I just finished another mini-Simmons (MS) shape with a little
different tail design. The typical MS tailblock is quite wide, which helps to get this
short shape up and planing, but makes it a little difficult to turn. The idea behind the
“notch tail” is to lessen the resistance to water flow in the tail as the board
rolls over on the rail for turning. Same basic idea as swallow tails and fish
tails. For those interested, the dims on this shape are 5’8” 19-3/4” x 22-3/4”
x 19-3/4” 2-3/4". Fin set up is twin Futures boxes for traditional keels, mod keels or standard twins.
We have a couple of these mini-Simmons shapes as demos at the shop. Contact me if you’d like to take one for a test drive.
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