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new Focus race board
« on: September 22, 2014, 04:33:52 AM »

Mo Freitas was on a cool looking Focus race board at Huntington beach. Anyone seen it or have any info on it?

Looks like a race board that would downwind well. I like pointy noses.

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2014, 02:55:18 PM »
It looks like a prone board. Other than seeing the picture, I don't know anything about it.
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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2014, 10:57:05 PM »
It's their new "all waters" style race board... wicked narrow, but they're doing a big boy version too.  Focus has stepped up their game.  I have their new catalog at work... I'll chime in tomorrow on the specs of their production version. 
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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2014, 04:07:46 AM »
Focus has updated their Cali line by changing the shape above the water-line, and introduced a new Downwind model which is the board in the photo.  That is the 12-6 by 24.5" I believe.  They also have a 14' version that  think comes in at 27".  I'll need to look at my dealer catalog too and double check those dims.  The 14 will offer competition for the SIC 14s, but come in well under 2k$ in glass. 

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2014, 07:08:38 AM »
That board looks cool. Does Pat Rawson shape his race boards too?

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2014, 07:15:05 AM »
ok, here are the specs and costs on the new Focus Downwind boards:

12-6 DW Bluefin, 24.75" wide  $1430 glass / $1995 carbon
12-6 DW Bluefin Wide,  27" wide  $1430 glass / $1995 carbon
14 DW Bluefin,  26" wide  $1665 glass / $2355 carbon

These are going to be hot boards in 2015

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2014, 08:12:46 AM »
Thanks for the info Raf. I agree those are going to be hot boards. Any pics on the production version? The one Mo is riding looks like 20”. It’s at his knee!
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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2014, 08:58:18 AM »
Mo's board is 22"  :o


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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2014, 09:27:30 AM »
no pics :(

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2014, 09:45:55 AM »
2 inches narrower than my old longboard.  I guess if you're the size of a gymnast, you can do that sort of stuff. 

(While I appreciate the conditioning it takes to be a racer, my lot is solidly cast in the surf category.  All those years of basketball leagues, I was never jealous of those that just ran distance to stay in shape.  I'm to squirrelly to be that disciplined and not goof off along the way)

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2014, 09:53:41 AM »
Slatch, these boards are exactly that; boards to goof around on when you aren't surfing.  I think we are going to see some significant growth in the "downwind" market in the next couple years because these boards are better for most of the non-surf crowd than the pure displacement raceboards.  They go fast on flats (not as fast, but still fast), they surf better than raceboards, and anytime the weather turns a little crappy or you are dealing with chop, they work better than raceboards.  For folks living in a marine coastal environment, they make a lot more sense than displacement boards. 

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2014, 11:18:54 AM »
Slatch, these boards are exactly that; boards to goof around on when you aren't surfing.  I think we are going to see some significant growth in the "downwind" market in the next couple years because these boards are better for most of the non-surf crowd than the pure displacement raceboards.  They go fast on flats (not as fast, but still fast), they surf better than raceboards, and anytime the weather turns a little crappy or you are dealing with chop, they work better than raceboards.  For folks living in a marine coastal environment, they make a lot more sense than displacement boards.
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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2014, 07:17:47 PM »
Looks alot like the Infinity Blackfish, which looks alot like the NSP boards, which look alot like the Fanatic boards. hmmmm…..

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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2014, 09:25:15 AM »
It's up on the website now.
http://focussup.com/boards/bluefin/
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Re: new Focus race board
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2014, 08:13:53 AM »
Nitzan from Focus stopped by our shop today to show us the new Focus Bluefin - this custom was 14 x 23 (!), production will be 26" wide. 

The idea is an ocean/downwind board that carries its width nose to tail, making it stable and allowing you to ride it narrower than a standard race shape... w/ the added speed of a narrow design.

He also pulled out a prototype Cali Race that could become production for 2016. 

These are both California-made customs, they are working on a special order program for custom boards which is pretty cool. 

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