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Postby J R R Tolkien » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:47 pm
I can't see why a company would put out a production race board right now. The boards are changing so rapidly that as soon as the board came out it would be obsolete.
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Postby sarcasm » Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:15 pm
I hear you, for competitive riders.
At the same time, a non-competitive guy like me might want one, if it's less than a custom.
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Postby kakanala » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:44 am
Cheers Ian and thanks so much for sharing your vast knowledge with us.
You might want to let us know why you prefer long, thin fins compared to those "hammer fins" from Curtis, which keep most of their surface closer to the board's hull.
Thank you in advance,
Andoni.
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Postby Ian » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:52 pm
Fins are dependent on a lot of factors. Water conditions, wind speed, fin position, riding style... Damo was killing it on the upwind angle! The rider has to put in a fair bit effort to keep the board under control, however.
The hammer fins work in rougher conditions where control is the deciding factor.
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Postby ronnie » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:03 pm
The deck shape of Damo's board looks more domed than some boards, which has got to be more comfortable for riding the board flat. The shape just looks good.
The front and rear fins are a long way apart, which should cut down a lot on the manouverability. Is it a board that just wants to run in straight lines and has to be taken round a big arc?
With the work that Bruno was doing on race boards, have Cabrinha decided not to base the production board purely on his race board, and gone for a detuned version of Damien's board? (a bit like the S-Killit is a larger production version of Jon Modica's board?)
Any news on when it is going to be available?
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Postby crazy Horse » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:17 am
Cabrinha, please NOOOOO !! !
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Postby kakanala » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:09 pm
crazy Horse wrote:Cabrinha, please NOOOOO !! !
OMG!!!
Cabrinha is releasing race boards, SUPs..... sacrilege!!!!!
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Postby Ian » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:42 pm
Development continues on the race boards. Further testing has proven that the boards ridden at the Worlds were going in the right direction. I have been working on fins as well.
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Postby alex a » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:08 pm
Hi Everyone,
Yes, Cabrinha has two models that I did for them..
Saw the first ones yesterday and the graphics look fantastic!
These board are the same as what my team riders (Damien Leroy, Adam and Andy Koch, Bruno Sroka and Kent Marenkovic are using right now in the 2010 Continental Racing Championships in Puerto Villarta. My two other team riders, Jesse and Shawn Richman are not there.
Here is a link to Day one Results
http://alexaguera.com/events
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