bob mctavish talkin about his quad fin theories, he reasons that the rear fins should be placed a proportionate distance to the size of the surfers foot.... thus enabling the heel and toes to engage each fin more, giving a more connected ride, also the rear fins are only single foiled same as your standard front pair.... he definitely got my attention.... all the test pilots that i spoke tool had stupid ear to ear grins and said they were converted.... after spending some time in discussion with him i will be trying this theory out for sure on my next quad....
listening to bob was definitely the nights highlight, a charismatic but humble guy who has seen it all come and go, when i asked him about his best session ever he said "this morning!... i got 45 min in before the wind kicked up", and later when asked about his favourite era of surfing he said "right now, pointing to the quad" the man is definitiley current...as fresh as ever... and is in line with my own philosophy of performance, outside the mainstream arena.... good on ya bob.
a younger mctavish
" ...i found noosa in about 59' but no one believed me till 63'..."
