New Ama

Posted on Jan 26, 2013

In the early years of the Pueo, we used to get a lot of sideways glances at the ama. "Huh? Why is the waterline so long," used to be asked by customers on a daily basis. Now that the paradigm-shifting ama has become commonplace, we've gone and re-designed it.

The original Pueo ama's extended waterline was among the first on the market to embrace the idea that the ama is acting as a second hull. When an ama has a lot of rocker, the resistance is constantly changing as a factor of how much weight your putting on it. Slight changes in weight result in drastic increases in resistance as you start pushing the rocker through the water. With a straight ama, you eliminate those drag spikes by allowing the efficiency to stay relatively constant regardless of how much downward pressure is applied.

We've taken four years of accumulated knowledge about the original ama and applied it to our second generation ama. While maintaining the long waterline of the original; we added volume so it could handle changes in pressure better; we kicked up the nose rocker a hair to keep the nose from digging; we rounded out the hull profile for added efficiency; we added a third setting to the front for added customizability; and the entry (where the water first makes contact with the hull) is much finer for added efficiency.

The sum of the changes is an ama that is not only more efficient in the flat, but it's looser and more responsive in the surf. And, starting today, we are opening up the list for custom ama orders. If you're interested in one, email us for an estimated delivery date or place an order at store.kamanucomposites.com/products/ama.