I can’t speak to my prone 5’6” yet, but my 6’4” SUP (kind of a hybrid between FoilSurfMachines and BluePlanet design) paddles fine and has gotten me going. Those and my 4’1” tow board will end up costing me about $250 each and a few Covid lockdown weekends.
I sense my 5’6” might be a dog, (or I’m too old) and I think there’s probably more to a prone foil board design. But the SUP and tow boards are on par with a lot of “pro” boards I’ve seen and I’ll make better ones as I progress. It’s also fun as hell.
There are great shapers and designers in the game. And there are also a lot of foam blocks being glassed with tracks in them too. A 4” thick block of EPS with no rocker and a flat bottom is not rocket science. Don’t be afraid to take a crack at it. There are build threads of these boards over at standup zone. I’m SurfCowboy there.
If you are reading this away from the coast and have a boat, buy a 3/4” sheet of plywood and a cheap foil and get started. That Clearwater kid is my hero lol.
I sense my 5’6” might be a dog, (or I’m too old) and I think there’s probably more to a prone foil board design. But the SUP and tow boards are on par with a lot of “pro” boards I’ve seen and I’ll make better ones as I progress. It’s also fun as hell.
There are great shapers and designers in the game. And there are also a lot of foam blocks being glassed with tracks in them too. A 4” thick block of EPS with no rocker and a flat bottom is not rocket science. Don’t be afraid to take a crack at it. There are build threads of these boards over at standup zone. I’m SurfCowboy there.
If you are reading this away from the coast and have a boat, buy a 3/4” sheet of plywood and a cheap foil and get started. That Clearwater kid is my hero lol.