Dan has a couple of Thomas Patrick boards, as well a quiver of boards by other shapers. Dan likes to experiment with different shapes, so last month he approached me about shaping a mini-longboard similar to the Bear Wombat, the Walden Compact Disk, the Greek Shorty or the Taka Scorpion. The idea of a mini-longboard is to have a board with longboard features, e.g. wide nose, wide tail, low rocker, etc, but in a length that will fit easily into a beachbreak. He and I spent a couple of weeks discussing this shape and identifying performance expectations. I sent him a couple of drawings and he gave me feedback on what he liked or didn't like.
This is the board we came up with. Dimensions: 6' 10" 17-13/4" x 21-3/8" x 15-1/2" 2-3/4". The bottom has a subtle single-concave in the front half that transitions to "V" in the tail with double-concaves feeding into the fin array. The board has a 2+1 fin configuration which allows the board to be surfed as a 2+1, a single-fin, or with the proper 4" center fin, as a thruster. The board has a 3/8" cedar stringer and with the clear, wet-sanded gloss finish, it projects a clean, classic look.
sweet. how do I order one?
ReplyDeleteHey Reefy...I thought you would be standing on that T-Belly by now??
ReplyDeleteI so love this damn board - a whole lot of fun! As alway and almost magically Thomas nailed what I had in mind and fashioned it into this sick lil craft. The concave in the fins is such a fine touch which I feel really ads to the ride, while the wilderness fin really dials it in, esp on the small days. Thanks again Thomas!!
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