JS Carbotune Big Baron Mid Length Surfboard - FCS II
JS Carbotune Big Baron Mid Length Surfboard - FCS II

JS Carbotune Big Baron Mid Length Surfboard - FCS II

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BIG BARON CARBOTUNE

An instant classic, the Big Baron is inspired by the mid lengths that generations before us rode on the infamous Gold Coast points. This is paired with a more modern bottom contour and twin fin placement, then complemented by a neatly pulled in round tail for extra hold. Because on this board, you’ll be burning speed and burying rail. A lot of it.

An overall flat rocker generates and holds momentum in even the weakest conditions, while vee throughout the board from nose to tail with added double concave through the fins helps it rock from rail to rail and retain its manoeuvrability. The plan shape holds a generous distribution of volume throughout, with relatively low rails allowing you to still turn at high speed.

The Big Baron excels in playful conditions from knee high to slightly overhead. And while short, sharp waves are not where its range of strengths are best used, it has the paddle power and ability to control speed that you’ll love in quality, longer waves. On points, reefs, or beach breaks with stretched out banks, the Big Baron takes the pressure off and lets you enjoy the downtime between turns, tubes or the typical sections other boards can get stuck chasing. And as a bonus, riding the Big Baron will naturally smooth out your surfing and translate almost immediately to the shorter, more high-performance boards that most of us want to ride when conditions (and mood) align.

The Big Baron is designed to give a lot and only require a little in return. More time to set up and make adjustments, earlier and easier entry as you paddle in, and the ability to go further and stay out longer in whatever waves are on offer.


CARBOTUNE CONSTRUCTION:

6 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

After six years of research aim and development, our brand-new carbon construction is ready to be released to the world. We’ve used dozens of different layups from our testing grounds at home on the Gold Coast & around Australia, to wave pools and a huge variety of waves throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Morocco and Brazil. CarboTune is what we’ve settled on as the unanimous favourite from JS and the Traktor Team in each of these conditions. The aim was always for endurance and performance unlike anything seen before in surfboard construction – now we’re here.


HOW ARE CARBOTUNE BOARDS CONSTRUCTED?

It begins with an EPS core. No stringer.

2. Carbon fibre cloth is assembled to wrap the entire exterior, precision engineered using the exact same angle and weight in each layer that we settled on throughout R&D as the ideal combination for durability and flex.

3. Carbon fibre cloth is applied with a vacuum-bagging production technique to ensure consistency in lamination. This technique is something we have developed & refined throughout the manufacturing of our HYFI construction boards since 2015.

4. A new generation clear epoxy resin is used throughout lamination, chosen for its excellent bonding characteristics with carbon fibre. Epoxy adheres to the carbon fibres to improve the composite materials’ strength, durability, and chemical resistance. It also provides high resistance to UV light, preventing discolouration.

5. An automotive clear coat is used to finish each CarboTune board, sealing everything to ensure the cleanest possible watertight surface.


USING CARBON FIBRE IN SURFBOARDS.

Carbon maximizes the weight to stiffness ratio of a surfboard, and provides you with a craft that efficiently turns power into speed. Translated for surfers and shapers - carbon provides an instant transfer of energy. So everything you put into it, CarboTune will give you back. Response will be immediate to any power directed to the board from the surfer or wave. This means that both angles and weight of carbon layups play a huge role in the R&D process and decision making on the boards’ construction. The weight of our actual carbon fibre cloth used is lighter than all other carbon we tested throughout R&D. It’s also lighter than the carbon fibre cloth used in most other surfboard constructions available around the world.

We’ve decided on this exact weight for better flex, while the finished overall weight of the board is still optimised for maximum momentum and projection. We’ve found that this ideal overall weight is close to our pro level team weight in a PU board. For example, a 5’10” / 28.6L CarboTune Xero Gravity is 2.4kg / 5.3lbs, and a PU pro team board at the same dimensions & volume is usually 2.5kg / 5.5lbs.


THE BALANCE OF WEIGHT AND DURABILITY TO EQUAL THE PERFORMANCE WE WANT.

The benchmark after making Formula 1 style surfboards for 25 years is all about getting the balance of weight and durability into a board that will perform better than ever. We’re using all of that documented data on what is the optimal weight for each number of litres, for each surfer, and the type of surfing that they do. All of that has gone into making sure these CarboTune boards come out at those ideal specs. It’s a finely tuned balance for weight and durability to equal the performance we want. What the construction comes back to is a relatively simple formula: Weight & Durability = Performance. That’s why it’s taken 6 years – these elements have finally come together with the ideal balance for any surfboard made in CarboTune to both perform and last.


FEATURES:

Rocker - A flat rocker generates and holds momentum in the weakest conditions.

Fin setup - The Big Baron comes stock as a twin fin. We recommend the JS Twin Fin for Futures plugs and the FCSII Power Twin for FCSII plugs.

Glassing - Boards 5'10 to 6’0 are glassed standard with 4 x 4 oz. deck and 4 oz. bottom. 6'2 to 6'6 are glassed with 4 x 6 oz. deck and 4 oz. bottom. 6'8 to 7'0 are glassed with 6 x 4 oz. deck and 6 oz. bottom. The 7’6 is glassed 6 x 6 oz. deck with 6 oz. bottom.

Rail Type - Big Baron has low rails to allow you to turn at high speed with such a generous distribution of volume throughout.

Concave - Big Baron features a Vee throughout the board from nose to tail with added double concave through the fins helps it rock from rail to rail and retain its manoeuvrability.


Dimensions:

5'10A x 18 3/4 x 2 15/16 (27L)
5'10B x 19 x 2 7/16 (29L)

6'0A x 19 x 2 3/8 (29.5L)
6'0B x 19 1/2 x 2 1/2 (31.2L)

6'2A x 19 1/2 x 2 1/2 (32.4L)

6'2B x 20 x 2 5/8 (34.4L)

6'4A x 20 x 2 9/16 (34.3L)
6'4B x 20 3/4 x 2 3/4 (38.7L)

6'6A x 20 1/4 x 2 5/8 (36.8L)
6'6B x 20 7/8 2 7/8 (42.1L)

6'8A x 20 3/4 x 2 5/8 (38.5L)
6'8B x 21 x 2 7/8 (42.8L)

7'0A x 21 x 2 3/4 (43L)
7'0B x 21 3/4 x 3 (48.7L)

7'6A x 21 3/4 x 2 7/8 (50L)
7'6B x 22 1/4 x 3 1/4 (57.9L)

 

 


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