![]() Italo’s U-42, like his grandfather’s concept, had to be, is highly water-resistant. The left-handed configuration, which achieves a more comfortable fit on the wrist as well as better protection for the crown, has become one of the signature characteristics of Italo Fontana’s U-Boat watches. Fontana’s watch was based on the same principles of high legibility, water resistance, and reliability.Ī few notable differences occurred, where the most obvious was an intricate crown system on the left of the case. While not associated in any way with the Panerai family business, Mr. ![]() Italo Fontana’s grandfather, Ilvo Fontana, submitted his watch idea to the Italian Navy at the same time that Panerai was producing their pieces for the Marina Militare. The limited-edition U-42, unveiled in March 2010, is based on the U-1942 but scaled down to a 53mm size and to a more accessible price range. The numerals and left-handed configuration of U-Boat watches spurred from these drawings and were originally revived in 2009 by the giant, 65mm, U-1942. A second important source of inspiration for Italo’s watchmaking career is a concept that his grandfather had proposed to the Italian Navy in 1942. The successful Flightdeck collection and the lesser-known Thousands of Feet series are examples of U-Boat watches that spawned from this passion. Re: Know Anything About This 10-3 Starboard SUP?ĭay 1 downwind training, questions and Barracuda impressions.U-Boat watches are professional instruments and in a meeting with Italo Fontana, founder and designer of U-Boat watch, I learned that much of his inspiration comes from machines like racing cars, or jet fighters and the instrumentation found inside them. Re: Armstrong gear for sale: 1125 chopped, Surf 205 and vTail Re: Day 1 downwind training, questions and Barracuda impressions. If I had the extra funds I would definitely get this board and I think it would be great in all but major downwind conditions on the Great Lakes lakes as the waves on the lakes can get rather steep with little room between that even the huge rocker of my rail has a hard time with unless I am very far back. I think I would only get faster as I learned the feel of the board. When I decided to do race pace I was easily.5mph faster. My average speed without killing myself into a 5-10k headwind and small waves was 5.5mph and downwind was over 6. Turning around and going with the waves is great as the rear rocker and volume are perfect for catching waves and if your not fast enough getting back the front has a pronounced peak and a lot of volume to pop out of a pearl quickly. Going 8nto waves is effortless as the waves break over the front and he board does not lose a beat. I never had any issues with the board wanting to go with the side waves and it always kept coarse. I was out in a headwind with 6-10inch waves/chop today with mixed direction waves. Unfortunately my main board is a JL Rail 14* 26.5 and it is about 1mph faster in most conditions. On the flat it has great glide and is very fast. I have been out in flat with a few large boat wakes and never felt like I was going to go swimming as it has great secondary stability. The new hull Has a flat front rocker with a rounded profile which transitions to a flatter area and then into the single concave for the rear 1/2 and the rocker in the rear third is quite pronounced which is great for riding bumps. ![]() The deck has a pronounced angle up to the rear deck which takes a little getting used to but is great as the rear has a large amount of volume for pivot turning stability The new sunken deck is great for stability and the board has all the new race features like lifeguard handles and a front mounted leash mount. ![]() In total I have about an hour on the board. I was able to get a few rides on the board on a few different conditions. ![]()
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