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SUNOVA  |  SKU: BS01586

Big Boy

€1.399,00
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THE BIGBOY is for big guys! If you are big, you have to go big!!

Anyone over 100kg or of a bigger stature can take advantage of this high performance longboard tailored to a larger person. With the 24” width, it adds an almost shortboard curve to the outline.

The tight pulled in tail running into a clean curve back towards the middle, allows smooth yet tight snaps as the board flexes under the weight of a heavier rider. A nice balance of flex and curve in one package. If you thought your surfing days were getting limited with the frustration of not catching many waves, revive your surfing on the BIGBOY and feel alive.

FIN SETUP:

FUTURES. - 3 FIN THRUSTER

Big Boy - Balsa Flex / 9'2" x 24" x 2 15/16" @ 68 L will be shipped from Thailand Headquaters.

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Delivery and Shipping

1. Normal delivery (EU stock): Products are in our EU warehouse and typically delivered within a week. Find more shipping information here.

2. Pre-Order (Thailand stock): Items shipped from our Thailand headquarters with the next container to Europe.

3. Custom Order: Your board is custom-made and will be shipped after production is complete.

ABOUT THE BOARD

GENERAL GOAL | THEME OF THE BOARD:

A big guys longboard.

WAVE TYPE | SIZE IT'S WORKING BEST:

All waves. From just under waist high up to double overhead.

MANEUVERS IT DOES BEST:

Flowing roundhouse cutback and power carves, it can do a decent vert reo as well.

SKILL LEVEL IT'S BEST FOR:

Novice to Pro.

PADDLE POWER:

Average.

WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU DESIGNED IT?:

Designed as a big guy's longboard with more area and thickness to carry a bigger guy. With the focus being on performance surfing and less on nose riding, its generous curve through the middle gives it a nice shortboard feel and the low rails make it super sensitive.

WHAT IT POSSIBLY COMPROMISES ON THEN?:

The extra outline curve makes it more of a challenge to nose ride, it still does nose ride but needs a certain skill to stop it from going into a drift/spin while on the nose.

SHAPE DETAILS | DESIGN INFO

OUTLINE:

Pulled in longboard nose, clean outline with generous curve in the middle into a tighter rounded pin. At 24 inches wide it can carry a bigger guy into waves easily, the outline is quite curved in the middle because the tail pulls in relatively narrow, so for a longboard it has a lot of outline curve. This combined with the performance rocker gives it a free flowing and loose feeling no matter where on the board you stand, so it's easy to pump for speed and has a nice rail to rail feeling. Wide tailed boards get really hard to attack the pocket at speed, not so with the Big Boy, even in 2 x overhead waves, the tail is still narrow enough to throw it under heavy sections and whip it from rail to rail.

RAILS:

Low profile, shortboard style. The really low rails do a few different jobs; fat rails are harder to bury, especially at speed, so the low rails make the board super sensitive, responsive into turns and help slice through the water nicely. With Sunova’s Balsaflex technology our stringers are in the rail line which means the board has a greater range of flex and spring back, however the thickness of this particular model at 3 inches helps reduce the flexing when a big guy is walking the board, yet the rail line is still free to flex and spring back nicely. The low rail is more submerged when walking and nose riding, so the board is nice and stable to walk with water flowing over the rails holding them down. Lastly the bottom edge through the tail is quite tucked under, this gives the board good hold into late drops and a smooth ride in general.

ROCKER:

Full high performance rocker. This amount of rocker fits nicely into tighter parts of the wave, yet it is still flat enough to carry without needing to be pumped, but it can be pumped for speed with ease if the wave requires. The curve is even all the way out the tail, so it still carries speed even if you are standing right on the tail. The board has a nice squirt of acceleration if you stomp your back foot, opposed to a tail flip which is like hitting the brakes.

