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S-BOSS | IBOLIC

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FIREWIRE SLATER DESIGNS S-BOSS MODEL

A performance board with more range in small to big surf than any other high- performance board I have ever surfed. It is the board that I go to every time there are good waves for the last two and a half years.

Kelly came to me with the idea of making a blunt nose performance board with parallel rails with this crazy double barrel v bottom. I liked all his ideas except for the double barrel set into a v (instead of a concave which is what I normally prefer) I could not talk him out of it and realized as soon as I surfed my first (5’11”) S-boss that I was totally wrong about the v. Right away kelly saw a lot of promise with the shape as did kevin schulz and a friend he left the third one with in bali. I made a second round with a rocker that is tried and true in boards like the dominator2.

That is when the shape was essentially set and since then we’ve refined the dimensions, the rail tuck and volume distribution. The key design elements a surfer will notice on this board that stands out from other boards is the outline with the blunt nose, the familiar frk roundtail, the s deck/foot wells on the deck, and as I mentioned the double barrel set into a v bottom contour (I have thought about this bottom more than any other bottom I have put onto a surfboard), surfers will want to ride their Sboss shorter than their regular short board and an inch or two longer than their grovellers. Pay close attention to the volume on this board and error on the side of more volume (foam is your friend).

The turning radius is super tight because of the volume, bottom contour and narrowness packed into a shorter board.

 

 

 

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Damian O'Neill
Very happy with the S-Boss

I am a big fan of the HS Hypto Krypto hybrid board, but after creasing several, I was looking for something more robust. Firewires always seemed to fit that bill from talking to people, and after reading reviews of the S-Boss, it sounded like the board for me.
After checking the local stores for a 6'4", I went online and found one at Coopers, ordering it there and then (for my upcoming 60th birthday).
The next day, Niwa, from Coopers, called me to tell me I'd left my discount voucher at the checkout. I then bought a board bag and leggy, with ongoing regular communication with Niwa on the choices and availability.
Niwa offered to fwd the board separately to the cover and leggy, but I chose to have everything shipped at once.
It was exciting to see the first message from Aramex couriers, notifying me that everything had been picked up for delivery. The only negative about the whole experience being the communication from Aramex as to the delivery status.
After the initial comms that my delivery was on it's way, I checked the tracking website regularly, which I found virtually useless, as it only told me that my delivery had been shipped, and that, tracking updates may be limited.
I had just sent an enquiry email to Aramex on the Friday (it had shipped on the Tuesday), when it was delivered.
I have no issue with the delivery, just the tracking information, or lack thereof.
Now to the board; the S-Boss seems narrower than the Hypto, with the volume in the thickness at the chest, whereas the chest level volume in the Hypto seems to be in the width and the thickness.
I've since ridden it in slop as well as some overhead days, with it feeling very natural and responsive under foot, with plenty of speed down the line while turning easily. Paddling/wave-catching abilities are also similar to the Hypto.
Overall, I definitely recommend the S-Boss and Coopers

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