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Boards shown:
5'7" Stubbie Single Fin :: 20" x 2-3/8" :: cranberry resin tint :: polished gloss :: Greenough Stage 4A by True Ames :: glassing by Doug Fletcher.
5'8" Stubbie 2+1 :: 20.25" x 2-3/8" :: clear wet-sand gloss :: glass-on bamboo side-bites by Marlin Bacon :: Volan L-Flex by True Ames.
5'9" Stubbie 2+1 :: 20.5" x 2-3/8" :: olive green resin tint :: polished gloss :: fiberglass side-bites by Jack Jensen :: Volan L-flex by True Ames.
stubbies
For the past year or so I've been almost exclusively surfing hulls and stubs with concave, and I've been having the time of my life shaping and surfing these boards. Now that quad-fin designs have established themselves as a fundamental part of a well-rounded quiver, it's refreshing to get back on something with a flexy center fin. Big cutbacks have become a staple maneuver with these boards, and rebounding off the whitewater is a bit easier with a center fin. Surfing them short equals a fast and pivoty experience, while going longer makes for a higher wave count and more speed off the high-line.
The single fin is generally faster than the 2+1 set-up, but needs an experienced operator to set the rail. The 2+1 is more forgiving and drivier if you feel you're back-foot oriented ("both feet maaaate" - Terry Fitzgerald to Rich Pavel.)
Though the single fin and the 2+1 share a similar bottom contour, I've been preferring the single lately for the sensation of coming off the bottom with the projection of a loaded flex fin.
- Tri-plane hull foundation.
- Single-concave into double-concave vee (spiral vee.)
- Glass-on side-bites available in bamboo or marine-ply.
- Tapered basswood or red cedar stringers for flex.
- Available 5'7" to 6'5".
Hull-influenced, but not a hull...
True displacement hulls soon come~~~