He wanted to move there , but he had a small time drug bust and the Aussie Government would not let him in back then .
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I've toyed around with hulls over the past few years and have three, a 7'0" Greg Liddle NIBT, 6'6" Fineline Microdirt, and 6'1" Klaus Jones Siglo, along with an edge board that was shaped by Scott Anderson (R.I.P.), a 6'3" based on the Liddle M3P template.Has anyone had any experience with this design and potential "enhancement"?
I am far down the Andreini order list but will eventually be ordering again and while the edge feature has been at the far back of my mind, I ran into a guy on the who has one that was an absolutely fantastic looking variation of the Vaquero featuring the edge and pretty much preached the noticeability of the renowned down the line trim yet by cutting in the bevel edge, it goes on the rail much more swiftly. If Mark backs it and George thought of it I suppose that's endorsement enough...
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He wanted to move there , but he had a small time drug bust and the Aussie Government would not let him in back then .
That photo was taken in Angourie so how could it be Bob Skinner's ranch since he was not allowed to go to OZ?
I’ve never ridden an edge board so…The other dude is Michael Cundith. Moved to Lennox at the same time as Greenough. Only recently retired from shaping. I'll take MC's tri-plane bottom over an edge bottom.
Green Room IVWell, this is 40 years ago so my memory is a bit hazy but the place smelled like weed the guys in there didn’t seem to welcoming.
I know that over the years some people associated with the place were into some drug dealing so I could have walked in at the wrong time.
You have to understand that in the 70s and 80s you had mind your Ps and Qs around here and it wasn’t all that uncommon for grown men to through hands at kids. I’ve seen some crazy sh!t go down at some local breaks and the guys in the shop that day looked just like the type that did crazy sh!t.
But again, I was 12 so wtf do I know?
Really? All Slo-mo?6'3 edge board, Greenough Powerblade fin
5'9 Thruster variation edge board
Cuz we were friendsThat photo was taken in Angourie so how could it be Bob Skinner's ranch since he was not allowed to go to OZ?
So Bob Skinner owned an old cane farm in NSW, but wasn't allowed to go to Australia?Cuz we were friends
Not until laterSo Bob Skinner owned an old cane farm in NSW, but wasn't allowed to go to Australia?
Funny coming from the guy who gets his news from foxNot until later
There is an actual world you missed and reading about it is not the same
You have E bikes at trestles to get excited about - Sooo lucky ;-)
You are a pretty sick individual
Thanks BP,I've toyed around with hulls over the past few years and have three, a 7'0" Greg Liddle NIBT, 6'6" Fineline Microdirt, and 6'1" Klaus Jones Siglo, along with an edge board that was shaped by Scott Anderson (R.I.P.), a 6'3" based on the Liddle M3P template.
I primarily ride all of them in beach breaks and have spent a lot of time riding them in conditions that they probably were not suited for. The hulls will go in a variety of conditions, but ultimately they demand a certain wave shape. Specifically, a wave that provides continuous bottom tension down the line of the wave face, and pulls off the bed without becoming too steep or dumpy. The hulls also do not do well in chop.
I would say that the edge board handles chop and discontinuities in the wave energy better than the hulls do, allowing it to perform in less than adequate conditions. The design also allows you to make more critical turns, and take more aggressive angles of attack off the bottom, than the hulls which require a more down the line, pelican-style surfing approach. The edge also handles steep drops going backside better than the hulls I have, and I have made some tubes that I never would have on a proper hull. I will say though, that this additional boost in performance oriented surfing is also due to the outline and rocker profile of the edge board I have. The Michael Peterson Stubby inspired outline is gold IMO, and works so well in an variety of conditions.
Overall the edge board feels somewhat akin to a hull, but you can tell you are riding a board with a significant concave bottom, rather than a round bottom board. In critical waves with juice, down the line Outer Banks waves that aren't totally top to bottom, I felt like the board was lifting out of the water too much and felt disengaged/out of control. The board is still a lot of fun though, when used in the proper conditions, and if ordering an Andreini was a viable option for me these days, I would go for another, maybe a shorter Serena Edge for outer bar days in the northern Outer Banks. His concaves look a lot deeper, and edges a lot more pronounced than Anderson's.
You still haven't explained how Skinner owned a ranch in NSW without ever having been there.Not until later
There is an actual world you missed and reading about it is not the same
Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe the Greenough edge was evolved by Michael Cundith into a tri-plane bottom in his stubby shape for more performance on a "normal" surfboard (as opposed to a kneeboard with George) would be relevant. I haven't caught up with Michael for a few years now but could give him a call to fact check myself.Not really sure how all the rest of the posts here are relevant at all but would be interested to know if GG has any input to this design thread?