What is V in a surfboard?
V Concave. Placing a V concave on your board allows the surfer to turn the board from rail to rail. This makes the surfboard much looser. A win-win situation, speed and loose turns on small waves.
Who is Eric Arakawa?
About Eric Arakawa At the age of 14, he’d shaped his first board, a 5’8 round pin out of his family’s Pearl City home. Today with 40 years of experience and having shaped boards for over ten World Champions, Eric Arakawa is a designer dedicated to the innovation and advancement of performance surfboards.
What is EPS twin Tech?
Twin Tech is Chilli’s latest EPS/EPOXY construction. Twin Tech offers a performance orientated flex pattern that’s designed to simulate a traditional stringer surfboard but with an Epoxy/EPS ‘new board feeling’ every surf.
What is reverse V surfboard?
Designed for Waves 2ft plus. shaped Vee under the front foot and nothing between the fins. ‘ The Reverse V disproved the old ‘V’ between the fins, and the result was the EEV was a much faster surfboard that when put on rail would carve at higher speeds.
What is spiral V surfboard?
A spiral vee is a double concave, but the stringer line is higher than the rail line. This creates the pivot point we discussed, but also creates lift. A blend of something is never as strong as the pure version, so a double concave or spiral vee will never have the maximum effect of a vee or a concave.
What is a vee bottom?
Vee. A vee bottom is a convex shape which means the centre rocker is higher than the rail rocker. When the bottom of the board is facing up it looks similar to a single peak roof top. Vee bottoms allow the board to sit deeper in the water.
What does double concave do on a surfboard?
Single to Double Concave The single concave upfront provides a good plaining surface for drive and the double concave in the rear loosens up the board. The double concave will actually channel the water into two streams through the fins and out the tail.
What is double barrel concave?
A double barrel (concave) vee: the stringer is above the rail, subtle but slightly elevated. Rounding the spine of the vee lends to smoother feeling transitions rail-to-rail.
What is sursurfboard design?
Surfboard Design has a number of different geometries associated with the overall size and shape of the surfboard and its underside fins. For a high performance board capable of doing very tight turns, and spectacular skateboard like manoeuvers, there is a specific geometrical setup of the component parts of the board.
What does length mean on a surfboard?
Length is a pretty intuitive design feature. The length is the measure of the surfboard from the tip of the nose to the tail. But there is more to length than one might think. Just a few inches taken or added to a board will create a noticeably different ride.
Do longboards make you catch bigger waves?
The basic school of thought when it comes to length is that the more length a board has, the easier it will be to catch waves. Surfers may ride longboards on small days, or when the surf is maxing out, they may opt for larger step-ups and even big wave guns for help paddling into waves that would be otherwise too large and too fast to catch.
What is the deck on a surfboard?
The deck refers to the top of the surfboard where a surfer places his or her feet. The most common deck types are domed or flat. A surfboards bottom contour directly affect speed, turning ability, and style.