Part 2 of glassing the Joker EVO5/6 bonzer longboard... 6oz light kelpy tint (red just seemed too shouty for such an unusual board) over the clear preglassed 4oz concave and then trimming out the panel. This will then receive a 4oz clear patch over it once the deck is glassed... more tomorrow.
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.
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. 
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.
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. 
My beautiful daughter’s first birthday is rapidly approaching (March) so I thought I’d mark the occasion not only with her first board, but a new model – The Porpoise. 5’4” x 19 1/4” x 2 1/4” bonzer with a Proteck rear 7” fin and mini-EVO3s. This will hang on her ceiling for the next few years and be met with a consistent “when your big enough and brave enough Seren”… it will be a special day when we finally take it out.
A 6’ x 22 1/2” grown-up version of this board is already in the pipeline. Just love the plan shape.
Designed to be a total wave hog with a really stable platform, but lots of drive and manoeuvrability to carve all over the place. EVO4 fin set up and more rocker than a plan shape like this would suggest, so it should go vert with ease.
Latest FreakFish 6’4” x 21 1/4” x 2 3/4” EVO 6
Resin foam stain. Full deck stain to follow…
