Inspirational! I love how your pushing the limits with the chopped tail. ![]()
I agree that is a wicked bat tail. The channel combination is very innovative. Almost reminiscent of the fang tail of MP but not so extreme and looks more refined, and not as dangerous. During 1974 and 1975, Peterson shaped a 6'6", six-channel triple-flyer pintail at his own factory, a surfboard that became known by several names: the 'Moonrocket', the 'Fangtail' or the 'Christmas Tree'. The fang-like flyers at the back of the board and the finger-deep channels also made it a glasser's nightmare, a role held at Peterson's factory by Peter Evans at the time.The Moonrocket was Peterson's secret weapon for the Pa Bendall contest at the start of 1975, held at Caloundra on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, and Peterson's victory earned him an AUS$2000 prize, continuing his run of success from 1974. The late great MP was also a windsurfer. Fabulous to see this being rechannelled for today.