This is why I foil so little. If it is also SUPable, I have ten times more fun in weak waves with a board designed for small waves than foiling...

Have to agree on the foil thing. Looks like a fun board, turns well in small waves. Are the rails beveled on the bottom?

... arriving in "Les Landes" on thursday, can?t wait

Not really, they get rounder and more 50/50 towards the nose, but with still a flat hull and an edge. The high volume rounded rail acts a bit like a catamaran hull once on the rail, with not a lot immerged volume, and thus a noticeably reduced drag. However, the fins must be large (I use twin fins) to prevent any sideways motion that will induce a lot of drag, as the rail has less bite than a low volume one.The wide-ish nose helps a lot to give a longer rail line than a traditional design. the previous version of this board had a pointed nose, and it could quickly become hectic, pinball ball style. And full "Tomo" noses do not really work well on SUP due to the much large width than a surfboard. The triple wings help "unstick" the wide tail from the water.

BTW, this is the fin config I use on my small wave board: the One above, and the "Moblog" 9'3"longSUP below:
Al Merrick twin fins front for hold, even at low speed, but with more speed and fluidity than the MR.
Tom Carroll rears of the FCSII SUP quad set, their tiny size keep the tail loose but the low aspect ratio keeps them predictable. I would sometime track straight with stanrdard FCSII quad rears

Tom Carroll fronts are reallynice,but too small for my weight for slow waves.

Hoping Quobba make twin fins in the future :-)

Cool Vid Bro' and nice to see your fin Config

hi Colas I notice how short your paddle was mine is still 100mm over head height yours seemed to help you keep well forward and low.

Great vid Cola's!
I am glad you moved to the ocean, I like the way you surf and I enjoy your videos.... keep them coming

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briansup19 said..
hi Colas I notice how short your paddle was mine is still 100mm over head height yours seemed to help you keep well forward and low.

I advise everybody who SUP in waves to just cut their paddle to their height. That's a kind of reference length. Once you get used to it, you can experiment to go longer or shorter. I used to have longer and shorter paddles, but I do not use them anymore, I just keep them as backups.

Also, try to place your lower hand as low as possible on the shaft, it helps immensely for critical late take offs.

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supthecreek said..
I am glad you moved to the ocean

Well... me too :-)

Although I miss sometimes the excitement of seeing crappy ankle snappers after one hour drive, because there had been no waves for a month...

Nice fun waves colas.

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