, "an alternative to a mini mal" kind of spoils it.

[Hatchnam]

looking forward to thursday to give it a proper run. 5ft ESE swell at 12+ seconds on the cards. should be sufficient to get a certain fickle reef working. it's a spot i've been eyeing off for a while. it's mostly an open bowl and a sharp sloping shoulder that kinda spoons back into itself as the waves carries inside the point for about 50 to 80 metres. i couldn't care less about turning either. just want an early entry in, set a steady line at the base, and sit back in the throat of it. fingers crossed it's on..

[Cuttlefish]

I'll take a 6'6".

Didn't like the photo you originally posted but I like those.

Saw and was tempted by a 6'10" diverse on ebay yesterday but fortunately don't like the nose. (since I can't afford it)

One of Freshiedude's (Realsurf handle) boards.
If I lived down there we'd have each other on speed dial for board swaps because we have the same tastes in boards in the same dimensions.

[Cpt.Caveman]

What is the "knack" to surfing a single fin shortboard?

I've spent most of my time rising thrusters (beginning), quads and twins (last 5-6 years). I've never been able to get a single fin to "go" for me.

Whats the style or secret?

I gather you can't pump speed into it as easily as a thruster for example...?

[steve shearer]

good waves, trim lines, climb and drop.

[el rancho]

What is the "knack" to surfing a single fin shortboard?

I've spent most of my time rising thrusters (beginning), quads and twins (last 5-6 years). I've never been able to get a single fin to "go" for me.

Whats the style or secret?

I gather you can't pump speed into it as easily as a thruster for example...?

yeah you can but you need to have a better rhythm. you can't just tic tac away like mad skateboard style as everybody does on thrusters