a little Paipoporn

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a little Paipoporn

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Coincident with Wegener's post, check out The Surfer's Journal, vol 07 no 04, pp84-87, where Greenough moves away from wood and twin fins to fiberglass/foam and a single fin, and eventually to the infamous Velo. Greenough also mentions how he started out with a twin fin, kept placing the fins closer and closer together and that eventually they merged into one flexible fin.

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It would be interesting to see the Wegener board in profile. The lines of the red railed Greenough board really catch the eye. Anyone know the dimensions?

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Every board I've seen and all I've read; GG's Velo's were all very close to 5' X 22"
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Uncle Grumpy wrote:Every board I've seen and all I've read; GG's Velo's were all very close to 5' X 22"
My 2¢
Except for some of the later edge boards got narrower by a fair bit...I think
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Except for some of the later edge boards got narrower by a fair bit...I think
Velos, like those in the photo Rod posted were 22"..

But yes, the later edge boards were somewhat narrower, but still using the same basic template........

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