I was thinking about this the other day while paddling around.
When you have a volume forward board and it thins out considerably towards the tail, I feel like the tail of the board is hanging lower in the water while paddling, increasing drag.
If you have more volume rearward, the aft end of the board will provide more lift allowing a paddling position that's closer to horizontal with the water surface, thereby reducing paddling drag.
When you have a volume forward board and it thins out considerably towards the tail, I feel like the tail of the board is hanging lower in the water while paddling, increasing drag.
If you have more volume rearward, the aft end of the board will provide more lift allowing a paddling position that's closer to horizontal with the water surface, thereby reducing paddling drag.