Habano

Description

The perfect performance companion for even the tiniest surf.

character
skill level
Advanced to Expert
performance
5 of 10
wave range
1' - 4'
wave rating
small:3
mid:1
solid:1
mush:3
rippable:2
hollow:1

Habano

689,00

The perfect performance companion for even the tiniest surf.



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The Lowdown

Stop hating on small waves!

During a flat period here in Peniche two of our young guns borrowed an old Moby from our factory to get some water time. Both came back stoked and felt it had potential. The Moby allowed for easy surfing but lacked the manoeuvrability they like for big turns and airs. So Gero took it back to the drawing board, seeking inspiration from Bob Simmon’s classic designs, modern short surfboards and even wakeboards.

Our starting point was the Moby but in the end the Habano turned into something very different with many unique, revolutionary details.

One obvious feature is the bevelled rails, these allow more volume in the board but keep the edge as thin as you need for a high performance board.

Then there’s the outline: you ride this board a couple of inches shorter than your regular shortboard, but due to the straight rails the effective rail in the water is longer. This leaves you with a significantly shorter board which feels alive, solid in the pocket and snappy in your top turns. The longer rail in the water offers you more hold for your bottom turn, which is essential for speed, so you get the best of both worlds.

Initially the Habano was designed for super small surf and that’s where it works unbelievably well. However we’ve already spotted our riders scoring solid Supertubos on this masterpiece.

We offer this board with a five fin set up, which gives you plenty of options to play with.


Conditions

Gutless crumblers up to head high but not powerful surf.

Rider

Every performance surfer who doesn’t feel the need to dust off a longboard on small days.

Details and Options

Bottom

  • deep single concave to vee tail

Available Tailshapes

  • Square

Available Fin-Setups

  • Thruster
  • Quad
  • Fiver
Measurements

Board Stats

length width ofo nose ofo tail thickness volume
5'2" 20.25" 15.25" 16.75" 2.25" 30,80 l
5'6" 21.00" 16.65" 16.90" 2.29" 33,34 l
5'9" 22.00" 16.88" 17.18" 2.50" 37.50 l
rails: mid
     
rocker nose rocker waist rocker tail
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