Interesting thread! I've been looking forward to checking out the Slingshot version of the Vanguard - the T-Rex.
Here's my review after testing it out in Cape Hatteras...
I'd say you are spot on Joe.joe_mgh wrote:Interesting how you think that it's good points are those not to do with surf.
Would you say that the message is that this isn't a "version of the Vanguard", it's a big ol' twintip or a modern mutant... I guess that without the MPH shaping on the bottom of the hull it just doesn't do the business.
What's attracting me to the Vanguard is the shortness, lightness and speed in the waves.
Their new board is called The Messenger.StanCan wrote:... the new Liquid Force (don't know the name) knock-off boards...
Any idea about sizing/volume?StanCan wrote:Their new board is called The Messenger.
Not sure, but the one I saw looked like a 5'4" board. Quite a bit wider and thicker than my 5'0" x 17" x 2" Vanguard (obviously). I'd estimate that the volume is somewhere in the 26-29 L range. But, the LF Messenger seemed to be slightly smaller (in all dimensions/volume) than the SS T-Rex.Phil wrote: Any idea about sizing/volume?
Phil
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StanCan wrote:Not sure, but the one I saw looked like a 5'4" board. Quite a bit wider and thicker than my 5'0" x 17" x 2" Vanguard (obviously). I'd estimate that the volume is somewhere in the 26-29 L range. But, the LF Messenger seemed to be slightly smaller (in all dimensions/volume) than the SS T-Rex.Phil wrote: Any idea about sizing/volume?
Phil
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Hope that this helps.
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