Thanks.
That was the second one I made; it has deep concave down the length of the bottom. It still gets plenty of use, especially on the really small days.
Here's the most recent of the alaia style boards I've done.
I made the board after reading a quote from one of Herman Melville's books.
"For this sport, a surf-board is indispensable: some five feet in length; the width of a man’s body; convex on both sides; highly polished; and rounded at the ends. It is held in high estimation; invariably oiled after use; and hung up conspicuously in the dwelling of the owner."
It was the first one I've done that is convex on the bottom and of course it rides completely differently than the concave models.
I like it so much it's become my daily driver. I recently took it out of drydock after steaming out some dings and refinishing.
Displacement can be a good thing.
Very slight rocker
Super Fun