03/07/2022
on a sunnier day in Sydney riding a 5’9” Bud model. ‘The Bud’ is a performance good wave board based off ‘The Lucid Eye’ but with a touch less tail rocker, rd tail shape and increased (a touch) nose rocker. Features a subtle quad concave entry blending into a double within a slight single concave in the belly, which then transitions into a slightly deeper double concave between the front fins and finally the ‘subtlest’ of vee off the tail of the board. As the board increases in size and is used in larger more powerful surf the concaves and dimensions are adjusted accordingly until finally the concave transitions into full blown vee bottom and the overall characteristics of the board are strengthened and alas! ‘The Bud’ transitions into a Pygmy Rhino.
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