Longboard or Strange Hybrid?

[thawkwood]

Greetings,

To those who know me, I'm sorry I've not been on this board (pun intended) for a while. That's due to all the military (US Navy) obligations I've had since last October. I've even barely had time to surf.

I got back into the surf with my 7'2" Funboard yesterday in choppy water from the nor-easter. PHEWWW that was fun, but even getting out to the lineup was a pain. I had to duck dive and time my way out there.

After I went surfing I hit up Aqua East Surf Shop in Neptune Beach, FL. I saw a board in the used board section, a Rozo about 8.5' long which fits the description of a longboard. It had a single fin, glassed on. It was the length of a longboard but it had the same lines as a shortboard but with thicker foam. I wonder if that's a longboard or a shortboard or some bizarre combination of the two? If it's the last item, is this some new surfing trend among shapers?

[twerked]

what was the tail like? super pointy pin tail? if so, it was probably a gun, they're used for big waves.

[thawkwood]

Funny I don't recall. I believe it was a swallowtail like configuration, though. And we really don't get big waves here in Florida. The biggest I've seen are 3-4 foot waves...

[Kabazz]

Why didnt you just ask the guys in the shop?

[oldgrom]

8'5" if it's not a mini mal then yea I say it's a gun. A retro gun at that,, if all it has is a single fin configuration, if it's in the mini mal shape then it's a mock down of a noserider log but since you stated the profile is of a shortboard I say gun.

[teaweed]

Probably a mal or a smaller longboard. I know Dick Roseborough (makes Rozo, Dickbilt surfboards) is a local shaper here in northeast florida, and he specializes in longboards.