Howzit Bearcave.....that set up is really looking great.....I am sure, like you say, with the cam in your line of sight, you will certainly maintain better picture frame - well done...looking forward to 'all' your footage......LOL

MJ...LOL....whats up ?......why are you reading 'all the boring 'Tech Stuff'......I thought you Maui boys 'go to the beach ?....anyways....I'm flattered you read it....
Why not break the bordam and share some of that 'classic Maui Stuff'....

Curls.... to share....more 'Tech Stuff'.. We ( My Son Nicholas and I) had a great session this afternoon in the 'strongest Off Shore' wind I have ever rcSurfed to date......
What came of it, was quite interesting...and even though in hindsight it sounds very obvious......it was great to actually 'see' the distinct difference.

Nics narrower board (160 mm), weighing only 1750 grams, as apposed to my, wider board ( 200 mm), weighing just over 2000 grams, was definitely 'less susceptible' to the strong off shore wind on the wave face. It was clearly demonstrated (obviously) that the wider boards surface area is definitely a 'disadvantage' when contending with strong wind...even when charging down the line, the wider board, though heavier, tends to be continually pushed up the face of the wave, due to the wind getting under more of the bigger hulls surface area...better able to lift and push the board up the wave face.

My current board has a 3.5:1 - length to width ratio - Nics board has a 4.4:1 length to width ratio - my size recommendation in the righting weight example 1500 mm X 500 mm would be 3:1....which would be way to wide......it will fly like a kite.....at Mavericks.

SO !..... I reckon .....the MVD ( Maverick Dream)......needs to be kept on the 'narrow side in proportion', which will mean that we wont want ' the Surfer Dude' standing to tall......I might try more of a crouch position, something like the Kyhoso Dude.....

A 4.5:1 length to width ratio, shaped into a traditional ' Classic Gun' purely to draw itself into an awesome deep bottom turn, to come back onto the face and head straight down the line.........long enough to reach over the troughs - narrow enough to eliminate as much surface area as possible, reducing the effects of the aerodynamic lift under the board as well as the understood bumpy surface ...........

That said...for every day, 2 - 6ft face rcSurfing with reasonable offshore conditions, I will still chose a slightly wider board over a narrow board....the added stability certainly improves the overall performance and ability.....in all.

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