Surfboards

The WHAT?

Not your typical grovel board, the WHAT? puts performance features in a small wave machine. Whether it's small and mushy or walled up and quick, this is the most versatile board for conditions under head high. Not sure what the waves will look like when you get to the beach? Just grab your WHAT? and smile.

Options
Specs
Colors
Prices

Recommended sizes

5'6"-6'6" + 1 1/4"-1 1/2" width

Tail Options

The WHAT? comes recommended as a round pin, swallow or bat tail. All models available with or without wings.

Round Pin Tail On the WHAT?, a round pin is relatively wide.
Bat Tail
Swallow Tail
Add Wings Single or double wings are commonly added to the WHAT? to loosen it up.

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 WHAT? comes standard as a four-fin configuration. We recommend this board with "fuller" fins from 4 3/8" to 4 1/2" with 3 3/4" symmetrical rear trailers.

Choose from Future or FCS

Outline

The WHAT? utilizes a balanced and full template. Similar to the Quadfish, it carries a good amount of tail width but has a rounder, fuller nose.

Rocker

Similar in concept to the S-10 rocker, the WHAT? has a moderately low entry for easy paddling with more nose flip in the tip. Compared to the Quadfish, it has way more tail along a smooth, continuous rocker.

Rails

Slightly thin, soft 50/50 rails which foil out towards the nose and tail take the bulk out of the front and rear of the board for reduced swing weight and a sensitive tail. The hard edge behind the front fins give a crisp release.

Bottom

Very slight belly near the nose that moves into rolled vee out the tail.

Construction

All Boards 6’5” and under include:

2lb PCF Marko EPS foam
3/16” Para Band Bass Stringers
Hexcel RWG Direct Size “E” Cloth
JPS Direct Size Bias Weave “S” Cloth
Resin Research Epoxy Resin
Deck Channels
* Medium to heavy construction available above 6’5”

Custom Artwork

Stretch Boards works with pen artist Kevin Walsh to create custom artwork. Contact us for pricing.

Airbrush

Stretch boards offers airbrushing on all custom orders.

Solid color airbrush is $25
One-color fade is $30 (nose/tail/halo)
Two-color fade or halos are $35 (includes white)
Large boards (above 8'0") are extra $5
Single pin line are $15
Double pin lines $25
Color lamination $60/per side
Full board tint lamination is $75

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

Surfboards

Size	Standard Standard EPS/EPOXY construction includes Marko EPS, future or FCS fins and Resin Research Epoxy.	EPS TECH EPS TECH adds the following: deck channels, s-cloth and bamboo stringer.
Up to 6'5"	$660	$725
6'6" - 6'11"	$690	$750
7'0" - 7'5"	$730	$785
7'6" - 7'11"	$760	$805
8'0" - 8'5"	$790	$840
8'6" - 8'11"	$825	$840
9'0" - 9'5"	$860	$875
9'6" - 9'11"		$910
10' 0" - 10' 5"		$945

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