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SIC Maui Darkhorse Vortex Softboard
SIC Maui Darkhorse Vortex Softboard
The soft board revolution is on. Great shapes and highly engineered construction come together in a vortex of style and performance.
Ideal for:
- Beginner surfers
- Intermediate-to-advanced surfers looking for fun times in junky waves, when their regular shortboards would bog.
- Surfboard great for the whole family
Safe surfboard for rental shops and camps
Fuller outline Catches waves easily, with greater speed down the line
Accelerated bottom rocker curve For real performance
Squashed tail Provides greater stability and rides well in soft and slower waves
Vortex construction: Foam and glass hybrid soft top/bottom For fun, lively high-performance
Moulded EPS core For a precision shape every with every board
HDPE with Vectra Ply , reinforced skin with IXPE (Irradiated cross-link plyethylene) Foam backing For durability and protection
PVC reinforced FCS Fusion compatible fin boxes Reinforced to give you maximum lateral stability
High-density EVA wrapped rails Soft and safe, while offering a more precise performance shape than other common soft surfboards
Leash plug To connect a leash for safety
*Image shown is 7'4"
Length | Dimensions | Weight | Max Riders Weight165 lbs / | Fin setup | |
5'8" | 172.7 cm x 50.8 cm x 40L | 3.5 kg | 75 kg | FCS Fusion compatible 5-fin setup | |
7'4" | 223.5 cm x 57.2 cm x 70L | 5.0 kg | Max Riders Weight255 lbs / 115 kg | FCS Fusion compatible 5-fin setup | |
8'4" | 254.0 cm x 58.4 cm x 85L | 6.0 kg | 125 kg | FCS Fusion compatible 5-fin setup |
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