Day 2 of Christenson Madness

5'3 Ocean Racer

First of all, I need to give credit to Richard Kenvin for bringing this style of craft to life. This board has many features from my fish design; low rails, belly in the nose, single concave thru the fin region, and low rocker. The round nose offers more paddling power to keep the board short as possible for performance. The step in the nose displaces the volume out of the wide plan shape to make the board lighter, more flexible, and more responsive. The dual marine ply fins offer drive and hold with positive buoyancy. The straight back and rounded corners of the tail offer more release in the pocket than other fish designs. This model is currently one of my best sellers and I highly recommend one in every quiver.

5'5 Ocean Racer

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5'6 Beausoleil

 This model is a hybrid of the Ocean racer and the CFO. This model was developed my Mikey Detemple and I to get more radius on rail than the Ocean Racer and CFO but still maintain the trim and glide feeling from these models. This board comes standard as a quad and about 1 1/2" narrower than the Ocean Racer which makes this board extremely loose. I recommend riding this board 5-6" shorter than your standard short board.

5'10 Ocean Pro 3

The Ocean Pro series is a collaborative design series from my pro riders and other traveling pro surfers. Brad Gerlach, Greg Long and Ian Walsh keep all three models in their quivers.

The Ocean Pro 3 is the best all around board in this series. It has the widest nose and the most rocker nose to tail out of all the boards in this series. Available in both single and triple concaves based on rider preference. The rocker is continual nose to tail keeping it slight to the eye. The continual rocker helps keep the board very responsive and the wider nose offers the best paddling power out of all the boards in this series.

5'10 Ocean Avenger

The Ocean Avenger is a high performance grovel design. I recommend riding this model 2-4” shorter and 1 “ wider than your standard performance short board. A wider nose and tail add surface area to give the board drive in gutless conditions. The double bump wings in the tail break the outline down to add more pivot in the pocket. This board comes with a swallowtail and a 5 fin configuration so you can ride the board as a quad or a thruster. A lot of my riders like to add 4 channels in the tail to add even more drive. However, channels are not recommended in “non-glassy” conditions.

6'2 Ocean Pro 3

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