The evolution of the songs
For Bouke Becker
Presentation
The custom shop Witchcraft has spent over fifteen years working in Fuerteventura. Their tables were used by young British talent as John Skye or more recently as Will Ward. In addition a number of riders canaries also navigate with them.
As a good shaper, the Dutch founder - Bouke Becker, works hard to improve their designs. In recent years he has developed a new concept for the shape of the songs, the 'scooped rail'.
Introduction
New concepts are constantly emerging, but few stand the test of time proving its worth. For example, the no-nose, the Twinsers or wingers, are not radical concepts that proved effective.
Test a new concept takes a long time. First you have to get used to the new shape, adapting the way you ride to the new table. Since conditions vary always only after having sailed about 30 to 60 days in various conditions, little by little you can set limits on the potential of the table.
Before an innovation in the shape, nobody wants to miss out on business, and so, commercial interests can make great importance. If this process is too fast fashions are created and displayed the yoyo effect.
The performance of a table is defined with three main aspects: glide, maneuverability and control. The interaction of the three determines the range of use and performance of the table.
For example, a good glide and maneuverability gives good performance in light winds, good maneuverability and control performance gives strong wind, a good plan and control gives great wind range.
The ideal board has the glide of a formula, the maneuverability of a banana wave and the control of a speed gun. This is impossible, but the closer you are to that ideal, the better the table.
Most improvements are achieved by adjusting the range of use or performance of the most common navigation conditions.
If we change a parameter of shape, we will have positive and negative effects. The shaper tries to improve a table discovering a concept to improve the overall performance of the table without any significant inconvenience. A recent example is represented by the new shorter wave shapes, which shorten the bow basically maintaining the positions of the rail foot straps and mast.
Reducing the length is reduced inertia and improved maneuverability over a table "conventional". This shortening of the fairing does not affect the plan area. The only negative effect would be the collapse of the bow, however an already short board wave intra better compensated and more manga and more scoop on the bow. So the new short wave shapes represent an overall improvement. Of course to a level desert.
The sleeve determines the amount of water in contact with the table. This affects cornering control, altering the range of use.
The rocker line is the factor that has greater influence on the behavior and range use of a table. Changes of a few millimeters have greater effect than other striking details.
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Hello,
Article I find very interesting and quite clear. Anyway, the double edge or lavio in the front of the fairing as Francisco Goya has been using for several years in all custom tables. I saw him personally a couple of years ago when I visited Maui (that time .. sniff) and I remember asking him the reason of those rare songs, answer: better insight into the turns without losing speed or glide properties.
With its new brand, I believe, has adapted this system to their range of waves.
Regards,
David