Featured Board: Accelerator
for small wave ripping
Hey Todd and Charissa,
I hope all is well!
I wanted to suggest a nickname for the Accelerator – “The Preserver”, because that’s what this board is doing to all of my other boards on the rack. It’s like the MVP player that is getting played the whole game, while the rest sit there sadly waiting their turn. If it’s less than ideal conditions, the Accelerator is coming out! It flies in anything from knee high to slightly overhead and turns on a dime! I haven’t ridden any other board in the entire rack since I picked it up from you over a month ago. Every time I stand in front of my quiver, the Accelerator calls to me, almost glowing from the pack, reminding me of how many waves I catch, the speed it generates, the turns, and how no wave seems to be a close out on this board. Though I know winter swells will bring out the Blackbird and SR71s, for now, the fall doldrums are perfectly fine since I found the Accelerator!
I had a contest 2 weekends ago and didn’t even bring any other boards other than the Accelerator and I usually bring minimum of 3-4. I made the finals again, by the way!
Thanks so much for the support! Take care and God Bless!
Paul Pence, Cardiff, CA
Todd, that new Accelerator you shaped me is sick!
You are a true craftsman… it shows in your boards as well as your artwork
I can’t thank you enough.
I look at this board as a true step to take me to the next level and thats what I’ve been searching for.
As you know I’ve ridden all the top shapers boards out there and the difference with you is being able to be in direct contact with you, as well as your commitment to producing the board I was looking for.
Thanks for walking it like you talk it, you and Charissa are really cool people.
My only regret is not contacting your company a few years ago.
When I get my SR71 I want to leave this board with you , so you can ride to see the tweaks we made to it. Just keep in mind you will probably have to pry it out of my hands.
Thanks again and God bless you and your family.
Rob Kenworthy
Accelerator: 6′0″ x 18 7/8″ x 2 1/4″ round/thumb tail
| Our Price: $799.00 |
Recommended Cure Time: ideal cure time is 1 week
Construction: proxy custom flexible epoxy
Glassing: S-glass
Fins: FCS or Future
Rider Weight: 135 – 155 lb. / 61 – 70 kg
Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Weeks
Product Code: ACC-5.11-7182
Accelerator
This board is specifically designed to make small wave performance surfing easy. You get fast-driving speed bursts off the front foot and hair-trigger, tail whipping warp-arcs off the back foot. A wider nose outline and low entry rocker get this board into waves quicker and blot it down the line faster. A bendy tail rocker sweeps off the back fin making it quick and responsive in tight rail-arcing hook-turns. An even single concave runs through the midsection of the board making for a “wide open sweet spot” i.e. the board wants to go even if you don’t have your feet right in the perfect spot every time.
Right at the fins the rocker ‘drops out’ and the single concave goes deep….this creates what feels like an engine under your back foot. The deep concave forms an air pocket as well as a straighter path to compress the water through the extreme rocker of the tail….this air pocket acts like a gas pedal or “accelerator”…push back on the tail and it rockets through turns like a piece of ice on wax paper.
Here’s the dimension I suggest based off your normal “good waves” shortboard: ride this board one inch shorter, 1/4″ wider in the middle, 1/2″ wider in the nose, and 1/8” wider in the tail. Go with the same thickness just with a fuller, boxy rail. This creates a flatter deck which gives the board a springier flex pattern….key for that extra little thwang in small waves.
Oh yea…as a bonus, it also goes looneybinsmental in everything up to slightly overhead.
Skill level: intermediate to advanced
Type of waves: primarily designed for knee high to shoulder and weak, but it goes great in everything up to slightly overhead.
TO ORDER THIS BOARD FROM THE ONLINE SURF BOARD SHOP, CLICK HERE. WE SHIP DIRECT WORLDWIDE
Product Specs:
Dimensions: 5′11″ x 18 3/8″ x 2 3/16″
Tail Shape: rounded squash tail
Construction: proxy custom flexible epoxy
Fins: comes with FCS Fins
Leave a Reply