Surf Boards

The Porpoise Board by Nick Mirandon

THE PORPOISE BOARD ... DESCRIPTION COMING SOON ... CHECK THE VIDEOS AND PICTURES LINKS ABOVE ... OR THE NEW LOST VIDEO 5'5" REDUX

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"eli twin pin mirandon fish" by Eli and Nick Mirandon

THIS IS A DESIGN ELI MIRANDON CREATED WHICH WAS TEMPLATED OFF OF AN OLD BOARD NICK MIRANDON SHAPED IN THE LATE 70'S. IT WAS MADE TO PUT FUN AND FEELING INTO YOUR EVERYDAY SMALL TO MEDIUM WAVE SURFING. AFTER SOME TEST DRIVES WE FOUND THE BOARD CAN WORK WELL AND HOLD IT'S OWN EVEN IN OVERHEAD SURF.

THE BOARD BEGAN WITH THE "TWIN PIN" TAIL AND THE MIRANDON TWIN FINS. KNOWING WHAT THIS DOES ELI ADAPTED THE REST OF THE OUTLINE TO ASSIST THE FUNCTION OF THE FIN AND TAIL. THIS WAS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO MANUEVER AT THE HIGH SPEEDS IT CREATES. THE CURVY OUTLINE ON THESE 20 INCH PLUS WIDE BOARDS ALLOWS YOU TO REDIRECT AND CREATE TIGHT ARCS WHILE PUSHING AS HARD AS YOU WANT. THE BOTTOM TURNS ARE TIGHT, EXCELLERATING AND ATTACHED. THE BOARD GIVES YOU THE FEELING OF DOING HARD TURNS ON SMALL WAVES AS IF YOU ARE RIDING LARGER WAVES. THE BOTTOM ROCKER HAS A NICE AREA UNDER YOUR FRONT FOOT TO GENERATE AND KEEP SPEED. THE ROCKER DESIGNS WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEEP TRIPLE CONCAVES. THIS CREATES A MIX OF DYNAMIC CURVES AND MULTIPLE ROCKERS ACROSS THE BOTTOM. THE DECK, FROM NOSE TO TAIL, IS VERY FLAT. THIS GIVES VOLUME IN THE FRONT OF THE BOARD TO BE A GREAT PADDLER AND EASILY CATCH WAVES. PLENTY OF AREA TO SURF OVER AND KEEP YOU AFLOAT IN SLOWER SECTIONS. THE RAILS ARE A COMBINATION OF DESIGNS WHICH MADE SENSE TO COMBINE FOR THIS UNIQUE DESIGN. A TRADITIONAL ROUND RAIL IN FRONT LEADING TO A TYPICAL MODERN SHORTBOARD RAIL THROUGH THE MIDDL AND TURNING OVER INTO A GUN TYPE RAIL WITH A SHARP BOTTOM EDGE OUT THE TAIL. THE PIN IS CARVED OUT DEEP AND FOAM REMOVED SO THAT WATER CAN FLOW FREELY OUT THE BACK.

IN SHORT THIS IS A VERY FAST, EASY TO RIDE BOARD THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE FEELING YOU GET WHILE SURFING BIGGER WAVES. IT CREATES SPEED BUT HANDLES IT AND PUTS YOU IN CONTROL TO DO WHAT YOU WANT WHERE YOU WANT TO DO IT. STAND UP AND CRUISE OR PUSH HARD ALL THE WAY THROUGH A CUTBACK OR TURN IT UP THE FACE AND SNAP THE FINS OUT. A SUPER INTERESTING BOARD THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO GO SURFING. IT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK TO FIND OUT MORE, PUSH ITS LIMITS, AND GET OTHERWISE UNKNOWN FEELINGS FROM YOUR SURFING SESSIONS.

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