GONG SURF 5’3 MATATA SIMONE PU GREEN MOON
A Unique, Made in France, exceptionally well finished Board.
Tinted Resin and glossy hand polished finish make this Board an object of desire.
The mini Simmons concept revisited by l’Ours. Wide board, extra wide tail, concave on the bottom in the back and convex under the nose.
The volume, the glide, early take offs….. the ingredients for a perfect board in average waves. It’s a board that gambles evrything on the planning, so you get a board strong with rebound and that passes through the sections like nothing. The felling of this board is demonic; you can surf the rails with finesse AND power at the same time, the speed is crazy!!! The maneuverability will surprise you as much as its handling in more serious waves.
This is the GONG version of Simmons concept. A super wide tail with a deep concave in the back on the bottom and a convex belly under the nose. The board is super fast, even on very slow waves. You think it’s going to be hard to turn? Give it a try and you will be totally amazed!!! Surfing a Simmons is a full-on experience of a global concept based on natural speed. The best tool for small surf.
It’s THE board, quick , compact and surprisingly maneuverable in smaller waves.
- Rocker : tight for maximum speed in smaller waves.
- Rails : hard at the tail and rounded off at the nose marrying with the convex belly for a smoother feeling.
- Volume : generous without excess for early take offs and mad performance in small average waves.
- Outline : very large at tail, and center with a medium/high wide point close to that of a longboard. The board carries hard and flys acrosss the water.
- Tail : square moon tail extra large for immediate planning.
- Nose : round point nose convexed under tip, avoids slapping and paddles fast.
- Length : 5’3 = 161,6 cm
- Width : 22″ 7/16 = 57 cm
- Thickness : 2″ 3/4 = 7 cm
- Volume : 40 litres
- Deck : slightly domed to conserve thinner rails and flat at center for control.
- Bottom : big concave at tail for maximum control and bowed/convexed at nose for supple handling at high speeds.
- Tail : square moon tail.
- Nose : round point nose.
- Fins : twin fin.
- Weight : 4,0 kg (weight margins + or – 5%)
- High Quality Materials : PU Blanks, Polyester resin, Glass Fiber. Material chosen for its adequacy with the demands of our technical specifications.
- Board 100% Polyester resin over Polyuréthane Artic Foam Green Density.
- Deck details : 1 layer of Fiber Glass 6oz + 1 layer of Fiber Glass 4oz
- Bottom details : 1 Fiber Glass 4oz layer, plus 1 patch of Fiber Glass 4oz wrapping the tail and the Fin Boxes.
- Numerically controlled Preshape in France, modeled after traditional templates, 100% Hand Finished.
- Glossy finish, the hand made polish creates a deep and incomparable brilliance.
- This technology is easily repairable in case of damage and has its advantage of not taking in water if you take a blow while still in the water.
- It’s THE technology of a ”craftsman” shaper, and fully delivers an uncomparable and sought out surf feeling.
- 100% hand shaped, glassed and finished in our shaping rooms here in La Baule, France.
