THE TORPEDO is a small wave groveller that will allow you to ride almost nonexistent waves, but still hold in once it’s a little bigger. It’s a pretty versatile board, in that it can catch almost anything, but does not appear bulky or heavy. In contrast, the board always feels super loose and fun. It goes on just about anything and will have you flying down the line, making sections at record speed, whilst still being able to hook a turn off the bottom.
OUTLINE: FULL MINI MAL STYLE NOSE, WIDEST POINT FORWARD, ROUNDED SWALLOW
BOTTOM: FLAT BOTTOM
ROCKER: THE FLATTEST SHORTBOARD WE MAKE
RAILS: SLIGHTLY FULLER WITH HARD BOTTOM EDGES
FINS (not included): 4+1
GOAL: THE SHORTEST FUNCTIONAL BOARD POSSIBLE THAT COULD FLY DOWN THE LINE
WAVE: WAIST TO HEAD AND A HALF HIGH
RIDER: NOVICE TO PRO
ABOUT THE BOARD
GENERAL GOAL | THEME OF THE BOARD
A fast, positive feeling board for down the line small waves…
WAVE TYPE ||| SIZE IT’S WORKING BEST
Most softer wave types, down the line and open waves.. ||| from just under waist high up to head and a half…
MANOEUVRES IT DOES BEST
Power carves and cutbacks…
SKILL LEVEL IT’S BEST FOR
Novice to Pro…
PADDLE POWER
Well above average
WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU DESIGNED IT?
The Goal was the shortest functional board possible that could fly down the line, with maximum tail area you would expect it to slide around, yet the large centre fin feels solid and positive, so it has maximum hold and drive, but the shortness offsets it so you can still do really tight snaps and lay into power turns…
WHAT IT POSSIBLY COMPROMISES ON THEN?
Doesn’t like shifty short fetch beach breaks that require a quick get away, has loads of drive out of the bottom turn from the larger centre fin, which in turn makes it difficult to get instant top end speed from the first pump if the wave is closing out, so take off to close out reo is a hard ask…
SHAPE DETAILS SUMMARY | DESIGN INFO
OUTLINE
Full minimal style nose, widest point forward, rounded swallow. With the fuller nose, it helps the board climb on top of the water a little easier with the first few strokes. The center outline is a bit more parallel, but it has a considerable tail area. Normally when a board is this short and wide, it feels difficult to draw and carve turns. The Torpedo carves, carries and drives through turns really well, it feels positive under your feet as opposed to a slippery hovercraft.
RAILS
Slightly fuller with hard bottom edges. The fuller rails offer a little more forgiveness, super-thin rails are sensitive but you also need to surf with precision to avoid making mistakes. The front rail’s bottom edge is very beveled and the entire rail has more of a hard edge. This means rather than water wrapping the rail, pulling the board into the wave face, it releases clean off the bottom edge, riding high on the water. This intern creates a fast skaty feel, but not a slippery out of control skatyness, it’s fast in a forward direction.
ROCKER
The flattest shortboard we make. For its size it’s a paddling machine, it carries into waves really well. Generally the more rocker you have the more you need to pump for speed, but the Torpedo carries by itself. Maximum glide, so you have plenty of time to get your footing correct. It also carries really well over fat sections and keeps speed through turns.
BOTTOM
Flat Bottom. As the board is designed for softer waves the goal is maximum speed. Sunova’s unique flexy bottom adds another level of performance so the boards are not as dependent on bottom contours anyway.
DECK
The deck is a fairly standard profile, with the overall board being a little thicker, this carries volume out to the rails in proportion, as well as into the nose and tail. This volume in general offers a level of comfort when paddling and catching waves, the first few strokes are not spent climbing out of the water.
FINS (not included)
|4+1. The larger tail fin offers so much hold, drive and direction it’s crazy. Coupled with a shortboard that would normally feel the opposite, the combination of a smaller board with a larger fin works really well. Recently I watched the board being surfed as a twin fin, with large raked side fins and was surprised at how well it went. The goal with this board is to over fin it to offset the skatyness and drifty feeling a wide tail normally gives.
FINAL STATEMENT
A fun board for down the line waves, you will be surprised at how much ground on the face you can cover.
