Fantastic Acid – DISMETRIC HULL – 7’2″ – Ref. DISMETRIC72

Dismetric Hull x Fantastic Acid 

No Color. No Polish. No B.S.*

Tristan Mausse did it again with this first prototype of an Asymmetrical Displace Hull. It has come out after a lot of thought, work and experimenting design going towards a more performance outline and bottom shape, while still being and breathing like a displacement hull.

This is a result of an exploration, still going on, that materializes a totally different vision of a Displacement Hull. No color. No polish. No B. S. [Bull Shit*].

The beautiful mess of a busy glassing factory. Picture by Aitor Molina.

· ANATOMY OF THE OCEAN’S UNICORN · 

· Frontside | The right side on the surfboard has a straighter outline for more speed down the line and a wider tail to offer more flotation on the back foot. This side of the surfboard will be helped by a side fin to hold the wide tail a lot better and compensate the non-deep central fin.

· Backside | The left side has a more curbed outline with a narrower and rounder tail, that, for backside surfing, will relieve the pressure needed to engage a rail.

The Dismetric Hull. Picture Fantastic Acid.

· Rocker | The nose rocker is more pronounced than that on a classic displacement hull, which adds acceleration on the front foot to facilitate riding near the tight, inside curl of the wave.

The middle/center part of the Dismetric Hull has a flat rocker form 1 foot up to the central fin until 2 foot from the nose. This part here breaths as the classic Displacement Hulls’ rocker and will provide extra surface are to allow you move faster with the board while having more stability on that point. This surfboard enjoys a “twisted” tail rocker that will offer an extra kick on the left side (backside) of the surfboard helping you on turns.

Two Shapes in One Board: Enjoying Balance Surfing on a Tightrope 

· Bottom | It’s been built to keep the features of a Displacement Hull but only when needed. Meaning, surfing it as a Displacement Hull since that part is featured on the front foot area (belly vee), using the balance between front foot and back foot where the widest point is, on the middle of the length of the surfboard. That leaves us the back foot area featured with a full planing area with a kind of asymmetrical spiral vee, which is deeper on the left side of the surfboard (backside).

· Belly | The belly vee is key to define the surfing style this surfboard will provide you: keep that “resistance” and organic connection to water. Just how we like to ride it with Displacement Hulls.

Tristan Mausse testing the Dismetric Hull.

· Spiral Vee | This spiral vee is a double concave into a vee. It will help us transition from rail to rail while providing a lift thanks to that double concave that will allow the surfboard to plane above water instead of through it.

· Backside Rail | This rail is a soft 40/60 rail (40% top / 60% bottom), so it’s an upper rail than the boxier frontside rail.

 “So two opposite components of surfboards design mixed into one, is the vision I have been trying to experiment on my displacement Hulls since a while. With most of my models but mainly with the PMH and the Parlementia Hull. It’s been pretty surprising but I wanted to explore the possibilities a bit more.”–Tristan Mausse.

Your Displacement Hull must match the right fin. Tristan holds them tight in Anglet. Picture by Aitor Molina.

· Fin Set Up | To surf mostly on the back foot, we’ll need a single fin located more backward that a classic hull. 8” depth and a moderate flex. Only the frontside, with a wider tail, will have a side bite to offer a better hold. 

· Dimensions | 7’2 x 19” on the left side (backside part) and 20 1/4 on the frontside part. 3 1/8 thick. Lightweight glass.

How Does Surfing Feel Riding this Ocean Unicorn?

“I have been testing since 3 weeks my last design based on a principle of an asymmetrical hull including also many different changes into the bottom shape, rockers, outline and fin placement. I have tried that 7’2 by 19′ by 3 1/4 everyday in many different kind of waves, and that board became one of my favorite design. It never felt that easy to surf a displacement hull on back side. And the board really allow to surf a non-regular wave, compare to a classic displacement Hull which require a more regular wave providing a wall. The most surprising thing was to feel that deep spiral vee, which really lift the tail out of the water, make it planing and allowed me to push on my rear foot to get some propel.
A different kind of propel than a flex fin propel. A propel I can use after a bottom turn, or into the curl when the flex fin would have not provide me any gain of speed. While on full trim i could move a bit forward and use to whole potentiality of the belly vee located on the front foot and feel the Hull alive! 

That was the really interesting thing of how I could have two boards in one, and just in gauging the balance between the rear foot and front foot. The reactivity and maneuverability of the board is way more enfolded that a classic displacement hull, which is good for beach break’s short waves.”–Tristan Mausse.

 Feel Like Surfing Through Water 

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Tristan Mausse and a classy hand-shaped board perfectly branded. Picture by Aitor Molina.

· GLASS SHOPS BOOK by TRISTAN MAUSSE · 

This is no ordinary book; it is a book about the passion, knowledge, journey and love that Tristan Mausse is still experiencing.

Not in vain Tristan Mausse uses 480 pages to document his steps and travels. This book is an open window that invites you in through his words, work, more than a 1.200 pictures, drafts … It is like getting inside the head of someone’s most intimate secrets, longings, desires and passion to know, live and share about the Hull’s tight-knit community and surfboards.

Take it Home!