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| 104889 | 544 | Anything Fishy | 402 | pilau | Oct 5, 2016 | 2016-10-05T06:48:00-0400 | The answer to both questions could be yes. I've never met him but wouldn't be surprised if he was a bit of a curmudgeon. He's famously opinionated on all things surfy. He shreds the light fantastic on self tuned finless craft, so "easy" doesn't seem like an important quality in a board. I think he's probably one of the best surfers ever. Ever. He's been doing it so well for so long. He's committed to riding waves on a level that's beyond comprehension for most of us. In my experience an easy board can become a boring board. For example a log can lose its gears, especially the high notes, by becoming too neutral and forgiving. Some boards do one thing extremely well. To alter the design so that it will do all things reasonably well... you probably have to make concessions. Quads give fish more range especially on your backhand. But in my opinion nothing compares to the feeling, the weightless effortless high line glide, of a true twin keel on a head highish long glassy frontside wall. I think when well ridden twins are faster than quads in terms of inherent down the line speed. |