EVO6 set up with FCS plugs for a whole heap of flexibility. Wood EVO bonzer sides in American Ash.
I think that is an Campbell Bros Russ Short above it.
Showing posts with label EVO5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EVO5. Show all posts
“Joker” EVO5/6 Longboard bonzer
This is a board I'd been thinking about for some time… a long board with the volume and trimming of a 9’6”+ but the foam and manoeuvrability of something much under 9’0”.
The wide nose is effectively “cut off” and has part of a teardrop concave, with the cut providing an initial straight entry, similar to a Harbour nose channel. This will provide a more stable lift that should trim from the nose through the flatter sections that often pop up on our waves here.
The mid section features a straighter, soft rail line for nose riding and high-line trimming. Don’t expect it to turn from the middle though, this is a board that want to be ridden classically, turn off the tail and walk to the nose.
The tail has a distinct hip to pivot around when you do step back, and then the foiled out narrow tail with bonzer concaves will provide the acceleration, drive and holding power.
The rocker is appropriate for an all rounder of its true length, 5 1/8” in the nose and 3 1/4” in the tail, even and with the apex slightly back to allow for off the lips and floaters when riding off the tail.
Glass job… not sure to go for a classic red tint or clear with some nose bands in khaki + orange pinlines. Views in comments or on facebook welcome.
Wood parabolic EVO5 bonzer
This was the 6’8” EVO5 post Mentawais. Not a mark on her despite being ridden in the largest of the waves. This board is as light/lighter than a PU of the same length even with the wooden deck and chestnut parabolics. A great way to make a beautiful and high performance bonzer… if you have deep pockets. These go out at £850 including the FCS fins and a mat finish, add another £100 for gloss (which would look awesome!). They are collaborations with Mark from Glass Tiger, so leadtimes get a little stretched as we pass it between us. Allow 6-8 weeks. Has to be the ultimate travel board though!
Roachy’s Riddler – 6’7” EVO5/6 bonzer
6’7” X 20 3/4” X 2 7/8” this Riddler comes a little different to the norm being less barrel oriented, so less V, harder rails for more drive, a little less tail rocker and a thicker foil. Designed for Peter for easy wave catching without the normal nightmare of duck-diving a wide nose egg at somewhere like Polzeath. Set up with EVO 5 fin bonzer and EVO 6 fin bonzer options. A pair of custom wood CRV rears to be sent as soon as my blasted pinkie heals (yes it’s still a mess and not surfing or power tools for a while longer – sorry Pete!).
Hope to have a review from Roachy in the near future.
Another birthday bonzer
By the time she is 18 my daughter will have a rack of boards… each one telling the story of each year of her life. Here is her second board. 5’10” EVO5 Hornet with FCS bonzer sides, and a cream and orange resin tint with ink artwork featuring some of her favourite characters of the last year: The Gruffalo, Zog, The Room on the Broom and Tyranosaurus Drip to name but a few. She was typically stoked and immediately started practicing her pop-up on it!
PS Thanks to Daz for rescuing things in the sanding/glossing. I glassed this one and messed up the deck rails a bit when i sanded the laps. That will teach me to rush things!
EVO5 bonzer 6’8” Cleanline woody…
A new test from myself and Mark at Glass Tiger . It’s a 6’8” x 20 1/4” x 2 5/8” Cleanline EVO5 with oak parabolic rails, epoxy 6oz bottom and a wood/epoxy 4oz sandwich deck. We aiming to achieve a superlight wood option with a more traditional flex pattern.
Big thanks to Mark, Jason, Daz and Nigel for pushing this one through in time for the Mentwais trip, leaving this Thursday. Right now Daz is getting the FCS plugs in and fighting against the clock to have it hard enough to flip over, do the valve, the fin box + drill through, and then sand it before I go.
Isle of Wight Atlantic POD EVO5/6 bonzer for Nige
This Atlantic POD was designed specifically for Nige's home breaks around the Isle of Wight. A little less entry rocker, a little more foam through the tail for glide and a little more in the nose for easy wave entry. Vortex channels under front foot to keep it lively (for such a wide board) blending into bonzer concaves. EVO6 set up for the beachy days and then switch to the EVO5 for when the points and reefs start firing. Throw in a set of CRT rear side fins and it is an incredibly flexible board to take on the wide variety the Island has to offer.
More foam for Mentawais… Glass Tiger collaboration EVO5 bonzer
This board is going to get a bit trippy when you next see it…
Here we have the EPS core shaped last week… yesterday Jason glassed it in 6oz epoxy on the bottom with 4 oz cut rails all in a pastel olive green… and it looks amazing with its angular rails ready and waiting for next weeks 1.5mm wood deck and some 3/8” parabolic oak rails… then it comes back for a 4 oz clear epoxy deck and rail wrap before it gets its FCS bonzers in an EVO5 set-up. So it is half Glass Tiger half epoxy Cleanline for Indo… The shape has a little more rocker than i normally put in to fit the curvy faces we hope to be surfing, and to help control all that speed. Only reservation I have is i don’t want to get hit by those oak rails!
6’7” x 20 1/4” x 2 5/8” finished shape
Roman kelp tint EVO5 bonzer
Light kelp resin tint on this Atlantic POD for Roma… some serious pin lines to follow shortly.
