Love this new board.

First outing was on a nice small combo swell. Thought you might be interested in reading some of my impressions, in no particular order.

Board arrived easily. The whole shipping thing when well. The packing looked real secure.

Man, the board seemed wide and thick, and short, as expected but different than what I was used to.
I ended up putting the fin about 1/2 inch aft of exact midline. I figured that I needed to make sure the fin would be in the water when the rail was rolled up on edge for turning and holding in the water. At 45 degrees angle between board and imaginary wave line the fin still had good projection down and still very close to exact middle.

Craftsmanship of this board is really pro. The pin stripes were a good idea.

In the water the float was much more than expected. The paddling glide was very smooth. Wonder how those thick rails are going to work?
First wave, snappy take off, tried to turn too soon and fell forward. ha ha.
Second wave, wait a split second… and follow the board down, then bottom turn, then blast off! Speed, climb up the wall, great hold, going faster, outrunning the curl, man that big fat rail can hold…, drive out back over the top, paddle back out.

STOKED!

Next wave same idea, wait a split second for board to get going, same bottom turn and acceleration, drive up to the lip, float on the lip, drive the board around and land on bottom. Nice fat board very stable and easy to do this. Maybe a little more work swinging the nose around than a thruster, but did not feel limited by the single fin on this move. I think the fin position is really good based on this, certainly the fin is forward enough not to impede.
My instinct to “pump” for speed didnt really do anything, no more thruster.

I can really see why we can go shorter in this board design. I used much more of the rail line to stick it in the fast part of the wave. The functional rail was actually longer than my thrusters. Overall I was using more of the enitre rail, vs thruster that for me is much more using the aft part of the rail.

Todd, you were right about the length. I probably could have gone down to 6’6, but…the 6’8 did not at all seem too long, and my ability to trim fore and aft was easy. I also have a naturally wide stance. Would not want it any longer. Glad we chose 6’8. Width is correct too. Would not want any wider. Probably could have gone 1/2 inch narrower, but not really necessary. On my second day out it was a more pure NW swell, much more power, and I still had enough control rail to rail. The width was not an impediment. Also, with the rounded pin tail my back foot could really feel going from rail to rail.
I like the single fin groove for sure.

I have never had a board made by someone I didnt know.

I have to say the whole process with you two has been much better than I would have thought it could be over the phone and via email. The whole consult with Todd really went well, and I think that he really understood what I was trying to get out of this new board. Will be recommending you to friends for sure.

Hope you all have a great day.

Cheers and Aloha,

Rob

6’8″ x 21 1/2″ x 3″ roundtail Bullet single fin

The Bullet as a quad is a get-in-early speed machine.

The farther back you get on the tail,

the faster it wants to go.

Good crowd control board in case nobody wants to share that day. Caught several nice, large set waves this morning. Then removed myself from the water in case I started not share.

The Ghost will be a great board for me. It was a little soft at 5-6 ft. and it was slow to get in. Then one with some power came and it was instant, smooth take off.

It’s what I wanted, not a duplicate of my Monsta, but a board for more punchy or critical waves.

As the norm, you made two great boards for me.

Thank You!….Best Regards,John

Thanks so much Todd and Charissa!

Rascal II 6’8″ x 22″ x 3″ swallowtail

Rascal II v-1.3 6’8″ x 22″ x 3″ moontail

Hanglider 9’6″ x 24″ x 3 1/4″ squaretail

Hanglider 10’0″ x 24″ x 3 1/4″ squaretail

video.fuel.tv
Jarrah Tutton experiments with four fins, three fins, two fins and
all kinds of shapes during a fun summertime swell on the goldy.

custom Proxy Blackbird with Parabolic Carbon Rail suspension system & Kevlar compression patch
twin fang, greased rascal, apache, and more….

Dude that twin fin I’m riding and I might as well get rid of all my three fins.

Never felt so good, so loose, so fast…

I forgot how well I surf on that board.

It doesn’t ride like a twin fin.

It rides like the fastest three fin ever made.

It’s so funny. And when Batty’s givin’ you compliments, you know you must be doing something right. Anyways, see ya buddy, just checkin’ in.

Bye.

I finally got the “little minx” in the water….

amazing is all i can say.

I’ve never been so in control

of a board,

the colour is unreal -

all my buddies want one! I gave your number to dem.

Keep up the work.

I’ll send some pictures of me in action when i get someone to take a camera instead of a board!
talk soon,

Felim O’Neill, County Cork, Ireland

Custom Quad Fang
5’10″ x 20 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ swallow tail

Warning: This turn was only possible due to Todd Proctor and the “Accelerator”…..

shot from NICA
Erik E, Ventura, CA

Custom Accelerator
6’0″ x 18 3/4″ x 2 5/16″ thumbtail

I’ve only been on the new rascal II for 2 days now,

but i wanted to take a second to tell you why

it’s already the best board I’ve ever had.

In short, the rascal II has given me hope

that my best days of surfing are still ahead of me.

let me explain…  I started surfing at 10yrs old and I surfed frequently until the age of 18.  at that point, I was very happy with how my surfing was progressing, but then i went to college, medical school, and residency training, and

the next thing I knew I was 31 yrs old, 30 lbs heavier and

had barely surfed at all in 13 years.

But then i moved to San Francisco, and, all of the sudden, I had the opportunity to start surfing consistently again.  that said,

i thought  that i could just buy a board and

i’d pick up surfing at exactly the level where i left off…

things didn’t quite work out that way though.

throughout the last year, it was becoming increasingly frustrating to paddle out day after day and not be able to surf as well as i remembered myself surfing when i was 18.  So, I made excuses for my poor performance; i told myself that the waves i was surfing just weren’t good for high performance type surfing and that i just wasn’t surfing on the right boards.  But one year and 4 surfboards later, doubt started creeping in and I was starting to feel that maybe it wasn’t the waves or the boards, perhaps it was just me, maybe the combination of my 13 year hiatus, my advancing age, and my worsening physical condition had amounted to some absolute diminution of talent;

I was starting to feel that i just wasn’t a good surfer

anymore and that feeling was becoming extremely disheartening.

…then, 2 days ago, I got my custom Proxy Rascal II,

and everything’s changed.

now, all of the sudden, i’m flying

down sections with confidence, making tight turns, busting out and sliding the tail, and i’ve even boosted a couple of airs (and I’ve been doing all of this in some pretty terrible waves).

For the first time in a very long time, i feel like

progression is inevitable and i’m happy again with my surfing,

and that is why the rascal II is the best board i’ve ever ridden.

sorry for being so verbose, but i can’t help but feel compelled to let you know how much i love the board.

consider  me a customer for life.

Thanks

Barney Dillard, San Francisco
Custom Proxy 4 Channel Rascal II, 5 fin

Just wanted to thank you again for all your

personal help in picking out the

perfect Lil’ Rascal…

and staying open late so I could drive up and pick it up.  I surfed it for the first time this  past Saturday down at churches, the south swell was lining up perfectly and

the Lil’ Rascal outperformed my expectations…

I’m sure I will see you again this year, I have my eye on the SR-71,  In the meantime, all the best and many thanks for shaping the perfect lil rascal..

Lawrence
Lil’ Rascal: 6’6″ x 21 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ swallow tail
5 fin install

By the way, both boards (Lil Rascal and G4E) have been insane lately.

The only board I think I need now is an SR-71 for those O/H days, but I am still saving for that one.  The new website is really nice too!  I dig it.  Talk to you soon and God bless.

Christian