Recently I bumped into a Dane Reynolds’s board that he gave to Jordy to use, a 5’11x19 ½ x 2 3/8 Channel Islands Proton.
I am told that this is one of the more marketable CI models, as its more versatile in conditions with more push, a mate bought one recently for the North Coast for that very reason, and is very happy.
Lets have a look at what Channel Islands website says about the 2009 Board of the year, voted by SIMA:
“Original and truly unique from any other board in our line, this board has continuous rocker throughout. The bottom consists of a deep single concave, and full rails. Dane normally rides a 2 3/8” and orders his Protons at 2 ¼”, so order yours a 1/8” thinner.
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“I like the responsive, quick feeling I get out of the Proton, and I am excited to have this board as my model.” - Dane Reynolds
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Advanced to expert surfers in punchy waist high to well overhead surf. Can also be custom ordered as a step-up board."
That’s awesome, what do I think:
I think the board looks like a pin up model, although I would like to see more curve on the hips (up by nose), basically for me, I would go wider, for the paddle in and stability on take off and slightly thicker maybe 2 ½ , we all don’t surf like Dane/Jordy, thus we need that extra helping hand. The rocker is what excites me, its kinda flat and sqaure in the middle, and then the rocker kicks slightly out from the centre to the wider nose with more volume and tail. Its said to be for advanced surfers although with my added width and volume, probably could be surfed by a competent rider.
The board felt great in my hands and I felt like running out of the shaping bay with it!
Check out Al Merrick chatting about Dane's Proton, as well as click this link of Dane Blog to some insane surfing (Marine Layer: http://www.marinelayerproductions.com/)
Hot diggidy dawg, Dane surf's crazy!
Slyde.
Nice article bro, are you going to do any inserts on long boards?
ReplyDeleteHey Slyde, I've always thought that a couple kgs more or less than who/what the board was shaped for makes it a no go - surely The Jordster is like way heavier then Dane.....
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North Coast Nigel
Justin: I come from Longboarding, so know a thing or two about Logs, will do something soon. watch this space.
ReplyDeleteNig: He is, I think Dane is in the 70kg's and Jordy is 88-90kg's, weight is not the problem, when you on the wave, weight is the problem getting onto the wave, so Dane's board was probably underbouyant, this is the board that Jordy rode in the semi-final against Jeremy Flores in Portugal, and the wave was pretty bowley, so the under-bouancy wasnt a problem, Jordy swopped boards in the final against Kelly, because the board was probably under-bouyant, he probably sent it home to get scanned and "sized up" for him, because it probably went like a bomb on the wave, hence Jordy smashing Jeremy and doing some wild above the lip shit.
Hey Slyde, cant believe it, I got the Dane tail pad on my POD but I put it on wrong, I see he's got like an angle thing going which I didn't do......now I know why I'm struggling.....when you coming north for a wave? Later North Coast Nigel
ReplyDeleteHey Nig, I think that is if you want to cover more space, there is no right/wrong way, its your way, I think that Dane punts such large airs that he needs more traction space to land. Dude, you have my number drop me a line, amped for some North Coast styling!
ReplyDeleteWill one of these guys get me banging out 360 airs like Dane ?
ReplyDeleteOh Lanson, just carving hectic lines like Taylor Knox,leave the airs to the kids.
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