Both builds made the cut for the travel bag for current SouthPac trip…will hopefully be able to put them through the paces by Christmas. Didn’t pack any PU/PE so guess I’m convinced in the tech…
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Dark Arts vs. Varial with Carbon…
- Thread starter Duffy LaCoronilla
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a well played tropical vacation rental pool carbon quiver flex.
dude probably just got done bangin in his casita too.a well played tropical vacation rental pool carbon quiver flex.
Just grabbed this craigslist special. Hope to give it a run end of week in some little stuff.
Feels lighter then my carbon wrap RR that I love.
Feels lighter then my carbon wrap RR that I love.
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question - as someone whose really only ridden PU's exclusively - what do these new builds (DA/ Varial) offer besides longer lasting construction and weight? I got some $$ to burn. worth experimenting or dont fix whats not broke? I dont find my PU's to be heavy and Tims PU glassing has always held up well for me.
Rode my Dark Arts 6’1 Ghost today in a steep overhead reef pass. New swell was raw and I can’t say I did exceedingly well. The board however felt great, noticed good float compared to my Varial Aipa which is ~3 full liters bigger (comparing label to label not that I put too much faith in measurements.). I definitely get the hype on the shape as it inspired confidence paddling into chunks of water that I really didn’t want much to do with. Tech felt good, not corky or chattery just lively and crisp. Tomorrow is likely going to be significantly bigger and while I’m expecting it to very humbling, and possibly painful, I’m sure I have the right boards with me.
Wrapped up trip at a reef pass 2x OH and pulsing. Steep takeoffs and down the line rights with some cross chop from the trades. Rode a Dark Arts 6’4 Ghost which is significantly beefy for me. Got me into, and more importantly out of spots as current was ripping and peak somewhat shifty. Picked off possibly best right of my life thus far - blind air drop to mid face then parked at bottom solid 2x OH pocket before racing sections.
The tech is proven to me.
The tech is proven to me.
Unfortunately no surf photos as I was solo in the lineups…first of many more trips to this region so hopefully next time!
I use a rocker bed, the outside from the EPS bottom cut. I hate it, but it sure works good. I would definitely prefer to just have a single "stick" instead of a giant sled cut piece.They dipped in the center removing the rocker and raising the deck to the point it was an s deck - Not the Programmed rocker .
Stringerless needs some sort of support during glassing like a stringer does to retain the designed rocker - and can be
I imagine that would be proudly spoken of by those who do so .
If Mr. Price would have corrected these he would have sold 12+ years of them - dats alot of bubba bucks
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Hmm, now if the rocker changes are predictable, then this could be factored in.
Another possibiltiy is to add preload. I.E. use different rockers for the deck and bottom. Now we're talking "pop".
A few years ago Renauld at UWL France made an adjustable "Stick" that he would set to the programs #'s