Shortboard · Thruster
Wings and a fish tail in a shortboard for fast, tight turns.
Starting at $900
A wings shortboard with a fish swallow tail and three fin boxes for a thruster. Ride it the same length as your shortboard with the same volume.
Fins: Thruster
Tail: Fish swallow
Sizes: 5'6" to 6'3"
Volume: 21.3 to 30.6 L
Sizing guide: ride the Uppers Special the same length as your shortboard, with the same volume.
Skill
Built for advanced and expert surfers.
Waves
Best in clean to hollow waves, waist high to overhead.
Style
Fast and loose, tight in the pocket.
Outline
At the 6'1" size it is 19" wide, with the wide point 2 1/4" ahead of center and a fish swallow tail about 1 3/8" deep.
Sizing
Ride it the same length as your shortboard, with the same volume.
Fins
Three fin boxes for a thruster, with the center fin set close to the tail.
Low rocker through the entry and exit with a flat section about 18.8" long around the low point, and a quick kick in the last few inches at each tip.
Nose
Low entry rocker: the nose tip lifts 4.9" but the curve is only 1.4" off the flat at 12" back, so it kicks up late.
Middle
A flat section about 18.8" long, with the low point 0.3" behind center.
Tail
The tail tip lifts 2.5", with 1.1" of rise at 12" in from the tail.
Overall
Low, with a late kick at the nose
The bottom is flat from nose to tail, with no concave and no vee.
Entry
Flat
Middle
Flat
Back foot
Flat under the back foot
Tail
Flat out the tail
These are the stock dimensions we start from for the Uppers Special. Dimensions are length, width, thickness and volume.
| Length | Width | Thickness | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'6" | 18" | 2 1/16" | 21.3 L |
| 5'8" | 18 1/4" | 2 3/16" | 23.6 L |
| 5'10" | 18 1/2" | 2 1/4" | 25.3 L |
| 6'1" | 19" | 2 3/8" | 28.5 L |
| 6'3" | 19 1/4" | 2 7/16" | 30.6 L |
Use the board finder to match a size to your height, weight and the waves you ride, and we will help you dial in the details.
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