There was a guy on Swaylocks experimenting with angled holes on his boards, that went from the deck to the bottom, the low pressure on the bottom drawing air in from the deck and aerating the bottom. Like you said, you'd have to add some form of control as the bottom "aero-planes"
Another area for experimentation would be with the foils/fins. I imagined second skin fins that could change their foil from thick to thin according to pressure/speed. At slow speeds they open up and have a thicker foil = less stall, and as the board speeds up the foil gets thinner. Or some how "ruddered" fins that could change angle of attack based on rider input, like skateboard trucks. So much yet to do. To say innovation is done is, quite frankly, stupid and defeatist.
ps again look at yacht design. Board construction is is 30-40 behind yacht construction. We were experimeting with epoxy, carbon fiber, fiber orientations and alternative foams in the 80's.
Another area for experimentation would be with the foils/fins. I imagined second skin fins that could change their foil from thick to thin according to pressure/speed. At slow speeds they open up and have a thicker foil = less stall, and as the board speeds up the foil gets thinner. Or some how "ruddered" fins that could change angle of attack based on rider input, like skateboard trucks. So much yet to do. To say innovation is done is, quite frankly, stupid and defeatist.
ps again look at yacht design. Board construction is is 30-40 behind yacht construction. We were experimeting with epoxy, carbon fiber, fiber orientations and alternative foams in the 80's.
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