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Just to clarify. This isn't my board. I found the board on a search. I believe it was made for a guy from Oregon. No more details were available when Rod tried to find out more.

I had the pleasure to try my board finless at J-Bay. Here are some photos from a small day. Leg and flipper movement in this sequence is obvious. Fins1.jpg Fins2.jpg Fins3.jpg I tried the board twice with small 2" twin fins. The first time was a different spot, which was fuller and was a turning ori...

I don't know if there is any Acosta influence, however the design kinda reminded me of Gus' concept. This board was made by Steve Pendarvis: http://www.pendo.com/

I'v e been in contact with a Santa Barbara guy who is a lifetime BB rider and some of his first boards were Yaters.

Uncle G can you post the FB link itself? thanks

There are gems further south of Lacanau. A warmer weather escape for Chrispi.

Besides the British museum, the other attraction is that it is close to Ireland.

Har to imagine that the creativity will stop.

Despite the conditions it looked like your board was getting some speed up.

Whereabouts in Galicia was this?

Nomas,

It's always interesting trying the same design with and without fins.

If you dip your feet in the finless world again, I'd try a board without channels. John Galera's boards have a single channel but they are a very different design.

Bob

Don't put any weight on my opinion - it was my 2 bobs worth.

Surffoils post got me curious about Gilbert Lum. Here are few sites with information about him. While it's most of the content is about the Diamond Head garden project, this itself, tells you a lot about him and his connection to the earth & sea. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/06...

G'day Brett,

From a pragmatic point of view I'd say add on. Given the cost of a board and uncertainty about whether Id like the experience or it suits conditions, I'd go removable. Unless there is another plan up your sleeve about board type. Gilbert Lum's board looks pretty unique.

Daryl, It's good to hear BBs kept you interested in life and surfing. Feel it on the legs where the board ends. Having spent the last almost 50 years of life in the racing industry, I, in my mind called it turbulence and attributed it to the fast moving water under the board, accelerated by the chan...

Thanks for the update. I agree that a finless board draws different lines (and different finless boards draw different lines). Whether the FX performs as well as any finless board is a big call. I've gone down a few different board design paths, one of these paths started with one of Larry Goddard's...

Hello Nomas,

How is the finless branch of the family tree going?

Bob

Thanks Brett.

I'm assuming the foil is at the rear.

Regarding producing them, have you ridden anything like this?

My mate was experimenting with HDPE, the stuff they make breadboards from.

Regards

Bob

Who is the other guy behind it, besides the shaper?

By way of explanation below is a bellybogger created by Dick Ash: http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Dic ... 9-09.shtml

From the web-site : "Born from the short-board era of the 70's, influential shapers like Mike Hynon, Dick Brewer, Sam Hawk, Herbie Fletcher and more.... began to shape fiberglass bellyboards for prone riders. This surfboard inspired culture started the evolution of the bellyboard into what you see h...

The degree of flotation is a sort of personal thing (Sean Ross surfed pipeline on small ply boards). At 68 kg and fit, 21 litres should be fine. I was out in some softer topped sort of waves that went from deep to shallow water and standup boards were getting the waves. If yo're surfing waves with a...

So what's next?