Definitely a competition board, just as rideable in mushy waves blown over by onshore winds as in very powerful surf, thanks to its unique acceleration and pivoting ability.
Presentation:
You like to accelerate and tear and accelerate and tear and accelerate and perform radical manoeuvres?!!!? If the answer is YES, tick the box ‘I want this board’.
The Modern Drive is the best in the high performing surfboard category: it is speedy, mean but smooth, simply amazing for those surfers who are hungry for performance.
Throw yourself into a take-off without thinking, rip a slashing bottom turn without any hesitation whatsoever, slap it off the lip and drop down the face again to accelerate under the crest which is curling ahead of you, pass under it in the hope of coming out at the end of the tube, and when there’s light at last, you carve an arc on the dying shoulder and come out of the wave with your hand against the water, before lying down again to catch the fiftieth wave of your session this morning.
Three-sixties, aerials, roller coasters, hard cutbacks, this board can do them all.
It has such acceleration ability that everything becomes possible.
But don’t think that it is a board just for off the tail surfing. It is also incredible for nose riding. Everything flows easily and fluidly, because it has so much floatation.
Its thin nose and the ability of the rails to hold an edge will guarantee top performance at the nose.
A board that can do everything? Yes it exists! It is called the Modern Drive 9′.
Programme:
A pure 9′ high performing board! This board works well in all kinds of conditions: this is THE board for ripping it up everywhere, from Pornic to Pipeline.
Technical level for surfing this shape:
– Beginner: no problem at all.
– Confirmed: high performing but easy even so.
– Pro surfer: extreme for a tasty programme.
Shape floatation:
– Less than 65 kg: super cool.
– 65 kg to 85 kg: simply perfect.
– More than 85 kg: it is a bit small especially on slop or if you weigh more than 100 kg.
Shape intensity:
Care, power and commitment needed! A simple and smooth board but one that needs working to bring out the best of its possibilities.
Shape:
– Rocker: continuous curve for smooth gliding.
– Rails: defined at the rear, quite defined in the centre and quite soft at the front. A board with lots of acceleration and holding power even on extremely slopey faces.
– Volume: just the right amount for medium weights. The flat deck provides ultimate comfort and total stability when moving up and down the board.
– Outline: model dimensions, perfectly balanced outline.
– Tail: Baby Square Tail for a powerful drive and rail shift approaching the maximum possible. The tail is one of the key elements on this brutal and outrageous board.
– Nose: Round Nose for perfect floatation and control in all situations.
Technical data:
– Length: 9′ = 274cm
– Width: 22″ 2/3 = 57.5 cm
– Thickness: 2″7/8 = 7.3 cm
– Width one foot off the tip of the nose: 18″ = 45.7 cm
– Width one foot off the tip of the tail: 14″ 35.6 = cm
– Tail: Baby Square Tail.
– Nose: Round Nose.
– Fins: Tri-fin 2 + 1 US box.
Equipment:
– High Core compressed glass fibre fins for top performance. Unbreakable brass insert and 3mm stainless steel screw for extreme strength.
– Unbreakable Minituttle and US box so that you won’t miss a session.
– 5 mm Diamond Grip Tail Pad for total adherence and confort.
– Concrete Fixed Plug to be able to let go without ever having to think about losing your board.