One drawback of the mini simmons that I usually ride is that in slightly bigger surf the 'loose' tail becomes more and more unpredictable, with bottom turns increasingly difficult, usually ending in accidental 180's and even 360 spin outs.
I made this for the less frequent 'good days', and its as close to a typical shortboard as I've ever built.
6'0 x 21.75 x 2.25
However, its still undeniably lovely fin co! at 21.75 inches wide it has a good amount of foam, but is only just 2.25 at the thickest point, and has very narrow pinched rails. Low nose rocker complements the board making wave catching so easy.
The first test on this board was perfect! I had initially had some doubts about the wide round tail and thruster fin placements, but after just 1 wave they vanished from my mind. This thing absolutely flies, it still super loose going from rail to rail and very snappy. The added bonus of a centre fin to my surfing just made laying into turns so comfortable.
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