THE Widowmaker has been one of my longest and best selling models for quite sometime now, inspired by some of the boards i was building and riding while working for Mikey Meyer in Jeffrey's Bay, drawing deep inspiration from Dave Parmenter's Widowmaker fin set up.
What we have is a wide point forward single fin type template, modernised with some interesting rocker lines, bottom contours and fins placements (i don't recommend riding as a single fin - infact I FORBID THIS). I find the Widowmaker set up provides all the benefits of riding a single fin but with the added snap and bite of the side fins. Appropriate for small(ish) waves to well well over head waves (we do a Gun WIDOW) the Widow is a favourite with everyone that rides it. The front half is fairly forgiving and the rear half is a lot more refined and tuned in.
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"FUN / FAST / FLUID"
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The Widowmaker in shorter lengths is a great pocket-rocket tube rider and good wave shortboard alternative, in longer lengths it works as a high performance midlength or alternative step up. The Widowmaker works in a good variety of wave types and wave sizes, and the fin set up is what really makes it highly functional. The really neat thing I find with the Widowmaker is you can dial the fins in for a lot of different waves/conditions which makes it a versatile beast. For tighter arcs I move the centre fin up in line with the side fins, this tighter cluster creates a more responsive feel under foot but reduces the size of the sweet spot and moves it forward so it's better suited for smaller waves. Then for longer, drawn-out lines on larger waves, I pull the centre fin back in the box to spread things out a bit more with a wider sweet spot you can really jam into.
Available from 5'6 - 10'6
TYPICAL DIMENSIONS:
6'0 x 19 x 2 1/4
6'2 x 19 1/4 x 2 3/8
6'4 x 19 3/4 x 2 1/2
6'6 x 20 x 2 5/8
6'8 x 20 1/4 x 2 3/4
6'10 x 20 1/2 x 2 3/4
7'0 x 21 x 2 3/4
7'6 x 21 x 2 3/4
8'0 x 21 1/2 x 2 7/8
8'6 x 22 x 3
9'0 x 22 x 3
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