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Controled slides are definitely part of the finless fun

I am not competent to talk about the technical choices but I do love the "angular" look of this board

I checked out the Gus Acosta interview, the board looks like this one:
https://youtu.be/LQzulsVOjII

The skegs seem to be quite forward on this one, it is close to a kneeboard shape.

Another option would be to replace the cork sheet by this recycled rubber sheet:
https://www.leroymerlin.fr/v3/p/produits/plaque-plaque-sol-noma-rub-l-600-x-l-600-mm-ep-10-mm-e1400791687
Less natural for sure, less buoyant, but maybe more resistant ?

Another annoying thing with regular plywood paipos is the fragility of the edge. Mine keeps to get dings on the edge, I always have to re apply some varnish to fix it. I hope the kork edge wil help with that.

I have a new project in mind. I would like to make a plywood board that would minimize the inherent plywood boards flaws. Which are, to me, the lack of buoyancy, and these dangerous hard edges. So, my plan is to make a sandwich: - the bottom layer will be a 1cm plywood sheet, the same one that I wou...

When I first started riding the alaia style boards it took me about six months of regular use before I felt like I had it figured out. Completely different from other craft. I was thinking of making a new plywood board with that kind of dimensions (150cm x 40cm), my current is only 120cm long. How ...

Could it be that the HPD needs to be ridden farther up than most paipo riders are used to? It could be that, sometimes I ride it farther up like "superman style", but when it gets too hollow I instinctively position myself backward, like regular bodyboard stance, so that I can use the lev...

I rode my HPD board this afternoon. That board is definitly more complicated to turn than my plywood board, I have been using this board occasionally for 2 years and every time I am still struggling to make a turn and avoid side slipping. I feel like I need to lift the outside rail, like on a bodybo...