Fernando de la uz , looks like a pretty innovative and experimental shaper for sure and builds some sweet boards.
He foils his own fins ...
Now this is where it gets interesting or what ?
The Thumb with fins on the nose ?
The Meyerhoffer meets Thumb , meets whale tubercles , its all happening ?
An interesting couple of board that would be good to know more about. There is no more info on his web site , but here it is : www.delauzsurfboards.com
Just picked up the 10ft Simmons today.Can't wait to get it wet.
S Deck and square tail
Long concave blending into the hull / rolled nose. I shaped a chine in the second half of the board which lessens the rail thickness.
Beast of a board ...
I wanted to keep the twin fin original Simmons fin template , but thought I would experiment with having the last 1/3 cut away to lessen the base lenght and maybe free things up a little. Also moved the fins up 6 1/2" inches from the tail and sat them on top of the chine.I have to thank John Cherry for his inspiration and feedback. As well as Roger Hall and Dick Van Straalen for bouncing ideas off. But a big thanks goes to Bob Simmons for just thinking outside the square all those years ago.Imagine if he were still here now , where would surfing have gone ?
Andrew Roberts built this fish in one of Paul Jensens classes here in Australia and these are some shots he sent to Paul ...
" Got some nice clean waves, Bells is a great down the line the wave, especially in the Bowl section which is surfed at low tide 3 foot up. Easy to paddle and catch waves, had some nice drops, carving bottom turns then maintaining a nice fast line. Sweet! Here's a few pics for the album. Plenty of interest in Torquay in these boards and reckon you would not have too much trouble lining up a workshop down here if keen."
Dan is a great innovative shaper here on the Gold Coast and has been experimenting with his Simmons for a while now. After starting out last year building SUP with bamboo skins and then his short board range , he has now done the Simmons. They are stringerless styrene and look unreal.
Rui , sent me these shots of some of the latest boards they have been building.
" After the first simmons Nico kept developing it and using the riders feedback to make small changes on rails, tail, dimensions and fins. All that to make them surf even better. Everybody is loving them."
Nice fins.
Chus , sent me a link to his blog to check out his boards and share them with you. He builds some nice fish and simmons in his range .
An interesting Simmons with a third fin setup like John Cherry has on his Simmons 21.
The angled tail and distinct concave scoop in the deck at the nose.
Now this is interesting an asymmetric Simmons with keel and quad fins.
Nice to see that the fish and the simmons are a live and well in all far flung parts of the planet and guys like Chus are mixing it up.
Always good to see Pro surfers who are willing to try new things rather than white thrusters. Oh sorry I don't mean to get political. But it is good to see.
Full width concave out through the tail with the chine just visible.
S deck and hull entry...
It all flows together pretty nicely...
Chine running on up from the tail and blending into the roll of the bottom and the concave.
Just finished shaping the 10 foot Simmons as my summer experiment. 10ft x 24". Looks good and can't wait for Dan to glass it. Have gone with a rolled entry and a full length concave with a chine in the back 1/3. The fins will sit on top of the chine. So there is quite a bit going on on the underside. Have a nice smooth S deck and it all blends pretty well.I have designed some double foiled cut away bamboo traditional Simmons fins. I have been inspired by what John Cherry has done with his balsa replica Simmons and he has been very helpful with sharing ideas and things that he has learnt from his experience and feedback from riding his board. I wanted to keep as much of the original Simmons outline rocker and fin shapes as possible. But with a tweek of some of what I have learnt with the Mini Simmons I have made.
Mike Sheldrake has been cutting up cardboard and turning it into hollow surfboards.He has experimented with a variety of shapes and details but the 6ft 4" fish is the go.It all comes pre cut , flat packed and you just assemble all the parts. Great looking board. Yes you can surf them and they must be a ton of fun to put together. Great Christmas present as well. You have plenty of time to build one and bring it along to the Fish Fry in March.
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