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17 May 2022
Damian Coase
The middle one is his latest and he is surfing it well .

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Steve Artis When you say a seemless transition, do you notice any differences in how you ride the board, prone versus kneeling. I would imagine a quite different centre of gravity and weighting. I'd be interested in your thoughts on this?

Steve Artis
I was really meaning how all th Hanalia fins adapted to proning after using them in my kneeboards .The dynamics of proning versus kneeboard surfing as you imagined are different , I don't have definitive a explanation but feel that the chest and shoulders serve as a front foot or knees, and the thighs as rear foot or ankles , surfing prone I have felt a more lateral experience due to lower centre of gravity and weighting and much more versatile in waves I never really considered being able to surf on my knees , I hope that makes sense , its the pros and cons of each that keep the stoke fun

Adam Williams
its all in your weight transfer , laying down prone will spread your weight evenly , and you will accelerate over kneeling in the one position will not be the same , the spoon was interesting yesterday as its a displacement hull so laying down prone you are surfing lower than the water level where is with say a belly / soft / board you are riding atop the water. I started off kneeling and I felt the moment I lost my fin as I came off the bottom and felt it slip off the top , flipped it over and no fin to be seen so rode it prone with the occasional kneel ! I like riding prone without fins as I enjoy the drift in the tail & with the spoon I was riding more off the tail as you can see in the video , my rule of thumb when riding crossover boards are , if you want more drive out of your board , large broad base keel type fins are the go and thats what I have in the little 4'8" softech fish , when you want to have some slip and drift, use those little D fins.

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My new 5’ 1” Earthrise PrNr Quad , heading for an Indo hollowday for baptism


Thanks for the likes and comments , I am stoked to still be able to draw on a 50 year plus involvement in surfing , shaping and designing kneeboards and now near on a decade of PrNr quad surfing ,shaping and design ,
I design and shape to suit my own personal criteria, of speed and performance , if others can relate and want to experience the immersive feel ,exaggerated sense of speed and a bit of time dilation here and there
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The thing that attracts me to the Hanalei find is they work and transferred seamlessly from my kneeboard to prone board over the past 6-8 boards 12 May 2024
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I’m about 50 waves in over 4 surfs from 1 -4 ft . I feel the extra drive in soft waves , with a great response in turns so far
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Bottom lamination , done , deck spray today , laminate deck tomorrow , , I call it a drop in reduction spray ,. Proto PrNr 3 ie 5’1 x23 “ Earthrise quad slightl refinement
this is 5’ 1” x 23 , been thinking of going a bit shorter only if I get a lot fitter
The 5’1” adapts well to the less than perfect waves at the local
I am enjoying the journey , exploring the very different aspects of design and performance in going prone
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Brief explanation , rail is chined to first wing then square rail with foil to tail , Bottom slight rolled vee in nose thru entry into single concave transition into vee and double into channels spiral vee to tail , this bottom shape has evolved from my kneeboard designs is performance orientated , based on a relativity concept ie too much to mention This is the 3rd proto proner (PrNr) eps blank epoxy skin , handmade in the shed