Inspired by Proneman
and Richard Safady, I've gotten totally hooked on prone riding a
Simmons-type board in small, weak surf. (Which is the kind of
surf mats don't go too well in.) I like riding prone, and I like being
about to utilize waves no one else is interested in. And I love the feeling of being on a hull.
This is on my 9'4'', which I made last August...
My new cut file is currently 9" long x 23" width. (I say ''currently,'' because I may make it longer. Haven't decided yet.)
Velo nose and tail. Velo is 5' long and 22" wide. At 9 feet long, there's basically 4 feet of straight added to Velo's outline shape in this design. There's an inch of width added in the middle to mellow the outline curve...but it's still pretty damn straight. (The arc tail is added in the hand finishing process.)
Just ahead of center, the hull is 2" deep...which is really extreme for a conventional foam hull. In comparison, Liddle's most extreme hulls are 1.75" deep. Velo's hull is 2.5" deep...but that would probably be to radical for this application. Then again, who knows?
Some images from the virtual shaping bay...
