Deep V

I had slowed to look at the lamp

which was quickly dismissed

and then the two fans

artfully draped

with an ancient

spring suit

Then I saw the Dent. If it was a snake it could have bit me. 

In the late sixties, Chuck Dent would have been in full flight downtown HB

a lot of people were, but that's another tale.

It's relatively easy to spot a deep V

aside from the rarity

it's the slice of cake tail

revealing a generous V mowed into the blank

The rest of the shape is the standard performance

long board for the period, with touches of the hull school

but still in the 8 foot range

Think long driving turns

 Kirra Rincon The Islands

Get the whole package going at speed

and the roll turns off the bottom off the top

were certain to be smoother faster

and more Griffin-like

Dare I say that Rick Griffin was one of the most influential surfers of the period?

He literally drew everyone a picture of where we suddenly all wanted to go