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The IT has always been an anomaly in the longboard community because, well… it's not really a longboard! Designed to handle the rich diversity of waves types in Santa Cruz, the IT will handle slopey point waves, beach breaks and racey walls all while having the paddling capability of a longboard with the quickness of a shortboard. The upsized option to our popular WHAT? model, the IT is a great board for youth, big guys and eccentric high performance longboard aficionados

Recommended sizes

6'8"-8'10"

Tail Options

The IT comes standard with a stinger and is available in any tail. We recommend round pin or bat.

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

The IT can be made as a tri, quad or 2+1 set ups. We recommend quad or tri for shorter orders and maximum versatility.

  • Available as tri, quad, or 2+1 setups
  • Choose from Future or FCS

Outline

The IT takes our longboard nose outline and splices it onto a shortboard tail. The stinger narrows the tail above the rear foot to offer response and control.

Rocker

A mild 3-stage rocker is used to distinctly offer paddle power, performance and control in a predictable and forgiving board.

Rails

A rolled bottom and domed deck yield soft and thin 50/50 rails into a thin nose and edgy tail.

Bottom

Rolled vee throughout which increases in the tail after the wing for easy rail to rail transitions.

Construction

All longboards include:

  • 2.3 - 2.5 PCF Density
  • 1/4” Para Band Bass Stringer
  • Double 6 oz. deck
  • 4 oz. + 6 oz. bottom
  • Single 10 1/2" box (box fin not included)

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 longboards.

Size of Board Retail Price by Length
9' 0" - 9' 5" $979
9' 6" - 9' 11" $1009
10' 0" - 10' 5" $1049
10' 6" - 10' 11" $1079
11' 0" and up Contact Us

Extras

  • 2+1 setup: + $20.00
  • Quad setup: + $25.00
  • 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

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