The Neck Beard by Dane Reynolds

Neck Beard Squash – “Voted 2012 SIMA Board of the year”

Model Description

After a year of tinkering with different concepts, Dane Reynolds launches the Neck Beard, his favorite free-surf board. No longer working to hide volume from the judges like with the Dumpster Diver, Dane is letting it all hang out with a wider nose and chop tail. With light single concave and vee out the back, this board is faster down the line, has increased rail-to-rail transition, and is more stable when landing airs. Super user-friendly, this is the board Dane grabs when its 1-foot to head-high.

The 2012 Neckbeard tail is taken directly from Dane’s hand-drawn template. Dane kept the overall generous plan-shape to provide a skatey feel but the tail refinement allows for slightly more back foot sensitivity. Light single concave and vee out the back, increased rail-to-rail transition and wider through the nose and tail.

Dane rides the Neck Beard as a tri-fin and as a quad for speed. Comes with a five fin setup to get the best of both worlds. If you are a fan of the Dumpster Diver, then definitely grow out your Neck Beard. Order yours 4 to 6 inches shorter than your height.

Experience

Novice to Pro

Ideal Wave Size

1-foot to head-high

Stock Dimensions and Volumes

		Dimensions		Volumes
Stock Length	Glass	Width	Thickness	Liters
5’4	UL/SO	19	2 1/8	24.0L
5’6	UL/SO	19 1/4	2 1/4	26.5L
5’7	UL/SO	19 1/2	2 5/16	28.0L
5’8	UL/SO	19 3/4	2 3/8	29.6L
5’9	UL/SO	19 7/8	2 7/16	30.4L
5’10	UL/SO	20	2 1/2	32.4L
5’11	UL/SO	20 1/8	2 9/16	34.3L
6’0	UL/SO	20 1/4	2 5/8	35.5L
6’1	UL/SO	20 3/8	2 11/16	37.3L
6’2	UL/SO	20 1/2	2 3/4	39.2L
6’4	UL/SO	20 3/4	2 7/8	42L

Video

Timmy Curran demos the Neck Beard

Read about Timmy’s full analysis on the Neck Beard