LOST 『
V3-STEALTH 』Explanatory video by the designer himself, “MAYHEM”
FILM: Michal Van Mierlo
EDIT: TABRIGADE FILM
The
V3-STEALTH was inspired by the Rocket model, so it also inherits the rocket tail.
The
V3-STEALTH was created because surfers who had been riding the Rocket model series since the beginning wanted to combine it with the nose of a high-performance board.
The outline has been extended to incorporate the nose design of a high performance board, and the rocker has been gently applied only to the nose, eliminating the flat feel of the board rocker of the Rocket model.
The "V2 Rocket" and "V3 Rocket" from the rocket model series are very popular and have sold very well.
The "V3 Rocket" model combined a double wing and a rocket tail.
It's one of the top four Lost Surfboards of all time, and many WQS surfers wanted to combine the performance of the V3 Rocket with the nose capabilities of the latest high-performance boards.
So with the
V3-STEALTH , we basically added rocker and length to the nose of the V3 Rocket.
As you can see, it's probably a rocker similar to the performance board.
You can also choose the option of the channel bottom that I developed.
A lot of surfers have asked me about the channel and talked to me about it,
I thought the timing was good.
Then I shaped a few and the surfers in the channel loved it.
I shaped a few more and felt that this was something that should be released as a new model.
I shaped a lot of channel bottoms in the '80s and '90s, and back then the channels were parallel to the stringers and at right angles. Yes, the old channels were deep, square cuts, and all four were parallel to the stringers.
In my modern design, I first decide on the position of the fins,
The channels are angled radially, rather than parallel to the stringers.
So the R4 channel on the Rost has the outer channel parallel to the front fin and the inner channel parallel to the back of the quad fin, and the channel lines are radiating out and wide into the tail.
The angle of this channel makes pumping for acceleration efficient whether using 3 or 4 fins.
The R4 channel is more responsive, quicker and has better turning ability than conventional channels.
The usual channels that were popular in the 90s were simply good for straight-line speed, but this R4 channel is something completely different.
I learned a lot from the old Channel Bottom.
Another thing I want to mention about the R4 channel is that the channel grooves are gradually deepened little by little.
The channel that started from zero is deepest at the tail outlet.
It's not carved deep, but has a gentle curve.
Deeply carved channels tend to create hollow areas that cause the tail to lift too much.
It will repel the tail rocker.
So the R4 channel has a subtle, gradual curve that leads to the tail outlet.
It will be available to all team riders,
Already top surfers from Kolohe and Carissa are loving it.
This also looks great in combination with the
V3-STEALTH carbon wrap!
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/214956939[/vimeo]
