Re: Best surfboard shape/fins/thickness for upwind?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:46 am
Hey Jollygreen
When you say
If you are not expert at those things on a TT then there is no real point going to a surfboard. You will just be making life difficult for yourself.
You want to be really strong on toeside before you get on a surfboard. You need to be comfortable in toeside position and able to go upwind well. Everything you do on a directional requires you to be on toeside at some point.
The other thing is the minimum width for comfortable foot swapping for gybes is about 19". Any narrower and the board gets wobbley and bogs down in the transitions.
When you say
are you expecting them to be better/more fun/easier on a surfboard than on a twintip?...practice carves, toeside, and transitions ...
If you are not expert at those things on a TT then there is no real point going to a surfboard. You will just be making life difficult for yourself.
You want to be really strong on toeside before you get on a surfboard. You need to be comfortable in toeside position and able to go upwind well. Everything you do on a directional requires you to be on toeside at some point.
The other thing is the minimum width for comfortable foot swapping for gybes is about 19". Any narrower and the board gets wobbley and bogs down in the transitions.