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Make Summer Surfing Great Again!

More time in the water, please.

hardware // Jan 19, 2017
Words by stab
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Insufferable air-temps and shorebreaks; summer is a hot mess. After cooking in the office all week, there’s nothing more disappointing than your weekend beach pilgrimage being met by small surf, being eviscerated by onshores. It’s for this reason that foam craft, and tossing performance out of the window in the name of fun, is the seasonal norm.

Capitalising on the demand for fuller sleds that cut it in tricky conditions, Softech have encouraged the renaissance by blending the uncanny feel and performance similarities of fiberglass with a more merciful skin. Their newest model, The Flash, is a work of nu-surf art.       

At 31L, The Flash has plenty of volume for chewing on those mush burgers. And with an all-round hybrid build and tapered tail, it’s perfect for rifling down the line; beachbreak closeout or otherwise. A fuller nose helps cushion blows for those times you’re tumbling around the shorebreak as well. A perfect mix of biz and pleasure.    

The Flash will motivate you to surf on any day. You’ll spend less time roasting on the sand when you have one of these bad boys in your quiver. Isn’t it all about spending more time in the water, anyways?

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