Step Deck Surfboard Design

One of 60 s donald takayama s original models.

Step deck surfboard design.

The step reduces volume up front along with increase the amount of flex when standing on the nose this increased flex allows the board to bend and manipulate its rocker all while your perched on the front of it. 95 32 95 32. Contact us location. Surfers were completely enthralled by the newfound speed and maneuverability of a shorter board.

California worldwide shipping available eppich s deck surfboard shaped in the late 1960 s. The step deck features a wide californian style template and as its name suggests a noticeable step in the deck. Beef up the glassing on your step up. The pin tail is a staple among many step up options and guns where you may find yourself in the barrel or powering down the line in steeper bigger waves.

Step deck allows for a lighter weight nose thinner nose to help lighten up for swing weight off the tail and while increasing nose rocker for steeper sections. Shaping trends are constantly changing. Use as a functional surfboard. A design like this increases flex with a super light super thin surfboard and snappy maneuverable surfboard.

In the seventies the twin fin fish began to dominate line ups. Basically all these features are interrelated when it comes to surfboard design. Stepped deck surfboards often feature a visual and drastic difference in volume toward the rails. The stepdeck takes the tracker and boosts it into the modern era.

Stepped decks feature more volume in the center of the board. The most beautiful template on a mid length the stepdeck carries a pure flat bottom throughout then a tiny vee in the tail corners allowing sweet banking and bottom turns forward trim speed and fast cutbacks. With less turning ability needed these boards give you plenty of hold in bigger more hollow surf. Double stringer foam t band for a unique flex pattern while walking the nose or hotdogging off the tail.

A standard shortboard is normally glassed with two layers of 4 oz on the deck and one on the bottom 4 4 4. A fish or single fin normally a little heavier. To reduce weight up front. Surfboard shaping and design have both changed significantly over the last few decades.