There are so many things that go into a boards design. In this SUPboarder Pro video we talk about how rail thickness at the tail affects a boards performance in the surf.
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Ramon
5 years ago
Hi Reuben Great video, many thx. Do thinner rails make a board more unstable?
ahhh good question. Yes but not always! It’s really about were the thin rails are on the board. If they are just at the tail section, they will have a small difference in stability (making the tail of the board sink more). But if like on my custom board, there’s thickness at the rails up at the mid point, it will be not so much. The Fanatic Prowave is a good example of this. The rails are thin all over apart from near the nose section making the board sink low in the water and be less stable. Im sorry… Read more »
surfthemac
5 years ago
Hi, as i am currently considering to either get the Fanatic PROWAVE LTD 8’0 or the RRD IWAVE V2 7’7, I had a few questions (many of them were answered in this and another video in which you tested several wave boards – THANKS), but I have a few additional once, which I hope you can help: a) How do the boards compare in windy/choppy conditions (especially when paddling out). b) in terms of stability (paddling out) in normal conditions: how do they compare? c) is paddling into the wave similar with both boards? d) Which of the board keeps… Read more »
Hey, Thanks for the questions, Hope these answer them and all make sense below, A, The RRD iwave is just a bit easier to use, bit more rail thickness makes it easier when using it in choppy conditions. B, Like the above answer, iwave has bit more stability overall. But is less of an issue when conditions are flatter. C, Yes, pretty close in feel. The iwave maybe a tiny bit quicker because its got a very flat entry up at the nose ( Fanatic has a little more concave, like the 8’9” we reviewed, But not as much as… Read more »
seanross
5 years ago
Great video. At the end, you mention riding the two ProWaves and doing a short review, I think that would be quite an interesting comparison that I’ve never seen. Also, Ramon’s question is quite good as well, as I think the most frustrating thing about being an intermediate surfer is dealing with chop. One day, you feel fantastic riding all the waves. A bit of side-chop the next day, and you can hardly stand on the board. Perhaps a whole how-to on what to do when you are waiting for a wave. Do you stand in the middle of the… Read more »
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Hi Reuben
Great video, many thx.
Do thinner rails make a board more unstable?
ahhh good question. Yes but not always! It’s really about were the thin rails are on the board. If they are just at the tail section, they will have a small difference in stability (making the tail of the board sink more). But if like on my custom board, there’s thickness at the rails up at the mid point, it will be not so much. The Fanatic Prowave is a good example of this. The rails are thin all over apart from near the nose section making the board sink low in the water and be less stable. Im sorry… Read more »
Hi, as i am currently considering to either get the Fanatic PROWAVE LTD 8’0 or the RRD IWAVE V2 7’7, I had a few questions (many of them were answered in this and another video in which you tested several wave boards – THANKS), but I have a few additional once, which I hope you can help: a) How do the boards compare in windy/choppy conditions (especially when paddling out). b) in terms of stability (paddling out) in normal conditions: how do they compare? c) is paddling into the wave similar with both boards? d) Which of the board keeps… Read more »
Hey, Thanks for the questions, Hope these answer them and all make sense below, A, The RRD iwave is just a bit easier to use, bit more rail thickness makes it easier when using it in choppy conditions. B, Like the above answer, iwave has bit more stability overall. But is less of an issue when conditions are flatter. C, Yes, pretty close in feel. The iwave maybe a tiny bit quicker because its got a very flat entry up at the nose ( Fanatic has a little more concave, like the 8’9” we reviewed, But not as much as… Read more »
Great video. At the end, you mention riding the two ProWaves and doing a short review, I think that would be quite an interesting comparison that I’ve never seen. Also, Ramon’s question is quite good as well, as I think the most frustrating thing about being an intermediate surfer is dealing with chop. One day, you feel fantastic riding all the waves. A bit of side-chop the next day, and you can hardly stand on the board. Perhaps a whole how-to on what to do when you are waiting for a wave. Do you stand in the middle of the… Read more »
Great comment Sean. We will put that one together for sure.