Fins included: None.
Brand
Sunova Parabolic Surfboard
An introduction to the man behind the creation of the parabolic rail, as well as Firewire’s technology and surfboard design. Bert Burger, originating out of Mandurah Western Australia, has been designing, innovating and building sandwich construction and vacuum bagged surfboards for over 23 years.
The surf is always up along Bert’s home turf of the 12,000 km coastline of Western Australia, and so it is rightly famous for its quality and variety of surf, and the perfect testing ground for Bert and his Sunova surfboards. Plenty of reefs, beaches and point breaks – take your pick.
Bert is a likable guy who is in tune with both the older and younger surfers. A surfer and a shaper as well as an innovator, having pioneered or created a lot of the standard industry techniques in surfboard production these days. His philosophy has always been to have the best quality each surfboard can be.
One of Bert’s and Sunova’s biggest challenges is educating surfers that the Sunova ride of surfboards will give them much more enjoyment from their surfing, and they will feel like their ability has improved straight away.
But maybe the main challenge facing Sunova though is educating the public to understand that a Sunova board is much more durable than the PU surfboards that they have ridden all their lives. That paying $600 per board, every 6 months or every year, is in fact more expensive than the investment in a $1,000 Sunova board, which will last them 10 years or more if looked after.
THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO SURFBOARD SELECTION THESE ARE THE POINTS TO CONSIDER
LENGTH
Typically surfboards are measured in inches. The length is measured from the nose to the tail. Choosing the length of the surfboard is dependant on your size (weight, height), board type and waves conditions you wish to use the board for.
WIDTH
The widest point of the surfboard is measured from rail to rail. Generally the wider the surfboard the more stable the board, while a board with smaller width maintains better speed and performance.
BOARD THICKNESS
Surfboard thickness is measured from the top deck to the bottom. The thickness again has a bearing on the board’s performance. Professional surfers will tend to go for the thinner boards as they are lighter and offer better performance.The thicker boards are stronger and because there is more foam under the surfer the boards are more stable.
ROCKER
The bottom curve of a surfboard. Generally the more rocker the surfboard has the more loose (manoeuvrable) the surfboard will be. Where the flatter rocker surfboards will be faster, although they will lack the looseness. The nose is the tip of the surfboard, the nose can vary in shapes and size. Basically the thinner the nose the more response the board will perform, while wider noses are better for stabilization.
STRINGER
Used to increase the strength of a surfboard, a stringer (normally made from wood) runs down the length of a surfboards (typically in the centre of the board from the tip of the nose to the tail).
Boards built with Epoxy, Carbon Fibre and soft boards generally don’t have stringers.
FINS
Generally heavier surfers require larger fins to hold the waves better. Although if you prefer to ride a looser (less hold in the waves), smaller fins would be a better option.
FIN CONSIDERATIONS
Fin configurations have an effect on the ways your surfboards perform.
The following are some of the more common fin configurations.
SINGLE FIN
The single fin was the original fin configuration for surfboards. Based on the idea of the sailboat keel. Single fins are added stabilization and control on the powerful, larger waves, although lack manoeuvrability
TWIN FIN
Are great for small waves, being fast and manoeuvrable, but when put into tight spots on larger waves, they become hard to control. Popular with Fish surfboards.
THRUSTER 3 FIN
Widely recognized as the standard fin configuration, the thruster answers the shortcomings of the single fin and the twin fins configurations.
The thrusters give you stabilization, control and manoeuvrability in all types of surfing conditions.
This concept was the brainchild of Australia’s Simon Anderson
QUADS 4 FINS
With four fins in the water, Quads boasts an extraordinary amount of holding power in larger surf.
You may think that having four fins would sacrifice speed by creating more drag, but this is not the case.
The both sets of fins are working together on the rail, which makers believe they creates less drag than a board with a centre fin.
The manoeuvrability isn’t sacrificed either, with fins directly under your back foot, the quads are very responsive.
KEEL
Similar setup to the Twin Fin, although smaller (low profile) fins are generally placed wider (closer to the rails) on the surfboard.
Popular with Fish and Egg / Retro surfboards.
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