SHAPER
Michael Baron

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Tow surfing is almost more like snowboarding: you're into the wave before it's even breaking, so you don't have to take off that late -- it's all about choosing your line and pushing it as far as you want to go. Fins are an important part of the shape, as is the rail, 'cause you're going so fast you end up using the whole rail and relying on the fins to hold more than a traditional board. The footstrap positioning is all about feel: boards keep getting smaller so the stance keeps getting wider 'cause you want to keep the nose and tail down -- you gotta keep the stance wide enough to keep the nose down without popping your back knee out.

IDEAL CONDITIONS
Giant, unpaddleable Todos and crazy Irish bombies.

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