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I flew to Australia the week of the premiere, where I 3D-scanned Rasta's board in person to replicate it for you all here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis shape is a mix of thirds to me: 1\/3 things I've known, 1\/3 things I thought Rasta would prefer, and 1\/3 total experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's a rather sleek fish, with a relatively small swallowtail - a balanced hybrid performance fish, based on some older curves of mine \u0026amp; updated for this project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts low, flowing rocker is designed to provide planing speed, but the complex bottom shape takes that into a different dimension, offering multiple rocker lines nose to tail: the rail rocker delivers a smooth, continuous line for power and flow in turns, while a distinct kink and release behind the fin, caused by the channel exit, adds some release and punch. Meanwhile, the center-line rocker is lower in the front for maintaining paddle speed, transitioning into an accelerating curve in the back for dynamic roll and looseness underfoot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlanking the channel is a wide, flat plane for a responsive, skating feel, while the narrow central vee under your back foot adds control. It's a radical blend of opposing design philosophies, giving you speed, power, and versatility all in one board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZING:\u003c\/strong\u003e I've decided to switch up the scaling for this model - in an effort to expand and contract the exact same board for different weight-class humans, instead of each size being a different variation, I've scaled it inch by inch via Shaped 3D between 5'8\" and 6'3\" to try to duplicate the EXACT board on a sliding scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 5'10 x 19 x 2 1\/2 - 29.19L is Dave Rastovich's size.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Love Machine","offers":[{"title":"5'9 x 18 13\/16 x 2 7\/16 - 28.03L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263091293,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5'10 x 19 x 2 1\/2 - 29.19L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263156829,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5'11 x 19 1\/4 x 2 1\/2 - 30.36L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263222365,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6'0 x 19 7\/16 x 2 9\/16 - 31.33L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263287901,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6'1 x 19 11\/16 x 2 9\/16 - 32.44L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263353437,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6'2 x 19 7\/8 x 2 9\/16 - 33.58L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263418973,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6'3 x 20 1\/8 x 2 5\/8 - 34.75L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263484509,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6'4 x 20 5\/8 x 2 11\/16 - 37.3L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918263550045,"sku":null,"price":1449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/9164\/9885\/files\/Pedestrian_Ship_Deck.jpg?v=1793831027"},{"product_id":"love-machine-fm","title":"LOVE MACHINE (FM)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe FM is the result of Ryan's own quiver's development. 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The FM's core design is shifted and altered within our size range to provide a wide range of feelings across a huge spectrum of lengths and outline types; Ranging from aggressive pocket surfing 6'6 to the unmistakable flow of the 8'1 and beyond - with the mid 7' range being the 'baseline' of the spectrum for the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize is your friend on the FM - they surf smaller than they measure so don't be afraid of length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6'2 to 6'4 Recommended Fins – Lovelace Twinzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6'6 to 6'9 Recommended Fins – FM Twinzer, Lovelace Twinzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7'0 to 9'6 Recommended Fins – FM Twinzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**PLEASE CONTACT FOR CURRENT COLOUR AVAILABILITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Love Machine","offers":[{"title":"6'4 x 20 1\/2 x 2 5\/8 - 35.4L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918435516509,"sku":null,"price":1549.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6'9 x 21 x 2 3\/4 - 42.14L \/ Futures","offer_id":67918435549277,"sku":null,"price":1649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"7'0 x 21 x 2 3\/4 - 43.9L \/ FCS II","offer_id":67918435582045,"sku":null,"price":1799.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/9164\/9885\/files\/FM_DECK.jpg?v=1793832532"},{"product_id":"love-machine-gt","title":"LOVE MACHINE (GT)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe GT sports a more neutral outline than its 'big' brother the Burner - Sharing the same super quick vee-double-single bottom shape, but with 70\/30 down rails for pop and skate speed. 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