the Motivator
THE MOTIVATOR- Designed to be a “Step Down” Rocket/full on groveler, The Motivator is easy to “get going” in 1’-2’ junk. Knowing it takes much more than hacking a flat rockered Sputnik out of a slab of foam to make a great hi-performance groveler, we went to work making a high performance grovel board to “Motivate” people to get out and surf in that 1’ junk.
-Widen the nose and oversized Rocket tail. The straighter outline creates drive.
-Thick nose and tail foil (with a beak nose to abruptly thin out the tip) to add flotation without increasing overall thickness.
-Low tail rocker along the stringer line (to add drive and resistance to rear foot in mushy waves) combined with curvy rail rocker (creating a strong “V” behind the rear foot) creating a magic, tight turning radius when put on a rail.
- Flat deck and a full, steep rail for stability and paddle power.
- The wide tail features a volume reducing “step rail” to the last 10”, to add bite and make “real” turns in small surf easier.
Feel free to ride this one 1-2” shorter, and up to 12“ wider than a Rocket.
STOCK DIMS (WITH CUBIC VOLUME IN LITERS): This chart serves as a general guide to what our various models will look like in a retail setting. These numbers are optimum stock dims for the models, to ensure the flow between outline and rocker, but are not set in stone. This both a guide for deciding whether to choose a stock board or custom order one with your own dims; and also a guide for quiver building.
THE MOTIVATOR - 5’6 19.50 2.25 – 5’7 19.75 2.25 - 5’8 20.00 2.32 – 5’9 20.25 2.38 - 5’10 20.50 2.50 – 5’11 20.75 2.56 - 6’0 21.00 2.63 - 6’2 21.25 2.75
