Here's a first: a PPS ( Parallel Profile System) noserider ! Leon Hines from Papamoa In New Zealand's Bay of Plenty has recently finished building this radical pintailed machine and made the following report after his first session. . . .
" Took my board out on sunday for first surf, she sits well in the water, paddles really well and easy to catch waves once I sorted out were to position myself, and man once I plucked up the courage to go out on the nose she came into her own, board seemed to accelerate and just glided down the wave. it will take a bit to get used to surfing on as quite a bit heavier than my epoxy but I love it. Hence the reason I'm after some more wood to build another one. "Diagonally laid deck planking, actually the deck and bottom are a double layer lamination this is the outer layer
This shot reveals the extremely flat rocker and torpedo like look of the board. The rails are a continuous 50/50 round section. . . . simple but effective.Tiger stripes on the rail are due to the ends of the blocking and framing, the end grain on the rails is much stronger and more ding resistant than long grain.Apart from the addition of a flex fin instead of the old style keel fin, Leon's board has a emarkable resemblance to
this early hollow board by Denis Quane
A good look at the structure. Plenty of area in the nose !
Congratulations Leon :)
This shot reveals the extremely flat rocker and torpedo like look of the board. The rails are a continuous 50/50 round section. . . . simple but effective.Tiger stripes on the rail are due to the ends of the blocking and framing, the end grain on the rails is much stronger and more ding resistant than long grain.Apart from the addition of a flex fin instead of the old style keel fin, Leon's board has a emarkable resemblance to this early hollow board by Denis Quane
A good look at the structure. Plenty of area in the nose !
Congratulations Leon :)
