Darkhorse 6'8''

Performance Soft Hybrid Surfboard

Darkhorse 6'8''

Soft Vortex
$ 285.95

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

Summary

The soft board revolution is on. Great shapes and highly engineered construction come together in a vortex of style and performance.

Product Specifications

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  • Complete dimensions 6'8'' x 22.0'' x 60 L
  • Weight 9.9 lbs / 4.5 kg
  • Max riders weight 240 lbs / 110 kg

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Description

Darkhorse 6'8''

The soft board revolution is on, and they are no longer thought of as merely a toy. The fusion of great shapes and highly engineered construction come together in a vortex of style and performance.

The Darkhorse features a glass-wrapped EVA core and wooden I-Beam stringer making it unlike other soft boards on the market today. This glass/foam hybrid board's feel creates a fun, lively, high-performance feeling. Its FCS Fusion compatible fin boxes are glassed-in and PVC reinforced to give you maximum lateral stability and drive through the turns.

The foam-backed HDPE skin makes the Darkhorse durable and offers more protection when you get tossed in the shore break.


Key Features & Benefits

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

VortexTM construction: Foam and Glass Hybrid Soft Top/Bottom For fun, lively high-performance

Molded EPS core For a precision shape every with every board

HDPE with Vectra Ply reinforced skin with IXPE (Irradiated cross-linked polyethylene) 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

Key Features & Benefits

Board Profile

Rider's Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert

Wave Size

Small
Medium
Big

Technical Specs

  • Code 106416
  • Model Darkhorse
  • Shape Shortboard
  • Shaper Jon Henderson
  • Complete dimensions 6'8'' x 22.0'' x 60 L
  • Length 6'8'' / 203.2 cm
  • Width 22.0'' / 55.9 cm
  • Thickness 3.5'' / 8.9 cm
  • Volume 60 L
  • Weight 9.9 lbs / 4.5 kg
  • Max riders weight 240 lbs / 110 kg
  • Finbox configuration set up 5x FCS Fusion
  • One foot off tail 16.2'' / 41.2 cm
  • Supplied fin(s) 5x FCS Fusion 4.5'' Nylon
  • One foot off nose 17.4'' / 44.2 cm
  • Product type Rigid Composite
  • Technology Vortex
  • Country of manufacture China

Package Includes

Package Includes

The 6'8'' Darkhorse comes with:

  • 1x board
  • FCS Fusion compatible 5-fin setup  

SIC's Vortex construction, which is a fiberglass-wrapped EVA core and wooden I-Beam stringer making it unlike other soft board tday. This construction creates a fun, lively, high-performance feel. Its FCS Fusion compatible fin boxes are glassed-in a PVC reinforced to give you maximum lateral stability and drive through the turns. The foam-backed HDPE skin makes the Darkhorse durable and offers more protection when you get tossed in the shore break.

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