{"product_id":"rusty-the-what-pu-fcs-ii-3-fin-factory-second","title":"Rusty The What? - PU - FCS II - 3 Fin FACTORY SECOND","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d26137;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFACTORY SECOND:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This board is part of a limited collection of Factory Second surfboards. These boards function as intended but have a touch more personality. This personality comes in the form of imperfections in the handwork that is involved in making these surfboards. For example, the colour is not perfect, the logo is in the wrong position or there is a minor fault in the finish. In return, you get a great deal on the price. If you can live with these imperfections, these deals are definitely for you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe What? is your new favourite high performance shortboard. This board will perform best in waves that are a little bigger and have more power than average days in Southern California. Best conditions would be about shoulder high to overhead with punchier\/steeper sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is a What?? The What? is Rusty’s version of your standard high-performance shortboard. It will perform best in shoulder high to well overhead in better conditions with waves that have more power behind them. The What? has a somewhat narrow nose that travels into a mildly curvy mid-section and then to a slight, elongated bump just after the rear of the front fins in the tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall rocker is fairly aggressive to allow for maximum performance and top to bottom surfing. The bottom is where this board starts testing the waters. It starts off in the tip flat and rapidly deepens into a single concave, this gives the board a lot of speed. At the mid-section, it reduces in depth and then develops into a shallow, slightly hooked, double con, then a slight vee off the tail to allow for rail-to-rail transitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe What? is what you’re reaching for when you want maximum performance out of a board whether you're doing turns, airs, or hunting tubes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeep single concave up front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep single concave with the deepest part in the entry, approximately 1\/4 to 1\/3 back from the tip of the nose, starts to shallow out through the center of the board and turns into a “hooked” double concave as it approaches the rear foot, coming into the front fins. The deepest part of this double con is under the rear of the front fin. The deep concave in the front creates lift. It feeds water back through the midsection and into “the zone” between the feet, generating a great deal of speed and drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHooked Double Concave\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single concave helps to direct water flow, but it doesn’t really focus it. A double creates a lateral break and helps to initiate turns. It helps to focus the water through the fins. By deepening the concave and focusing it close to the rail, deepest under the front fins, it gives extra hold and provides additional thrust and drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottom finishes with a slight vee off the last few inches of the board. That helps to finish turns, smooth and connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaper's notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is a What? What if the deepest part of the concave was ahead of center? The What? is a very high performance shortboard. The template of the What? has a somewhat narrow nose that travels into a mildly curvy mid-section. The tail width at one foot is in the low 14s. A slight, elongated, bump just aft the rear of the front fins that flows into a slightly rounded squash tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFin(s) included:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRusty Surfboards is the brainchild of Rusty Preisendorfer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1953, Rusty began designing surfboards at the age of sixteen. Not long after, he started shaping surfboards for major brands including Canyon and Gordon \u0026amp; Smith (G\u0026amp;S), to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs his profile grew, Rusty’s hand-shaped boards became the choice of champions, earning ads and editorials in both Surfer and Surfing magazines. In the 1980s, after success on his shapes, Rusty began to brand his work under Canyon Surfboards with his own logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis heralded the birth of Rusty models being ridden by more than half the pro surfers in the ASP (now WSL) Top 16, including Australia’s Mark Occhilupo and Californian Dave Parmenter. As a rivalry developed between Occy and California’s hero, Tom Curren, the publicity blasted Rusty into the surfboard shaping spotlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Occy riding Rusty models and Tom riding Al Merrick \/ Channel Islands surfboards, their rivalry grew into legendary proportions. This was the perfect time for this master of surfboard shaping to take the plunge on his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreaking away from Canyon in 1985, Rusty the man soon became Rusty the brand, starting his own label using an iconic, large R with a dot as his logo. This was referred to simply as the ‘R-dot’ and has carried us through to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt did not take long before the ‘R-dot’ moved into apparel as the brand became more established and recognized in the world of surfing. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Rusty Surfboards endorsed many of the pro surfers of that decade, including Taylor Knox, Chris Ward, CJ and Damien Hobgood, Jamie O’Brien, Kalani Robb, Todd Chesser, Shane Powell and, more recently, Josh Kerr, Noa Deane and now Wade Carmichael and Caio Ibelli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside surfing, the company was one of the first to crossover and endorse athletes from other board-sport disciplines, like skateboarding with Tony Hawk and snowboarding with Jason Ford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRusty Surfboards’ commitment to progressive surfboard designs for pros and bros alike makes it one of the most beloved and well-respected brands in the surfing world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rusty","offers":[{"title":"6'2 \/ Clear","offer_id":57764771135870,"sku":"RU-PU-WHAT-0602-LTD","price":755.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/6117\/8685\/files\/RU-PU-WHAT-LTD_Rusty_The_What_Extra_Factory_Second.webp?v=1785341077","url":"https:\/\/popupsurfshop.eu\/de\/products\/rusty-the-what-pu-fcs-ii-3-fin-factory-second","provider":"Pop-Up Surf Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}