Tom Wegener on Nose Riding

I don't know when this was written, but this is an epic read for anyone who appreciates and the art of nose riding. Here's the link: http://noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

"Having hips towards the tail is the key to the ultimate noserider. The hips make the board ride more parallel to the wave. When you are on the nose where the boards is, say, 18 inches wide, while it is 23 inches in the hips, the attitude of the board will be more parallel with the wave thus making you travel faster across the wave. The flatter or straighter the board, the more parallel it can ride. With more width and foam in the back half of the board, there is more flotation and volume. This mass creates more tension with the fin and makes the board go faster. Also, it counters the suction created by the soft rails and lift in the tail." - Tom Wegener

Hmmmmm... Sounds an awful lot like the description of the Crane model, no? And yes, the Crane is an insane nose rider.