Tag Archive for 'active-steering-system'

Downwinder Insights

I’ve been doing a lot of downwind runs in the past 3 weeks.  I just did the Hawaii Kai to Kaimana Beach (9 miles?) today.  I finally did it under 2 hours and maybe that’s because I didn’t sit down as much as I normally do.  Yes, I’m the lazy paddler and I realize that [...]

F-17′6″ and the ASS

Doug Lock talks about the dimension and performance of the F-17′6″, and shows the Active Steering System he attached on a 15′ board.

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Doug Lock: This is a 17’6” shaped by Mark Raaphorst of Sandwich Isle Composites and…
Evan Leong: So would it be called F-17?
Doug Lock: F-17’6”. It’s [...]

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