When I was first designing my boards - played around with various designs.
Some pulled really tight on calm days but went nuts in a chop. A lot of trail and errors - many errors , came upon a decent set.
One day off Solomons - it was really snotty. Had waves up over bow of my Grady a few times. My dad was with me and said - let's see how rough they'll handle before going over.
Had the boards fly off waves a few times - easily 2 feet off water. Looked like a tuna jumping waves. They never flipped so left design as is.
A few guys have managed to flip my boards but often in really bad waves. One thing that seems to help them ride better is getting first line just about to the board. I think it acts similar to the tail on a kite.
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