Roberts DreamCatcher

lolz

 

o bagus,

Anybody can do it. trust me, I am an equal moron to all others on this site.

 

really barry I would think that he would be too busy to deal with the pubic like that

 

I got a replies. It takes a day or two, but they do reply. And they are flexible to your specs.

 

are you a ex pro barry ?

 

No, just an old guy, that has been surfing for a looooong time, bagus. You??

 

I'll let Robert know how stoked your are.

My buddy that plays in ASG has a Dreamcatcher that he rips on from waist high to overhead. I watched him hit the lip and get barreled too many times today down here at Wrightsville. What makes these kind of boards great a lot of guys is that they have that forward area and a flatish rocker that helps you get in early and drive off of for speed in barreling waves. Since the tail is pulled in you can stall it. That feature and some other magic sauce also makes it versatile for turning.

 

Answering emails I get that question often so I've got something typed up that I share. It may sound a little like my previous reply.

The Dreamcatcher has a retrosish outline but modern bottom and fin placement. It excels in the barrel due to its forward surface area and can be a ton of fun in smaller waves. With a pulled in tail it can turn on a dime and still hit the lip. If you have a WD(1 or 2) / similar in another brand sized for a performance approach, the DC is sized 1" longer and 3/8 narrower. If you working from a comp style shortboard then the size would be based on its length shortening by 1-5" depending on what the person is comfortable with and 5/8" wider. These sizing suggestions aren't written in stone since everyone likes boards in all kinds of combos. We even have the Dreamcatcher Plus which is the Dreamcatcher sized 6'6 and up. That board is for guys that dig the DC outline over riding a funboard or a longboard.

For a small step closer to a regular shortboard, the Meat Cleaver is based off the White Diamond 2 with slightly thinner rails and a little more tail rocker. Super fun in all kinds of waves like the White Diamond 2 but can handle bigger sized waves, too. It was originally developed for the punchy beach breaks around Ventura and in North Carolina. Folks up in NJ love it too. It's a really versatile board. It has a more shortboard feel and approach than the Dreamcatcher but may not reach the Dreamcatchers upper wave size range. The Dreamcatcher having more forward surface area has more internal speed where the Meat Cleaver may want a little more generation of speed through a bit of pumping or use of the wave or combo of both. The DC can be surfed this way as well but by design difference the MC is typically a little closer to that style. The Meat Cleaver is sized the same size as your WD(1 or 2) / similar in another brand sized for a performance approach or 5-6 inches shorter than your comp style performance board and 1 " wider. For most people looking for a performance approach over grovel or more cruisey this usually equals 2" -5" shorter than their height with the board's volume the same or slightly higher volume than their shortboard. For grovel we up the volume by a .5 - 1.5L depending on what the person wants based on the waves they call grovelling. For cruisey it depends on personal preference based on their current boards all the way up to Hope Diamond sizes. HDs can be both cruisey or performance depending what the rider defines as their performanc surfing.

I hope that helps. If ya have any questions let me know.

 

^ now THATS helpful. Thank you

 

Yeah, she is good lookin!!

 

Today was a blast. Defintiely hollow waves at some breaks. I also surfed my usual break even though tons of people must have just recently got an email about how well it's breaking. Great soft take off, some overhead waves that were so fun and rippable. Easy paddle out kept it crowded though.

 

Your running it as a thruster? I thought it was a quad board. Have you tried it as a quad?

 

Dammit, now I want one!!!

 

Sweet board, bradley. Seriously.

 

Nah, it's cool! It's great to see feed back on boards. If you don't mind me askin, about how much did it run ya?