'Original Sim' 5'6" parallel profile Simmons inspired wooden surfboard . . . blank completed today

At 24" wide and with a fairly parallel tail planshape the 'Original Sim' has a lot of planing area for it's 5'6" length, as all Simmons type boards do.At only an inch and a half thick the board will have the alaia-like sensitivity and low centre of gravity which all parallel profile boards are renowned forRocker wise the board has zero tail rocker and a subtle but pronounced nose lift.The blank is hollow but has quite a lot of 'meat' in the rail blocking and deck planking to allow some freedom for the shaper.