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by steve shearer
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289081

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

It just gives a useable bracket for any given design.

But yeah, as far as flotation goes, becomes less crucial (as you size up) until you get to big wave guns, where the bracket becomes important again.
by steve shearer
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289081

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

As an over-arching measure of displacement and thus how well the board will float you volume is one of the handiest measurements there is for deciding on if a board of any combination of other design principles will work or not.

That is why it has become so ubiquitous- because it's so fcuking useful.
by steve shearer
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289081

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Yuke Hunt wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:24 pm
its a displacement measurement, nothing more.
Correct.

Which is one of the most basic design principles in a surfboard.
by steve shearer
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289081

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Volume is a basic design principle.
by steve shearer
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289081

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Tail on that thing looks whack.

double flyer diamond, yuck.

fin placement look off too.
by steve shearer
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10555399

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Tweed is pretty ghetto.
by steve shearer
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10555399

Re: Where did you surf today ?

I've had some really fun surfs at D-bah and I've had some absolute nightmares.

A pre-paddle head count is required nowadays.
by steve shearer
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289081

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Would go so much better with a little trailer fin.
by steve shearer
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10555399

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Not always like that.

Can be a million QS style surfers out there on any given day.
by steve shearer
Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

Cranked wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:39 pm
steve shearer wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:11 pm
Let me try this one with Trev.

Trev, how big is this wave?

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Allow me... my best estimate is 12', plus or minus 2'
Finally a man of objective measurement emerges.
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

Let me try this one with Trev.

Trev, how big is this wave?

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by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

OK, can we agree with this proposition.

The two largest surf forecasting websites on the planet are using "surfer" feet as their metric for calling surf?

Foamy?
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

Trev wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:56 pm
Can't help myself.

Calling any object which is double overhead, 4-6ft is just fucking ludicrous.
Regardless of how many people and "authorities" do it.
At least you are consistent Trev, which is to be respected.
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

So if Surfline itself ... uses the commonly used method, can we at least accept it"s the commonly used method? They don't (by your definition). If you click on foamy's link he was (surprisingly) right. Foamy posted up a link on the Surfline website. Today, Surfline called the surf at Sunset Beach w...
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

foamy wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:17 pm

I wasn’t arguing any point, Steve.
Fine.

Just telling you how Surfline called DOH Sunset today.

4-6ft.

So if Surfline itself (and Swellnet) uses the commonly used method, can we at least accept it"s the commonly used method?

Just trying to find some common ground here mate.
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

On the Surfline website you can select either face height or traditional (1/2 of face height) as your preferred wave scale. The default in Australia and NZ is traditional (1/2 of face height). Face height is the default in the rest of the world. Default in the rest of the world? Hawaii is the rest ...
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

Looks like even Surfline have abandoned their own scale.

They are calling Sunset 4-5ft 2OH.

According to their OG scale 2OH should be 10ft.

2OH + should be 10-12ft.

We are done here gentlemen.
by steve shearer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How is wave height measured in Australia?
Replies: 131
Views: 42575

Re: How is wave height measured in Australia?

Flick just called it 5-7ft.

Can we admit this argument is over Foamy?