Outline

Curvy

The outline resembles that of a high performance Short board , then into a Hip/Flyer rounded pin, the inspiration came from our Nitro model Short board, one of our 2 best performance boards, it has a very curvy outline .. 

This allows the board to drop and climb freely , so you have a  very top to bottom speed pump action..
When you initiate a turn its responsive, then as your weight transitions onto the back foot , for tight bottom and top turns, the Flyer and narrower tail  kicks in , this allows the rider to square off the turn, so rather than slowly angling the board so its almost vertical as you hit the lip, as would happen with a straighter outline giving a longer arc to the turn , instead the bottom turn is so much tighter that your approach to the lip is more vertical to start with , leaving you with more body torque for a solid snap back down..

Also , with the tail pulling in quite tight , it takes away excess tail area , allowing a quicker rail to rail transition off the back foot , added to that , the ability to wash off speed in a bottom turn , like stalling for a barrel…

The general aspect ratio compared to a performance surfboard?  Slightly wider forward, its common on SUP to sneak forward a bit when catching waves , this extra area keeps the stability and holds the riders weight forward, tail is slightly narrower, if you out rightly convert a surfboard to a SUP , you can get outrageously wide tails , these get hard to manage at speed…

Rails

Super Thin

Low rail with a distinctly tucked under edge that carries past the flyer..

A low rail is just so much more sensitive for surfing .. When you initiate a turn , the first thing you do is bury one rail , if that rail is thick and boxy , your trying to fight it into the water , the faster you go , the harder it is to bury a thick rail because you working against both buoyancy and the flow of on coming water..

The bottom edge is really tucked under , with less hard edge than you would find on most other boards in the tail..

This helps with really late drops, the type where your almost falling out of the lip..

A hard edge in this case , has more release , so at the point on the face where the board wants to engage and stick , it doesn’t , it will drift a little , potentially placing you under a falling lip.. but the tucked under edge , holds the face really well ( like an old school log), if it’s a free fall , it will grab the face at the very point you land, lets you ease in , holding a higher line , keeping you out of trouble..

Rocker

High performance

It’s a clean curve nearly all the way , with a subtle acceleration in the nose.. 

In comparison to a high performance short board rocker, it carries a little flatter forward , with slightly more tail rocker , this flatness forward helps with paddling and carry into the wave, while the tail rocker helps in bringing such a larger board around..

If you ran a rocker like this on a short board , they can get a little sticky in tight pocket snaps on the way back out , that flatness can place more front rail in the water, so you tend to shoot a little wider of the power zone,  but on SUP they are just too big to find yourself deep and tight under the lip , the shear size of the board leaves you in the right spot for this rocker anyway...

Bottom

Single Concave into V

Features , single concave up front and through the middle , a double concave into the back foot and subtle V on the exit..

The concave up front helps initiate a turn earlier , keeps it responsive , as your rail will engage the second your mind makes a decision.. the double concave then creates a spine where the stringer would be , but also allows the transition into the subtle V to be smoother , this subtle V kicks in when you are right on the back foot , some where critical , offers that bit more hold and control helping to bed the tail in..

Deck

Standard Rolled

Its relatively rolled on this board , the goal being a low rail , at paddling speed , the water rushes over the rail , as the rail is submerged below the water line , this creates more stability, because the board cant bob around without having to lift the water with it.. While stationary not so effective…

Fins

Thruster

We also run larger fins than usual .. A lot of crew when they first get there boards , freak out about the size of the side fins..

If your board is smaller , like a kite or  tow board , being small the board can sit deeper in the water , offering a degree of hold from the board alone, so you really don’t need big fins..

But when you have a large board , all that area keeps you on the surface , so you are more dependant on fins to stop the board sliding around..

In combination the fins are a control surface , similar to the giant ailerons you see on stunt planes , as they catch the water with an angle of attack , the response is swifter..

A high performance SUP suited to sucky bowly  waves with punch, for Advanced to Pro riders…

I wouldn’t recommend this board for everyone, our Australian retailers don’t carry a lot of these because it’s a very specific board for advanced riders in particular conditions.. We have a range of boards that you would find in stock to suit your more average SUP rider..

My biggest reason for wanting to feature this board , was to show , that we are a high end performance brand, we can cover everyone from entry level to Pro, every design is well thought out..

Our team riders, Jacy in particular, who recently competed at Sunset, on the Stand Up World Tour was riding stock standard off the shelf production boards..