Anyone know the story on these?
Looks like a big design change for starboard.
Dave Muir
Sean Poynter
And is Poynter riding the 10'3 gun? it would be about 4 feet longer than what he normally rides.
I think Sean Poynter is on the new 9'1" Silver Pro model.. They have to bring out some pointy nose boards to keep up with Naish.. 
DJ
Hey Scotty, I'm guessing it's not, but that's not 'Blacks' is it?
Re the Starboards - about time isn't it?
I thought the blunt nose was a design choice to cut off the tip and make a stable, shorter board. Wide and fat up front where you need flotation when you're paddling and nicely tapered pin tail in the back for quick turns. I have not really tried their boards but I liked the concept. I've had my eye on the 7'11 but it's tough to find that board.
Now I take it they are moving to pointed noses to "keep up" with the other board makers. Too bad they're caving into marketing pressures... Tell me if you disagree.
Completely disagree. Round nose boards make no sense at all in waves like those found on the 'Tour' IMO. Guys like Dave Miur are talented and fearless and can overcome the design deficiencies of such boards.
It would be akin to Kelly and Co riding 5 kilo mini mals on the tour.
The guy that seems to by far, rip the most, is the young dude Kai Lenny and he is on a more conventional design.
Flame suit on...haha.
Your right Goaty, it aint Black's. Its getting more and more surfed now so don't know if I will ever get out there alone. Want to one day......when its not too big.
Starboard to get
My tip;
Starboard will get pointy, naish will back off the point a little.
It's all about reduced width @ 1 foot from the nose. What you do with the shape in front of that don't matter a bit. Round it, bend it, lift it or what ever. Just make sure the @ 1 foot width is correct, and as time rolls on, this measuremnt will be similar across brands.
The Deep six board was actually the same board that he would normally ride at Pipe with about 12 inches cut from the nose and then re templated and shaped.
The rocker, outline, width etc was almost exactly the same as he would normally ride just without the nose.
Kind of like snapping the nose off your favourite board, feels the same but looser.
More area to catch on waves with suck or when doing tight turns back into the pocket.
Goaty,
If you have a close look at slaters board, you see that is exactly what GMC and I are talking about. If the board was a traditional shape, it would be a few inches longer. What you see is a board with the same rail line and narrow nose width @ the 1 foot mark (apparent 1 foot mark form the original length) then a reshaped nose outline . Bets of both worlds, low swing weight = turns tight, narrow nose width = no catching on steep walls. Yes to nose lift, mine kicks up also.
Hey Scotty, no disagreement from me regarding the 'Slater nose'. If fact it looks more like most 'pointy nose' SUP noses. As you have said the 12" width (from the imaginary point) is important along with the lift. The lift is important though!
Casso your board looks sic for its intended purpose but I don't think it will be ideal 'first rock' board. And I am mainly talking about sucky waves here.
Dan's little high performance SUPs are unreal in most waves (they have a little extra area in the nose) but the pulled in gun nose (and tail) was the go for hollow reefs.
Horses for courses, hence the need for a quiver. I will get Dan to make me a new gun at some stage.
Tell us about that board Scotty.
What's your thoughts on nose shape?
...and are you coming to the Mambo this year.. (Merimbula Corona Classic).
DJ
nose shape too funny theres a heap more to it than that try rocker ,outline concaves fins etc etc etc, you could have a pointy nose or round nose and a crap flat rocker and the boards still gunna nose dive.
OK so maybe I'm so far off beam here but will someone put me out of my misery here am I treading on some anti Starboard toes here? or are my observations just
