#three. mini simmons.

6'2'' mini simmons. shaped summer 2011 in the seagate shed. wilmington, nc. glassed by greg eavey.

same bottom contours as #two. slight belly in nose. flat middle section. slight concave in the tail. super pinched rails, upturned in nose to 60/40 throughout the rest of the board. slight s in deck. glass on true ames hobie twin keel fins.

the initial idea for this board and the final product are two very different boards. it started as a 6'6'' simmons, i wanted a super groveler for small summer days when i didnt want to drag around my longboard. put way to much nose rocker in it. chopped four inches off the nose to correct the problem and the board became a 6'2''.  somewhere during the process, decided to blade the rails out really fine. this looks cool but has made the board a little more difficult to ride. board went from big fat 6'6'' to thin 6'2''.

first few sessions on the board left me unsatisfied. rode it in some thigh high slop and it did not perform. thin rails dug too easy. yesterday we had some steep little waist to stomach high waves. board rode way better. it drove great off the rail and flew through sections. its a lot of board but i didn't feel that way. like it was stuck to my feet and i could throw it around. it was fun. different and will take some adjusting to get used to but fun.