Love the board D shaped me—ride is almost every day.
Derek shaped me a mini simmons and I can't tell you how stoked I am—he only shapes about 25 a year and I was lucky enough to get one. He told me he was too busy running Wave Tribe to shape for outside sales, but when I asked him over beers he said ok. Get one if you can!
I finally got to try the board. In Lombok at outside Gerupuk with head high waves. It was sooooo fun. I managed to connect all three waves of the spot when no one else could. This board is mental, the amount of speed you get!
I also love the long curves you get to draw. Grabbing the rail on cutbacks is super fun. This is a completely different feeling from shortboards and it feels so much nicer. It worked well from the first wave and I already feel that I surf better with this than my Al Merrick.Thanks a lot again. I will try to send you a few pictures or even a video if I manage to get friends to do it for me.