Firewire Surfboards Tj Hull Rider

Description

Shop Crew Note: Dan Mann and Taylor Jensen’s high-performance hull design. The ultra-light Helium construction gives exceptional mid-length paddle glide while maintaining smooth, fluid rail-to-rail keel carves on the face.

Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
Wave Height: 1-3ft, 2-4ft, 4-6ft
Board Type: Longboard
Material: Epoxy / EPS

Easy to ride, easy to paddle, and super fun. The TJ Hull Rider is an all-around longboard with incredible stability and a gentle hull bottom. The shape features a teardrop concave cut into the nose for added lift while nose riding and less swing weight through turns. Its flatter entry rocker means paddling power is maximized, letting you glide into waves from way out the back. The board’s rocker provides fast, effortless high line speed down the line combined with the gentle hull bottom, you feel connected and in control of everything. The shape’s downturned rail and hard edge add to the speed and performance, allowing you to roll that hull over onto a hard rail with a smooth gliding feel. The TJ Hull Rider is all about the the sensation the board gives you under your feet, and this board lets you do the type of surfing that just feels good.

Wave Type
This shape excels in all conditions shoulder-high and under, the flatter the face, the faster this board goes. Think classic longboard waves – softer, more flowy lines – like San Onofre, high tide California beach breaks, and point breaks. This shape will work well in anything from ankle-high to the shoulder-high range.

Board Features
This shape’s hull bottom is what makes it unique, it’s got a sort of belly to the bottom that helps the board turn over rail-to-rail super easily. Hull bottoms are the opposite of concave bottoms, instead of a concave where the arch of the board reaches up into the centerline, it’s a convex bottom where the centerline reaches down into the water. This creates a truly unique feeling of connection to the water that can only be achieved with a hull. The TJ Hull Rider has a hull bottom in moderation, meaning you get the feeling of connectivity in the wave face with an ease-of-use not common historically in hulls. Dan Mann designed this shape with a rounded pintail and a slightly fuller nose outline, giving you more stability while cross-stepping or trimming. It’s also got a tear drove concave cutout of the hull bottom, decreasing weight in the nose increasing maneuverability, while also getting some airflow under the nose to help get lift during nose rides. And the shape’s flatter entry rocker makes wave catching a breeze, with some gentle rocker in the tail for maneuverability. In this shape, it’s beneficial to have the extra volume because you’re not losing any performance.

Helium Core Technology
An EPS core with variable flex I-beam stringer, and rails made from Paulownia and Balsa wood to control flex – this construction is light and lively underfoot, and excellent at generating speed in everyday waves. New for 2024, a wooden nosecap creates maximum compatibility for noseriding in all conditions.

Colour: 2+1