Rounded Hull x Fantastic Acid

The beautiful mess of a busy glassing factory. Picture by Aitor Molina.

Good for everyday, The Rounded Hull is the classic design of hull with wide point,pushed one foot above the centre of the board, that you will want to have in your quiver.

Authentic. Timeless. The Classic Hull

TAIL |The tailtightens and stretches in the last foot, allowing to maintain the width and, therefore, floatation on the rear foot placements.While having a narrower tail for better grip and versatility in turns.BOTTOM |The most classic of hull bottom shapes, with a pronounced belly vee over the entire front two-thirds of the board, transitioning to a flat bottom in the rear third and behind the fin.
The taut and almost flattail rockerincreases speed, due to the more present gliding surface. Thenose rockeris much more pronounced.

FIN | VOLAN FLEX FIN NARROW BASE 9

Your Displacement Hull must match the right fin. Tristan holds them tight in Anglet. Picture by Aitor Molina.

The Narrow Base FANTASTIC ACID Flex fin, is longer than your normal fin and is perfect for mid size waves, the fin is flexing from his half part. It’s a drag less fin due to the narrow base. That fin provide high speed an a smooth energy on each turn and allow to carve easily, with a nice loose drive.

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DISPLACEMENT HULLS

We really wanted to offer youDisplacement Hull designs by Fantastic Acidand the one you see here is one of the several you can take home.However, lets elaborate a bit more since we could say tons about these beauties.
The Displacement Hull design is abottom (belly or convex) contour and planing surface designthat can offer a very organic, flow and speedy feeling when riding the wave.However, in order to offer that kind of feeling, we should gift the design with the right riding style and wave conditions.

This is Tristan’s room. Where the shaping magic happens. Picture by Aitor Molina.

RIDIND A DISPLACEMENT HULL

The Displacement Hull, instead of planing up on top of the water like a regular flat or concave bottom contour, it plows through and parting the water.Yes; The faster you go, the higher the speed, a displacement hulls tail will sink down lower due to the hole created in the water as you move forward on the board.So,the more displacement, the more control you have in the water but you need to keep an eye on the speedso you dont end up like feeling inside a submarine, meaning, under water. Its all about balance.
So, how do you ride it? It is a bit tricky, but once you get the hand of the adjustment,it is really rewarding. Instead of leaning back on the tail,you surf off the front foot burying the rail and letting it go.
Although new displacement hull designs will perform in a varied range of waves, theycan also offer a great day of surfing in smaller surf.Why?Because surfing through the water takes less effort and energy than planning on top of the water.

The feeling you get on a displacement hull is more organic.You are more involved. You become one with the elements.

Be Ready to Feel Like Surfing Through The Water

Tristan Mausse and a classy handshaped board perfectly branded. Picture by Aitor Molina.

GLASS SHOPS BOOK by TRISTAN MAUSSE

This is no ordinary book; it is a book about the passion, knowledge, journey and love that Tristan Mausse is still experiencing.

Not in vain Tristan Mausse uses 480 pages to document his steps and travels. This book is an open window that invites you in through his words, work, more than a 1.200 pictures, drafts … It is like getting inside the head of someone’s most intimate secrets, longings, desires and passion to know, liveand share about theHull’s tight-knit community and surfboards.

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