Cuttlefish has got it, that was quick.
The Walden 6'10 Mini Mega Magic (
) is the one. Having tried branching out to some different design concepts I went with the McCoy ethos of maximum volume (the 6'10 packs a whopping 67l) with a host of design features to maximise looseness and control
The complexity of the bottom shape is remarkable. A deep concave in the nose transitions at the front foot into a very shallow double concave which is embedded in a rapidly increasing hard V,with the rail dropping about 3/8" below the stringer line at the front fins and continuing to the tail.
The concave(s) stops a few inches from the rail where it transitions to a bevel that washes out at the front fins.
There is a sort of loaded dome just behind the front foot where the deep concave changes to the hardish V.
Not the sort of bottom contours to ask from your local shaper, but just the thing for a machine shape.
I've taken it out in some almost non-existent waves and the big concave and planing area under the chest helped generate some speed. I was worried that it would feel just too big and cumbersome, but it felt reasonable. With all those curves its just gotta work in bigger stuff. Not much surf on the horizon here in Perth, so I'll just have to wait to see how it goes in better waves.
Will it exceed the current 2 week record for board turnover? There's a special section in my LBS for all my trades
. Sometimes I change my mind and get one of them back again
.