The HBproto is a new, user friendly daily driver thats been going really well for intermediate to advanced surfers. Although its a “new release," its really been a work in progress over the past couple of years and has become a favorite among the contest kids and “everyday” guys alike.
Its got a relaxed entry rocker and a bit more of a medium tail rocker which is accentuated by a healthy vee off the tail which increases the curve in the rail line, allowing for fuller rail use while maintaining a lot of drive. The HBproto has a bit of a fuller nose, and a wide-point forward outline, with a blended “bump” squash tail, resulting in an easy to ride high performance shortboard that is very versatile and reliable.
It tends to work best in average waist high surf to a couple feel over head.
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LENGTH |
WIDTH″ |
THICKNESS″ |
VOLUME (cl) |
5’5″ |
18.00″ |
2.13″ |
21.71 |
5’6″ |
18.2″ |
2.18″ |
22.95 |
5’7″ |
18.38″ |
2.18″ |
23.54 |
5’8″ |
18.50″ |
2.18″ |
24.0 |
5’9″ |
18.63″ |
2.25″ |
25.32 |
5’10″ |
18.88″ |
2.32″ |
27.47 |
5’11″ |
19.13″ |
2.38″ |
28.2 |
6’0″ |
19.38″ |
2.44″ |
30.25 |
6’1″ |
19.63″ |
2.50″ |
31.15 |
6’2″ |
19.88″ |
2.50″ |
32.07 |
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Recommended dimensions are merely a starting point- any numbers shown can be tweaked/altered to yield a desired length or volume.
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Rocker — Medium entry, relaxed tail rocker
Bottom Contours — Single-Double-Vee
Rails — Standard rail volume
Tail — Squash or Swallow
Fin Setup— Thruster
Recommended Technologies— Standard Poly, EPS/Epoxy, Varial or Futureflex
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Raynorsurf - HB Proto from Free Candy Productions on Vimeo.
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Tom Williams- 5'9" HBproto
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