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<\/a>Here it is, I love it actually can’t get enough of it. I’m not going to lie it’s very hard to ride at first it’s tiring compared to a normal board. I ride it with the small stubby fins in still as its so much fun, the ride is more like Snowboarding a wave than surfing you go forwards and sideways at the same time, I am starting to get used to it now and making a few turns but far from an expert but the buzz is back and i can’t wait to ride it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This has been an on going fascination i have had with Finless surfboards for a few years now. As a Surfer well into my 50s it’s no longer about the performance side of surfing it’s more like the experimental and fun factor I’m looking for now. About a year ago i decided to try my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>This year i built myself a new design based on the Hawiian Alaia, i decided to put some small keel fins on the tail so i could get used to the board and get the feel of the ride before i tried with no fins. Immediately i was really impressed with the board although it was just a rough hand shaped prototype it was really fun to ride but felt a bit to big so i set about shaping the board above the 6ft 4″ Alaia with future fin boxes on the tail so i could use some stubby keels till i get used to the ride.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ndsurfboards.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230819_195244-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Here it is, I love it actually can’t get enough of it. I’m not going to lie it’s very hard to ride at first it’s tiring compared to a normal board. I ride it with the small stubby fins in still as its so much fun, the ride is more like Snowboarding a wave than surfing you go forwards and sideways at the same time, I am starting to get used to it now and making a few turns but far from an expert but the buzz is back and i can’t wait to ride it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"