Comments for Interview: Jude Turczynski of Huki Surfskis and Outrigger Canoes at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 11 out of 11 comments http://www.surfski.info Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:08:18 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2792 Jude said they designed and built the wing to support itself in a tumble through big off shore seas in shredded wind blown 20 footers. He's seen full, head on high speed collisions with steel bouys without disabling damage. They can build a wing for playing in the surfers zone, and have a dozen different construction types to choose from. Hope that helps. Kathleen - Kathleen Petereit Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:06:36 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2790 I was slammed about quite a bit at the USSSC with the wing but not in shore break. I think it can take quite a bit of abuse. Maybe he can make it in different construction types like he does his skis. If you look on his website you can see the many construction options he has from ultralight to bombproof. Good question. I will see what I can find out. Kathleen - Kathleen Petereit Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:13:43 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2785 Re Questions: prismatic coefficient is the number describing rate of change of the cross sectional area of a hull over its length. It will directly affect wetted surface and wave[making] resistance. "Flat" in canoe/kayak is a relative term. The faster boats have a cross sectional area approaching a "V" shape- but they are not stable. The more that V shape rounds out to a flat bottom, the more stable it becomes, but with a loss in hull speed. Rocker and where to put it always eluded me, not being a designer. The best way to learn about these things is to start building, but...... - Jim Murray Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:24:02 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2782 I would really like to know what "prismatic co-efficient" is and how it effects hull design. Also Jude says that "a nearly flat surfski hull could be a fast hull if you controlled issues such as wetted area &..........rocker". Does he mean flat as in "flat bottomed" or flat as in "with very little rocker"? One of the things that interests me is the fact that designers can adopt highly divergent approaches and still achieve good outcomes. The V10 and Mako6 are 2 good examples. When the V10 appeared I put its speed and stability down to its minimal rocker and a broad/flat high volume tail. I thought that Fenn would have to adopt the same approach to achieve a ski with comparable speed and stability but the Mako6 has high rocker with minimal tail volume with a round section. It is is just as stable and clearly very competitive in terms of speed. It all goes to show that there are many ways to solve design problems. - Dale Lippstreu Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:49:15 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2768 This is how cool Jude is. I emailed him about my friend Wolf who is too stocky to fit in a regular ski. This guy is solid muscle with legs like tree trunks. Jude thought about it and said he could make a ski to fit him. It took a lot of extra work to make this custom fit ski. Wolf came by tonight to pick up his ski from my house and was ecstatic after he sat in it...I couldn't wipe the smile off his face ! Kathleen - Kathleen Petereit Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:12:40 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2759 Behind every good man there is great woman ? Keep up the hard work Jude. aloha, pog - onnopaddle Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:46:05 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2758 Would like to echo those with positive experiences buying Huki boats. Had the pleasure of purchasing an S1-R from Jude and would hands down buy another of his boats. He took the time to match the layup and accessories to my needs, and although his boats might be a bit more than the standard vanilla off the shelf models (smile) offered by other manufacturers, you're getting a quality product produced by, as one friend puts it, someone who's in the business of 'selling happiness.' I love this boat. Every dealing with him has been an absolute pleasure; from my experiences, he bends over backwards to make sure that when you're paddling Huki, you've a smile on your face. - Trilobite Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:38:08 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2757 Cheers Kenny. Soon there will be a direct flight to the west coast of the USA on Emirates Airline, and more Dubai boys will make the trip out. It is a fantastic race in a great city. We hope that some of you boys will come play in the $100 000 Shamaal race as well one day. I wonder if the US Champs should look to move closer to the timing of the Molo, so that once the guys are all in that part of the World it is easy to do more than 1 event. Just a thought. - Gavin Dickinson Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:15:50 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2755 Gavin, If I'm not mistaken, 16th place by Mike McNulty of Santa Cruz California was the highest place for Huki in the race yesterday. In the doubles race today, I think the Huki double was second with Bevan Manson and Craig Nortje on board. Regarding the Gull Wing, you should have seen Dawid standing up and paddling one of the Hukis with it - gondolier style. The whole weekend was a BIG FUN freakin' party, as usual. Great competition, with world class competitors. We missed you, as well as all of other wild and crazy Dubai Dudes. ;D -Kenny - Kenneth Howell Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:13:22 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2753 Out of interest can anybody tell me what the highest placed Huki ski was in the 2008 US Champs? The 'Gull Wing' looks like a great enhancement to help people get used to riding big swell.I do wonder how it would stand up to being bashed about in big beach break surf (which for lot's of guys is where all the trouble starts) Well done Jude. - Gavin Dickinson Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:15:09 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/811/156/#pc_2750 Jude makes beautiful and solid products that perform wonderfully. What makes it additionally enjoyable is what a great person he is as well. Thanks for making such great skis Jude. Don - doncraigdesign Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:01:46 +0100