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Cool action but tell me, what are the advantages and disadvantages with a stubby nose. Or is this a diet fad or something like a bad fashion statement just like shoulder pads and the 1980's?

^^^ Probably nose cut off to offset the weight of all those fin boxes was that 5 I saw?

Last time we went this short, it was considered too short and they came back up to 220 - 230 again. Be interested to hear what has changed / feedback from those who have ridden them

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Mark _australia said..
^^^ Probably nose cut off to offset the weight of all those fin boxes was that 5 I saw?

Just released a few hours ago ....

www.fanatic.com/windsurf/boards/wave-freestyle/stubby-te

There's no doubt these boards can rip apart waves, but geeeeeeez they're ugly.

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Mark _australia said..
^^^ Probably nose cut off to offset the weight of all those fin boxes was that 5 I saw?

Hmm.. this one has the 5 fin boxes. Maybe it is a proto? ..

Taken from Fanatic web site:

-Straighter, more parallel rails for reduced drag and a cleaner waterline

-Short and wide “Stubby-Nose” – reduced to the boards effective lengths – for reduced swing weight, fast change of direction and rotations, as well as easy recovery from steep re-entries or jumps

-Wide double diamond tail for planing power

-Tail-Channel for extra drive and control

-Reduced centre width for speed and a straighter rail flow

-Trim and stance moved backwards, adapted to the board’s length, tail width and rocker line

-Larger Tri Fin set matching the board’s wide tail, for incredible lift, drive and upwind ability

-Constant V with slight double concave for easy and controlled planing also in choppy conditions

-Full rails for stability, thin tail for grip and radical turning

-Slight tow-in side fins and channel edges for ideal water flow with minimum drag


Sure they are dedicated wave boards, however I'd like to try one in normal bump and jump just to see how it performs, speed / planning ability / handle chop, it would be very interesting.

Vpar watch this:

I want to admire the dudes attempt to explain the logic of the design but some parts of the explanation seem a little unlikely. "a concave in the nose designed to pump air under the board to generate lift" I am almost completely ignorant of shaping knowledge but that sounds like nonsense. Parts of his explanation seem perfectly reasonable and obviously the surfboard works well enough but in the end I think there is a lot of trial and error with these shapes rather than a solid understanding of fluid dynamics.

First thing I thought is they are starting to look like kiteboards..?

Tail too wide for waves with power

I laughed too Al planet

I have been riding longer narrower boards lately with fast rockers and less fins. And am loving it.

jumps especially are much higher and more frequent now. Down the line airs are reliable with more projection.

not quite as loose in a top turn- so I just push harder and hit more vertical sections. I can still go for a reverse slide or taka ...so it's loose enough for sure.

im convinced that a ton of performance has been sacrificed in the short board chase to get a slightly looser top turn.

having said that I have seen some incredible vanguard surf board performance. But wind surf boards aren't surf boards...

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sboardcrazy said..
First thing I thought is they are starting to look like kiteboards..?

That's what I thought too. I wonder if next season's sails have strings attached.

I have seen Reflex first hand at the local "rock garden" & he's slaying it. I thought it must be a proto, whiz bang, 3, 5, 7 fin thing but was just an "old school" sinle fin. Whicked.
Gotta say I used a 245-ish FSW 2005(ish) board the other day and the long, long flaty jumps where awesome. Like being strapped to a scud missile. Fun x 10 for current sh#tty no waves action.

AB..

Clearly copied on Mark Stone's designed though

I only came here curious about the title 'stubby teaser'

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Reflex Films said..
I have been riding longer narrower boards lately with fast rockers and less fins. And am loving it.

jumps especially are much higher and more frequent now. Down the line airs are reliable with more projection.

not quite as loose in a top turn- so I just push harder and hit more vertical sections. I can still go for a reverse slide or taka ...so it's loose enough for sure.

im convinced that a ton of performance has been sacrificed in the short board chase to get a slightly looser top turn.

having said that I have seen some incredible vanguard surf board performance. But wind surf boards aren't surf boards...

It's a slippery slope Reflex, next you will be digging out some 80's sails and growing a Tom Selleck moustache....

www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ip2tk

I've got a semi stubb

It's the sickest thing you could ever ride

looks like ''The best kept secret in the windsurfing scene'' isn't that much off a secret. Stoney been making these bad boys for a while.

The birth of the Stubby design

Those stonies look sick! Nose even looks nice.

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adrien2035 said..
Clearly copied on Mark Stone's designed though

Hey Adrien,
Not here to start and argument, but i think you'll find tomo, now with firewire has been making these shapes for a long time in his surfboards.

I'm yet to ride the fanatic stubby, but if its anything like the tomo vanguard, it means:

- easy wave catching and planning.
- tonnes of speed.
- a loose feel but plenty of fin hold.

which can't be bad for wave sailing, in the less the perfect conditions, we often get around Australia.

I guess time will tell, but hopefully we can get feet in straps with some demo Fanatic Demos soon.

6'8 or 203 cm, proper stubby

Mmm could a big stubby be an alternative to a Black Box?

Does anyone really want to admit to riding a black box?

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Troppo said..
Does anyone really want to admit to riding a black box?

u only got half a stubbie, well then OK mate

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whyner said..
The birth of the Stubby design

You see that a lot with Fanatic

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JBFletch said..

adrien2035 said..
Clearly copied on Mark Stone's designed though

- easy wave catching and planning.
- tonnes of speed.
- a loose feel but plenty of fin hold.

I get all that with a 2012 RRD quad......

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Mark _australia said...

whyner said..
The birth of the Stubby design

You see that a lot with Fanatic

Yeah, people that ride fanatics go pretty hard if that's what you mean.