8'8" Mid-Simmons

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A mid-size Simmons, my best guess at the original template. It's 8'8" x 24" x 3". XPS core from recycled sources, 2x6oz s-glass on both sides, lam with C3D epoxy, hot and fill coats with Resin-X, finish with 1K poly spray (a strange mix of toxic and recycled sources). The keels are G&S glass-on, classic fish. Next time, I'm going make myself a pair of Simmons keels. It's a short Simmons, not like the Casper or mini-Simmons boards. The template comes from images in TSJ and the book of Greg Noll surfboards. How does it ride? Super-early takeoff, very fast down the line. Get the whole rail in the face right away and you have it all; needs clean waves of any size; competes with any log; can be ridden on the nose.