I'm hoping to get this board shaped locally or buy it from the man himself. The reviews look great on this board. It's great in small - medium surf but can also produce in larger, heavier waves. Does anyone on here have this board and what do they think of it? Thanks
just an idea you can take your short-board to a local shaper and say: lop off the top 6". Adjust entry rocker to suit 1" wider Same thickness Diamond Tail. Pull in the nose. Your $650 board just became $460 and you get to support a local shaper. Win-Win.
bottom contours The biggest thing on the white diamonds isnt just the 6" off the nose or a wdier teail, the board carries a ton of volume (like a dumpster diver, in fact the reason the dumpster diver came out is becuase Dane rode a white diamond and loved it so much CI had to make something similar) ANyway the single concave and how it is placed thru the board is why those are so popular. I have a Tommy Moore Tweaker which is a dumpster diverish type board with a diamond tail and the single concave running thru the board doesnt fit my surfing as well as I thought it would. I like to drive and surf off my front foot (as far as working the face for speed) and this concave and rocker set up (a bit more rocker in the tail) doesnt fit my surfing really. The board is great I just have to surf more off my back foot on this board. I have found that single to double concave witha nice vee running off the tail works best for me to create a "drivey' and responsive board. I bought my Tweaker to try out the straight single concave all the way thru the board, i have found in punchier surf it works great, doesnt have to be any biggger than waist high as long as it has some ass to it the board works well I am just not use to it yet. It will take awhile to find the boards sweet spot. I highly recommend boards witha single to double concave and vee off the tail for flat faced surf. You can still have a short fat and thick board with that concave style on it.
The White Diamond is not like a Dumpster Diver. White Diamond has a pretty full nose (not pulled in). Dumpster Diver has pretty narrow nose. Both have pretty wide tails. I make White Diamondesque boards for myself and my 6'0 x 20 3/8" x 2 1/2" is my go-to board for NJ in the Waist-Head range (90% of the days I surf). I'm sure you can get a local guy to shape you one.
Thats how roberts describes it. Check out the youtube video on them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEVRnpkAMwc
I think he was just referring to placing the outline on the blank (pulling in the nose and tail on the blunted blank). I have seen plenty of White Diamonds and Dumpster Divers up close and personal. The WD has a significantly wider nose than the DD. Probably 12-13" for the WD at 1 foot from the nose. DD is less than 12" at the nose; more like a regular high performance shortboard with a wider tail. WD is wider all around (and shorter). There is a zillion page thread about White Diamonds on the surfermag design forum.
I think you are mixing up the nose with the tail. DD's have a 15" or so tail. Nose is pretty pointy and narrow: http://bravesurf.com/Shop/ProductDetails/tabid/69/P/Channel_Islands_Dumpster_Diver/C/Channel_Islands/PrimaryID/33/CategoryID/288/ProductID/4730/Default.aspx
boards this style work well in certain conditions but are awkward on takeoffs in any kind of size or steep or in windy conditions they look like they're flapping around and not at all smooth they look all chopped up no style.maybe good for air,small or mush
Thanks everyone. I'm just throwing around ideas for my next board which I would prefer to have shaped locally. I've only surfed thrusters and was throwing around the idea of a small-medium wave board like the white diamond. It appears to hold on heavier days too. I'm also thinking about a twin keel fish. I'm just not sure how a twin fin will feel especially backside after only surfing thrusters.
i work at bethany surf shop and had WRV shape me a 5'7 version of the white diamond, works great, one of the best boards i own. ordered some for shop and even picked up roberts boards to carry in summer. we should have them for sail soon in wrv and roberts
Anyone in vb rock one of these? Just curious about performance and versatility with what we get around here. I can scoop one for 250. Thoughts please
do it! i just picked up a white diamond & i absolutely LOVE the thing! can't say enough good things about it...i've had the imitators...a dumpster diver & a neckbeard from ci, a locally shaped dumpster diver style board...nothing comes close to how good this thing is. definitely my go-to summer board from waist high to head high.
This is the response I have been looking for (despite the reviews and advice I have gotten from others)! Thanks NJ I had been looking at the Lost boards until I saw this board.
