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Both the Slip and Slide feature the Jimirim 2 cockpit for superior dryness and fit - but can also be rendered with a standard stand-up cockpit rim for those who want zero extra volume at the knees or those who have fit issues with their knees. Of course, standard rims are not as waterproof as the Jimirim.
Slip (small/mid inseam range)
This new Jim Snyder design exploits the virtues of elliptical ends. An ellipse is the tightest circle you can draw around two points (a pure circle is the tightest perimeter for one point). This helps ensure there are no extra bumps or flats in the perimeter - it's tight!
Jim worked on this design for over 14 months - working through a series of shorter prototypes. The short (8') prototypes were quite adaptable underwater - but also ambiguous underwater - so the final design landed at 8' 9" - not so much to add speed as to develop tool area in the ends of the boat. The Slip also features a "shy" bow (narrow at the feet). This is a benefit for light legged people and also helps keep the bow dense - as the bow has a fixed vertical height based on your ergonomics and can only be reduced to a fixed size. Slip hull still has the two small divots in the bow but has a 'soft' (smooth - no divot) stern to get maximum drop at neutral angles of attack.
The bow and stern are exactly the same length for drag balance underwater.
This is a serious DT machine and geared towards being adaptable to the ever-changing conditions in the Realm. This makes it easier to deal with and so saves energy. And Zombies need all the energy they can get!
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The Slide (long inseam range)
The Slide is essentially a long Slip - designed for very tall Zombies. However its hull is completely smooth - no divets, and to compensate for that - the deck toe bumps are 1/2 " taller than the Slip bumps. It is 9' 10" long and features the Slip's elliptical ends and shy bow. Both designs are 22" wide at full chop - so they are minimalist.
The Slide also features a new aggressive chine angle in the hull to help create a sharp leading edge around the hips and toes - and also to remove volume from the hull.
The Slide should finally solve all the chop difficulties tall people have as it is very dense- although long. It runs very quietly and smoothly underwater.
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