7'10" Ryan Lovelace Thick Lizzy

Originally the ThickLizzy was an experimental mid-length for Trevor Gordon. We wanted to make something that made good speed on flat waves, and could be surfed tight in the pocket like the v.Bowls. What we didn't expect was the incredible projection off such a big board, so after a year or so of playing with the first version I started exploring the design and eventually making smaller versions. The Lizzy has a long, low rockerline and has a bottom shape that I consider somewhat of a Santa Barbara specialty - the tri-plane bottom is used in a lot of my designs to allow a wider board to switch onto rail much cleaner and quicker than it's actual size. What it gives the Lizzy is a much more active, positive response on rail; You can cruise to your heart's content, or crank it off the bottom and crack the lip with a lot more aggression than any other mid-length of my design. The ThickLizzy sizes in three loosely-defined ranges - little, middle, and big. Big Lizzy's I consider in the