7'8" Ryan Lovelace vBowls For Casey Surf

7'8" Ryan Lovelace vBowls For Casey SurfRyan Lovelace's v. Bowls are arguably one of the most popular midlengths out there currently and it's for a good reason. Lovelace channeled years of hullistic research riding convex bottom boards and set out to develop a design that allowed for more back foot functionality and freedom to surf more critical sections of the wave without taking from the effortless glide that convex bottom contour enthusiasts all know and love. Looking to test out one of

The bottom contour exhibits a dramatic triplane hull that's almost comparable to a subtle edge bottom contour that runs just about the entire length of the board before tapering out in line with the side bites

*Fins not included

A quick note: Nineplus suits run smaller than your typical US brand

a photography slideshow featuring Divine's archive

Robin Kegel of Gato Heroi is the mad scientist

Knost brushed the foam lightly to give this run of boards a toasty look

9'4" x 22 11/16 x 27/8"

pointed nose and pin tail that is accentuated by the board being rather narrow overall and thus making the board appear longer

The bottom contour is heavily rolled all the way from nose to tail

critical sections

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