In the 80´s, the former professional surfer Ricardo Martins, unhappy with some of his results and the judgement criteria at the time, decided to make some changes to his main competition board. It was necessary to extract more from those waves, to get space to make three, four turns.

The result was immediate, Ricardo made two consecutive finals in the OSP contests - Organization of Professional Surfers. This board would definitely change his view of high performance small wave boards.

What he did at the time was to drop three inches from his usual board, change the rocker by making it straighter to generate a lot of speed, and increased the entire area of ​​the board to get a better wave entry, fluctuation and

stability. It also inserted double wings to reduce the tail area and make easier some

tight turns. Wings were used a lot back then to break the lines.

Today the 2S is a reread of that experience. Designed for high performance in small and weak waves, its design resulted in an extremely compact board. We highlight the combination of a rocker with little curve and a bottom that includes a single entry, accentuated double concave and exit vbottom.

Another important point for the 2S´s performance in adverse conditions is the construction of an outline with plenty of nose and tail area. It was necessary to guarantee stability and on such a fast and small board. In other words, the turbo is activated when the surfer begins to paddle, you enter the wave faster than with a normal shortboard. The 2S, as it is a specific board for small and weak waves, achieves speed and space where an all around board cannot reach.

But for the 2S to function as a high performance board, it´s important to use at least 3 to 4 inches smaller than the everyday board, and increase the volume. The size can be defined directly depending on your surfing level. Therefore, the higher it is, the smaller the board should be. This equation should also be applied for surfers who are not in top physical shape, where the 2S should be used in the same size as the regular board.

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