Mac suggested posting this board here. It's kind of neither a Longboard, or shortboard. Shortboard orientated, but the McTavish Longboard guys might find it interesting....

Bob shaped it for himself, and he was riding it with a set of Kelly Quads that Kelly gave gave. Needless to say, the board came to me without these valuable fins !

The "spread" is a little unusual. Front fins are a touch further forward than a normal spread, and closer together. The thinking was for the fins to more under your foot, and to allow it to go rail to rail better. Generally making the board more lively. And it has works!

The board is slim/trim in the tail, without the usual McTavish Hips at the front fins, as a step-up type board, for overhead waves.

Available from McTavish as a custom.

This is 7"10 x 21 x 3". However, it actually measures 20"1/2 wide. Probably feels more like 2"7/8 thick, due to the concaves, and bevels that McTavish uses.

Thanks Simon, what a lovely looking board oh bugger me its a mctavish even better

How did it go Simon and when are you freighting it to queensland so our test pilot billboard can give it a review

How did it go ?? Sorry, forgot to mention... Paddles really well obviously. At overhead Winki I did a very casual 3-4 strokes onto a wave, stop paddling, slide along prone for a moment waiting for it to stand up... nice long drawn out bottom turns, but when you want to go vertical it loves it. Going to rail to rail it is extremely responsive. Basically surfs like 6'6 with the demonistic[}:)] paddle powers of a 7'10....

More testing required !

I thought this was interesting....

Interesting looking board. Those fins are clustered pretty close together and a long way in off the rails.
Nice tint as well. I like the idea of having 5 plugs . Plenty of possibilities mucking around with fins .

These photos make the fin spread look more normal. But yes, it is an interesting spread. The spread looks wrong at first. But it works !