BOTTOM:

Flat bottom. The idea is to keep the board going fast, it already has plenty of features to keep the board loose and sensitive, no need for added contours as the overall design is not dependent on bottom contours for control. Additionally the general Sunova construction with the flexible bottom adds another dimension that reduces the need for contours.

DECK:

Quite a domed deck from 3” to a really refined and low rail with nice thickness distribution. Having the nose and tail quite refined, lowers swing weight and keeps the super thin railed tail feeling sensitive and alive out of turns.

FINS:

Thruster. For sure the best performance option, I personally like to run a slightly smaller tail fin, as this frees the tail up a little better in tight under the lip style turns and snaps in general.

FINAL STATEMENT:

A good high performance longboard for bigger guys. Being a bigger guy myself I designed this board for myself, at the time it was designed I was 6’4” and 100kg, it was my go to board, 15 years on, I'm up to 120 kg and the board still works really well, in fact, I can actually duck dive it now which is a bonus.

QUICK OVERVIEW

GOAL:

A BIG GUYS LONGBOARD

OUTLINE:

PULLED IN LONGBOARD NOSE, CLEAN OUTLINE WITH GENEROUS CURVE IN THE MIDDLE INTO A TIGHTER ROUNDED PIN

ROCKER:

FULL HIGH PERFORMANCE ROCKER

BOTTOM:

FLAT BOTTOM

RAILS:

LOW PROFILE, SHORTBOARD STYLE

FINS:

FUTURES. - 3 FIN THRUSTER

WAVE:

WAIST HIGH TO DOUBLE OVERHEAD

RIDER:

NOVICE TO PRO

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Big Boy - SUNOVA

Dimension Table

Dive deep into the shape dimensions

Length Nose Width Width Tail Width Thickness Volume (L) Weight -/+ 8% (kg)
9'2" 18 9/16" 24" 14 1/2" 2 15/16" 68.0L 5.96 kg
10'0" 18 3/8" 24" 13 7/8" 3 3/8" 84.0L 6.15 kg

About The Technology

Balsa Flex

Balsa Flex is SUNOVA’s original construction, designed for boards over 8 feet, featuring a lightweight EPS core and parabolic balsa rails for unmatched spring and return. This technology ensures a smooth ride even in bumpy conditions, with strong, responsive decks that resist compressions.

  • 1.0 lb EPS Core

    Lightweight EPS core.

  • 2mm Scored Balsa Sandwich

    2mm of sustainably sourced Scored Balsa wood, encased in bio epoxy resin and fiberglass offering amazing impact and compression resistance. The mini I beam scores connect the layer of glass above the wood to the layer below creating a very resilient structure.

  • Self Regulating Air Vent

    Slightly permeable Gortex membrane that allows air to pass freely, but not water.

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Leash Plug

    Carbon Fiber reinforced leash plug for better strength.

  • High Density Foam Reinforced Fin System

    High-density foam reinforced fin systems offer amazing strength and resilience.

  • Parabolic Balsa Rail

    1/2" balsa parabolic rail running the entire outline of the board, offering great flex characteristics.

  • Solid Balsa Nose/Tail Blocks

    Solid Balsa Nose/Tail block for superior impact resistance.

Meet The Big Boy Designer

Bert Burger

Started surfing just before turning 3 and was independent in the ocean by age 5, attempted my first shape at age 8, built my first complete board at age 12, entered the full time surf industry at age 14, spent a lifetime traveling and surfing, Innovated new surfboard technologies and created an international brand, motivated by learning new things and technical challenges, love to hang out with like minded people…

BERT BURGER 2007 Shaper of the year and lead designer at SUNOVA Surfboards

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Big Boy

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Technology

  • Balsa Flex

Dimension

  • 9'2" x 24" x 2 15/16" @ 68 L
  • 10'0" x 24" x 3 3/8" @ 84 L

Goal

A BIG GUYS LONGBOARD

Wave

WAIST HIGH TO DOUBLE OVERHEAD

Rider

NOVICE TO PRO

Final Statement

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