Randall was located in Aspendale, Victoria...
What makes this board interesting isn't just that it's stringerless, but it's an example of the "Tracker" shape. Compared to the double ender V bottom roundtails that preceded them, Trackers had the wide point moved forward, the nose nose and tail pulled in, and the tails squared like a cut off pintail. They were, in effect, semi-gun hulls...
The Tracker outline was originally a product of the Victoria surf culture, made to suit thick, chunky waves. They came into use towards the end of the hull era, and stringerless versions were common...
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