Surfing Waves

How's it all! I'm looking for opinions as to the ideal longboard tail best suited for noseriding --- shape, dimensions at the end of the tail and a foot (12" or so) above the end of the tail, what sort of 'rail' edge at the tail ... 50/50, rounded, 60/40, etc, and any other things to consider.

I'm 5'7" in height and approx. 155 lbs, and prefer single-fin with 50/50 rail type boards. I'm thinking about getting another custom made board ... mahalo all!

Hey there.

I think it comes down to personal preference, but most noseriders these days are hard edged square tails. I really haven't done much research on nose riders, but if you look around swaylocks they'll have some answers for you.

Good luck!

i think a wide square tail would work best as you need surface area to keep the tail down, but i dont know for sure

I don't really know what to tell you, but I will say...
I have a Yater "Specializer Nose," and it looks like this:

Thanks all for the great responses to my inquiree about the best tails for noseriding. I forgot to ask for your opinions as to the best board length. I'm debating whether to get my board made at 8'10" or a longer length (suggestions are welcome).

Again, I'm 5'7" in height and 150-155 lbs. Mahalo!

For a noserider? 9'3" and up. 22, 23 wide. Thickness, no clue.

Very nice Yater there Brah!

I like a pintail for overall performance as well as noseriding. It depends more on the skill level of the rider than the shape of the board IMHO...

Probably a rounded tail with a 9+ roundefd fin. Something with some curve.

Having said that, I really don't ride a longboard and I don't shape boards so..don't trust me on it!

Square or pin both work but the important thing is LOTS of tail lift!

KS

kitesurfer wrote:Square or pin both work but the important thing is LOTS of tail lift!

Second that ... lift in the nose and tail is almost the same for a true nose rider; note that this tail lift basically enables a drag force to be incurred, reducing velocity and helping to pull that tail down which in turn aids nose riding.

If you are focussing on a pure nose riding board here are some other things to consider:

• wide point of the board should be behind the centre of length
• I personally feel 50/50 throughout or near too is fine. to better this down knife rails up front, 50/50 soft through the center finishing in up rails at the tail...
• Nose concave comes second to tail lift; you may also think about a bottom roll as concaves are generally used to speed things up (good in the nose of a nose rider), where convects are employed for stability, smooth transition when turning etc, etc, and in general slow things up... is that right Roy (Just seeing how well his radar is tuned in this week )
• If you have the time... Tom Wegener's site has some great articles and you might find something of interest on my blog .

I have just gone from a 10ft 3in square tail single fin with quite a bit of rocker a twin concave down the length, about 3 3/4 thick to thin rails and a shallow concave at the nose which worked well for nose riding.
I have just got a 10ft 3in pin tail single fin with 6 chanels in the tail quarter of the board, less rocker and subtle shape through the rest into a very shallow concave at the nose. 3 3/4 and thick rails (I put on some extra weight over winter and a bit more float comes in handy!!)
Now that I'm used to the new board I find it noserides as well as the other even though they are completely different. I guess that means to me that a good part of the noseriding thing is about the person on the board and what the wave is doing around you...