BLAST F2K FISH

I dreamed up this design in 2000. Hence the designation…F2K.

The design is a blend of my Fish Hybrid and the longer style “fins forward” round pin kneeboards I had been enjoying since 1990. These boards are designed a little longer than the Blast Fish hybrid. The extra length helps with catching waves. The 4 fin cluster is placed further up from the tail. This makes it ride like a shorter board. Other notable differences are;

Increased overall width, rocker, and a redistribution of foam volume.
In effect, the boards are foiled out thinner at the sides and ends.
This creates a board with increased overall torsion flex. The lively flex enhances acceleration yet dampens any vibrant board chatter caused by wave surface turbulence. The ride is smooth, fluid.

This is a super versatile board.
They can be tuned to be used in small surf of a California type beach break as well as large powerful Hawaiian style waves.

Incredibly fast and highly maneuverable they are the core of our quivers.

The board displayed:
5’7″ x 22 3/8″ x 2 3/8″ x 9″ fish tail tips.
Simple V bottom
Built for a surfer 5′ 8″ X 150 lbs, for Hawaii.

Greg Holzman air drops, then powers off the bottom with confidence, into the pit of a super charged, Hawaiian sand dredging beach break wave, on his Blast F2K V bottom 5′ 7″ 4 Fin.

 

Bill Lerner surfing in the Mentawai Islands Indonesia on his 5′ 7″ F2K 4 fin.

Lee Pattison toying with small Uluwatu on his 5′ 10″ Blast F2K V bottom 4 fin.

Here’s Lee riding my personal 5′ 10″ F2K V bottom 4 fin at Uluwatu.

The white board shown here is a 5′ 8″  Blast F2K with a single concave bottom, tuned for SoCal surfing.

 

Joe Taylor (yellow board) and Max Bollenger riding their F2K single concave bottom 4 fins at Huntington Beach California.