Stretch Boards 983 Tower Place Santa Cruz, California 95062

Kiteboards

YES!

YES! Kiteboard

The YES! kiteboard gives you the ability to have complete control during full powered and full speed bottom turns, yet also allows you to pivot off the tail and go straight up the wave for big cuts off the top. The board has the glide and speed of Stretch's high-end tow boards combined with the smoothness of the F4 series surfboards. Riding the YES! board is like riding your favorite surfboard with an aggressive turbo charger.

Recommended sizes

  • 5'2" x 16.25" x 1.25"
  • 5'4" x 16.5" x 1.25"
  • 5'6" x 16.75" x 1.25"

Custom sizes available from 5'2" - 5'8"

All YES! directional kite boards come complete with:

  • Carbon fiber internal frame
  • Custom designed modular foot pads
  • Variable stance positioning and form adjustable foot straps
  • Individual and customizable artwork by Kevin Walsh
  • Complete fin set

Tail Options

Types of Tails

Round Pin Tail

  • Moves the "sweet spot" slightly farther ahead on the board, in front of the fin cluster.
  • Offers a different release & hold for deep carves and more drawn out turns
  • Shortens the "effective rail line" and with respect to board length, resulting in less area on the tail to penetrate the wave face so that you can actually sink a section of tail deeper than other templates.

Thumb Tail

  • Softens the pivot points on the end of the rail line while keeping a smooth flow like a round pin without taking away the tail width

Squash Tail

  • Top to bottom surfing
  • Free the tail on all your turns
  • HIt the lip and more while you rip it down the line.

Bat Tail

  • Offers a more pivotal, snappy feel
  • Loosens up the board by having the rail line end shorter
  • Relative to other tails, the bat is wider at the block, allowing the rear foot to move further back in to the fin cluster.
  • Combines the swallow tail feel but with more stability

Diamond Tail

  • Offers an aesthetic alternative to the bat tail while keeping the same performance features

Swallow Tail

  • Quick, loose and responsive for snappy turns off the top
  • For similar results with a more distinctive look, try our Moon tail

Baby Swallow Tail

  • Quick, loose and responsive for snappy turns off the top
  • Baby swallow tail is a reduced version primarily used on big wave boards

Deep Swallow Tail

  • Quick, loose and responsive for snappy turns off the top
  • For similar results with a more distinctive look, try our Moon tail

Moon Tail

  • With performance features similar to the swallow tail, the Moon adds a much more distinctive look.

Winged Tail

  • Pulls in the outline at the trailing edge of the fins as a way to break the water along the rail line.
  • Adds a snappier and more pivotal turning characteristic as opposed to a full rail turn.

Fin Options

Stretch's fin configuration used on the "Nathan Fletcher Four-Fin" drives the YES! model. Each board comes standard with Future Fin boxes. We recommend riding this board with 4.0" to 4.25" fronts with 3.75" symmetrically foiled rear fins. Custom Stretch designed fins from Future and Rainbow Fin Co. are available in fiberglass, RTM and G-10.

Outline

All YES! models are based off Stretch's proven tow board outline with the wide point slightly forward, allowing the rider's natural stance positioning to comfortably initiate and hold turns at higher speeds.

Rocker

Heavily tested in Stretch's tow boards, the original rocker is deeply rooted in Stretch's racing sailboard designs. Incorporated into the YES! model, it serves to maintain speed with efficiency and glide.

Rails

Miniature surfboard rails proportioned to the low profile of the YES!. Soft, round rails grip the water while the hard edge behind the fins provide a positive release. They allow you to go upwind extremely well and give you the remarkable sensation of arching open face cutbacks unlike any other.

Bottom

Vee in the nose transitions into a single concave through the rear 2/3rd's of the board with the deepest point between the rider's feet. Slight vee in the last 1" of the eases transitions and reduces "hang-ups" off the top.

Custom Artwork

Stretch Boards works with pen artist Kevin Walsh to create custom artwork.

Airbrush

Stretch boards offers airbrushing on all custom orders.

  • Solid color airbrush is $20.00
  • Two-color fades or halos are $35.00 (includes white)
  • Pin lines are $15.00 first pin + $10.00 each additional pin
  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Red
  • One-color halo Choose your color
  • One-color halo (nose)Choose your color
  • One-color halo (tail)Choose your color
  • Two-color haloChoose your colors
  • One-color fade (nose)Choose your color
  • One-color fade (tail)Choose your color
  • Two-color fadeChoose your colors
  • Single pinlineChoose your color
  • Double pinlineChoose your colors

EPS/EPOXY

Prices by length for epoxy tri-fin surfboards.

Size of Board Retail Price by Length Construction
Up to 6' 5" $749 Light
6' 6" - 6' 11" $794 Medium
7' 0" - 7' 5" $839 Medium-Plus
7' 6" - 7' 11" $884 Medium-Plus
8' 0" - 8' 5" $929 Heavy
8' 6" - 8' 11" $974 Heavy
9' 0" - 9' 5" $1019 Heavy
9' 6" - 9' 11" $1064 Heavy
10' 0" - 10' 5" $1109 Heavy
10' 6" - 10' 11" $1154 Heavy

Light Foam

  • 1.9 - 2.1 PCF Density
  • 3/16” Para Band Bass Stringer
  • Single 6oz Direct Size Bottom
  • Biased Weave 4oz Direct Size S cloth + 6oz Direct Size E-cloth Deck Lamination

Medium Foam

  • 2.3 - 2.5 PCF Density
  • 1/4” Para Band Bass Stringer
  • Single Layer Bottoms, Single Layer Decks

Medium-Plus Foam

  • 2.3 - 2.5 PCF Density
  • 1/4” Para Band Bass Stringer
  • Boards 7’0” - 7’11” Double Layer Bottoms, Double Layer Decks

Heavy Foam

  • 2.8 - 3.0 PCF Density
  • 3/8 Para Band Bass Stringer
  • Boards 8’ 0” and above: Double Layer Bottoms, Triple Layer Decks

Extras

  • Four Fin: + $10.00
  • Parabolic Blank: + $65.00
  • Weighting System: + $25.00 first 1lb. + $10.00 each additional lb.
  • Additional cloth layers and patches: $6.00/yard
  • Airbrush: Solid Color- +$20.00
  • 2-Color Fades or Halos- + $35.00 (includes white)
  • Pin lines: + $15.00 first pin + $10.00 each additional pin

Shipping

We use FedEx Ground to ship surfboards in the mainland USA.

The rates listed below are estimates we created for your convenience. To get an exact quote, use the RateFinder at the FedEx website.

FedEx Ground Shipping Rates Estimates by Box Size
Box Size SoCal Pacific NW Texas Florida East Coast North East
Up to 108"x24"x4" $80-$85 $85-$90 $90-$95 $95 $100 $100
100"x23"x4" $75-$80 $70-$85 $85-$90 $85-$95 $85-$95 $90-$95
Under 78"x22"x4" $35-$40 $35-$40 $45-$50 $50 $50 $50-$55

Shipping to Hawaii best rate to Oahu with Airline Cargo