Mega Platter 2.0...asymmetrical...?

[nomastomas]

You've obviously have put a lot of thought into this shape, and it seems to have paid dividends. I'm curious, what was your thinking on fin placement and fin size? Second question, how big is the length differential between right-hand and left-hand sides?

[skiff]

The shorter rail (cutback side) is 3" shorter than the bottom turn rail. Fin size? Just going with what I've been experimenting with on the 'regular templated' boards, which is the Rasta keel fin for the cutback rail, and a Futures quad (half of) for the bottom turn rail. This is just what I've 'started' with, and what has given me good results. Ask me in 6 months and I might have a whole new set of fins on here. Gotta start somewhere, and this is it; it's an ongoing process.

[skiff]

Here's a few quick photos from the day, beautiful weather and environment for the first test run-

[soulglider]

dig the sky. dig the green!

[skiff]

Animals seem to prefer it as well.

[krusher74]

looks good, glad the evolution is still progressing

I would love the try a L41 design in the 23L range.

Do you consider this board to surf like a performance short board, fish or longboard?

[skiff]

Krusher- I'm not sure it would fit into any of those three categories...............these things are pretty 'stand apart'...? But for sure, it feels like I'm making more progress in the performance areas so maybe it would be closest to a performance shortboard.................though at 73 liters of floatation, I'm not sure how 'short' board that is...?

Here's a quick story. A few days ago, we found ourselves at a remote point break, and all the stars had lined up. I had finished surfing for the day...........and we had two jetski's full of young guys tied off of the stern of our boat. These guys were all excellent surfers, world class paddleboard/SUP standup downwind racer kinds of guys, super athletic and very open minded. They had been ogling the asymm Platter all day, and I urged them to try it out.

One guy immediately jumped in, and within 10 seconds of paddling into the lineup, rolled into a whitewater ball coming down the point, which slingshot him into the shallow sandbar section, and bam, two tubes and a howling long ride. We could hear him yelling from the boat. Got a few more just like that, then snagged a solid 10' bomb, and STOOD UP...!? You could tell it was difficult for him to control, but control it he did and my buddy on the inside reported that as he was paddling back out, the kid went into a dry tube and stayed there, pumping away and screaming his head off, for another very long exciting ride.

He paddled back and could not stop talking about how much fun he'd had, and how the riding prone part had blown his mind. THATS what happens when you open your mind to things.

The photo included here? Mr. Big Tony, screaming along on his custom paipo. Thought I'd include it here for some reference.

[krusher74]

Cool to see the kids diggin it prone!

I have lent my good stand up buddy my board in the summer on a lay surf day and he can pretty much stand-up surf my 25L, He is 6.1"!!!

By comparison Philipe toledo WSL holy toledo standard short board is 25l

Once he had stood up on it, did he go back to prone?

[skiff]

We were on a tight schedule as far as leaving, and so he only had time to catch two prone waves and then that last bomber 'stand up' wave; then he paddled back over and gave me the board. The excitement in his face was absolutely classic. Good to try new things!