Rascal II
Yes, you guessed correctly; the Rascal II is an offspring of the original Lil’ Rascal. Don’t worry, it’s not meant to replace the trusty, tried and true design of the original Rascal….
It started as just some thoughts…..ideas for a new board design after contemplating just how much fun I’d had on my Lil’ Rascal over the last year and a half. So, here’s what I came up with….and you know what? ….it goes gangbusters:
Rascal II – I added a slight bit more curve in the last 12 inches of the nose rocker so it rails nice and tight in little nook and cranny pockets.
I put in a concave deck. It feels like your riding a skateboard and responds super quick edge-to-edge. The caved deck also gives you this insane feeling like you are riding “in” the board and “in“ the wave…you gotta just try it to understand what I mean. I also shaped in four “parabolic” (fancy for curved) channels that give extra lift, drive and directional hold. The moontail releases the water being compressed through the channels in a way that keeps the tail crisp and free to break it loose when you want to.
It has also been set-up to ride as either a quad or thruster…..keeping your fin options open. In a nutshell…..it’s more versatile, faster and looser; skates though the flats quicker, and surfs tighter and more responsive in the pocket than ever before.
I included a little riddle to go along with this board model. Tell us what in the world the following riddle means and how it correlates to the design relationship between the original Lil’ Rascal design and the new Rascal II design:
Here’s the riddle: “It’s nice to not have the hiccups off your front foot when encountering nooks and crannies ripe for slapping.”
Tell us if you think you’ve solved the riddle. E-mail us at: riddlemethis@proctorsurf.com
Product Specs:
Dimensions: 5'3" x 19" x 2"
Channels: 4 parabolic (curved) channels
Tail Shape: moontail
Construction: Proxy custom Flexible Epoxy
Fins: FCS Fins, 5 Fin Install comes with MRTX Twins + 2 trailers to ride as quad or thruster
THE PROXY
Proctor Custom Flexible Epoxy version 2.0
- Stronger than before, lighter than before, with an even more responsive/ longer lasting flex memory -
Made from materials designed for the highest performance surfing
possible – utilizes specific flex patterns to increase the board’s
torque through turns.
Stronger than the molded boards (i.e. Boardworks, Surftech, etc…)
Lighter than traditional p/u boards (polyurethane)
Custom designed…no pop-outs.
Now with unlimited custom graphics options.
The Proxy….definition. – Custom epoxy surfboard that matches the
flex and performance advantages of a polyester board with strength that
surpasses the molded pop-out boards.
This is our latest development in the flexible epoxy series.
We begin with an ultra-lightweight epoxy “fusion Core” for the shaped
blank - a uniquely formulated eps that has been fused under higher
pressures to achieve greater compression strength and less ‘worm holes’
(i.e open pores typical with standard eps foams. These open pores, or
worm holes add unnecessary weight due to water or resin absorption into
the blank.) The “Fusion Core” does not suck in water, or bubble or
delaminate over time like other custom epoxy core materials are prone
to do.
I custom shape and design each board on the DSD surfboard cad design program.
This allows me to use my most proven shapes to further customize the
perfect board for each surfer. Through personal discussion and
interaction, I am able to determine each surfers’ height, weight,
experience, the type of waves they surf, and the direction they want to
take their surfing. I have always believed that plain old communication
is an integral part of the design process.
The glassing is done with premium grade S-glass (the best fiberglass
for yielding the highest strength-to-weight surfboards). Strategically
placed flex points, or hinges are added at this stage as well. We are
offering two performance enhancing upgrades to the new PROXY line….I’m
calling this the Titanium Series. Upgrades include: (1) reinforced
carbon-hinge flex tail and/ or (2) Kevlar deck compression patch.
The epoxy resin used in the process is also uniquely formulated to
have more elongation, or flex than is typically characteristic of most
epoxies. This is very important to how a board rides.
The best surfboards flex and recoil back out of turns…..
they flex lengthwise as well as side-to-side along the board….this
is the “spring”, the “life” that you feel in a magic board. No matter
how great the shape of a board may be, you kill it if you build it so
it rides stiff and rigid.
Each board is made from start to finish here in our Ventura factory.
This allows me and the Proctor Surfboards crew to ensure that the
highest level of attention and quality is put into every board. |
