9'5" Arenal Modern Mal featured The outline of the board

The outline of the board is relatively straight

The outline is relatively straight with a slightly pulled in tail and nose

5'5" x 20 1/4" x 2 3/8"

and turned down the last third of the board

and allows the rider to sneak in an occasional tasteful noseride

9'5" Arenal Modern Mal featured The outline of the board9'5" x 22 7 8" x 2 7 8" Michael Arenal's Modern Mal is a speedy convex bottom longboard inspired by late 60s Aussie sleds. The outline is nicely hipped, with the wide point pulled back from center, and a rather pulled in nose and square tail. The rails are bladey, creating an engaged hull like rail feel that knifes like butter. On the bottom, Michael kept the contours completely convex throughout, with a moderate belly that extends from nose to tail.