Slater Designs Volcanic S Boss surfboard 5ft 11 – Futures

Description

Features

• Name The Firewire Volcanic S Boss surfboard
• Dimensions 5ft 11 x 19.625 x 2.6875
• Volume 32.98 litres
• Ability Intermediate/Advanced
• Conditions Anything from waist to overhead waves
• Construction Ibolic Volcanic epoxy Fibre Reinforced IBeam high density foam stringer down the centre with Parabolic Rail Springers
• Fin system Futures Five Fin
• Fins included No

Description

The Firewire/Slater Designs S Boss surfboard in the Ibolic Volcanic technology. An exceptional new performance board developed by the legend that is Dan Mann and of course surfing royalty itself Kelly Slater. This is a board that can/will work for pretty much anyone in the intermediate bracket and up in a huge wave range, we’ve all been fighting over who gets to surf the demo board we’ve had here, its a winner.
The S Boss is loaded with innovative features and has a really pleasing under arm feel. So, the features, the first and most noticeable is the bottom contour, what Dan and Slater call the double barrel set into a V bottom contour, basically its got a spine down the base of the board with concave either side. What this means for the average guy is lots of lift and so speed and easier release into turns, it looks pretty extreme and really makes you want to surf it! The board has parallel rails for drive and hold, and a rocker line like the Dominator 2.0 so pretty user friendly. The balance in the board is superb, the volume distribution feels spot on for both paddling and performance. If you want a board to sit above your groveler and below a high performance board the S Boss fits the bill, it will handle size and power too. The pulled in round tail feels super smooth but don’t be deceived this board will turn super tightly, great for pocket surfing.
The S Boss surfboard looks to be a great Hybrid style board that will generate speed with ease and is surprisingly good in sub optimal waves too. Aim to ride it around 2 inches shorter than your performance board and 1-2 inches bigger than your groveler, if in doubt go bigger rather than smaller this board carries volume really well. Fin wise we’re split right down the middle on quad or thruster set up, try it as both and see what you think.
Volcanic Tech is made from Basalt Fibers Extruded from Volcanic rocks. The rocks are crushed, melted and extruded into woven fibres that make up the cloth. The molten rock is then extruded through small nozzles to produce continuous filaments of basalt fiber. The filaments are then cut into long stem fibres and woven into lamination cloth fibre. The cloth has similar characteristics to carbon as it relates to strength and weight however because the fibres are derived from Organic Raw materials, when combined with Bio Resins it serves as better degradable ECO alternative than using traditional carbon fiber cloth.
The team here have surfed pretty much every board in the Slater and Firewire range at some time or another and we speak to surfers from all over the world and get their feedback on how the boards perform in all sorts of conditions so we’re well placed to talk about all aspects of Firewire surfboards.
We’re happy to consider trading in your old board against a new Firewire, so If you have any questions about this we’d be delighted to answer them and advise on any potential board choices or enquiries you might have, just drop us an email to [email protected] or call us on 0044 (0) 1243 674250. And don’t forget we offer interest free finance on all new premium surfboards