Singel fin Eggs: lessons learnt

I got this single fin made up for me by Ian Chisholm down at Southcoast longboards about 5 years ago. I wanted a board to take over to Scotland. I wanted something that would paddle like a longboard but which I could take on a plane easily and which would fit into a little hatchback. He made it 7'0" x 22 x 3. 17" nose and 17" tail. Soft eggy rails, no edge in the tail and a flat bottom. Soft rocker. This board was great fun in mushy beachbreaks or in small point waves, but in anything with any power was a handful. It needed some role or concaves to loosen up the bottom and let it go rail to rail more easily. The volume in the tail helped in small surf but hindered it when the surf got bigger. That said, I had some great waves on this. Mostly in France around Biarritz. You should go. I got waves but nothing great in Scotland. It was so cold you had to gimp up even in summer. The north sea is all short period wind swell. Really short as in about 9 seconds. It comes up in a few hours and goes just as quickly. Plus the tides are huge, so the surfing window is very very limited. I did surf Thurso though. It's like Winkipop but meaner. I got smashed. Wrong board and out of condition in a heavy wesuit and 2 degree black water. Its a story though. I kept this board for ages when I got back to Oz mainly because I loved the colour! Ended up surfing it at Meanos around at Flinders. I put a 9' Greenough 4A in it and it worked much better. A flex fin will normally make a single fin work a lot better. It was fun there. Meanos is a usually a pretty fat wave, but you get fun sections. Sold this board recently too. I saw the guy out at possos a couple of weeks later. He was liking it. Stale for me, fresh for him.