CHANNEL BOTTOM TWIN
Paddy’s Custom 7’ 0” x 21 3/8” x 2 9/16”
NEW STOCK
Channel Bottom Twin Pin
6’10” x 21 1/8” x 2 1/2”
“Clyde is wicked, ultra flat up front hey!”
For those that have surfed our single fin Clyde or spotted one in the racks you will have seen how flat it is, especially in the nose, there really isn’t much rocker.
Despite this our gut feeling was the template could work as a twin pin that would perform in good waves, maybe a few gentle tweaks but on the whole we thought this wide point forward template was going to work.
Hugh confirmed this for us, also saying most of his twin pins stemmed from WP forward single fin templates.
“I find the widepoint forward lets you get a slightly straighter section in the rear 1/3 - specifically from the mid point too the fins in terms of outline which is the drive box essentially”
Single side tint, on the deck with rail lap
Then the issue of the uber flat rocker profile. This wasn’t a problem in the tail..
“I've kept the tail pretty much as it is, weirdly the tail rocker profile of a 7'0 Clyde is pretty similar too my 6'10 TwinPin. I find flatter tails work as the fins are more pivotal and the twin set up makes it feel loose so the flatter exit makes it feel fast again!”
“i've increased the entry rocker by a fair bit, you could go flatter if desired, but i was working on the presumption its more for good waves, so a bit of entry rocker will help with slightly steeper waves, i also added a little foam up front too compensate for the slight bit more rocker without loosing paddle power...
We toyed with the idea of running a slight vee throughout but decided a little more concave was needed, at least on anything under 7’ 6”.
The bottom has the roll in the nose, into light concave and then goes back too flat out the back 1/3 and hard edge where the channels sit. We chose a similar foil to Clyde that tapers out nicely from the middle but runs to a more 60/40 style rail.
After chatting it over for this 6’ 10” and 7’ 0” we also opted to tone down the channels and not go super deep. Hugh suggested..
“I’ve found that texture in wave face creates turbulence between the fins and channels which is a kinda weird feel.. especially when its nearly always windy in Cornwall.. so i tend too tone down the depth of the channels making them a little more wind resistant..”
Depending on what you want and what you want to ride it in there are so many ways to go with it.
If you want to go for anything over 7’ 6” then a flat vee running all the way through feels great for getting a bigger board on rail and the deeper channels in the vee bottoms make more sense. The vee works better on bigger twin pins or gives the smaller ones a really cruisy feeling
This 6’ 10” Channel Bottom in plain white with a wet sanded gloss, 1/2” Balsa stringer and futures fins
