6'8"x21.5"x3" 48.4L FCSII Thruster Blue Fade. Sorry we got the exposure wrong on the photo.
The Nuke XL is a higher volume version of the original Nuke surfboard.
When we first started manufacturing our Nuke back in November 2017 we were aiming at a small to midsize wave board for intermediate to above average surfers.
Our stock models ran from 5’6″ to 6’6″. Some 6 months later the Nuke was to become the most popular surfboard in our range since the Stubby with custom orders from 6’6″ to 8′ constituting half the sales. As a result we decided to label these bigger sizes the Nuke 2 (which is a confusing name hence the change to Nuke XL).
The Nuke 2 obviously has much higher litreage (volume) particularly through the tail area where its needed to support bigger bodies, while at the same time maintaining really good trim speed. Brother Phil had ridden our Stubby Model since its inception in 2003 but came across to the Nuke in December 2017 and hasn’t looked back. At 88kg he is ideally suited to the Nuke 2 where he can ride back foot right over the tail pad.
When you’re an elite athlete at 85 to 120kg a thin low volume tail simply will not cope. The surfer in this situation tends to move forward to build speed but more often than not digs a rail on turning. The Nuke 2 is at least a ¼ of an inch thicker in the tail offering the same easy glide onto waves and quick acceleration as its little brother.
The original Nuke model was inspired by Kelly and Tomo’s collaboration in the Omni. Our shape combines the back half of our Reactor with a Shovel nose up front hence Nuclear Reactor abbreviated to “Nuke”. It’s a really exciting new board that looks very different yet hits a high on the Function Factors. That overused phrase your can ride this board 3 inches shorter has serious credibility with our Nuke.