Post Op
Just had my cartilage trimmed in a little keyhole op this weekend… so my apologies to all followers that there will be a bit of lag before posting resumes… which is pretty frustrating as i have 4 boards to shape, one set of Freak Fish fins to foil, a kelp tint and pinlines and a Hendrix ink-job to do… so until i get back in the flow of things here's the last board to be shaped before the op…
It is a 6’5” Cleanline Bonzer 5 for Mark at Glass Tiger…
Riddler review
Sometime you get a board that seems to fit the waves just perfectly, the Riddler is such a board. I had the pleasure of trying it out in some local reefs after Christmas and it even surprised me. The combination of the tail shape and the subtle rails makes the board fit beautifully into the face whatever your angle of attack. It comes off the bottom with drive and speed, yet you can suddenly direct it up the face with no concern of it spinning out. The only drawback was that the rails were a little too thin for me, so i was overturning it and virtually stalling it on my backside bottom turns… of course this did draw me up into the pocket nicely but i prefer to choose when i do that, so i have immediately started another one ready for the Mentawais.
The reverse bonzer fins made a noticeable difference paddling in, it felt much easier to catch waves that my other models, (despite less volume and more rocker) so the theory of less drag with the upright bonzer sides seems to hold true.
The board did amazing roundhouses with no loss of speed and i was able to keep it on the same arc, even on slow waves, without the need for the double pump that most thrusters seem to require.
So i can say that i would recommend this board without hesitation to most surfers, especially for steeper waves.
The Riddler – REVO5 bonzer
This board was inspired by some of the most significant influences on my shaping… Malcolm Campbell’s bonzers of course, a little bit of McCoy’s loaded dome Nuggets and a healthy dose of Cheyne Horan’s boards and the spitfire theories from Revolution...
6’2” x 20 1/2” x 2 7/8” – rolled deck with pinched rails. Rolled V boat-nose into vortex channel inside rolled V, exiting into a panel V through the tail. REVO bonzer spitfire sides and a McCoy gullwing centre fin. Can be ridden as a Single fin or as a REVO5.
The REVO sides are using the fluid dynamic theories more popular in sailing after the Ben Lexcan keel led the Australia II to the America’s Cup victory in 1980. One part of the theories is that a vertical keel has less resistance than a sloped one due to its reduced initial contact area. Anyways thought it was time to apply some of this to a board and inspired by something similar on a Revolution Board and with encouragement from Noel Whitman of Revolution the Riddler was born. Watch out for tweaks in the near future after its first wetting.
Hope you enjoy.
“The Riddler” – 6’2” McCoy nugget inspired bonzer 5
6’2 x 20 1/2” x 2 7/8” with “spitfire” Bonzer 5s and a 10” single fin box…
Name was inspired by the board itself being a bit of an enigma… McCoy inspired Nugget with my take on Geof’s original loaded dome, but with my vortex channels under the front foot and bonzer 5 set up, with the spitfire profile. This is a pretty out-there board and i can’t wait to try it in some sucky stuff soon. It looks like it will fit into the pocket beautifully.
The big question is do i add the rear EVO6 plugs too… tempting but maybe a bit plugtastic? Any views.
Nugget inspired bonzer… ready for finishing
6’2 x 20” x 2 7/8” vortex bottom with rolled V… designed for barrels, to be ridden as a single fin or as a bonzer (FCS B5s). This board was inspired by my Geoff McCoy Nugget which has delivered me into the best barrels of my life. Thought it was about time I applied some of his theories to a board of my own, with a few twists and turns based on my own ideas. Also need a name for this model – and have yet to find an inspired name… any suggestions?
SOLD: Atlantic POD bonzer EVO5/6 – your flexible friend
Traditional bonzer EVO5 set-up:
For those who love the pivot and smooth rail to rail transition of the traditional bonzer set up. EVO5 features changes to the bonzer side fins for additional drive in slower lower energy waves typically found in the UK. This set up is well suited to any size surf and will deliver the typical bonzer experience.EVO6 bonzer set-up:
This is ideal for beach breaks where you want to get immediate drive mid face to get going down the line. Using FCS MR side fins to replace the single fin there is heaps of drive and hold. Suited to power surfers and those who like plenty of fin to push against. Arc EVO6 bonzer for smaller waves:
This fin allows more easy rail to rail transitions than a conventional fins. The curved profiles have less resistance to go from rail to rail, and therefore it feels more like a single fin bonzer, but with the extra initial drive of the twin rear fins. Ideally suited to smaller, slower waves as the fins offer less resistance to turn.ARC2 EVO6 bonzer for smaller waves:
Want the lower resistance but with increased stability, this set up utilises 2 of the rear G-CRV fins, providing a stable but more pivotal experience than the standard EVO6 set-up. Great in more hollow waves for late drops into the barrel and subtle adjustments in the pocket. Other set-ups:
It really is a matter of personal taste and everyone who has ridden these boards tends to have a different favourite. Try using 2 symmetrical FCS G5 rears for easier turning than the conventional set up. Use Quad asymmetrical foil sides as your rears for more drive. That really is the beauty, experiment and find your favourite. What is proven is that by splitting the rear bonzer single fin effectively in two, and placing them out to the rails the board responds more quickly in terms of drive and that this makes them much more usable in fast beach breaks where you don’t always have the luxury of starting off with a nice bottom turn.
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