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Also keep in mind interaction between rocker and fin toe-in. Flat rocker resists turning more than curve-y rocker. Flat rocker plus no toe-in = max speed, but very stiff handling. Lots of rocker plus lots of toe-in is very responsive, but needs to be constantly turned (up and down wave face) to main...

Use symmetrical foil if no cant or toe-in. Much better hydrodynamics. Asymmetrical foil benefits toe-in. Toe-in benefits turning. Use 0" toe + sym foil for max speed, 1/4" toe +asym foil for max turning, 1/8" toe + asym toe for in between. On quads, 1/4" toe in front and 1/8"...

I like the outline with WP slightly back. All the curve in the outline should help compensate for the flat-ish rocker vis-a-vis turning. Aspect ratio (L:W) looks really good. Once in a good wave, that thing should fly. Question in my mind is whether or not ultra-thin rail will hold a high-line witho...

Truer to the "paipo" tradition, though. Not a bad place to start the journey...

Summer doldrums are putting a kink in my R&D plans. I've got another twin fin set to try out. Too early to start thinking about a Fall Paipo Gathering?

Interesting thought...although airplane prop speeds are much greater. I really don't understand the science behind either. The basic fin template has roots that go all the way back to the Dewey Weber "Hatchet".

I've been using FCS Fusion and more recently FCS II boxes for over 10yrs, with all types of boards and fin templates, and I've never had a fin box or a fin tab failure due to a surfing maneuver. I've seen fin boxes of all types' e.g. Bahne, Futures and FCS dislodged following collisions with rocks, ...

Both FCS(2-tab) or Futures (1-tab)
HEIGHT: 4.90" / 124 mm
BASE: 4.80" / 123 mm
AREA: 25.30"² / 163 cm²

Eureka! moment...I bought a set of fins for my new but still-being-glassed kneeboard, and on a lark I installed them on my G7. WOW! The improvement in performance rivals my quad G-5. The fin template is the Wayne Rich Nightmare Twin by True Ames fins. Wayne is a shaper's shaper, having won the prest...

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TBG7_50.jpg 50” x 22-1/2” x 2-1/4” 26Liters This Thomas Patrick G7 prone board is the product of contemporary surfboard design. Starting with EPS/Epoxy stringer-less construction, and modern planing hull design theory, and finished off with a twin-fin setup, the G7 is exceptionally light, fast and ...

Caught a solid combo swell Mother’s Day Weekend in San Diego. Clean conditions in the AM on both days, sand-filled reef point with 3’-4’ faces on Friday, bumping up to 6’-7’ faces on Saturday. I surfed the G7 Twin on Fri with 4.6” fins (TA Side-Bites) and 5.1” fins on Sat (TA Twin). The G7 Twin with...

Finally! After an 8-week wait, my new G-7 has been completed. TPS_G7a.JPG TPS_G7b.JPG TPS_G7d.JPG TPS_G7c.JPG TPS_G7e.JPG What you can't see is the belly-to-concave-to-exit concave-with-V bottom contours. You may notice the large 5.1" twin fins that I've installed. There are two reasons for thi...

So...final dims?

It looks pretty much like the board above (the one with the black pinline). I made some additional small tweaks to the rocker and the rail shape, but outline, bottom contours and fin placement are the same.

The G7s have been finish-shaped and left with my glasser. I was really pleased with how they turned out. I'm especially happy with the rails. Looking at the rails from various 3-D views in Aku is very helpful, but no substitute for running your hand down the rail. Should be ready to surf in 4 weeks,...

Agreed...always compromises to be made. And, individual differences, e.g. experience, fitness, strength, etc, to take into consideration...

"Getting in earlier..." is always a tough one on a prone board. You could go "Mega", as some have, Skiff comes to mind. Problem for me with a Mega- design is paddling out on bigger days without the ability to duck-dive easily. I've just come to accept the air-drop and wear UDTs.

Short answer...depends. I have a specific formula for length based upon the rider's height, so I always start with a specific length. Then I consider volume, which I normally base upon the rider's weight but might adjust up or down depending upon wave condition, rider experience, etc. The width of m...

Cut blanks have finally been delivered, but unfortunately, I'm still in Portland. Should be able to finish-shape them next week and and get a couple of photos posted. FWIW, The surfing industry in the US is seriously backlogged. It took me 7 weeks to get blanks that normally take only 2 weeks to get...