son sent me this link..refreshing to see good surfing without the thruster double pump turns... just single fin flow and speed...also doesn't hurt to have such a user friendly wave http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/340663/highlights-day-1-from-the-maldives?isPlaylistVideo=1
That Maldives comp is always rad. Mixed bag of craft and surfers on one of the most picture perfect waves. One year Curren was in it, his single fun surfing was...well as you can imagine. This one your son shared was tops. Fred P is just an unreal surfer, Josk Kerr as well. Now what exactly was that red channel bottom single? Thank your son for us!
yea, that red board...couple years back, surfing fall SF OB in pretty much perfect OH conditions, some guy was busting warp speeds on a Dave Parmenter single fin 6 channel I got a close look at later on the beach...not sure anybody makes a better single fin rocket then Parmenter
Video - 10/10 Surf - 10/10 Freddie P - 10/10... totally forgot about him! Music reminded of a reject Bud Dry commercial sound track - I think it was the "why ask why"... Reminded me of Russ Short video in Mexico.
Very nice! Bit of Archy flair from a few years back, late 90s I think https://www.instagram.com/p/BmR93IOnSKL/?hl=en&taken-by=mattarchbold
So I gotta say - I'm a huge proponent on channels, but only when it's done correctly. Parmenter has it down, specially with the single fin and 2+1 set up. While Byrne really had it perfected on the thruster. You'll notice that Byrnes channels usually are longer- starting at the center of the board. All 6-channels/parallel. I noticed that Red board- its sweet! I just had a similar board shaped last fall- but with the option of side bites. I had even emailed Dave P to ask some design questions, really a nice guy and lots of in depth info. As far as my board-I really love it at a single fin but it's also a lot of fun with smaller side bits in bigger/ steeper waves. Probably my favorite (6ft range) board to date...I also had a Byrne and an Ashton 6-channel thruster... they are hard to come by... But the channels add an insane amount of speed- it almost... actually it does make the board feel like you have no top end speed limit. I remember times on my Byrne that I felt like I couldn't slow down (that was ng lol) and it almost feels like your riding on air since it produces lift. The thing I noticed about a single fin with 6channles is that the channels almost act like a thruster- gaining speed through turns- but there is no drag, which is produced by the cant / toe in of the side fins. So with the single it just seems to go faster and faster. Apparently pin tails /channels work better as a single fin. While swallow tails work better as thruster??? Anyways- if your curious I would suggest keeping an eye out for one! Just stick to the designs of Parmenter! There's also a place out of Australia that makes nice ones too
