Futures

Containing all the proven design details and DNA as the RNF_96, from which is “spawned”, the RNF ’96_KINGFISH features:

• Low entry rocker, for paddling through line-ups, ease in catching waves and plenty of glide, to take you where you wanna go, once you’re on one.
• Flattish deck, with full, down/soft rails, for floatation and stability. The flat deck allows us to stay relatively thin with the KINGFISH, keeping the deck-line curvy.
• Even the larger sizes are relatively nimble, flexible and forgiving underfoot.
• Balanced outline, with modest width in the nose and tail, which both measure the same width, on all sizes, retaining plenty of central curve in the outline, for turning.  The tail is still similar width to a shortboard and combined with the shallow swallow, it doesn’t feel “too fishy”, allowing real turns.
• Bottom contours are flat up front, blending to a single concave throughout the center, tapering to a double concave Vee, from the front fins, which accelerates to deep Vee, out the swallow tail.

• The KINGFISH is designed to be ridden 6” (on average) longer than you would the RNF’96, although you can easily go shorter on the small sizes and extend longer on the larger sizes.  With this in mind, we

  continued bending the tail rocker and scooping the deck out, as the boards increase in size, so although the board is longer, it doesn’t feel stiff and hard to turn. The nose and tail remain relatively thin and foiled in all sizes.  Like its predecessor, the fin placement on the RNF’96_KINGFISH remains and 2+1 set-up. Twins up front, with a small trailer, is how it’s built and designed to be ridden. The fin placement has been designed and tested to allow an open sweet spot, where you don’t need to be standing on the tail to turn this board.

LIGHT SPEED Custom Composite features:

• Ultra-Light / Ultra-Lively Foam Core: Steam molded, High Strength-to-Weight Ratio, fused cell, water resistant, stringer-less EPS foam core.
• High-Strength, Flexible, Impact Resistant, Epoxy Resin System. Woven Carbon Fiber Centerline “Stringer” (top and bottom): Engineered to add both strength and Rapid-Reflex “pop”, with just enough release to feel forgiving underfoot. The Carbon loads up under foot pressure, and springs upon release.
• Fused Carbon, Tail Reinforcement Patches: Transfers more direct input into rail and adds strength.
• Centerline Aligned Carbon “Exo-Stringers”: Enable natural Torsional Twist, similar to a wood stringer board, but lighter, and with a much faster reflex reaction and more “pop”.
• Innegra Infused, Engineered Composite Fiberglass: A multi weave (6oz lengthwise, woven with 4oz, rail to rail) fiberglass, top and bottom, adds significant break strength, while keeping the boards Ultra-light and Ultra-lively.
• 5oz Warp-Weave Fiberglass: A multi weave (6oz lengthwise, woven with 4oz, rail to rail) fiberglass, top and bottom, adds significant break strength, while keeping the boards Ultra-light and Ultra-lively.
• LightSpeed – Light and exceptionally fast technology, allowing you to take your small wave and everyday surfing to new levels of speed and Pro-formance.