Introducing the Flat Earth: a board built to shred ankle high to overhead surf. Designed by Akila Aipa and dialed-in by Kelly Slater, this model is ready to be your go-to board whatever the conditions of the day.
Finesse and flow in waves chest to head high, sized at your normal shortboard volume or a couple liters more.
Hit the lip.
Bury the rail.
As Akila’s dad – the great, surfer-shaper Ben Aipa – would say, “HOOK IT!”
Epoxy LFT (Linear Flex Tecnology) Construction:
The LFT construction of Firewire is made with an EPS core of 1,5lb in density, plus a 18mm wide composite stringer, a secret material used in aerospace. The Epoxy sandwich offer a great durability and work with the stringer to give to the board the perfect flex.
Daniel K.
Pulled the trigger on this one after a long hesitation, due to sizing. Took the 6'2 (40L) version, which is 5 L above my usual range. No surf session yet, but I can say the board looks small (!!!), and it does not look at all like 40 L. So I am very happy going this big, the 5'11 would have been too small. Standing on the board and holding it feels like my 5'11 Cymatic (34 L), and has low rails. Dare to go up, as the internet suggests. It won't be a potato chip, but the small size / length with thicker middle makes a decision easy to go up. Other than that: the board looks amaizing, very good LFT quality, very good attention to any details, no glitches. Feels still light, but not ridiculously light as with the helium boards. :)
