good to see someone remembers the John Kelly hydroplane..I was fortunate enough to have ridden one around 65'..amazing board from a truly innovative surfer.
just by the way: the one I rode had a way different fin template than that shown on the patent document. it was a much more sleek and foiled job, very much like the Greenough stage 4 fins that came out in the late 60's. I'm thinking there was a connection. and yes the planing surface.. always the attempt to find the holy grail between release and control.
good to see someone remembers the John Kelly hydroplane..I was fortunate enough to have ridden one around 65'..amazing board from a truly innovative surfer.
ReplyDeletethats great...
ReplyDeletenote planing surface
between figures 36 and
26...the universal planing
totem...again...its there.
just by the way: the one I rode had a way different fin template than that shown on the patent document.
ReplyDeleteit was a much more sleek and foiled job, very much like the Greenough stage 4 fins that came out in the late 60's.
I'm thinking there was a connection.
and yes the planing surface..
always the attempt to find the holy grail between release and control.