Mashup Swallow

Two minds, one board. Rob Machado and Dan Mann melded their most popular shapes — the Seaside and the Spitfire — into the ultimate groveller that goes fast in weak waves and still drives vertically when it's good.

Key Features

• The ultimate groveller and everyday board — speed in gutless surf, drive when it turns on
• Fuses the Seaside's small-wave glide with the Spitfire's vertical performance
• Fast, loose swallow-tail fish/funboard that keeps you surfing on the flattest days
• Compact, high-volume-for-length foam for easy paddling and wave-catching
• Lightweight, responsive Helium (EPS/epoxy) construction
• Two colourways (White, Volcanic), set up as a 5-fin Futures

Details

• Construction: Helium Technology (EPS core / epoxy) — light and lively
• Fin system: 5-fin, Futures
• Tail/outline: swallow tail, groveller/fish-funboard outline
• Designed by: Rob Machado & Dan Mann (Firewire)

Who It's For

• Surfers who want one everyday board for average-to-poor beach-break conditions
• Improvers-to-advanced riders after an easy-paddling shortboard alternative
• Anyone building a small-wave "quiver killer" that still performs when it's good
• Riders who like a looser, faster, skatey feel

Sizing

As a groveller, ride it shorter than your regular shortboard but keep the litres up for weak-wave paddle power — match volume roughly to your bodyweight, and size up if you want more float and ease.