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.
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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.